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4 To Present at Startup Halifax Event
Startup Halifax is hosting an event to showcase the many startup success stories from this province on Wednesday at the Halifax Central Library.
The event, called An Insider’s Look at Startup Success, is free and will include presentations from at
Propel Names Demo Day Pitchers
Propel ICT, the regional accelerator, has revealed the companies that will pitch at its demo day on Jan. 23 in Fredericton.
Eleven companies will definitely pitch at the event, which will feature a pub crawl to Fredericton craft breweries. Two
Jobs of the Week: 2 at Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson is looking to hire a CFO and Account Executive in our Jobs of the Week column today.
Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service business here in Halifax that helps corporate clients optimize and manage visual marketing strategies. Its
After TopLog, Yeloglu Moves On & Up
Two years as a data scientist at Microsoft in Toronto has taught Ozge Yeloglu the importance of enterprise sales — something she wishes she’d known more about when she was running Halifax-based data analytics startup topLog.
Yeloglu is known
Business Model Contest Seeks Entries
Canada’s Business Model Competition, which aims to steer student-led startups away from failure, has opened applications for its sixth annual competition in March.
Dalhousie University, which initiated the event in 2013, is currently accepting
What’s Ahead in 2018? Funding News
A look-ahead to the New Year for the Atlantic Canadian startup community draws attention to the financing of our most successful companies. The companies I’m watching this year either raised money in the last couple of years, or could be raising
Energia Seeks 2018 Cohort Applicants
Energia Ventures, an accelerator in Frederction, is seeking companies in the energy, cleantech and cybersecurity sectors to apply for its 2018 accelerator program.
The program, which is now accepting applications, will run from April 30 until
NBIF Extends R3 to 3-Day Event
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has unveiled the new format of its biennial R3 event, extending the celebration of New Brunswick research to three days for the first time.
The conference, running from April 10 to 12, will also be the first
2018 Resolution: Fill Out Survey
Now that we’re into the new year, we’re renewing our call for founders and CEOs of Atlantic Canadian startups to take two minutes to complete our 2017 survey.
This annual exercise is a win-win for the region. The region gets leading-edge data on
Island AquaTech Preps Prototype
What started as a class project for the three engineering students at the University of Prince Edward Island is rapidly showing signs of becoming a viable business.
Island AquaTech is the creation of three engineering students who designed a
Jobs Postings: CoLab, Dash Hudson
Dash Hudson is seeking a Sales Development Representative while CoLab Software needs a new Lead Developer in our Jobs of the Week column today.
Dash Hudson is a software-as-a-service company in Halifax that designed a platform to help companies
Happiest of Holidays to Our Readers
We'd like take this opportunity to wish all our readers, advertisers, clients and friends the happiest of holidays. We're shutting down until Jan. 2, and are looking forward to a great holiday. We hope all of you have a great break as well.
