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FoodTender Spins Out Food Profit
Sticking with the restaurant business he knows so well, Andre LeBlanc has formed a subsidiary of FoodTender that helps eateries assess the true cost of the meals they prepare and ensure they are profitable.
The Food Profit Group, which is based in
Canadian VC Has Record 1st Quarter
Canadian venture capital investments hit a record in the first quarter of 2016, with Atlantic Canada holding its own in early investments but missing out on the late-stage deals that drove the market.
Rev Accelerator Names Cohort 4
Communitech has unveiled the fourth cohort of its Rev accelerator, with five companies being welcomed into the sales-focused program.
The six-month accelerator takes in companies with some traction and teaches them to ramp up their sales with
Goalline Bought by Blue Star Sports
Goalline, the Halifax company that provides websites to youth sports leagues, has been bought Blue Star Sports for an undisclosed price, and together they plan to develop an integrated technology platform for minor sports.
Though no terms were
CarbonCure Lands $1.75M in Funding
CarbonCure Technologies, which makes green construction materials, has received an additional $1.75 million investment from Vancouver-based Pangaea Ventures, increasing the company’s valuation.
Founder and CEO Robert Niven said in an interview that
Impact Movement Will Miss O’Leary
Kristy O’Leary is leaving Nova Scotia, and her departure means more than the loss of another talented Bluenoser.
A few years ago, O’Leary co-founded Scout & Burrow, a Halifax consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses improve their social and
Valley Startups Open KW Offices
As the summer begins, many companies have begun to train interns and co-op students. Companies often need to teach these young people technical skills and how to act appropriately in the workplace because they never learned these skills in school.
Job of the Week: HeyOrca!
Our Job of the Week feature today is highlighting a business-oriented position in St. John’s with the developer of a social media marketing solution, HeyOrca!
HeyOrca! helps marketing agencies working with multiple brands develop social media
Tracking Entrepreneurs’ Mental Illness
With mental health problems among entrepreneurs even greater than among the general population, a new study is asking founders to fill in a survey with the aim of creating solutions.
The Mindset Project is the work of Halifax-based Michael
Corner Brook Hosts Startup Weekend
Something interesting happened in the startup world in April that deserves more attention than it received: a Startup Weekend was held April 1 to 3 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.
It was the first Startup Weekend in the western Newfoundland
Ending Dog Days of Contract Searches
Fifty-six seconds after I sent a contract to rufus@beagle.ai, I got an email back telling me it contained 27 liability clauses, 259 responsibility clauses and eight termination clauses.
Rufus, by the way, is the artificially intelligent dog at
Reno Sub-Systems Lands US$14M
Reno Sub-Systems Inc. has received US$14 million (C$18.1 million) in a Series B funding round led by strategic investor MKS Instruments Inc. of Andover, Mass.
Reno, which has developed new and disruptive technologies for the semiconductor and
