McIntosh Is Kira Industry Champion
Keith McIntosh, the Co-CEO and President of Fredericton-based PQA Testing, was named Industry Champion and captured the People’s Choice Award at the annual Kira Awards banquet last night. The Kiras –...
View ArticleCommunitech Seeks Female Founders
For the next 10 days, female entrepreneurs from across Canada and beyond can apply to attend Fierce Founders, the bootcamp for women help at Communitech in Kitchener. Previously called the Women...
View ArticleVisiting Omaha to Witness the Oracle
After helping to lead an $8 million student investment fund at University of New Brunswick, Tuan Anh Bui relished the reward of hearing Warren Buffet speak on the subject of investing. The soon-to-be...
View ArticleInnovation Week Set for Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador’s third annual Innovation Week will take place in St. John’s starting on Monday. The 17 different events will focus on bringing innovative ideas to market and growing key...
View ArticleChalk to Attend Metabridge in June
Chalk, the Kitchener startup that provides workflow management tools to teachers, has been named one of 15 companies to attend the Metabridge mentorship camp in Kelowna, B.C., next month. Metabridge,...
View ArticleJob of the Week: HotSpot Parking
Our Job of the Week column today highlights an opportunity to work for a fast-growing Fredericton startup, HotSpot Merchant Solutions, which is looking for a technical lead. HotSpot developed a mobile...
View ArticleSaint John Unveils Data Initiatives
Saint John has announced a series of events and initiatives that will use data analytics to improve life in the New Brunswick city. The True Growth Network, the regional economic development...
View ArticleChinova Enters IndieBio in Ireland
Chinova Bioworks, a spin-off from Fredericton’s Mycodev Group, has been accepted into the IndieBio accelerator in Ireland, and received a US$100,000 (C$130,000) investment on entering the program....
View ArticleDash Hudson Prospers After Pivot
Nine months after settling on a business model that analyzes market response to Instagram posts, Dash Hudson is working with some huge multi-national customers and growing revenues strongly. The...
View ArticleSeek Various Forms of Funding
Entrepreneurs should seek financing for their businesses from unexpected sources, rather than just relying on equity investment and revenue, a conference in Halifax heard on Tuesday. The TSX Ignite...
View ArticleBriefs: Eyeread, Volta, AVF, Naco
Eyeread Accepted into Google for Entrepreneurs Halifax-based Eyeread, whose online product helps to teach children to read, has been accepted into the Google for Entrepreneurs program at Communitech in...
View ArticleIBM Names UNB to Security Project
IBM has selected the University of New Brunswick as one of eight universities in North America to help adapt its iconic Watson cognitive technology for use in cybersecurity. The blue-chip tech company...
View ArticleReno Sub-Systems Lands US$14M
Reno Sub-Systems Inc. has received US$14 million (C$18.1 million) in a Series B funding round led by strategic investor MKS Instruments Inc. of Andover, Mass. Reno, which has developed new and...
View ArticleEnding Dog Days of Contract Searches
Fifty-six seconds after I sent a contract to rufus@beagle.ai, I got an email back telling me it contained 27 liability clauses, 259 responsibility clauses and eight termination clauses. Rufus, by the...
View ArticleCorner Brook Hosts Startup Weekend
Something interesting happened in the startup world in April that deserves more attention than it received: a Startup Weekend was held April 1 to 3 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland. It was the first...
View ArticleTracking Entrepreneurs’ Mental Illness
With mental health problems among entrepreneurs even greater than among the general population, a new study is asking founders to fill in a survey with the aim of creating solutions. The Mindset...
View ArticleJob of the Week: HeyOrca!
Our Job of the Week feature today is highlighting a business-oriented position in St. John’s with the developer of a social media marketing solution, HeyOrca! HeyOrca! helps marketing agencies working...
View ArticleValley Startups Open KW Offices
As the summer begins, many companies have begun to train interns and co-op students. Companies often need to teach these young people technical skills and how to act appropriately in the workplace...
View ArticleImpact Movement Will Miss O’Leary
Kristy O’Leary is leaving Nova Scotia, and her departure means more than the loss of another talented Bluenoser. A few years ago, O’Leary co-founded Scout & Burrow, a Halifax consulting firm...
View ArticleCarbonCure Lands $1.75M in Funding
CarbonCure Technologies, which makes green construction materials, has received an additional $1.75 million investment from Vancouver-based Pangaea Ventures, increasing the company’s valuation. Founder...
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