For the second year in a row, the Atlantic Region received about $100 million in venture capital investment, largely because of a handful of big deals in Nova Scotia, according to data from Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association.

Having been a scientist for more than 15 years, I’ve seen my fair share of science-based startups come and go.

Those that succeed tend to do so through a combination of good products, good business sense and good fortune. Often a good enough

Applications to join the Startup Yard’s first cohort at the Center for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship are now open.

COVE is looking for early-stage ocean companies in sectors such as energy, aquaculture, and marine transportation to join its

Nova Scotia's Department of Seniors and the Halifax Chamber of Commerce are wrapping up their fourth annual Silver Economy Summit, called AdvantAGE: Embrace the Boom, at the new Halifax Convention Centre today.

The two-day conference brought

If the Pokémon GO craze of summer 2016 has shown us anything, it’s the impact that augmented reality has on connecting consumers with the physical world around them. And Kara Holm, the CEO of Play the Field is piloting a project that will bring that

BioNB, the umbrella organization for life sciences in New Brunswick, has published its first annual report, showing a rapid increase in the number of biotech companies in the province and highlighting several achievements.

Last week, the

Curtis Kennedy, a mechanical engineering student at the University of New Brunswick, was the winner at the sixth annual Canada's Business Model Competition this weekend.

Kennedy took home $15,000 for Vertiball, a wall-mounted roller ball for

A team of four MBA students from the University of New Brunswick won first place at the Venture Capital Investment Competition, at St. Mary’s University on Friday.

Six teams from Canadian universities took part in the competition, where they

We have a CEO position in our Jobs of the Week column today.

TechImpact, an Atlantic Canada-based group of private tech companies, is looking for a leader to drive its success in the region. Our job board also has two openings for Customer Success

Days after it announced it had received regulatory approval in Australia, Halifax-based Densitas Inc. has announced it gained access to the world’s largest medical device market.

The company said Thursday its flagship DM-Density product had

Nova Scotia’s social enterprises want to grow but need more support in such tasks as getting their products to customers, says a new report by the Social Enterprise Network of Nova Scotia, or SENNS.

The network, which represents Nova Scotian

After a reboot that took more than a year, The Best Deodorant in the World is preparing for a relaunch next year with huge plans for exporting, and even more so for its social impact.

The Best Deodorant in the World is the name of a