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Lab2Market-Health Seeks Applicants
The first cohort of Lab2Market, the Canadian organization that helps researchers form businesses, will be a Dalhousie University program dedicated to healthcare innovation in light of the current pandemic.
The Covid-19 crisis has forced the
SimplyCast Covid-19 Communication
Dartmouth-based automated marketing company SimplyCast has retooled its communication software in order to support organizations during the pandemic.
In a statement, the company said its software can be used by municipalities, health-care clinics,
En Point Reworks Mentoring Solution
After two years of incremental changes, mentorship software firm En Point is launching the first comprehensive rework of its online platform.
En Point’s software helps universities, companies, non-profits and professional associations to manage
NB Fund for Pandemic Challenges
A new funding program to address public health challenges created by the pandemic has been announced by the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation (NBHRF).
The fund will support research efforts
NS Unveils SME, Worker Supports
The Nova Scotia government on Friday announced $40 million in supports for workers and small businesses coping with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The government issued a statement saying it is launching a $20 million Worker Emergency Bridge
Jobs: New Opening at CloudKettle
For the second week in a row, Halifax-based CloudKettle has braved the economic headwinds to post an opening on the Entrevestor Job Board. Our Job of the Week column today features its need for an Intermediate Salesforce Administrator.
Tenera Poised To Aid Seniors’ Homes
A Halifax company is poised to install technology that could help seniors’ homes protect their staff and residents in the current pandemic, but the work has to wait for the crisis to pass for the installations to begin.
Tenera has developed
Marketing in the ‘New Normal’
Marketing specialist Katelyn Bourgoin and her CustomerCamp team are launching a new online community called Marketing Mastermind to help marketers and entrepreneurs navigate the new business environment.
Marketing Mastermind is a free pop-up
Do You Need Help with PR Strategy?
Need help telling your story? I know of a few people who can help.
I’m reaching out mainly to companies who are doing well in the current environment, or ones who have funding and are in a holding pattern until the environment improves. If your
A 2nd Take on Wage Support for Startups
I did something today I haven’t done before: I removed an opinion piece from Entrevestor because I became aware my analysis was wrong.
On Tuesday night, I posted a column arguing the federal wage support program would benefit Atlantic Canadian
White: Measures Needed To Unlock VC Market
In the discussion about support for startups, Jeff White is worried about positioning the companies that survive the current crisis so they can resume their previous growth.
The CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation says the fabric of
NGen Grants Sona Nano $4.1M
Halifax-based Sona Nanotech has secured a $4.1 million grant from NGen, Canada's advanced manufacturing supercluster, to commercialize its Covid-19 rapid-response antigen test.
With a mission of producing gold nanoparticles for diagnostic testing,
