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Castaway Selling Through 1,400 Stores
A year on from winning New Brunswick’s Breakthru competition, Castaway Golf Technologies has exceeded its annual sales targets and is selling its second-hand golf balls in 1,400 stores in Canada and the U.S.
The Fredericton company last year won
We Want to Hear from NB Startups
As we build a list of Atlantic Canadian startups, we’re putting out a special request for young innovative companies based in New Brunswick to let us know they’re in business.
Why New Brunswick?
We believe that the province has been a hotbed of
Jobs of the Week: Halifax
This week in Jobs of the Week, we’re focussing on the Halifax area, including a new posting on the Entrevestor Job Board from Hacket’s Cove, N.S.-based transmitter developer Nautel.
Nautel is a manufacturer of high powered radio frequency products
An Update on Rev Cohort 2
There is a massive display screen above Marylin Ma’s desk in the Communitech Hub and all day, every day, it flashes the weekly sales goals of each team in the Rev accelerator.
It is a constant, Orwellian reminder that the cohort members have to get
Peer-to-Peer Mentorship in Propel
Propel ICT’s recent announcement of its latest cohort of tech startups illustrates just how quickly Atlantic Canada is developing a huge pool of expertise in launching and scaling high-growth companies.
The regional accelerator this month announced
Briefs: Kinduct, Venn, Qimple
Minnesota Twins become Kinduct Client
Kinduct Technologies has announced that the Minnesota Twins are the newest addition to their growing list of high-profile sports clients. The two-time World Series champions, now gearing up for spring training,
Jackson: We Must Unite on Transport
Like many in the Waterloo Region, tech executive Tim Jackson knows that the commute to or from Toronto is not just a massive inconvenience.
It’s a deterrent to economic growth.
Back in 2007, when he was CFO of Pixstream, Jackson commuted daily
HeyOrca! Adds Staff After Funding
Having finally secured seed funding of $650,000, Newfoundland startup HeyOrca! is looking to take on more staff and increase the sales of its marketing collaboration platform.
Until recently, the company had just three people on staff Co-Founders
Conference to Focus on Wood Tech
The University of New Brunswick Wood Science and Technology Centre is hosting a conference on March 1 and 2 titled Looking Ahead: Opportunities in Value-Added Wood.
The conference will look at the rapid innovation in the design and manufacturing of
UNB Expands Summer Institute
The University of New Brunswick is now accepting applications for the 2016 cohort of its Summer Institute, which will include for the first time a program in clean technology.
The Summer Institute is a three-month accelerator in Fredericton, in
Soricimed Gets Positive Trial Results
Sackville, N.B.-based Soricimed Biopharma Inc. has received positive initial readings from the Phase 1 trials of its flagship compound SOR-C13, including indications that it can stabilize some cancer tumours.
Sor-C13 is a peptide, or a naturally
UCIC Aims for 100,000 Users in KW
It was during the conflict in Ukraine last February that Sukhsagar Singh realized UCIC’s power in connecting strangers from around the world.
Singh, the Co-Founder and CEO of SnapWise Inc., created UCIC as a social media tool that would allow
