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Innovation Week Coming to St. John’s
The first Innovation Week in Newfoundland and Labrador will kick off on May 5 in St. John’s and will highlight the rapid advancement of the startup community in the province.
Startup NL, which has recently been incorporated as a not-for-profit
Press Release: Dash Hudson’s Launch
Dash Hudson, the Halifax-based startup that helps men to shop for clothes online, has released the following press release:
DASH HUDSON OFFERS FIRST MOBILE STORE FOR PERSONALIZED MEN’S STYLE
New Men’s Styling App Helps Guys Evolve Their Look
Acadia to Host Agricultural Data Event
The inaugural event of the newly formed Acadia Institute for Data Analytics will explore the use of data in the wine and fruit-growing sectors.
The seminar, titled Data Analytics for the Wine & Fruit-Growing Industries, will take place on the
Sales Soar at Advanced Glazings
Doug Milburn proudly says Advanced Glazings has recovered from the “dark period” it endured after 2007 — and he is not just referring to the global economic slowdown.
The Sydney company is best known for its advanced building product —
Launch36 Unveils Fourth Cohort
Launch36, the regional tech accelerator, has chosen its fourth cohort of startups, which reveals a diversification away from its core sector of information technology.
The six-member cohort includes the cleantech company Hyton Innovations of
Press Release: CarbonCure in Seattle
Halifax-based green building materials company CarbonCure yesterday released the following press release:
Basalite bringing green concrete to the Emerald City
Basalite leading concrete sustainability with its conversion to CarbonCure
Teknically Wins Business Model Event
Teknically, a startup from Wilfrid Laurier University that helps small businesses improve their websites, captured top honours at Canada’s Business Model Competition at Dalhousie University on Saturday.
The company founded by students Andrew
Metabridge Seeks Our Top Startups
In its search for the top 15 startups across Canada, Metabridge is inviting applications from Atlantic Canadian companies.
Taking place June 12-13 in Kelowna, B.C., Metabridge is a networking, mentorship and pitching event at which some of the
Profile: Jordan Smith’s Gritty Ascent
It’s been nearly five years since Jordan Smith stood on a street corner in Halifax wearing a sign that read: “New Grad, Need Job, advert/market/sales.”
Despite the recession at the time, he got 15 job offers that day, finally choosing a business
Last Call To Get the Surveys In
I want to make one final call for founders to get their surveys into us. We plan to calculate everything early next week so we’re putting a Sunday night deadline on the responses.
For those who are interested, we’ve had a fantastic response to
Stromline Eyes Commercial Market
This may be the perfect winter to illustrate the value of Jon Fraser and Victoria Smith’s new product. (At least we better hope there’s not a better winter for it.)
With the thermometer plunging and heating bills soaring, there probably won’t be
Apps Maker ICubemedia’s Sales Soar
After a few years of producing dozens of smartphone apps, Moncton-based iCubemedia is focusing in on a single suite of small business products that its founder hopes will lift the company to a new level.
For the last five years, the brainchild
