The delegates at Big Data Congress 2017 on Monday were advised to get used to the idea of “predapting” to changing technologies and economic conditions.

Predapting – according to BDC keynote speaker Rebecca Costa – is preparing to adapt. And the socio-biology from Silicon Valley told the Congress that we all better get ready to predapt because information is flooding over us in unprecedented

We’re delighted to announce that McInnes Cooper has come aboard as the sponsor of our luncheon on Wednesday.

We’re now down to the last day before the luncheon, and tickets are going fast. We’re hearing from community members from around the region that they’re interested in attending to learn about our data on startups in the region. You can register here.

The law firm is a long-time supporter

In our Jobs of the Week column today, we’re highlighting Dash Hudson’s search for a Sales Development Representative and Swept’s opening for a Quality Engineer.

Dash Hudson, a Halifax-based company who created a “visual intelligence platform” that helps companies better market through photos and video, is looking to hire a Sales Development Representative.

The company, which already has

Innovacorp and the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency have announced 18 winners in the first province-wide Spark Innovation Challenge.

The winners will split $800,000, divided evenly between four regions in Nova Scotia. One of the hallmarks of the competition this year is that no winner has received less than $25,000. That means the competition and it organizers have strived to concentrate the

One of the most misunderstood aspects of economic development is the subject of exits by high-growth companies. At our luncheon in Halifax on Wednesday, we’ll demonstrate the true economic power of exits.

Entrevestor and Charcoal Marketing are hosting Atlantic Canada's Startup Industry - By The Numbers, a luncheon we're staging with the cooperation of Big Data Congress 2017. We’ll present our

A New Brunswick startup is helping professional sports teams bring a more experiential approach to their group ticket sales– and some big names are taking notice.

Founded in 2012, Spinzo is a demand-based pricing platform where corporations like sports teams can run promotions for group purchases where the final price depends on the number of committed buyers. Prices drop as more people

The Atlantic Canadian group putting together the pitch for the oceans supercluster is reaching out to startups and small businesses, promising them a role in the ambitious scheme.

The steering committee this week has held information sessions in St. John’s and Dartmouth, with more than 150 people attending each session. The message has been two-fold: first, the oceans supercluster could be a

After cementing relationships with suppliers of biodegradable plastics and ethically sourced sugar, the founders of Nova Scotia’s Pavia Gallery Espresso Bar & Café are now celebrating an EY Entrepreneur of The Year award.

Victoria Foulger, Pavia CEO and co-founder, was presented with the hospitality and tourism award for the Atlantic region last month.

“Pavia has won many awards but this turns

The faculty of business administration at Memorial University will receive a $1.13 million donation from the family of the late Melvin Woodward, a Newfoundland business pioneer who founded the Woodward Group of Companies.

The money will be awarded to student entrepreneurs through an annual business competition, now called the Mel Woodward Cup.

The competition, which is a program of the Memorial

A few years back, the National Research Council announced that two Atlantic Canadian companies would receive five years of funding from its Canadian Accelerator and Incubator Program, or CAIP.

One was Propel ICT, the high-profile tech accelerator, and the other was the PEI BioAlliance, which launched a life sciences incubation program called Emergence.

Emergence — which received $3.8 million