Events

Join us for our next webinar on Thursday 10th of June at 11 AM ET where we will be joined by an incredible panel of industry experts to discuss "Effective Restoration After a Cyber Attack". Be the first to find out who our panellists are by signing up for June's webinar below. REGISTER

As part of Innovation Canada's Webinar Series, join Canadian experts to learn how to find the right government support for your LGBTQ2+ business and to hear about the value of diversity and inclusion in a robust economy. Our panel of experts will provide tips on navigating the government support landscape and discuss some of the work underways to support LGBTQ2+ entrepreneurs. A Q&A session with all panellists will wrap up this dynamic and informative discussion. We’ll welcome: - Dale McDermott, Chief Operating Officer of Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce -Dr. Wendy Cukier, founder of the Diversity Institute, Academic Director of the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub and Research Lead of the Future Skills Centre - Connie Stacey, President and Founder of Edmonton-based Growing Greener Innovations, and SheEO venture - Kusala Jayasuriya, Innovation Advisor with Innovation Canada - Christina McDonald, Marketing and Outreach Manager with Innovation Canada Please note: This session will be conducted largely in English but material and resources will be made available in both official languages and participants are encouraged to ask questions in the official language of their choice. Explorez le soutien aux entreprises dirigées par des membres de la communauté LGBTQ2+ Dans le cadre de la Série […]

Join us for a Business Support Series with the Department of Labour & Advanced Education for an introduction to all Provincial business programs and hiring incentives that are available to employers like you Nova Scotia who are growing their workforce. You will learn how to access and apply for funding resources such as Graduate to Opportunity, Innovate to Opportunity or START. You will also determine your eligibility for employee training programs like SkillsOnlineNS, Workplace Education and Workplace Innovation & Productivity Incentive (WIPSI). Access to financial support has become crucial for many small businesses during the pandemic. We will ensure you become familiar with the provincially funded supports available to help you find the talent your organization is looking for. All of our programs are designed to help your business grow while retaining Nova Scotian talent at the same time. All of the supports to be covered can be found at: https://novascotia.ca/grow-your-business/ Three takeaways from this webinar: How to access funding for training employees How to access funding for hiring employees How to access support to help find the talent your organization needs How does this topic help support the business community? Access to financial support has become crucial for many […]

Hello from Halifax, the (EDIT: former) great oasis against coronavirus! We are again hosting our BSides Halifax infosec conference entirely online, and we'd really like you to attend. Hopefully, this will be your last ever pandemic conference, so it provides a great opportunity to share your lessons learned over the past 12 months. Did you learn how to manage your VPN more efficiently at high load, or discover a new MDM solution you think everyone should be using? We want to hear about it. The conference will be held on June 18th at https://BSidesHalifax.ca and is accessible via laptop, tablet, phone, and whatever other sanitized devices have been made available to your quarantine facility. REGISTER

Join Halifax’s planning and development department to hear more about the Centre Plan and how it will strengthen our downtown core and support our continued growth as a city. The Centre Plan is a planning process for the Regional Centre, including Peninsula Halifax and Dartmouth inside the Circumferential Highway. This webinar will provide an overview of the Centre Plan planning process and both the existing (Package A) and proposed (Package B) policies and regulations that will guide the growth and development of the Regional Centre. REGISTER

According to Chiefmartec.com, the number of Martech solutions has grown by 5,233% over the past decade. Across multiple industries and company sizes, marketing leaders are expected to continue to embrace technology to better serve their target market while ensuring their teams are able to adopt the same tech to reach and exceed their goals. Join Introhive as they host a discussion to explore the role technology plays within marketing teams while looking at how leaders can help facilitate both the adoption and engagement of new processes and tools. This candid conversation will look at what is keeping leaders up at night and a discussion around the trends and solutions tech provides to solve them. REGISTER

What is this Cloud Native that everyone is talking about and is it right for my business? Join Arcurve's Mike Bauer, CTO and Murray Scoulding, Technology Lead for Software Development 101 to learn the basics of Cloud Native and how it can benefit your business.   REGISTER

The new anti-harassment and violence regulatory regime applicable to federally regulated employers took effect on January 1, 2021. Six months in, concerns are emerging about the onerous obligations the new regime imposes on federally regulated employers, how cumbersome its processes are, and the challenges it poses to employers. Do you understand the issues the new federal regime raises? Are you knowledgeable about the employer’s obligations under it? Do you know what actions to take to manage and mitigate the challenges of the new regime? Join McInnes Cooper Labour & Employment Lawyers Jack Graham and Denis Mahoney for a virtual roundtable conversation, led by your questions, about the obligations the new federal OHS harassment and violence prevention regime, imposes on federally regulated employers, and the key actions you can take to effectively manage and mitigate the associated risks. REGISTER

How service businesses can move up-market and charge their true value through effective marketing strategy. One of the biggest challenges owners of service businesses face is setting themselves apart from the competition and charging profitable, value-based fees instead of just selling their time. Because when you’re competing solely on price, and pricing based on hours, it’s almost impossible to build sustainable profit in your business. A clear, consistent, and differentiated marketing strategy—focused on reinforcing a unique position in the market—can change that. It allows you to position your work apart from the commoditized competition and charge what you’re truly worth. Because you’re offering something truly unique and valuable. This webinar will show you how to create a marketing strategy that sets you apart and sets you up for success. Key takeaways from this webinar: - How to create a market position that is unique to you and your abilities and interests - How to create a marketing strategy that reinforces your market position in everything you do - How to set your service business apart from the competition and charge your true value REGISTER

The Perspective of a Core Not-For-Profit Organization Join us for a Business Support Series on planning strategically in the time of COVID-19 where we'll take a look at the COVID-19 experience of Alliance Française Halifax, a small non-profit language and cultural centre, as it struggled to manage the initial impacts of the pandemic and rallied to reposition itself in the 'new normal'. Alliance Française Halifax boldly decided to keep its entire staff at the full salary when the crisis hit in March 2020. Entirely auto-financed, the total shutdown was not an option. The presentation will look at lessons learned during the emergency response period through to the concerted strategic planning effort currently underway. These lessons are applicable to any small-to-medium non-profit organization. Crisis and opportunity are two sides of the same coin. Three takeaways from this webinar: - The case for planning in non-profit associations (contingency "Staying alive" & strategic "getting ahead of the curve") - The Board-Operations symbiosis - Finding the silver lining in the COVID-19 crisis How does this topic help support the business community? Nova Scotia's non-profit sector is a major economic contributor ($1.7B to GDP annually; 20,000+ people employed; 74M volunteer hours.) Communities throughout NS rely […]

Having an idea and making it real are two different things. Solving design problems from the beginning can improve your products and help ace pitches. Learn how enhancing your discovery and concept design can help secure growth capital faster. Geared toward early-stage entrepreneurs, this webinar will guide you on how to create a product that is attractive to investors and how to maximize grant funding as you grow your business. Discover the different sources of non-dilutive capital and how to navigate venture debt. Hear from Bhavik Chauhan, VP Business Development and Marketing OKR Financial and Alastair Trower, Director of Business Development Enginuity, as they share insights on successful product development, creating prototypes and accessing grant funding. There will be a Q&A session at the end so be ready with your questions! We will cover: · Steps in developing a strong and effective product concept · How engineering technology can help gain investors · Alternative financial solutions and an overview of the capital raising cycle · Best practices when applying for government funding and venture debt · How OKR Financial & Enginuity can help support your scale-up process REGISTER