Events for November 19, 2020 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

CPQI Halifax Job Fair

Get ahead with our job fair. Hear real stories from a world-leading FinTech. The world has changed, and by leveraging strong Digital Transformation strategies and tools, financial institutions are leading the way to improved customer experience, enhanced efficiency, shorter development lifecycles and greater security. CPQi provide digital transformation and technology services to the world's leading financial institutions and businesses.  Founded in 2007, CPQi have 9 offices across the Americas, with the most recent office being opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Register

Ideathon

This week we invite you to join our Ideathon! it is a mini one-hour hackathon but instead of creating a solution/prototype at the end of a long weekend, you will find a problem worth solving and propose an idea worth validating! During the event, you'll work with an interdisciplinary group of students made up of your entrepreneurial peers from all across Atlantic Canada. Together you'll discover a problem that needs solving, brainstorm a solution and present it to the group.  No experience or startup idea is needed to join! To end this event, you'll be invited to network with all participants for the last session of the fall 2020 Virtual Networkshop series in with the entrepreneurial centres in the following universities: University of Prince Edward Island Cape Breton University Dalhousie University University of New Brunswick Saint Mary's University Mount Saint Vincent University Memorial University *For the best Hopin experience with this event, please ensure you are using a Chrome or Firefox web browser. Register

Innovative Solutions Canada Lunch & Learn

Accelerate your journey to market with a Lunch & Learn presented by Innovative Solutions Canada, the Emera ideaHUB and Volta Gear. Accelerate your journey to market! As the single largest purchaser of Canadian goods and services, the Government of Canada has a unique opportunity to support the growth of Canadian innovators and entrepreneurs. Innovative Solutions Canada (ISC) is a government program that helps innovators by funding R&D and testing prototypes in real-life settings. ISC has two streams with a combined funding of over $140 million dedicated to Canadian innovators who want to start, grow, and get to market. Innovators keep their IP and departments get their hands on cutting-edge products and services. Challenge Stream: If your business has a solutions to one of our challenges, you could get up to $1.15M in funding to prove your concept and build your prototype. Browse our open challenges here! Testing Stream: If you have a late-stage, pre-commercial innovation, you could have the opportunity to land a sale and get it tested with the Government of Canada! Join us for a presentation and Q&A to learn about ISC’s funding opportunities! Register

Get Your Business Online – ShopHERE Webinar

Learn more about how the ShopHERE program can help you take your business online quickly, easily and at no cost. Join Digital Main Street ShopHERE Program Manager, Emileah Baumen, and Halifax Partnership Director of Trade, Jason Guidry, as they answer your questions about building an online presence with ShopHERE powered by Google. Topics include: What is ShopHERE powered by Google? What does it mean to sell online, and why should my business? Do I qualify for the program? What are the costs involved? Do you have any examples of completed websites? Who should attend? Businesses without an online sales presence Businesses that would like to improve their online sales presence Business support organizations who may like to learn more about the program One lucky attendee will receive a $100 prize gift card to a local Halifax business that is participating in the ShopHERE program. RSVP by Thursday, November 19 at 12:00 pm. Interested participants will receive a Zoom link at the time of registration. Register