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Prooflo Enhances Creatives’ Workflow
Though his main goal is to help web designers collaborate more efficiently with their clients, Shane Long could provide a few lessons for entrepreneurs on bootstrapping.
Long is the Founder and CEO of Fredericton-based Prooflo, which is developing
Stuart To Give Starting Point Keynote
The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary's University this month will host the 2018 Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference, a three-day event that brings together student entrepreneurs for a series of classes, seminars, and
Four Join NS Cleantech Program
Four Halifax clean technology startups have been accepted into Innovacorp’s CleanTech Development Program.
The provincial venture capital and innovation agency established the program to help early-stage companies meet technical and business goals.
SMU Places 2nd at VCIC in Boston
A team from the Sobey School of Business had an exciting weekend at the Venture Capital Investment Competition in Boston, taking home the silver medal and beating teams from prestigious schools like Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and
Ulnooweg Plots Tech-Ed for Natives
The Ulnooweg Development Group, a non-profit organization that encourages economic development among the Mi’kmaq people, will lead an initiative to teach digital skills to First Nations children in Atlantic Canada.
Chris Googoo, the chief operating
Here’s Why our Survey Matters
Last week, we were able to introduce facts into an emotional debate. We want to be able to do that again in the future, but we need your help.
When columnist Diane Francis wrote recently about governments wasting money on “fake startups”, her
Jobs: 7 Openings at Brilliant Labs
Brilliant Labs, a New Brunswick-based non-profit organization that works with schools to teach students about robotics and coding, is looking to hire seven program specialists across the region.
The candidates will help facilitate Brilliant Lab’s
Jobs: Dash Hudson Seeks a CSR
Dash Hudson, a Halifax Software-as-a-Service company that helps corporate clients optimize and manage visual marketing strategies, hopes to hire a Customer Success Representative.
The CSR will help train and engage potential customers during a
We Hate To Nag, So Fill In Our Survey
We’re in the middle of our campaign to get Atlantic Canadian startup founders and CEOs to complete our survey. We’re thrilled by the response and want to remind all startups that haven’t completed the 18-question questionnaire to please do so.
In Techstars, Securicy Unveils Product
Securicy, the Cape Breton company that helps SMEs implement cybersecurity plans, has been accepted into TechStars Boston as it launches its first product, Policy Builder.
The Sydney company issued a statement Thursday with the announcements,
Techstars Key to BlockCrushr Expansion
As it expands into the U.S. by opening a Wyoming subsidiary, BlockCrushr Labs and its TokenClub unit have been accepted into the prestigious Techstars accelerator.
Halifax-based BlockCrushr is a skunkworks for blockchain. Established two years ago,
Island Capital Backs Onset with $230K
Onset Communication Inc., a Charlottetown company that enhances communication within film crews, has raised $230,000 from Island Capital Partners.
The P.E.I. investment group, led by local tech and investment veterans, issued a statement this week
