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Atlantic Motor Nabs $250K in Funding
Halifax-based Atlantic Motor Labs has received a $250,000 equity investment from Innovacorp to help develop its more durable motor for the oil and gas industry.
Founded by Braden Murphy, Atlantic Motor has developed a motor that combines
BDC Recognizes Pond’s Leadership
Gerry Pond, the driving force behind the East Coast startup community, has received the first-ever BDC Entrepreneurship Champion from the Business Development Bank of Canada.
He received the award during a reception in Toronto last night.
Lunch To Focus on International Sales
When Doug Robertson leads a discussion on international sales on April 15, he’ll be dealing with a subject close to his heart.
Robertson, the CEO of Venn Innovation in Moncton, has been preparing companies lately for entering overseas markets.
Castaway Grew Throughout Breakthru
To understand why Castaway Golf Technologies won the $287,250 first prize in the 2015 Breakthru competition, it’s best to consider why it changed its name in the middle of the six-month competition.
Finding Gems in Rural Communities
Andrew Button has attended too many meetings about Atlantic Canada’s economic troubles. He has worked in economic development with a specialization in rural communities and found that the region’s economic woes became a hot topic in every
Snow Days: Tech Solutions Exist
My column last week suggesting a hackathon to find a home-grown solution to snow days drew a lot of response, which I’d like to share with our readers.
To recap, I suggested that the education departments or school boards hold hackathons to work
Press Release: SubC’s NBIA Win
The Genesis Centre, an incubator affiliated with Memorial University of Newfoundland, has issued the following press release:
Ocean Technology Company SubC Imaging Wins International Business Award
Memorial University’s Genesis Centre is
Castaway Golf Wins Breakthru
Castaway Golf Technologies, a company that grew out of a young boy’s love of retrieving lost golf balls, has won the $287,250 first prize in the 2015 Breakthru competition.
The Fredericton company that is developing an automated system for
Entrevestor Luncheon Set for Moncton
With the support of BDO, Entrevestor will once again this year host a series of Entrevestor Luncheons, beginning with an event in Moncton on April 15.
BDO, the accountancy and tax advisory consultancy, has agreed to sponsor four Entrevestor
Building Excellence in Mentorship
As Executive Director of The Mentra, Atlantic Canada’s new mentoring organization, Janna Hare expected to be matching mentors and mentees like a dating service. But she’s found that people want to choose who they work with.
So now, The Mentra is
Can Geeks Solve Snow Days?
As education departments around Atlantic Canada try to find a solution for the snow day problem, they should consider asking geeks for help.
The pain is obvious. Our students are missing too much time due to the weather, and officials are
Nancy Mathis to Chair Invest Atlantic
Invest Atlantic has announced that Nancy Mathis will chair the conference this autumn, and that it will expand its pitching series to include new classes of entrepreneurs.
Now in its sixth year, Invest Atlantic is a pan-regional conference for
