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Details of Track’s Purchase of G2

  • Dec 01, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The following chart shows the details of Track Group's purchase of G2 Research announced today:

Target Company

G2 Research

Headquarters

Dartmouth, N.S.

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Propel’s Entrepreneurs-in-Residence

  • Dec 01, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Propel ICT is looking for a couple of experienced entrepreneurs to serve as entrepreneurs-in-residence in two centres in Atlantic Canada.

The organization that oversees the Launch36 accelerator hopes to have two entrepreneurs-in-residence in

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Press Release: Volta Adds Klugman

  • Dec 01, 2014

Halifax, Nova Scotia, November 27, 2014 - Volta is pleased to announce that Iain Klugman, the President & CEO of Communitech has joined their Board of Directors. As the Halifax startup house prepares to move into the old Library, expanding the

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Gauvin’s Mission to Teach Code

  • Nov 28, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

Fuelled by a desire to boost the number of people who can write computer code, Simon Gauvin has created Vizwik.com, a social platform that allows anyone to learn computer coding for free and to create and sell apps that work on any mobile phone

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The Rounds Adds to Seed Funding

  • Nov 27, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Rounds, the Halifax startup that operates a social network for medical professionals, has added $565,000 in equity investment to its seed round, which it will use to accelerate its rapid growth.

Having launched its closed network for

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A Difficult Year in SR&ED Claims

  • Nov 27, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

One subject that has cropped up increasingly in recent conversations about Atlantic Canada startups is the difficulty many have had this year with the federal government’s Scientific Research and Experimental Development program.

Known as SR&ED

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Should You Bother with SR&ED?

  • Nov 27, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Several startups this year have had trouble with the Scientific Research and Experimental Development program, walking away empty-handed from reviews with the Canada Revenue Agency.

So should startup founders even try to tap the program?

Yes,

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Pond-Deshpande Lands $500K Funding

  • Nov 26, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Pond-Deshpande Centre at the University of New Brunswick has received $500,000 in funding from the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, which will help to finance UNB’s new diploma in social entrepreneurship.

The Pond-Deshpande Centre is one of

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Nova Sun Designated a BCorp

  • Nov 26, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Nova Sun Power, a renewable energy company based in Pictou, N.S., has become the first Canadian solar company to secure BCorp certification and will soon complete the largest photovoltaic solar installation ever in Nova Scotia.

The company said

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UST Attacks Multi-Core Chip Problem

  • Nov 25, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Laurie and Layton Perrin are twin brothers originally from Parrsboro, N.S., who are developing a solution that could dramatically improve the speed and energy efficiency of most software on the market.

Their startup, Unified Software

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Press Release GrowthWorks Atlantic

  • Nov 24, 2014

GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund, a labour-sponsored VC fund based in Halifax, issued the following press release:

GrowthWorks Atlantic Venture Fund Provides Update on Sales and Redemptions

November 20, 2014, Halifax, Nova Scotia –

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ViTRAK Raises Up To $2 Million

  • Nov 21, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

ViTRAK Systems Inc., a Charlottetown startup commercializing a pressure-sensitive floor tile system, has raised as much as $2 million in funding from P.E.I. investors.

The company said in a press release yesterday the investors included the

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