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Tips on how to improve your pitch to potential investors For most entrepreneurs, raising the necessary capital to get going is their first and most difficult challenge. Understanding how different capital providers make decisions and knowing how you should customize your approach for each is critical. Whether you’re looking for several hundred thousand dollars to […]
LEAP Innovations, a nonprofit that works with schools to implement a personalized approach to learning, today announced the results of their annual edtech evaluation, which helps educators identify solutions best suited for the unique needs and objectives of their students. Technologies that satisfy the nonprofit’s rigorous vetting will be invited to hold in-depth conversations with […]
For International Women’s Day, March 8, 2018, we would like to shine the spotlight on eight women leading the charge in cybersecurity in our ecosystem. According to Information and Communications Technology (ICTC) Stats Canada Labour Force Survey, only one in four people employed in the Information and Communications Technology sector in Canada are women. Read more […]
The approval by New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) as part of their Real Time Energy Management (RTEM) program will allow SHIFT Energy to offer cost share incentives to its commercial customers in the New York state. Read more . . .
An educational campaign to encourage individuals, businesses and public entities in the province to buy more New Brunswick products, services and experiences was launched across the province. Driven by a private-sector-led association called Excellence NB, which was also announced, the initiative has the goal of empowering New Brunswickers to power up their own economy. Read […]
In 2003, our founders Gerry Pond, Cathy Simpson, Jeff White, and Curtis Howe set out to jump-start the ICT sector in New Brunswick. This was a time when entrepreneurship was far from a supported, conventional career path. Today, we are fortunate to be a part of a burgeoning startup ecosystem with many resources available to new […]
Startup Canada, the national rallying community and voice for Canada’s entrepreneurs, opened nominations today for the fifth annual Startup Canada Awards. The Awards are the hallmark event celebrating outstanding achievements in Canada’s entrepreneurship and innovation community. Read more
The Pitch for the Purse competition awards big bucks to a female business owner. This month’s championship round tests the finalists’ powers of persuasion. Read more to find out how Squiggle Park did in the competition.
Ohio University students will now be able to access mental health care services from their fingertips as part of an interactive online therapy program known as Welltrack. Read the full story.
By Steve Rosenbush The contours of the new information technology market are coming into sharper focus, as emerging technologies dominate spending. CIO Journal’s Angus Loten reports that worldwide information technology spending this year is expected to hit $3.7 trillion, up 4.5% over 2017, as firms look to capitalize on the potential of blockchain, Internet of Things, and, […]