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Ignite Technology: A People-First Approach
In 2011, Ignite Collaboration Services Group was founded based on the idea that attention to both user, and customer experience – a people-first approach – was much needed in the collaboration techno…
Blue Cow Marketing: Helping Small Businesses Reach Their Potential
Shaun Whynaucht has always had a passion for working with small businesses. While living in British Columbia for a few years, Shaun started his own marketing agency with a vision to help other small…
VERB Interactive Claims Three Top Employer Awards
VERB Interactive has recently been recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers, one of Nova Scotia’s Top Employers and as of today, one of Canada’s Top Small & Medium Employers for 2022 by M…
CarteNav: Challenging the Status Quo in ISR
Nearly twenty years ago a small group of system and software engineers teamed up to democratize intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance with AIMS-ISR. And just like that, CarteNav was born. Fo…
VR & Healthcare, a Limitless Future: MARS VR
On the cusp of a new technological age, there have been countless breakthroughs that are sure to change the way we operate on a daily basis, and Virtual Reality is right at the forefront. For many, V…
Contributing to a Bright Future: Sociable Media
“People tell me that I am an upbeat and energetic person. I’m passionate about what I do and I guess that translates naturally into the culture at Sociable Media. Life is hard, why should work make i…
Low Code High Reward: StayShure
Alex Pezutto was two years into a tech startup when his CTO stepped down, taking his two lead developers with him. The company, Rentbridge, was in the middle of entering an accelerator with a barely…
People and Culture Over Everything: Resulta
"Proudly Nova Scotian, Fiercely World Class" - Ken MacDonald, COO at Resulta They’ve been in the game since before the game even existed - originally founded in 1992, the marketing agency that would…
Erin Trafford: Putting Stories First
Erin Trafford has always had a passion for stories well told. That's why she started her career in news and broadcasting at the age of 16, an industry she would remain in for more than half her life.…
Blue House Energy: Construction Innovation
In 2012, Shawna Henderson posed the question, “How can I get the knowledge for building science, residential construction and renovation out of my head and into the heads of as many people as possibl…
Join us for the 8th annual NSCC Information Technology Job Fair & Conference!
The Nova Scotia Community College's largest college wide information technology career event is here! With many organizations attending, you will find a wide variety of professional development, indu…
Medusa Medical Technologies: Serving Communities With Meaningful Work
“I began working at ESO 4 years ago, after working 12 years on the ambulance as a Paramedic. Having used the software to capture important patient data while in the field, I came into this company wi…
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