The shareholders of Halifax-based Stockport Exploration have approved the company’s merger with Sona Nanotech, completing another step in the merged company’s path to a stock market listing.

The companies on Friday released a statement saying the Stockport shareholders voted 99 percent in favour of the merger last Thursday. The meeting was attended by 18 Stockport investors, as well as employees

It’s been just over a year since Katelyn Bourgoin folded her company Vendeve, a skill-swapping platform for female entrepreneurs similar to LinkedIn. She sat down with Entrevestor to discuss her latest venture, founder burnout and why her company failed.

“I think my glasses were a bit rose-coloured about how easy it would be to raise those funds,” said the Halifax-based serial entrepreneur

MONCTON – The government of New Brunswick announced Friday a five-year digital strategy that would allow residents to access their information and government services from “any device, anywhere, at any time.”

Treasury Board President Roger Melanson said the province aims to be the first jurisdiction in North America to provide government services digitally. The strategy is a piece of a larger

When the 2018 Fundica Roadshow kicks off in Montreal on Tuesday, one presenter will be a one-year-old New Brunswick company that is quickly making a name for itself for safety standards in the drone industry.

Founded by Josh Ogden of Rothesay, NB, and Josh Boudreau of Ottawa, AVSS is developing hardware and software to improve the safety of autonomous aircraft. The company’s main product so far

The two postings in our Jobs of the Week Column today both come out of New Brunswick from widely recognized organizations. One in Fredericton is with the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, the other is in Saint John with the Canadian Automobile Association’s Atlantic division, CAA Atlantic.

The NBIF is an independent nonprofit that fosters innovation and research in the region. Since 2003, the

Nicole LeBlanc is moving on from BDC Capital.

The New Brunswick native sent out an email Thursday night saying she would be joining the investment team at Sidewalk Labs. That’s the Alphabet Inc. unit that's conducting a huge experiment in urban development in Toronto.

LeBlanc, who previously worked for the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation and First Angel Network, will begin her new position

The Government of New Brunswick announced on Wednesday it’s spending $53.5 million to foster innovation and boost research and development in the province.

“This investment is a big boost for innovation and will enable NBIF to support and nurture even more research and startup ventures in New Brunswick”. said Calvin Milbury, President and CEO of the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation in a

Keeping Roads Safe, the company that is designing a software to keep drivers off their phones while behind the wheel, won first place during a pitching competition at Intertraffic Amsterdam, a worldwide annual exhibition for the traffic and mobile safety industry in March.

This win has led to the Halifax company forming significant partnerships in European markets and piloting its product with

Many seniors wish to age in their own homes but struggle to buy and prepare the food they enjoy. To address this, a new grocery delivery service, Full Plate Care, will soon be piloted in Cape Breton.

Full Plate Care will begin an eight-week pilot in May in partnership with Loblaws and two home care agencies: The Cape Breton Homemaker Association and VON Cape Breton. 

The pilot will source 100

BlueLight Analytics, the Halifax company that helps dentists cure fillings properly, appears to be the lone Atlantic Canadian competitor in the Fundica Roadshow this year.

The organizers on Wednesday announced the 18 companies that will pitch at its event in Montreal on May 1. The list includes BlueLight.

The Fundica Roadshow is an annual competition open to startups from across the country,