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Built on Values: Overlay
Some of the best business ideas are born after seeing a problem and knowing how to solve it. Having had careers in global management consulting, the founding team at Overlay was familiar with the pai…
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…
Real Connections, Real Results - A DAPSB Story
As businesses continue to increase their reliance on technology and digital platforms, the need for support has grown. Throughout the past 3 years, many small businesses have had to pivot their opera…
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…
Collaboration, Connection, Covers.com
It’s been an unforgettable 18-months for the team at Covers, after growing from 50 to 110 full-time staff and opening their brand new office - they’re now heading towards tripling their team! Covers.…
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…
Fostering and Supporting Joint Research Initiatives
Did you know that existing research shows that companies who demonstrate positive onboarding see an 82% improvement in new hire retention rates and a 70% improvement in productivity? Earlier this yea…
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…
Hiring new talent has never been easier for Canadian businesses with the iAdvance Pathways Program
Developed by ICTC , the iAdvance Pathways Program provides career coaching and wage subsidies that aid employers in the tech sector. This is the ideal resource for employers looking to obtain talente…
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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