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Jobs: VOX, EhEye, Dash Hudson
For our jobs column this week, we’re highlighting a pair of IT jobs in New Brunswick and a pair of postings on the business side at Halifax’s Dash Hudson.
In the Moncton area, VOX Interactif is looking for a web developer, while Saint John-based
Sales Institute Opens in Montreal
Canada finally has its first university-level sales program – something that Mariner Chairman Gerry Pond has been advocating in Atlantic Canada for several years.
HEC Montréal, a French-language business college in Montreal, announced last week the
Fostering a New Sales Culture
At a time when Atlantic Canadian business people are being urged to prioritize sales, Momentum Canada has been founded in Saint John, N.B. to help foster the region’s sales culture.
Momentum’s programs include one that matches people who want to
CVCA: Deal Values Triple in 2 Years
Recently published data from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association shows just how far Atlantic Canada’s startup community has come in just two years.
And how far it has to go.
The annual statistics published by the
Bourgoin Shuts Down Squads
Katelyn Bourgoin has announced that Squads is closing its door.
Previously called Vendeve and Swapskis, Squads was a three-year-old company that evolved into a community of female entrepreneurs, offering peer-to-peer mentoring. Originally, Bourgoin
Calling All Second-Career Entrepreneurs
We need to ask a favour.
We’re researching “second-career entrepreneurship”, and are asking for feedback from mature people who are considering launching a business for the first time. We’ve prepared this survey and are asking people who are
Setting Up a Silicon Valley Outpost
Travis McDonough loves being able to leave his office, jump on his bike and pedal five minutes to Stanford University.
The founder and CEO of Halifax-based Kinduct Technologies moved to the San Francisco area last summer and is now staffing the
Jobs: HeyOrca, NOCland, CarbonCure
Our Jobs of the Week column today features a few recent postings in St. John’s and one in Halifax.
NOCLand and HeyOrca are both looking for technical staff for their growing businesses. And CarbonCure Technologies is looking for a Director of
Planet Hatch Partners with DMZ
Planet Hatch, Fredericton’s flagship business accelerator, has formed a partnership with the DMZ at Ryerson University in Toronto.
The partnership with the DMZ -- formerly known as the Digital Media Zone – allows members from both organizations
SkySquirrel Enters Dublin Accelerator
SkySquirrel, the Halifax-area company dedicated to producing agricultural data for the wine industry, has been accepted into the Alltech accelerator for agricultural technology companies in Dublin.
The 15-week program includes a bit of funding plus
West Newfoundland Community Grows
The entrepreneurship community in Western Newfoundland is taking on a more cohesive structure, with more than 100 members in its Facebook community and a recent pitching competition.
Humber Valley Entrepreneurs is a group of entrepreneurs and
CarbonCure in $10M Contest in Alberta
CarbonCure Technologies has announced that it will receive as much as $3 million from Emissions Reduction Alberta, or ERA, to accelerate the adoption of its CO2-utilization technology in Alberta.
The Halifax company also said it will be competing
