Invest Atlantic has announced 22 companies that will pitch in its three-tiered pitching event next Tuesday.

The conference, which will take place September 29 and 30 at the World Trade and Convention Centre in Halifax, will feature some of the region’s leading business people, and investors from inside and outside Atlantic Canada.

For the first time, Invest Atlantic will divide its pitching

Though the Build Program companies pitching at the Propel ICT Demo Day all noted they were raising capital, they placed a greater emphasis on the revenue they’re gaining from bona fide customers.

The Build Program is the mentoring course for the most advanced companies in the regional accelerator, and all six of these startups were on the stage in Moncton. They are also all eligible for

Sean Wise was so impressed with the Launch Program pitches at the Propel ICT Demo Day on Tuesday that he wondered why he was there.

Appearing after the seed-stage companies delivered their presentations, the professor of entrepreneurship at Ryerson University and Dragon’s Den consultant showed up to deliver a short seminar on pitching. But the quality of the pitches made him ask whether he

The Nova Scotia Securities Commission has issued the following press release:

Crowdfunding Public Information Session in Truro

Halifax - Sept 22, 2015 -- The Nova Scotia Securities Commission is holding a free public information session on the new rules for the equity crowdfunding exemptions on Oct. 15.

The event will take place at the Nova Scotia Community College in Truro from noon until 2 p.m. in Salon C, 36 Arthur St.

The session is in partnership with the Financial and Consumer Services Commission in New Brunswick and PEI Securities Commission. Information will be given on the

There will be a bit of a homecoming Tuesday in Moncton as Propel ICT holds its latest Demo Day in the area where it held its first.

At its sixth Demo Day, 12 companies that have gone through the regional tech accelerator’s programs will make presentations to a roomful of spectators. The pitching begins at the Capitol Theatre at 6:30 p.m. For those who can't make it in person, Startup Kitchen

BuyMyLemonade.com, a Halifax company that teaches students entrepreneurship through online fundraising, has announced that it has formed its first two strategic partnerships, with Junior Achievement of Nova Scotia and Eyeball Inc.

The company was founded by CEO Guy Shaham and Chief IT Officer Isaak Moscovich to teach entrepreneurship through the same model as the neighbourhood lemonade stand.

Steve Blank on Friday showed why he’s the entrepreneurship prof that other entrepreneurship profs talk about.

The serial entrepreneur and academic made two appearances at Communitech and displayed the wit and insights that have made him one of the most often-cited startup educators in the world. I missed the appearance by the father of customer discovery methodology at the Innovation Summit,

The Atlantic Entrepreneurial Ecosystem conference attendees couldn’t stop talking last week about Gerry Pond’s Grey Grey Matter Matters.

Pond looked at one of Atlantic Canada’s biggest problems: a large aging population. His solution? Take old people’s wisdom to create businesses. That’s how the Maritime investor and entrepreneur arrived at Grey (old people) Grey Matter (the brain) Matters:

I found eight takeaways from the Atlantic Canada Entrepreneurial Ecosystem conference, hosted by the Sobey School of Business at St Mary’s University on Friday.

The first three come from Gerry Pond, former CEO of NBTel and founder and investor in several successful businesses.  The first is that scale matters. Promoting entrepreneurship has to operate at the regional level – individual cities and provinces lack critical mass. For me that suggests, among other things, more efficient and cheaper travel.

Second, Pond argued that the region needs to think creatively about new opportunities.

Towers Watson, a publicly listed professional services consultancy, has issued the following press release:

Towers Watson to Acquire Brovada

Acquisition expands Towers Watson's insurance technology offerings

ARLINGTON, VA, September 14, 2015 — Towers Watson (NASDAQ:TW), a global professional services company, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Brovada, a Canadian insurance technology business. The acquisition will enhance Towers Watson's position as a leading insurance software provider.

Brovada focuses on streamlining the communications between insurance