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Bluedrop Eyes Benefits of Deals

  • May 13, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Bluedrop Performance Learning, the St. John’s-based training software company, has been ramping up revenues at its new learning networks division, while reducing administrative costs following a major acquisition last year.

Now CEO Emad Rizkalla

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Young Firms Dominate StartupEast

  • May 12, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

When former Olympian Julia Rivard, the CEO of Halifax web design company Norex, wanted to help elite athletes raise money, she and her business partner Leah Skerry developed and launched Pursu.it, a crowdfunding site for athletes.

That was the

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Profile: Stirrett Links Grads, Startups

  • May 09, 2014
  • Carol Moreira

Scott Stirrett doesn’t think every bright new graduate should join the professions. He believes many people would better serve themselves and society by becoming entrepreneurs. And he’s acting on his beliefs. The 22-year-old Dartmouth native has

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Startup Corner Brook May Launch Soon

  • May 09, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

The Newfoundland and Labrador tech sector hopes to develop a startup organization in Corner Brook this year, and to have its first organization in Labrador early next year.

The plans for Startup Corner Brook, Startup Labrador and other

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Paulin-Daigle’s Bitcoin Ambitions

  • May 08, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Raphael Paulin-Daigle plans to accomplish two things next month — help Moncton attain the world’s highest acceptance rate of Bitcoin and graduate from high school.

The 17-year-old entrepreneurial wunderkind is organizing CoinCity 2014 on June 6,

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Martell Launches Clarity Live

  • May 08, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Clarity, the Moncton startup that connects experts with people who need their advice, yesterday launched a new video product called Clarity Live, which lets users attend video-based seminars with some of the world’s leading experts.

Clarity

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Pond to Lead Discussion at Dinner

  • May 08, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

On Monday night in Fredericton, we’ll gather to discuss an issue that doesn’t receive enough attention: what can the community do to encourage early adopters?

It’s an issue of particular interest to East Valley Venture Chairman Gerry Pond, who

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Adeptio’s Pivots Generates Sales

  • May 07, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Almost a year after it pivoted to cater to business coaches, Adeptio is gaining more and more traction due to a model in which its best clients help to sell the product to other clients.

Charlottetown-based Adeptio launched in the summer of

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Innovation Week Kicks of in St. John’s

  • May 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Innovation Week kicked off in St. John’s yesterday with a blue chip panel dispensing advice and five young companies presenting their products at DemoCamp.

As is usually the case with startup events in St. John’s, Innovation Week is supported by

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Huge Improvements at Halifax Biomedical

  • May 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

Chad Munro’s demeanour had radically changed in 10 months — all of it for the better.

When we met for breakfast late last month, the CEO of Halifax Biomedical Inc. was buoyant and optimistic about the prospects for his medical device

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Submissions for Startup Directory

  • May 06, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

We’re getting ready to close submissions for the Atlantic Canada Startup Directory, but we want to give everyone one last chance to get their submission in.

Below is a list of the companies and organizations that have sent in their information.

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GetGifted Closes $400k Equity Tranche

  • May 05, 2014
  • Peter Moreira

GetGifted, the Charlottetown startup that helps merchants to attract customers, closed a $400,000 tranche of equity financing on Thursday, which it hopes will be the first close in a round totaling $1 million.

The company plans to use the angel

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