Editor's Note: The Telegraph Journal recently ran a story about former ECC Profilee Greg Hemmings. All those interested in film and television production on the East Coast should check out this great article! (For the ECC Profile on Greg Hemmings, click here.)The house Hemmings builtby Zoe McKnight Read more

Innovacorp, a provincial Crown corporation in Nova Scotia, focused on emerging high potential technology companies, has launched an Entrepreneur in Residence program. Jevon MacDonald was welcomed to the Innovacorp team as the first entrepreneur-in-residence. MacDonald is originally from PEI and is the founder and business developer of several software and services companies. Read more

The 21inc Emerging Leaders Summit is a unique and inspiring leadership experience for promising young leaders and entrepreneurs, age 20 to 35, who are committed to shaping Atlantic Canada’s future. Know someone who fits the bill? Nominate them for their chance to network with peers and be celebrated for their professional accomplishments. 50 extraordinary young people who are selected to attend the Emerging Leaders Summit in St. Andrews, NB, November 22-24. Read more

On a sunny May 20th at Toronto’s Duke of Westminster, ECC members new and old were treated to an Atlantic Canadian original: Sons of Maxwell musician and internet sensation Dave Carroll. Speaking at ECC’s Coast and Cocktails as part of his tour of Canada, Carroll entertained the crowd with his “United Breaks Guitars” experience, explaining how his life has changed since then, and then performing several songs, much to the pleasure of the crowd. Read more

In late 2009, PEI blogger and CEO Tim Banks wrote on his website, “a few years ago I started taking notice of the name UFIT as it was popping up at some of the events I attended...It wasn’t long fterwards that I saw a fun looking Mini Cooper all ‘pimped out’ (an expression from my oldest son) with the UFIT logos.” That car was likely being driven by Eireann Rigby, and like Banks, other people took notice, too. Read more

When you say “Halifax,” you probably don’t think about a cosmopolitan Asian restaurant culture. That perception may be changing with the help of Talay Thai, the city’s runaway culinary success story. With determination and a keen eye for market openings, the young Dao siblings have taken the city’s palate by storm. From its humble beginnings in 2005, line-ups now wrap around the block, eager for a taste of authentic Bangkok Thai food. Read more

Peter Ollerhead, Owner of Cycle Solutions, is a textbook entrepreneur. Against his parents’ wishes, he left university and worked his way from go-to bike repair man at Wal-Mart to owning an award-winning business. Through innovation, community building and elbow grease, Ollerhead has built the Cycle Solutions brand beyond the product. In Cornerbrook, NL, it is an institution that proclaims that cycling is not so much about the bike, but about the experience. Read more

During his tenure as President of the University of PEI, Wade MacLauchlan, has spawned a niche of entrepreneurial activities in his province most notably in the area of bioscience. These initiatives, he says, have helped the PEI economy chug along, rather than experience the economic turmoil that other provinces have experienced in the past year. Read more

Halifax resident Sunisha Neupane has received Nova Scotia’s top award for volunteerism by the non-profit development agency CUSO-VSO. Neupane, who is originally from Nepal was honoured for her work on CUSO-VSO’s ‘Stand Up’ campaign which draws attention to world poverty. She is currently completing a double major in international development and chemistry at Dalhousie University. Read more

The University of West Indies (UWI) is hosting an inaugural Toronto gala honouring Dr. the Honourable Harry Belafonte and the Honourable Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, among other notable individuals who have made significant contributions to UWI and the Caribbean community. Read more