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Experience Ventures Coming to Region’s Students
A national program that pairs students with startups and businesses for work experience is set to bring more opportunity to the region’s students.
The Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax is now the
Sandpiper, Tribe Make Progress on New Funds
Two Atlantic Canadian investment groups that back under-represented founders are working on new funds that could bring millions of dollars to high-growth companies.
Tribe Network, the Halifax-based support organization for BIPOC entrepreneurs,
Dan Oshodin joins Tribe as COO
Halifax-based Tribe Network, the support organization for BIPOC founders, has named Dan Oshodin Chief Operations Officer.
Oshodin, formerly Growth Funding and Investment Strategy Manager at startup hub Volta, has experience helping entrepreneurs
Atlantic Technology Summit Coming Up
The Atlantic Technology Summit will take place Nov. 20 in Halifax with the theme of Innovate, Integrate, Empower: Human-Centric Solutions for a Connected World.
The Keynote – Possibility Executed, Determining the Future of Your Organization in an
InnovateNB Names Top Innovators
Last night, the third InnovateNB celebration honoured innovators from New Brunswick’s economy and heard a keynote address by new premier Susan Holt.
The awards ceremoney in Moncton was preceded by an afternoon of wide-ranging discussions with an
$50 million BioAccelerator Coming to PEI
Work has begun on a new BioAccelerator in Charlottetown. Financed by the federal and provincial governments, the facility is designed to support Canada's expanding bioscience industry.
Spearheaded by the PEI BioAlliance, a private sector-led
Tech Forward Award Winners Named
Digital Nova Scotia last week honoured members of the province’s tech community with its Tech Forward Awards, recognizing diverse contributors and contributions to the province's ecosystem.
The winners are:
Diversity and Inclusion Award: MOC
InnovateNB Award Finalists Unveiled
Finalists have been announced for the third annual InnovateNB Awards, which recognizes innovators from all sectors of the province’s economy.
Winners will be revealed at the awards event to be held November 13 at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton.
Heart App Wins Health Canada Approval
St. John’s-based Sparrow BioAcoustics is celebrating Health Canada’s approval of Stethophone, an AI-powered app that allows users to capture and analyze heart sounds using a smartphone.
Designed for both healthcare professionals and personal use,
Bell’s Entrepreneurial Struggles Inform New Role
With her own business on ice after seven years of operations, entrepreneur Tracy Bell is able to bring a lot of empathy to her new role as executive director of the Wallace McCain Institute, which aims to help business owners and entrepreneurial
Volta and CDL Offer Fall Investment Day
Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Atlantic) and Volta are holding an investment day that will showcase high-potential, early-stage startups building innovative solutions in the region.
Founders will pitch their companies to a curated audience of active
Bell Named MCI Executive Director
Well-known entrepreneur Tracy Bell is joining UNB Saint John-based Wallace McCain Institute as Executive Director, taking up her role over the next few weeks.
Bell who is from Rothesay, NB, first joined the institute in 2019 as a member of its