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Diversity, Experience at Breakthru
Here are three adjectives to describe the 2015 cohort of the Breakthru startup competition in New Brunswick: diversified, experienced and keen.
Breakthru, the biennial competition organized by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, held its
Qimple Accepted into 500 Startups
A month after revealing it’s attracted an impressive set of investors, Qimple has been accepted into one of the best-known accelerators in the world.
The Moncton online recruitment company is one of about 30 startups that will attend the coming
Press Release: SimplyCast CRM
SimplyCast, the Dartmouth-based multi-channel marketing startup, has issued the following press release:
SimplyCast Introduces Free CRM Solution and Sales Pipeline Acceleration Tool
SimplyCast is launching its own powerful customer
Equals6’s New Mentorship Platform
With its core social network for students reaching a critical mass, Equals6 launched a new product this week that helps universities co-ordinate their mentoring networks.
The Halifax startup has just introduced Students2Mentors, a cloud-based
Deloitte TMT Show Hits NB, NS
Deloitte, the international accountancy and business consultancy, has released its 2015 predictions on technology, media and telecommunications, and launched its Canadian roadshow to showcase them.
Ahead of the tour making two stops in Atlantic
SONA Eyes Nano Production in 2015
By this summer, a new startup based in Sydney hopes to be producing gold nano particles to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue cancers.
SONA Nano Tech recently won $50,000 in Innovacorp’s Spark competition and is using the
Acadia to Host Data Seminar for SMEs
The Acadia Institute for Data Analytics will host a symposium next Tuesday on the use of data analysis for small and medium-sized businesses.
Cathy Simpson, the Vice-President of Marketing at T4G, will be the keynote speaker at the Productivity
UIT Starts to Showcase Its Progress
The UIT program at Cape Breton University reached a milestone Monday when its dozen students were to present their best ideas to the members of the One Nova Scotia Coalition.
UIT is a new technology and entrepreneurship program championed by
Founders Still Irked by SR&ED Issue
Since we reported on the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development program two months ago, we’ve heard a strong message from several Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs. They’re angry at that their claims under the program
NY Startup’s NS Development Team
Libbe Englander’s voice mail was a sign that fresh opportunities are brewing in the tech segment in Atlantic Canada.
On Tuesday, Englander called Entrevestor and left a message asking if we have a job board. She wanted to know because her
Email Opened Lures Capital, New CEO
After the sale of one of his companies, Dartmouth entrepreneur Keith Gallant is focusing on the growth of his startup, Email Opened, by bringing in more capital and a new CEO.
Gallant recently sold his website hosting service, JustHosting.ca,
Planet Hatch’s Startup Crash Course
Planet Hatch, the Fredericton-based startup hub, is hosting a three-day “pre-accelerator” to give novice entrepreneurs an introduction to the field.
The Startup Crash Course will take place on Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 at Planet Hatch in
