A recurring theme at the Big Data Congress in Saint John last October was the global movement toward a data-driven society. Most of the 600 delegates were probably unaware that one Atlantic Canadian city is already moving toward becoming such a community.

It is, in fact, Saint John itself.

The New Brunswick city has completed a pilot project called the Pattern of Life program, which is now

Propel ICT, the regional ICT accelerator, is kicking off the new year with a series of information sessions about its next cohort, which will take place this winter.

Applications for the coming cohort, which can be found here, close Jan. 31. As it has done in the past, Propel will offer its Build Program for more advanced companies across the region, usually meeting in Moncton. And it plans to offer the Launch program, which is designed for younger companies, in Halifax, Fredericton, Charlottetown, Sydney and St. John’s.

Propel hopes to offer a cohort in Sydney for the first time as long as

I’ve been fortunate enough to appear on the latest edition of #startupeast, the broadcasts by Startup Kitchen that focus on startups in Atlantic Canada.

I sat down with Director Devon Murrins a while back to discuss what we’re noticing in the community, and our discussion focused the dominance of the larger startups.

Launched in 2011, Startup Kitchen provides video interviews with startup

Click2Order is a clear demonstration of what’s special about the Cape Breton startup community.

Founded by Matt Stewart and Rob Myers, Sydney-based Click2Order has developed an app that lets people order from a restaurant online. It allows the restaurant to display the app on its own site, along with the menu, payment system and other features.

With restaurants able to put their own branding on

Here’s one thing to highlight about Atlantic Canadian startups in 2017: they’ll be accelerating their danged faces off.

Accelerators have become a cornerstone of the startup world, and they’re thick on the ground on Canada’s East Coast. The sheer number of accelerators or incubators is surprising, as is the number of companies they are fostering. And they speak to the startup community’s

Norex, the Halifax-based web design and innovation firm, has opened an office in Toronto as part of an 18-month expansion plan.

Established in 2000, Norex has grown beyond web design with its Norex labs offering, which incubates innovative products and partners with clients to get products to market fast.

The company is planning to continue its expansion with a Boston office and an increased

Gerry Pond, a driving force behind the development of ICT startups in Atlantic Canada, has been appointed to the Order of Canada.

Rideau Hall, the office of the Governor General, named Pond to the Order, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, on Dec. 30.

With more than 45 years of business experience, Pond is best known in the startup community as an investor and the chairman of Mariner

This is our final post for 2017. After today, we’re going to celebrate Christmas with our family and then take our customary break in the week leading up to New Year.

So we’d like to close the year with our warmest wishes to all our readers, clients and friends this holiday. Stay safe and enjoy yourselves. We’re looking forward to some awesome things in 2017 and look forward to sharing them with

With this harsh December placing strains on homeless shelters, Truro-based clothing company My HOME Apparel is mixing business and goodwill by donating five per cent of its profits to charities that assist the homeless.

Founder and CEO Miriah Kearney has made ending homelessness her company cause since starting the venture in July last year. My HOME Apparel makes T-shirts and other items that

During the holiday season, it’s fitting to celebrate Porpoise – a Moncton startup that helps companies work with their employees to discover and promote how they are giving back together.

The startup has gone through a couple of pivots and permutations to arrive at its current form, but always kept the goal of helping people to do good in their communities. In its current form, Porpoise probes