GroupThinq is a Halifax startup that has been in stealth mode for a few years, and its coyness is surprising when you consider the international traction it’s gained.

The company, which grew out of Ekistics Planning & Design, has created a cloud-based software that helps consultancies with project management and other tasks associated with accounting. The product is now being tested with about

Job openings at UpFront Tickets and Forestry.io lead our Jobs of the Week column today.

Halifax-based UpFront Tickets uses blockchain technology to improve online ticket purchasing. By working with concert ticket sellers, UpFront aims to get rid of ticket scalpers and make sure customers are not buying fraudulent tickets.

UpFront is hoping to hire a lead developer to assist in designing and

The entrepreneurship program within the University of New Brunswick’s engineering school has bolstered its management team by selecting Joe Allen to head its accelerator programs.

The J. Herbert Smith Centre for Technology Management & Entrepreneurship, commonly known as TME, announced Friday that Allen has assumed the role of Managing Director of Accelerator Programs. Allen had previously

ConnexionWorks, Saint John’s collaborative co-working space, is welcoming a new owner.

Jayne Taylor, ConnexionWorks’ current facility director, will join Heather Acker and Doug Jenkens as one of the co-owners.

“I have enjoyed my role [as facility director] over the past 11 months and was taken out to supper by the three co-founders where I was advised of this new opportunity,” said Taylor, in

The rest of Atlantic Canada has a lot to learn from New Brunswick about developing startups.

That’s the conclusion that I came to after a quick visit to Fredericton this week. It’s an impression that’s been percolating for several years. All four Atlantic provinces can point to successful innovators and support organizations. But here are five features that make New Brunswick special:

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Charlottetown drug manufacturer BioVectra Inc. announced Thursday it has signed a manufacturing agreement with Boston-based Keryx Biopharmaceuticals.

BioVectra will supply Keryx with a key ingredient for its Auryxia tablets, a medicine that treats people with chronic kidney disease.

BioVectra plans to manufacture and supply Ferric Citrate, the active pharmaceutical ingredient, or API, in

A Saint John programmer has responded to the #MeToo movement by developing an app to help sexual assault victims search for other victims of a single predator.

Raven Blue, a user experience developer and father of two girls, has been thinking about his product, PerpTag, (http://www.perptag.com) for a while, and the outcry over sexual misconduct spurred him to develop something to help women.

He

Applications are open for the 2018 Volta Academy, a program put on by Halifax-based Volta Labs that helps future founders take their “big idea” and turn it into a viable startup.

Volta Academy, the newest program put on by Volta, wrapped up its first session this week. Beginning in September, the 11-week program welcomed 18 participants ranging in age from 15 to 55, and helped them to learn how

Mbissa Energy, a Fredericton-based startup devoted to delivering electricity to remote areas, showcased its mini-home that is 100 per cent solar powered last Thursday.

The showcase, open to investors, partners and media, demonstrated how Mbissa Energy’s business model could help improve the lives of people in under-developed countries by harnessing the power of renewable resources like solar

Planet Hatch, Mitacs and the University of New Brunswick have partnered to offer a new pilot program called Accelerate Entrepreneur for UNB graduates or postdoctoral students pursuing entrepreneurial ventures.

Accelerate Entrepreneur is open to all sectors like manufacturing, technical innovation, business processes, IT, social sciences, and design. The program aims to bring young companies out