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Smart Cities Event Set for Sept. 6
An Engage Talk on smart cities will be held in Fredericton on the evening of Sept. 6 and will feature a keynote by Srini Srinivasan, President of the United Nations-affiliated World Design Organization.
Presented by Fredericton entrepreneur Mark
LaunchDal seeks Applicants for Fall Collide Program
Launch Dal at Dalhousie University is seeking applicants for its revamped Collide program for the 2018-2019 school year. This will be the fifth cohort of the Halifax-based entrepreneurial workshops and programming that aims to grow early-stage,
Cyber Park Slated for Fredericton
The New Brunswick government has announced a new 135,000-square-foot building in Fredericton’s Knowledge Park to house office space and labs for the province's growing cybersecurity industry.
The $37-million dollar project, called Cyber Park, is
Jobs: Dash Hudson and Alongside
There are two postings in our Jobs of the Week Column today. One from Dash Hudson in Halifax and the other from Alongside in Moncton.
Alongside is an HR tech company that improves online job recruiting. It aims to help qualified candidates find the
NSBI Plots Cohort 2 in Boston Project
Three Nova Scotian companies have booked more than $1 million in new sales already this year through the Scale-up Hub: Cambridge – enough that its organizers are looking at repeating the program in 2019.
Launched and overseen by Nova Scotia
Sequence Bio Unveils NB Pilot
St. John’s-based Sequence Bio, which uses genomic data to improve drug discovery, announced this week the approval of the NB Genome Project Pilot in partnership with three doctors in Moncton.
The main thrust of Sequence Bio’s mission so far has
Join Volta’s Network
Applications to become a Network Member at Volta Labs are now open. This is an opportunity for budding entrepreneurs to access the events, working space and networking opportunities the incubator has to offer.
The Halifax startup hub is nearing the
ICP Funds Potato Press Maker
Innovators and entrepreneurs often say, “Don’t try and reinvent the wheel,” but Craig McCloskey of Bluefield Seeding Solutions in Prince Edward Island did just that.
His invention, the press wheel, makes planting potatoes faster and more efficient.
Debt: The Massive Problem that Founders Rarely Discuss
Katelyn Bourgoin knew she had a problem when her debt topped $100,000. She had to take drastic action – not just with her personal finances but with the company she’d founded.
As the CEO of Vendeve, a female-focused networking platform, Bourgoin
VFC Expands to NFLD and PEI
Undergraduates from Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island can now take part in Venture for Canada’s fellowship program.
VFC is a national organization that places recent university graduates in small and medium-sized startups for a
Feds, NB Back Cybersecurity Centre
Federal and provincial governments are investing over $3.1 million to build a new Cybersecurity Innovation Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick.
An announcement on Tuesday said the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency will be committing a $3.1
Cvent To Add 25 Jobs in NB
With support from Opportunities New Brunswick, Cvent a global events management technology provider, will be expanding its operations in Fredericton, creating up to 25 new jobs for the province.
Cvent is eligible for an investment of $385,000 from