On the cusp of a major expansion, the Waterloo Accelerator Centre will hold is second annual Showcase on Sept. 16, allowing about 35 of its members the chance to pitch  before investors and guests.

The Accelerator Centre is a four-tiered system

UIT, a startup immersion program at Cape Breton University, is accepting applications for 20 spots in the second year of the program, which runs from September to June.

Applications, which can be found here, are due this Friday.

UIT began last

Eight women banded together in Halifax Thursday night and brought the dream of a funding platform for female entrepreneurs a little closer to reality.

Halifax businesswomen Allyson England, Stefanie MacDonald and six others committed a total of

Growing up with a father and an aunt who both had Type 1 diabetes taught Halifax health entrepreneur Patti Ryan the importance of managing chronic conditions and medications.

Ryan is the co-founder and CEO of Health QR, the company behind an app

You have a little more than a day to vote in the Great Big Gigabot Giveaway, so we’re asking one last time to vote for the Atlantic Canadian entry, The Creator Program.

Our daughter Cat Adalay has initiated this program for young teens in the

There will be no Entrevestor posts next week.

Unless something truly earth-shattering is announced, we will be taking our annual late summer break. You’ll just have to get on with your lives without us.

Entrevestor will return on Monday August

Volta Labs, the Halifax startup house, has announced that it will hold its second annual Startup Empire event next month, featuring a range of speakers who have developed leading startups.

Held at the Park Lane Cineplex Theatre on Spring Garden

I’d like to invite everyone who’s around Halifax on Sept. 1 to come out to my talk at the Central Library on my latest book.

The Jew Who Defeated Hitler: Henry Morgenthau Jr., FDR, and How We Won the War was published in the U.S. late last year,

Waterloo-based Kik Interactive has raised a US$50 million (C$65.3 million) strategic investment from Chinese tech giant Tencent, valuing the maker of the popular North American chat network at US$1 billion.

Kik said in a press release on Tuesday

BioNova, the association of life sciences companies in Nova Scotia, has issued the following press release:

Semi-Finalists Chosen for BioInnovation Challenge

Halifax, NS – August 17, 2015 -- The semi-finalists have been chosen for the 2015

Mallorie Brodie and Lauren Hasegawa certainly had perfect timing when they decided to launch an app that improves efficiency in the construction industry.

The co-founders of Kitchener-based Bridgit decided to launch the product they call

Pursu.it, the platform that helps elite athletes crowdfund sponsorship, will launch the next version of its technology in late October, allowing users to interact with supporters for longer periods of time.

The Halifax organization is planning