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

The J. Herbert Smith Centre at the University of New Brunswick is accepting applications from students for H2A Canada, a program supporting ventures focused on social and environmental challenges.

The program is open to students from any faculty, program or academic background. It is delivered by the J. Herbert Smith Centre in partnership with Harvard University’s HealthLab Accelerator.

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation has opened applications for Breakthru, the province’s main startup pitching competition that will award more than $300,000 in investment and in-kind services.

As well as the competition, Breakthru is a four-month program designed to help early-stage entrepreneurs develop technology startups and prepare for investment. It includes practical learning,

Various opportunities for entrepreneurs have been listed by Halifax-based Tribe Network, a group for Black, Indigenous, and racialized entrepreneurs.

These include:

The High Five Grant for Moms

The High Five Grant for Moms is open to mom entrepreneurs across Canada and the U.S.

This year, eight founders will receive non-repayable funding: a $10,000 grand prize, $5,000 second-place grant,

Fredericton-based Ignite has received a national award for a program that connects municipalities with startups to develop solutions to community challenges.

Ignite’s MERGE: Connecting Municipal Challenges with Startup Innovation Through Regional Collaboration received the 2026 Economic Developers Association of Canada Award for Regional and Community Collaboration. The award was presented

Fredericton-based BlueLedger announced a paid pilot program for its ID verification technology on Thursday after receiving investment from MaxWave Capital.

The company, which emerged from stealth at the ALL IN 2026 conference in Montreal, is developing technology to help public-company issuers, legal counsel and market-integrity teams investigate discrepancies in financial records.

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