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Venor - Tailoring their search to deliver results
When it comes to recruitment, relationships are everything. With huge passion and drive to support and grow their community, it’s no surprise Venor has seen tremendous success in the past 10 years of…
The New Kids in Town, Meet Avanade!
Digital Nova Scotia is thrilled to welcome Avanade to our member family! Having just moved operations into Nova Scotia, we thought it would be a good opportunity to ask some questions and find out mo…
Building a Strong SEO: Zerohero Tech
When the Covid-19 pandemic held the world at a standstill, Aidin Talaeizad recognized the shift small and medium sized businesses needed to make to adapt to a digital market. Passionate about providi…
More Than Numbers: Bold and Italic
When Michelle McCann sent out her first tweet in April of 2008, she didn’t expect the spark she felt to follow. Michelle’s always been creative and found a way to apply herself professionally, first…
Growing Local Prosperity: vLife
When the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2019, e-commerce sites became vital for businesses transitioning into today’s digital economy. As organization’s navigated this change, Melanie Little observed how…
Leading AI Solutions: Global Spatial Technology Solutions
Global Spatial Technology Solutions (GSTS) Inc . is a Dartmouth based company established to develop applications from the new global maritime data sets that were becoming available from the launch o…
Focal Place Inc: An Intelligently Practical Approach to Business
George Semeczko’s extensive knowledge within the tech industry, combined with his academic mastery have turned him into the leader he is today. After completing his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the U…
Forward Creative: Creativity in an Evolving Digital Marketplace
Inspired by the genuine community and entrepreneurial spirit of Nova Scotia’s North Shore, mother-daughter duo Gillian Forward and Mary Ellen Makhlouf combined their unique skill sets in hopes of hel…
Introhive: Harnessing the Power of AI and CRM Automation
Opening its doors in 2012 to help businesses organize and mainstream their Customer Relationship Management, Introhive has always had their customer in mind. From the beginning, CEO Jody Glidden prio…
Microhills, Taking Technology to New Heights
In the business world, very few things are a walk in the park but for Microhills , solving those business challenges, or “hills”, as they like to call it, is what they do best. Seeing the increasing…
Collaboration over Competition: KA Social Media
Growing up on Nova Scotia’s scenic coastline, Kerra AuCoin Mansfield has always lived by the motto, “the more the merrier”. As a child, she loved connecting different groups of friends and seeing the…
Member Q&A: A sit down with Teebod
We had the fantastic opportunity to chat with Paul Odufuye, Senior Director of Engineering & Projects, and the team at Teebod Technical Solutions to learn more about the amazing work they do and how…
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