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Acadia to Host Data Seminar for SMEs

  • Jan 14, 2015

The Acadia Institute for Data Analytics will host a symposium next Tuesday on the use of data analysis for small and medium-sized businesses.

Cathy Simpson, the Vice-President of Marketing at T4G, will be the keynote speaker at the Productivity

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UIT Starts to Showcase Its Progress

  • Jan 13, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

The UIT program at Cape Breton University reached a milestone Monday when its dozen students were to present their best ideas to the members of the One Nova Scotia Coalition.

UIT is a new technology and entrepreneurship program championed by

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Founders Still Irked by SR&ED Issue

  • Jan 12, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Since we reported on the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development program two months ago, we’ve heard a strong message from several Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs. They’re angry at that their claims under the program

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NY Startup’s NS Development Team

  • Jan 09, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Libbe Englander’s voice mail was a sign that fresh opportunities are brewing in the tech segment in Atlantic Canada.

On Tuesday, Englander called Entrevestor and left a message asking if we have a job board. She wanted to know because her

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Email Opened Lures Capital, New CEO

  • Jan 08, 2015
  • Sabina Wex

After the sale of one of his companies, Dartmouth entrepreneur Keith Gallant is focusing on the growth of his startup, Email Opened,  by bringing in more capital and a new CEO.

Gallant recently sold his website hosting service, JustHosting.ca,

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Planet Hatch’s Startup Crash Course

  • Jan 08, 2015

Planet Hatch, the Fredericton-based startup hub, is hosting a three-day “pre-accelerator” to give novice entrepreneurs an introduction to the field.

The Startup Crash Course will take place on Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and Feb. 15 at Planet Hatch in

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Launching Our Latest Survey

  • Jan 07, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Entrevestor today is launching its second annual campaign to collect data from startups across Atlantic Canada, with the goal of again publishing metrics that are vital to the development of the startup community.

Last year, Entrevestor surveyed

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BDC, NBIF in $750K Smartpods Deal

  • Jan 06, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Smartpods has raised $750,000 in equity financing to help it battle one of society’s great health problems: sitting.

The Dieppe, N.B., company makes tables that have work areas that automatically rise, fall and move from side to side to get

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Fundmetric Lands BDC Investment

  • Jan 05, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

Continuing to gain momentum, Fundmetric of Halifax last week received a $150,000 convertible note from BDC Venture Capital.

The startup actually became the 100th startup in Canada to receive convertible notes from the VC arm of the Business

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Here’s What We’re Looking for in 2015

  • Jan 02, 2015
  • Peter Moreira

To understand what to watch in the Atlantic Canadian startup community in 2015, take a look at Avigilon Corp.

It’s not an Atlantic Canadian company. It’s a maker of high-resolution surveillance systems based in Vancouver. But Avigilon is the

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Happy New Year to #Startupeast

  • Jan 02, 2015
  • Peter and Carol Moreira

Happy 2015 to the Atlantic Canadian startup community. 

We hope all of you have had a relaxing and happy holiday season and are ready to do and witness incredible things in 2015. 

We're pumped about what lies ahead of us in 2015. Entrevestor

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Happy Holidays to our Readers

  • Dec 24, 2014
  • Peter and Carol Moreira

Our greatest hope today is that your holidays are happy and that your undertakings in 2015 will be fruitful and fun.

For many of us in the Atlantic Canadian startup family, 2014 was great year. The biggest achievement was probably PropelICT

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