The winners of this year’s Digital NS Diversity Awards were honoured in Halifax on Monday at an event that celebrated achievements in widening participation in Nova Scotia’s ICT workforce.   

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The Atlantic Venture Forum has announced 22 companies that will present at the event later this month.

The AVF will be held June 26 and 27 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The seventh annual forum features

Veteran entrepreneur Anastasia Valentine has been appointed Chief Executive Director of Startup Canada, following the decision by CEO Victoria Lennox to become the organization’s President.

Ottawa-based Valentine has been working as a volunteer

A new report from St. Mary’s University Professor Ellen Farrell highlights the interconnectedness of the Atlantic startup ecosystem, but also reveals it lacks ties with organizations outside the region.

The report titled “Atlantic Entrepreneurial

Swell Advantage, which makes software for marinas and waterfronts, has struck a partnership with merchant services giant Square, which will offer more efficient point-of-sales transactions at boating facilities.

Swell and Square announced the

Halifax-based wearable technologies company Aycoutay is looking for a Vice-President of Information Technology.

The posting – which is our Job of the Week – comes from a young company that is developing hardware and software to help users achieve

Eleven companies from the Propel Incite Phase 2 program presented their business plans at the regional accelerator’s demo day on Thursday.

Incite is a virtual program that startup founders can take for up to a year, regardless of where they are in

Laura Simpson, CEO of Halifax-based startup Side Door, is the first winner of the Gerry Pond Sales Award, which was presented by the regional accelerator Propel at an event in Saint John on Thursday.

Side Door has developed a platform that

When Gavin Andrews, CEO of Sydney-based Tracker Inventory Systems, pitched at the Volta Cohort event last week, one thing that was overlooked was the fascinating story of how the company was formed.

Tracker Inventory, which has produced an Android

Two Atlantic Canadian entrepreneurs received Mitacs Entrepreneur Awards at a reception Tuesday for the winners of the national awards in Halifax.

Tanzina Huq, Co-Founder and CTO of Chinova Bioworks of Fredericton, received the Outstanding

After doubling its revenue last year, marine technology company Kraken Robotics is expecting to deliver a repeat performance in 2019.

Despite posting a loss of just under $3 million in 2018–the latest in a series of annual deficits—Kraken’s share

 A one-day social media conference for the small business community will be held in Halifax on June 21.

Social Media Day Halifax will see Atlantic Canadian experts and business owners come together to share strategies that have worked for them.