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What’s Wrong with PR These Days
The decline of journalism, so well documented, has produced collateral casualties in an associated industry: public relations.
Journalists and PR professionals have always been entwined in an uneasy dependency. They need one another to thrive. They
AVF Seeks Pitchers for May Event
The Atlantic Venture Forum has opened applications for startups hoping to present at its two-day conference in early May in Halifax.
The eighth annual AVF, which will take place May 6 and 7 at the Lord Nelson Hotel, is a meeting place for Atlantic
VAS To Use SomaDetect Software
Fredericton agtech company SomaDetect has announced that the application programing interface, or API, of Valley Agricultural Software, the world’s largest provider of dairy management software, will be integrated into SomaDetect’s technology.
The
GrowDoc Moves to La Coupe Finals

GrowDoc, a startup with a mobile app that helps identify sick cannabis plants, will move on to national competition after winning La Coupe Des Startups at Université de Moncton Thursday night.
The Moncton-based company will receive a $1,000 grant
Mendonça Aims to Enrich Mindset at MUN
With entrepreneurship gaining momentum in St. John’s, Memorial University of Newfoundland has promoted in-house to fill its new position of Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Paula Mendonça received her PhD in biology from MUN and she has
Marecomms Aims for Sales this Year
Later this year, Ulaş Güntürkün hopes to have a product on the market that can dramatically improve performance and cut costs of communications between autonomous underwater vehicles and other submarine equipment.
Güntürkün is the Founder and CEO
Our Survey Campaign Raised $1,330 for Australian Wildfire Relief
Thank you to everyone who has filled out our survey! You’ve helped us generate metrics on the region’s startup ecosystem and you’ve helped Australians recover from devastating wildfires.
When we launched our survey this year, we promised to donate
DeNova, Sedna, COVE Split $1.4M
The federal and Nova Scotia governments on Wednesday announced more than $1.4 million in funding for two ocean-related companies and a support organization.
Halifax-based life sciences company DeNova, which is developing a sustainable source of
Sona Develops Test for Coronavirus
Dartmouth-based Sona Nanotech is developing a rapid screening test for the Coronavirus, a fatal disease that has spread around the world.
Sona is using its nanotechnology in the development of a rapid screening test for the novel Coronavirus, known
Ethical Swag Grows via Partnerships
Away from the glitz of this week’s Academy Award ceremonies, one story that didn’t get covered by the global media was a budding partnership that shows how quickly a young Cape Breton company is growing.
Tara Milburn, the Founder and CEO of
Harbr Signs Deal with Killam
Construction AI startup Harbr will see its technology used on projects owned by rental housing giant Killam Apartment REIT, as part of a pilot deal announced in January.
The news comes as Harbr ramps up its business-to-business marketing efforts
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