Lately I’ve been writing more and more about the larger startups in the region because they have the biggest impact in terms of job creation, revenue growth and attracting capital.

I’ve never summed up in a single column why I believe the focus on

The New Brunswick Innovation Foundation is reminding participants in its Breakthru competition to get their full business plans in to organizers by Jan. 10.

The innovation agency holds the Breakthru competition every other year with the goal of

Appili Therapeutics Inc., a Halifax-based anti-infective drug development company, today named former STI Technologies CEO Stephen Nicolle to its board of directors.

A seasoned executive, Nicolle has led Canadian and American companies to deliver

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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