Eskasoni Mi’kmaq First Nation and Cape Breton cleantech company Aeon Blue have signed a joint venture agreement to develop a sustainable aviation fuel project at Sydport in Cape Breton.

They announced Thursday they have established eFuels Mi’kmaq Ltd., which will be the first clean fuels company in Canada majority-owned by a Mi’kmaq First Nation.

The venture will begin with a $4 million pilot

Vimy Forge, the national accelerator for defence-focused startups, has announced a fresh round of funding, though it did not reveal the total value.

The support comes from the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, Business Development Bank of Canada, and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. The funding will support the second cohort of Vimy Forge’s national defence technology accelerator,

The University of New Brunswick’s Faculty of Management has launched a new Sales and Growth Certificate Program aimed at addressing a shortage of graduates with practical sales, business development and export skills.

The two-year pilot program, administered through the International Business & Entrepreneurship Centre, has selected five BBA students for its inaugural cohort. The program combines

The Investment Club will hold its first Prince Edward Island event Oct. 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. AST, bringing early-stage companies together with potential investors and members of the business community.

The club was established in 2016 to give startups an opportunity to present their businesses to investors. Since then, organizers Neil Smith and Peter Hickey have held an average of three

St. John’s-based Genesis, a hub for early-stage tech startups, has announced T-Minus30, a free 30-day sprint for anyone in the province who wants to build with AI tools and demo what they make in front of people.

The event grew out of Build48, Genesis' 48-hour startup weekend held in March, where participants asked for a way to keep going and to demo what they'd built.

"Build48 showed people

CharliAI and Profitual have formed a strategic partnership aimed at helping private companies prepare for investors by using artificial intelligence to combine investor readiness and financial planning.

The companies announced the partnership Thursday, saying the combined offering will allow businesses to move from collecting private-market data and documents to assessing investor readiness,

The University of New Brunswick's Faculty of Management in Fredericton is launching its Sales & Global Growth Initiative, a new pilot designed to prepare students to contribute to business growth from day one.

Five of the faculty’s top BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) students have been selected as the inaugural cohort for the two-year initiative, which combines academic and

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2026 InnovateNB Awards has been extended to Sunday, Oct. 4, TechImpact announced Monday.

The original deadline had been Sept. 28.

The 2026 InnovateNB Awards, to be held Nov. 26 at the Fredericton Convention Centre, will recognize achievements in nine categories, including Researcher of the Year. The event will also present the Gerry Pond Innovation

The Atlantic Economic Panel is calling for the four Atlantic provinces to adopt a One Atlantic Canada policy that would integrate and unify their economies, while leaving the provincial governments intact.

The recommendation is contained in a 181-page report released Friday that sets out seven broad measures aimed at increasing economic growth, productivity and investment in the region. The

Ten startups pitched delegates and investors Wednesday at BioPort Atlantic's Innovator Showcase, as the Halifax life sciences conference hosted by Life Sciences Nova Scotia marked its 25th year.

More than 300 companies, researchers, investors and other stakeholders attended the three-day conference at the Halifax Convention Centre. Under the theme "Why Life Sciences Matters," it gave companies a