Following the successful launch of his virtual Spark accelerator for fledgling rural entrepreneurs, Andrew Button, CEO and Founder of Mashup Lab, is preparing to launch Ignite, a virtual program for more advanced rural startups.

Button, who is based in Wileville on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, began the Spark program, part of the Mashup Lab Virtual Incubation Program, in September last year to

Xona Games, the Yarmouth, N.S.-based independent game studio, has released its latest title on Sony’s PlayStation 4, marking its first move on to the top tier of console games.

The studio founded seven years ago by twin brothers Matthew and Jason Doucette has released Score Rush Extended, an enhanced version of the studio’s Score Rush game. It was released in North America on Tuesday and is

Jones Needs Support for Make-A-Wish Foundation

Stephen Jones will rappel from the roof of the Westin Nova Scotian Hotel in just over two weeks with the hopes of helping children with severe medical difficulties realize their dreams.

Jones, the CEO of 4Deep Inwater Imaging of Halifax, needs people’s help in raising at least the $1,500 minimum to allow him to proceed with the Make-A-Wish Rope for

Propel ICT held its first local demo day in Charlottetown on Tuesday, an event significant because it symbolized the growth in IT in a market traditionally known for life sciences.

The regional tech accelerator is now wrapping up its first cohort of 2016, and this week it’s holding four local demo days -- in Charlottetown and Fredericton on Tuesday, and in Halifax and St. John’s tomorrow. These

Ian Lucey’s favourite company is Drummohr Software, which makes tax software for the British tax system. The company, founded in 1996, made $2 million per year, and eventually sold out for $20 million.

Not bad for a company run by two guys, and then later with the help of one man’s wife and son. The company’s costs were $30,000 a year to cover the expense of producing and delivering CDs with the

The GLI Group, a U.S. technology company specializing in compliance and validation in the gaming and lottery industries, has bought Bulletproof Solutions Inc. of Fredericton for an undisclosed sum.

GLI, officially called Gaming Laboratories International, Inc., announced the deal in a press release on Tuesday. It said Bulletproof’s senior management team led by Steven Burns, Jeff Shaw and Andrew

AioTV has pivoted—and the new business model is so successful that it’s received offers for a takeover.

Based in Halifax and Denver, aioTV set out six years ago to offer a single platform that would provide a range of TV products, from free internet-based video to traditional TV networks to streaming services.

Founded by Halifax native Michael Earle, the company received a $1 million funding

The Wallace McCain Institute at the University of New Brunswick has named 16 Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs to the ninth cohort of its Entrepreneurial Leaders Program

The institute selected the cohort from among 352 nominations during an intense two-day process, internally called "The Choosing". WMI said the members of the cohort “truly represent the region’s highest-growth potential

This week in Jobs of the Week we are featuring three positions in software development from Remsoft Inc. of Fredericton and Smartpods Technologies and Dovico, both of Moncton.

Remsoft specializes in providing businesses insight into how to best use the woodland resources growing on their land to maximize profitability and sustainability. Started 24 years ago, Remsoft has seen accelerated growth

Metamaterial Technologies Inc., the Halifax developer of special materials that alter light, has bought the business of Silicon Valley peer Rolith to accelerate the development of its manufacturing facility.

The purchase, the terms of which were not disclosed, will help MTI produce large-scale sheets of metamaterials needed for industrial applications. But the deal also diversifies the company’s