recent news
Wagepoint Launches in the U.S.
Having attracted its 500th client by focusing on Canada, Wagepoint last month launched in the U.S. and is now offering its online payroll service in all 50 states.
Wagepoint offers an affordable solution to help businesses perform all the tasks
Press Release: Propel, Volta & Hatch
PropelICT, the regional accelerator program, released the following press release yesterday, announcing its partnership with Planet Hatch and Volta Labs:
Launch36 Announces Launch of "Start", "Build" Tracks
For immediate release
Moncton, NB
Press Release: Startup Calendar
The Atlantic Media Group issued the following press release last week:
Atlantic Mentor Group Launches Startup Calendar in Halifax
July 31, 2014 – Halifax, NS
Today marks the official launch of Startup Calendar, an online tool to enable
VidSnippets Eyes Autumn Launch
To enter the pitching competition at Invest Atlantic this year, entrepreneurs must submit a one-minute video introducing their business, and they can highlight the most enticing 10 seconds using an exciting piece of technology being developed in
Profile: Building a Metamaterials Hub
Now that Dartmouth-based Metamaterials Technology has signed a partnership agreement with Airbus, founder and CEO George Palikaras aims to turn Atlantic Canada into a centre for producing optical metamaterials.
Palikaras has developed
Persistence Pays Off for eOLIO
Traci Johnstone’s story is a study of tenacity and style, and she has poured those two facets into the startup she’s launching this year, eOLIO.
The startup — the name is a shortening of e-portfolio — is an online tool that helps people present
FounderFuel Accepts Brownie Points
Brownie Points, the St. John’s startup that has developed a customer loyalty tool for small retailers, has been accepted into the Montreal accelerator FounderFuel, offering it a chance to grow in a major Canadian city.
The company now has its
EnginuityMED: Idea to Sales in 1 Year
Taking a new product from concept to customers in a year is difficult, and in medical devices, it’s unheard of.
But EnginuityMED of Halifax is now selling the FIVA product it dreamed up in June 2013.
FIVA is designed to solve a very simple —
Press Release: LED Promotes Lavoie
LED Roadway Lighting, the Halifax-based manufacturer of LED-based street lighting and wireless controls, released the following press release Monday:
Denis Lavoie Appointed President of LED Roadway Lighting Ltd.
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
CyberPsyc Moving Ahead After Pivot
Having pivoted earlier this year, Fredericton startup CyberPsyc Software Solutions is gaining traction with new products that help employees treat mental conditions. Thousands of people have used its online products this year, and the number looks
Profile: Karina LeBlanc’s Social Mission
Having graduated a successful first cohort of social entrepreneurs from the B4 Change accelerator, the Pond-Deshpande Centre’s executive director Karina LeBlanc is redesigning the program to better assist entrepreneurs in this emerging sector.
A
NB Council Backs Regional Tax Credit
A New Brunswick committee that includes both candidates for premier in the coming provincial election is calling for a regional equity tax credit to help fund startups and improve innovation in the region.
