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MacAusland Speaking at Volta Tonight

  • Apr 23, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Trevor MacAusland, the specialist in accelerator programming at PropelICT, will be at the Volta startup house in Halifax tonight from 6 pm to outline plans for Propel’s next cohort.

Propel, which operates a startup accelerator for entrepreneurs

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PEI to Host 1st Startup Weekend

  • Apr 23, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Startup Weekend will be held for the first time on Prince Edward Next weekend, one of three of the collaborative weekend events to take place in Atlantic Canada in the next two months.

Startup Weekend events have been held in more than 100

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Phased.io Focuses on Succession

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Phased.io, a young company developing at the UIT program at Cape Breton University, is looking for companies and organizations that can help it develop an online product to help with succession or bringing in new employees.

The company was

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RtTech Wins Frost & Sullivan Award

  • Apr 22, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

RtTech Software of Moncton has received the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for 2015 in recognition of its “unrivaled innovation and leadership”.

RtTech Software, whose state-of-the-art automation helps industrial companies improve

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Press Release: Kula’s Platinum Status

  • Apr 22, 2015

Kula Partners, an inbound marketing agency based in Halifax, has issued the following press release:

Kula Partners Becomes Canada's First HubSpot Platinum Partner

Halifax, NS — Kula Partners, an inbound marketing agency based in Halifax, Nova

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The Film Industry’s Impact on Startups

  • Apr 21, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Here’s an angle on the Nova Scotia film industry debate that’s not getting enough attention: Moviemakers are vitally important to several high-growth industries that we need for economic development.

When Finance Minister Diana Whalen brought

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Eye on KW: TitanFile Offers Credeon

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Fifteen months after it formed a partnership with Hitachi Solutions America, TitanFile has launched its advanced Credeon browser technology to allow users to encrypt files that they store and share on the cloud.

TitanFile, which has developed an

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Big Data Vs Privacy Debate at Acadia

  • Apr 20, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

There’s going to be an interesting debate at Acadia University tomorrow night on the tension between Big Data and privacy concerns, and the organizers are inviting anyone interested to attend.

“Big Data or Big Problems? The Pros and Cons of Data

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LifeRaft Nears $2.5M in VC Funding

  • Apr 17, 2015
  • Sabina Wex

LifeRaft, a startup whose platform uncovers potential threats through social media posts, expects to soon close a $2.5-million round of venture capital funding that it hopes will accelerate its already-impressive growth.

LifeRaft of Halifax

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KIRA Awards Finalists Announced

  • Apr 17, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The 2015 KIRA Award’s Selection Committee on Thursday announced the finalists for New Brunswick’s Knowledge Industry Recognition and Achievement Awards, with Eigen Innovation Inc. of Fredericton capturing two nods.

Eigen, whose industrial

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Press Release: BioEnterprise in PEI

  • Apr 17, 2015

BioEnterprise Corp., an ag-tech business accelerator, has issued the following press release:

Bioenterprise Corporation Expands into the Maritimes

Bioenterprise opens a new office in the Maritimes in collaboration with Prince Edward Island

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ShowBattery Lights Up the Ski Hills

  • Apr 16, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

A Dartmouth company whose product is gaining traction in the trade show industry is pondering whether to make a similar mark in an unexpected market — skiing.

SGS Solutions Inc. has produced portable batteries for exhibitions and trade shows

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