Six winners of the annual Spark Nova Scotia competition for rural, coastal and edtech startups were announced during an event Tuesday, beating out 64 other applicants.

The winning companies in each of three regions — Cape Breton, Nova Scotia North

The information economy is Halifax’s fastest-growing employer, though the university programs that feed skilled workers into the innovation ecosystem have seen their student bodies decrease, according to the Halifax Partnership economic development

Tribe Network, the Halifax-based startup support organization for BIPOC founders, has announced funding of $500 to $1,000 for BIPOC entrepreneurs via its Start Small grants.

The grants are one-time, but also come with mentorship and educational

Earlier this month, top brass from the marine industry, including both international and regional players, met in Halifax to discuss the future of electrification and the role Atlantic Canada could play.

The verdict, according to moderator Brent

Invest Nova Scotia is seeking bluetech, advanced manufacturing and electric vehicle companies to join a trade mission to Biloxi, Mississippi for the SEUS-CP Business Forum from Aug. 4 to 6.

The forum, its name being short for the Southeastern

Eight months after it launched its product in the United States and four months after winning Health Canada approval, Halifax- and Toronto-based MIMOSA Diagnostics has closed a funding round for an undisclosed amount, led by California’s Kern

The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture and non-profit Efficiency Nova Scotia have announced a $6.5 million, three-year funding program to bolster electrification in the seafood industry, including through a demonstration study with

Rise, the Fredericton B-Corp specializing in sustainable home renovation materials, has signed what CEO Matt Daigle hopes will be a series of marketing partnerships with the stars of home improvement TV shows.

In an interview Monday, Daigle said a

Entrepreneurs and investors gathered at the Halifax Convention Centre last week for the Atlantic Venture Forum, in what organizers at the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency described as a bid to foster bridge-building between the East Coast

Virtual startup accelerator Propel has named six companies participating in its Validation program for very early-stage founders.

The course focuses on teaching new entrepreneurs how to validate their business ideas and follow lean startup

Halifax-based Tribe Network is looking for applicants to its START accelerator for Black founders running early-stage companies.

The 10-week program promises to teach founders core entrepreneurship skills like how to access funding, as well as

Myomar Molecular, which is developing tests for monitoring muscle health, has won Health Canada approval, clearing the way for it to begin selling its product to customers through healthcare providers, such as physiotherapy clinics.

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