A challenge for many early-stage companies in New Brunswick is securing growth capital, but two new funding policies announced Thursday by Opportunities New Brunswick (ONB) might help with that.
Canada’s eastern seaboard is home to some of the country’s most dynamic and successful firms, and the Atlantic Canadian companies on the 2017 PROFIT 500 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies are proof.
Mr. Gerry Pond will receive the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Atlantic Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of his enduring contribution to Canadian business, philanthropic endeavours and outstanding leadership within the community and across Canada.
We are thrilled to announce that Leadsift has been identified as the top marketing tool of the year by Smart Selling Tools in their TMT Guide specifically aimed at identifying the best marketing tools out there which can directly facilitate revenue generation by improving sales manifold. It really is a great honor to be recognized alongside other outstanding companies like Seismic, 6Sense, ClearSlide, SalesWings etc.
Vancouver, BC – Today, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) is delighted to announce the official launch of the Student Work-Integrated Learning Program WIL Digital to develop industry and innovation ready talent for the digital economy. ICTC’s recent labour market report “Navigating the Digital Shift – Outlook 2021, highlights an acute digital talent demand of around 216,000 by 2021, and where digital jobs growth has outpaced the overall economy by over 4 to 1. This initiative, funded by the Government of Canada and in close collaboration with industry and academic partners will provide 1000 students across Canada with quality work integrated experiences in three fast growth sectors of the Canadian economy: Fintech, Advanced Manufacturing, and Intelligent Retail.
WIL Digital is being officially launched today at SAP Labs Vancouver – BC by the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and ICTC President & CEO, Namir Anani.
“When Canadian students get on-the-job education, they’re getting the experience they need to succeed. Our Innovation and Skills Plan is putting Canada’s skilled, talented and creative people at the heart of a more innovative future economy.” said the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
“We are delighted to launch this program in collaboration with the industry and academic partners from across Canada. This program entitled, the WIL to succeed in tomorrow’s digital economy – Innovation ready grads, is a significant milestone in addressing the skills and labour shortages while strengthening Canada’s digital advantage in a global economy.” said Namir Anani, ICTC President & CEO.
“SAP Labs Canada prides itself in our robust student internship and co-op work program. We hire more than 200 interns every year into our four Labs locations across the country and these students are key drivers of our success. We believe that building cross-generational teams, where young talent works alongside seasoned professionals, brings a diversity of thought that strengthens our innovation process. We are encouraged by the opportunity for the Student Work-Integrated Learning Program to offer this type crucial hands-on experience to ready Canadian youth for a lifetime of employment in the digital economy.” – Kirsten Sutton, Managing Director, SAP Labs Canada
For more information on this powerful program, visit: https://www.ictc-ctic.ca/education-and-skills/#youth
Organizers of a new festival hope to put New Brunswick on the map in the world of Canadian comic conventions.
Dream Payments provides businesses with mobile point-of-sale solutions through its secure payments cloud and device- management platform. Dream is the world’s only mobile platform that enables Interac® Debit and Chip and PIN credit card payment terminals to be sold off-the-shelf. The company’s technology is also used by financial institutions and acquirers including Chase Paymentech to deliver user-friendly mobile payment solutions to their business customers.
Members of the community gathered in downtown Moncton today for the official launch of a new initiative to encourage the development of more social enterprises in the region.
In keeping with their mission to support innovation and entrepreneurship in the Maritimes, Mariner Partners and East Valley Ventures lead the seed investment round for Beauceron Security Inc. The Fredericton-based cybersecurity software developer provides a unique platform for measuring, managing and monitoring cyber risk based on people, process, culture and technology.
“We’re thrilled to have Mariner Partners and East Valley Ventures as investors, partners and clients,” said Beauceron CEO David Shipley. “As an investor, Mariner provides tremendous support not only financially, but with a wealth of experience helping some of Atlantic Canada’s most innovative and successful technology companies start, grow and thrive. As a client, Mariner helped provide invaluable early feedback on our initial beta product and as a partner, they will help us meet the growing cybersecurity needs of firms across North America.”
Mariner will partner with Beauceron to help bring its technology to customers across North America through its new business line – Mariner Security Solutions. Created to address the growing threat of cyber criminal activity and reduce the growing business risk Mariner’s information security arm will offer a wide range of services including security testing and audits, security gap assessments, disaster recovery, cloud security, CISO as a service, project security management as well as training and seminars.
“Mariner is excited to support as well as be a part of this new way to improve security for organizations. We participated in Beauceron’s initial beta program within in our own organization and feel strongly the software and the concept overall is a real winner. Mariner is not just an investor, we use the system ourselves and will also provide to our own customers,” said Paul Eisner, General Manager, Mariner Security Solutions.
Ottawa, Ontario
May 31, 2017
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced the following change in the senior ranks of the Public Service:
Francis McGuire becomes President of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, effective June 12, 2017. Mr. McGuire previously served in senior leadership roles in the private sector and with the Government of New Brunswick.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to congratulate Paul LeBlanc on the occasion of his recent retirement from the Public Service, following a distinguished career marked by dedication and excellence in serving Canadians.