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Pond to Lead Discussion at Dinner

  • May 08, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

On Monday night in Fredericton, we’ll gather to discuss an issue that doesn’t receive enough attention: what can the community do to encourage early adopters?

It’s an issue of particular interest to East Valley Venture Chairman Gerry Pond, who

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Adeptio’s Pivots Generates Sales

  • May 07, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Almost a year after it pivoted to cater to business coaches, Adeptio is gaining more and more traction due to a model in which its best clients help to sell the product to other clients.

Charlottetown-based Adeptio launched in the summer of

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Innovation Week Kicks of in St. John’s

  • May 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Innovation Week kicked off in St. John’s yesterday with a blue chip panel dispensing advice and five young companies presenting their products at DemoCamp.

As is usually the case with startup events in St. John’s, Innovation Week is supported by

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Huge Improvements at Halifax Biomedical

  • May 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Chad Munro’s demeanour had radically changed in 10 months — all of it for the better.

When we met for breakfast late last month, the CEO of Halifax Biomedical Inc. was buoyant and optimistic about the prospects for his medical device

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Submissions for Startup Directory

  • May 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

We’re getting ready to close submissions for the Atlantic Canada Startup Directory, but we want to give everyone one last chance to get their submission in.

Below is a list of the companies and organizations that have sent in their information.

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GetGifted Closes $400k Equity Tranche

  • May 05, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

GetGifted, the Charlottetown startup that helps merchants to attract customers, closed a $400,000 tranche of equity financing on Thursday, which it hopes will be the first close in a round totaling $1 million.

The company plans to use the angel

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Profile: Ellen Farrell’s Nomination

  • May 02, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

Ellen Farrell was known for teaching and researching entrepreneurship at Halifax’s Saint Mary’s University long before it was fashionable. But the associate professor in management can still be thrilled and surprised: Her nomination for a brand

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Our Survey Drew a Crowd

  • May 02, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Our survey analysis and Bonfire Communications’ tremendous infographic attracted a lot of attention yesterday. So I thought I’d pass on some of it.

We reported yesterday that our survey and research had shown that the startup craze in Atlantic

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Report Highlights Employment Boom

  • May 01, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Startups are becoming a force in the Atlantic Canadian economy, creating about 3,000 direct jobs and increasing employment by about 40 per cent annually.

Those are the main findings of a survey of Atlantic Canadian startups — defined as locally

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The Bonfire Infographic

  • May 01, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

As part of the Entrevestor Intelligence report launched today, we were truly fortunate to work with Bonfire Communications of Saint John on this tremendous infographic.

Artist Lise Hansen was given the task of converting data on the Atlantic

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Atlantic Startup Canada Awards

  • May 01, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

I’d like to thank all of you who tweeted or emailed you congratulations on being recognized by Startup Canada on Wednesday. And I’d like to send out my congratulations to the other winners – just to be named with these people is great honour.

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St. John’s’ Innovation Week Coming Up

  • Apr 30, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

We’re less than a week away from the start of Innovation Week in St. John’s, and I’m really excited to be joining and participating in the events in Newfoundland and Labrador. I’m even hosting one.

StartupNL, which is organizing the city’s first

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