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Profile: Robert Niven’s Next Product

  • Aug 15, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

Eight years after he attended a climate change conference as a student and realized that his carbon capture theory could help lessen climate change, Robert Niven is launching a ready-mix concrete product he expects to grow his company and cut

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Engage Conference Set for Sept. 25

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Engage 2014 Conference, which will encourage innovation and commercialization at post-secondary institutions, will be held in Halifax on Sept. 25 and may lead to other similarly themed events throughout the region.

Although the number of

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Press Releases: Planet Hatch

  • Aug 14, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Planet Hatch, the Fredericton startup centre, has released the following press releases:

 Launch36 Information Session

As you may know, applications for the Fall 2014 Cohort are now OPEN!

In collaboration with Volta Labs, we will be adopting

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Entrevestor-EF Dinners Set for NL, NS

  • Aug 13, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Entrevestor and the Entrepreneurs’ Forum are delighted to announce we will host the next in our series of dinners in St. John’s on Sept. 11 and in Halifax on Sept. 25.

The first Entrevestor Dinner was held in Fredericton in May, and we received

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Oasis Farmery: Aquaponics Pioneers

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Imagine, if you will, a goldfish tank sitting in your kitchen, with a vegetable and herb garden sitting on top of it. The waste from the goldfish fertilizes the plants, a process that in turn cleans the water for the fish. Now imagine your family

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Summ’er Up! to Expand Next Year

  • Aug 12, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

As they wrapped up their first Summ’er Up! Accelerator on Monday, Mary Killfoil and Ed Leach announced the program will expand next year, thanks to a $100,000 donation from the John Dobson foundation.

Kilfoil and Leach, who teach business,

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Irap Funding on the Rise

  • Aug 11, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Irap funding has returned almost to Economic Action Plan levels – and the rise has been especially strong in New Brunswick.

The National Research Council’s Industrial Assistant Program, known as Irap, is a cornerstone program of startup

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Profile: MacAusland Extends Reach

  • Aug 08, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

With this week’s announcement of new collaborations with regional partners Planet Hatch and Volta Labs, East Coast startup accelerator Launch36 is moving one step closer to its goal of being a truly regional organization.

On Wednesday, the

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David King Leaves Genesis for Qatar

  • Aug 07, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Genesis Group of St. John’s, which operates one of the most successful business incubators in the country, will soon enter a new phase of its development — but without the man who has steered the firm for the past two decades.

David King,

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Wagepoint Launches in the U.S.

  • Aug 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Press Release: Propel, Volta & Hatch

  • Aug 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

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

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Press Release: Startup Calendar

  • Aug 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

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

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