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Oceans Contest Offers China Access
A new startup competition in the OceanTech space is offering competitors cash prizes of as much as US$70,000 (C$87,5000) as well as access to the Chinese market.
Halifax is one of a handful of cities around the world that will host regional
PEI Ignition Fund Backs 10 Startups
The government of Prince Edward Island has announced that 10 young companies will receive Ignition grants of $25,000 each to develop their products or services.
The government said Tuesday the grants would be awarded to the companies to help
NC Client Adds CarbonCure Systems
CarbonCure Technologies says one of its major clients has installed its technology at two more of its concrete production facilities.
Dartmouth-based Carboncure this week distributed an announcement by North Carolina-based Concrete Supply Co.,
McInnes Cooper’s Startup Package
McInnes Cooper, the Atlantic Canadian law firm, has announced its new Start-up and Retainer Packages with the goal of making legal services more accessible for innovation-driven startups in Atlantic Canada.
The firm said in a statement on Tuesday
Boondoc’s MRR To Hit $140K in Jan.
Before discussing his survey of 1,450 physicians about tax reform, Blair J. Ryan was more than happy to discuss the financial success his company, Boondoc, has been enjoying lately.
Halifax-based Boondoc is best known as the holding company for The
SMU’s New Multicultural Sales Course
The Sobey School of Business at St. Mary’s University will hold an information session Thursday for its new sales course, Sell Beyond Borders.
The information session will be held at the Innovacorp Enterprise Centre, 1334 Summer Street, at 11:30
Immigration Event Planned for Halifax
Startup Halifax and The Halifax Library will host an event on Oct. 16 to educate people on the processes available to foreigners who want to immigrate to Canada.
In particular, the free session is targeting three groups: international students who
Jobs: Dash Hudson’s Sales Dev Rep
Dash Hudson has an opening for a Sales Development Representative in Halifax, and this is the focus of Job of the Week today.
Halifax-based Dash Hudson has created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps its corporate clients to create and
How Would Reforms Affect Startups?
Like many entrepreneurs, Alastair Trower recently told his member of Parliament of his outrage about the proposed tax reforms, which are being billed as an attempt to ensure fairness in the tax system.
A veteran of the startup world, Trower heads
NBIF Backed 29 Startups in 2016-17
The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation released its 2016-17 annual report on Wednesday, revealing an active year, in which it invested in 29 different companies.
The report on the innovation agency’s operations in the 12 months to March 31, 2017,
DemoCamp Set for Halifax Oct. 10
The countdown is on for DemoCamp Halifax, which is set to take place Oct. 10 at Pier 21 in Halifax.
DemoCamp is an opportunity for early-stage startups to present their projects to an audience of fellow innovators and potential investors. The
ScreenScape Cited for Sales Growth
ScreenScape Networks, the Charlottetown-based digital signage company, has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing software companies in the country by Canadian Business magazine.
With 591 per cent revenue growth in the five years to 2016, the