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The Film Industry’s Impact on Startups

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Here’s an angle on the Nova Scotia film industry debate that’s not getting enough attention: Moviemakers are vitally important to several high-growth industries that we need for economic development.

When Finance Minister Diana Whalen brought

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Eye on KW: TitanFile Offers Credeon

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Fifteen months after it formed a partnership with Hitachi Solutions America, TitanFile has launched its advanced Credeon browser technology to allow users to encrypt files that they store and share on the cloud.

TitanFile, which has developed an

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Big Data Vs Privacy Debate at Acadia

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

There’s going to be an interesting debate at Acadia University tomorrow night on the tension between Big Data and privacy concerns, and the organizers are inviting anyone interested to attend.

“Big Data or Big Problems? The Pros and Cons of Data

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LifeRaft Nears $2.5M in VC Funding

  • Apr 17, 2015
  • Sabina Wex

LifeRaft, a startup whose platform uncovers potential threats through social media posts, expects to soon close a $2.5-million round of venture capital funding that it hopes will accelerate its already-impressive growth.

LifeRaft of Halifax

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KIRA Awards Finalists Announced

  • Apr 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The 2015 KIRA Award’s Selection Committee on Thursday announced the finalists for New Brunswick’s Knowledge Industry Recognition and Achievement Awards, with Eigen Innovation Inc. of Fredericton capturing two nods.

Eigen, whose industrial

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Press Release: BioEnterprise in PEI

  • Apr 17, 2015

BioEnterprise Corp., an ag-tech business accelerator, has issued the following press release:

Bioenterprise Corporation Expands into the Maritimes

Bioenterprise opens a new office in the Maritimes in collaboration with Prince Edward Island

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ShowBattery Lights Up the Ski Hills

  • Apr 16, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

A Dartmouth company whose product is gaining traction in the trade show industry is pondering whether to make a similar mark in an unexpected market — skiing.

SGS Solutions Inc. has produced portable batteries for exhibitions and trade shows

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Entrepreneurs’ Forum Relaunches

  • Apr 15, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Entrepreneurs’ Forum, the pan-regional not-for-profit that promotes entrepreneurship, has rebranded itself as Entrepreneurs3.0 as a sign of its enhanced mission.

As Entrepreneurs’ Forum, the group was known for bringing together entrepreneurs

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Press Release: CBU & Sona

  • Apr 15, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The Verschuren Centre at Cape Breton University has issued the following press release:

VERSCHUREN CENTRE, CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY, WELCOMES DEVELOPERS OF WORLD’S FIRST TOXIN-FREE GOLD NANO RODS - SONA NANOTECH LIMITED

Sydney, NS – Sona

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PEI Seeks Applicants for Ignition

  • Apr 15, 2015
  • Scott Moreira

Innovation PEI is looking for promising new P.E.I.-based businesses and startups to bring forward proposals for the second round of its Ignition program.

The provincial government’s innovation agency recently announced the winners of its

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Gingles Buoyed by Live Streaming Fad

  • Apr 14, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Erik Gingles reacted to the news of Periscope’s purchase by Twitter with equal measures of elation and frustration.

The news broke March 9 that Twitter had bought Periscope, which allows Twitter users to display live video from their

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How Budgets Changed Tax Credits

  • Apr 14, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Lost in the recent controversy over budgets in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick is the fact that we’ve moved no closer to harmonizing or unifying investment tax credits in the region.

In fact, there are now greater differences in the provincial

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