With mental health problems among entrepreneurs even greater than among the general population, a new study is asking founders to fill in a survey with the aim of creating solutions.

The Mindset Project is the work of Halifax-based Michael

Something interesting happened in the startup world in April that deserves more attention than it received: a Startup Weekend was held April 1 to 3 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

It was the first Startup Weekend in the western Newfoundland

Fifty-six seconds after I sent a contract to rufus@beagle.ai, I got an email back telling me it contained 27 liability clauses, 259 responsibility clauses and eight termination clauses.

Rufus, by the way, is the artificially intelligent dog at

Reno Sub-Systems Inc. has received US$14 million (C$18.1 million) in a Series B funding round led by strategic investor MKS Instruments Inc. of Andover, Mass.

Reno, which has developed new and disruptive technologies for the semiconductor and

IBM has selected the University of New Brunswick as one of eight universities in North America to help adapt its iconic Watson cognitive technology for use in cybersecurity.

The blue-chip tech company and university announced the partnership on

Eyeread Accepted into Google for Entrepreneurs

Halifax-based Eyeread, whose online product helps to teach children to read, has been accepted into the Google for Entrepreneurs program at Communitech in Kitchener.

“A six-month incubator with senior

Entrepreneurs should seek financing for their businesses from unexpected sources, rather than just relying on equity investment and revenue, a conference in Halifax heard on Tuesday.

The TSX Ignite conference in Nova Scotia featured a series of

Nine months after settling on a business model that analyzes market response to Instagram posts, Dash Hudson is working with some huge multi-national customers and growing revenues strongly.

The Halifax startup launched two-and-a-half years ago as

Chinova Bioworks, a spin-off from Fredericton’s Mycodev Group, has been accepted into the IndieBio accelerator in Ireland, and received a US$100,000 (C$130,000) investment on entering the program.

Chinova is a new startup that is developing

Saint John has announced a series of events and initiatives that will use data analytics to improve life in the New Brunswick city.

The True Growth Network, the regional economic development partnership, announced last week that Saint John will use

Our Job of the Week column today highlights an opportunity to work for a fast-growing Fredericton startup, HotSpot Merchant Solutions, which is looking for a technical lead.

HotSpot developed a mobile application that allows drivers to pay for

Chalk, the Kitchener startup that provides workflow management tools to teachers, has been named one of 15 companies to attend the Metabridge mentorship camp in Kelowna, B.C., next month.

Metabridge, to be held June 9-10, brings together 15 of the