The club was established in 2016 to give startups an opportunity to present their businesses to investors. Since then, organizers Neil Smith and Peter Hickey have held an average of three events a year in Halifax and invested more than $24 million in early-stage companies across Atlantic Canada, the group said.

The investments have supported companies that have created high-paying jobs,

The 2026–2027 program includes seven companies in the Growth Stream and five in the Development Stream. The Growth Stream is aimed at startups already in the market that are seeking to increase revenue, expand market share and build commercial traction. The Development Stream targets earlier-stage companies developing products for complex, regulated or hardware-intensive markets.

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The event grew out of Build48, Genesis' 48-hour startup weekend held in March, where participants asked for a way to keep going and to demo what they'd built.

"Build48 showed people what they can make in a weekend," said Ed Martin, CEO of Genesis, in a statement. "What we kept hearing afterward was, how do I take this further? T-Minus30 is our answer. Thirty days, real coaching,

The companies announced the partnership Thursday, saying the combined offering will allow businesses to move from collecting private-market data and documents to assessing investor readiness, developing financial projections and engaging with potential investors.

The offering is built around what the companies call a “Decision Room,” which is intended to allow company information to be

That’s still the plan but it will take a little longer to achieve. We’re in talks with someone who wants to take over the company, and we haven’t yet signed all the papers. We’re optimistic that we’ll close this deal and plan to have an announcement within a month or so.

In the meantime, we’re going to keep on posting ecosystem announcements and news articles based on companies’ press releases, so there will still be regular news appearing on

Five of the faculty’s top BBA (Bachelor of Business Administration) students have been selected as the inaugural cohort for the two-year initiative, which combines academic and experiential learning, industry training, and networking opportunities, speaker sessions, and participation in leading sales competitions across Canada.

"Businesses consistently tell us they need graduates who

The original deadline had been Sept. 28.

The 2026 InnovateNB Awards, to be held Nov. 26 at the Fredericton Convention Centre, will recognize achievements in nine categories, including Researcher of the Year. The event will also present the Gerry Pond Innovation Hall of Fame Award, named after the late New Brunswick entrepreneur and inaugural 2022 inductee.

 You can click here to nominate people. Finalists are scheduled to be announced Nov. 12.

Tickets for the

The recommendation is contained in a 181-page report released Friday that sets out seven broad measures aimed at increasing economic growth, productivity and investment in the region. The panel, appointed by the federal government last year, was chaired by former pollster Don Mills.

“A One Atlantic Canada approach is not about forming a single political entity,” says the report. “It is

More than 300 companies, researchers, investors and other stakeholders attended the three-day conference at the Halifax Convention Centre. Under the theme "Why Life Sciences Matters," it gave companies a chance to introduce their innovations to investors and other sources of capital.

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BioLabMate, based in St. John's, turns seaweed into environmentally friendly materials that can

The program is open to students from any faculty, program or academic background. It is delivered by the J. Herbert Smith Centre in partnership with Harvard University’s HealthLab Accelerator.

Participants will receive workshops, mentorship and access to resources to help develop their ideas and prepare for launching a venture.

The program will select a cohort of student entrepreneurs for the