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BDO Rethink Virtual Conference

Throughout COVID-19, many businesses realized they weren’t quite ready for a digital transformation. Now is the time to reassess business models to identify new revenue streams, decrease or manage costs effectively, consider current and potentially new technology, so that businesses can transform to build resilience and reach their growth potential. Register now for BDO’s Rethink Virtual Conference, a unique and exciting event for mid-market business owners and executives from the M&D, technology, retail, real estate, and private equity sectors. You will hear business leaders, data scientists, researchers, and industry experts discuss how to leverage opportunities during these challenging times. There will be individual sessions that focus on specific industries including manufacturing, technology & life sciences, retail & consumer business and real estate & construction. Click here to learn more about the plenary and breakout sessions. Featured Keynote Speakers Pat Kramer, CEO, BDO Canada David Patchell-Evans, CEO, Goodlife Walter Flaat, Chief Data Officer, Dentsu Data Labs Register

Winter Startup Summit

1 conference, 3 provinces, 7 workshops, and hundreds of entrepreneurs. Join us on December 9th for the first-ever Winter Startup Summit! On December 9th, join PEI's Startup Zone (in partnership with NB's Planet Hatch and NS' Ignite) for a day of learning to focus on you and your business. As one of the last big events of the year, the workshops from the Winter Startup Summit are meant to leave you with a strategy to grow your business (or start a new one!) in the new year. While the Winter Startup Summit is a digital event, it will also have an in-person streaming portion hosted at the Delta in Charlottetown with limited seating available. The day will consist of 7 workshops, all aimed at providing you with the resources, skills, and ideas to grow yourself as a small business owner Register

Virtual Wonder Women Conference

The Wonder Women Conference brings together bold and ambitious women to connect, educate, inspire and empower one another to take on new and expanded roles in work, community and life. Wonder Women is proud to offer diverse female-led content featuring local, professional superheroes. We invite you to build meaningful relationships with women across all industries while participating in engaging workshops and hearing from a panel of local leaders on successes and challenges of women in business. Together, we strive to create a community of inclusivity that ultimately encourages all women to own their ambition, break down barriers, and unleash their superpowers. Let’s lift each other up – the world needs women working together now more than ever. All superheroes welcome – regardless of gender! THE WONDER WOMEN CONFERENCE HAS GONE VIRTUAL! We want to ensure all attendees feel safe and comfortable at our upcoming Wonder Women conference, and with restrictions still evolving, we have decided to make our February 19th 2021 conference entirely virtual. This won't be just another zoom webinar! We are working with our AV partners to make this virtual experience exciting, engaging and uplifting for all. The conference host and speakers will be streamed live from the […]

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: She-Covery: The Role of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Pandemic Recovery

An official event of the Women Entrepreneurship Conference; a free, month-long event series, presented by the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) in partnership with Women Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC). As Canada begins to focus on post-pandemic economic recovery, supporting women entrepreneurs is more critical than ever before. The research shows clearly that structural barriers long-faced by women entrepreneurs have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, an economic and health crisis that has affected women entrepreneurs more than men and has affected Indigenous, racialized and other diverse entrepreneurs most of all. In this session, we’ll discuss how the ecosystem is responding to support women entrepreneurs during this time. Register

ADVANTAGE 2021: A Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference

A virtual women's leadership conference hosted by the Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce, presented by the Scotiabank Women Initiative We are so excited to be hosting our first-ever Advantage Conference as a virtual experience* on Friday, February 26. Advantage 2021 is an opportunity to bring together a community of women to connect, learn, and grow together through covering topics and encouraging discussion around the important shift that is happening with women in the world of business and entrepreneurship. This conference will feature keynote speaker Barb Stegemann, the best-selling author of The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen, a woman’s guide to living and leading in an illogical world, whose pitch led her to be the first woman from Atlantic Canada to land a venture-capital deal on the CBC TV show Dragons’ Den. In addition to Stegemann, there will be several local, women speakers from various professions and sectors. With the change from an in-person to a virtual platform, we have decided to have two options for tickets. OPTION 1) $100 - for a Virtual Ticket and the Advantage Conference Box. Full details in ticket description. (CBRM only) OPTION 2) $60 - for a Virtual Ticket only Let's own our power and celebrate this advantage! See you on February 26th 2021! […]

Social At Home: Grow

The conference that keeps Canadian digital marketers and communications professionals ahead of the trends and at the top of their game... is moving online. After two incredibly successful online conference in June and October 2020, SocialAtHome returns for our third online event! This will be your opportunity to ensure your company’s digital voice is ready for whatever 2021 might bring. It's time we look forward. Let's do it together. Tap into your audiences, dig into your analytics, and push beyond your comfort zone to power your strategies, up your tactical game, and deliver results. For the past five years, SocialWest, SocialEast and SocialCentral have brought thousands of people together, and with SocialAtHome Summit, we’ll be continuing to offer unprecedented opportunities for networking and professional development, just from the safety of your home. Digital Nova Scotia members receive 50% off tickets! Please contact brianna@digitalnovascotia.com for more details Register

StrikeUP 2021 Conference

Working with our Women Entrepreneur Strategy (WES) Ecosystem Partners, Northumberland CFDC is proud to invite you to StrikeUP 2021, a virtual conference dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and providing a forum for growth, mentorship and financing. StrikeUP will provide you with an opportunity to learn from globally-renowned Canadian women leaders who share a passion for uniting and strengthening women entrepreneurs and women-led networks. From successful business founders to leading experts across the areas of mental health and marketing, to mentor meet-ups and networking, StrikeUP allows for an invaluable learning experience and forum to build the skills of women entrepreneurs to help them lead Canada’s economic recovery and put women entrepreneurs at the forefront. Click here to see the agenda. We are proudly funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES). Register

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: See It Be It – Crushing Entrepreneurial Stereotypes

An official event of the Women Entrepreneurship Conference; a free, month-long event series, presented by the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) in partnership with Women Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC). Entrepreneurial stereotypes shape the design of funding programs, incubators and training, and influence financing decisions. Perhaps more importantly, they shape the aspirations and confidence of women. During this session, we will discuss the gendered and culturally specific assumptions about entrepreneurship and the challenges they present to women and introduce WEKH’s new See It Be It database of 1,000+ award-winning, Canadian women entrepreneurs. Register

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: Financing Pathways

An official event of the Women Entrepreneurship Conference; a free, month-long event series, presented by the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) in partnership with Women Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC). Financing women entrepreneurs’ is a necessary step to creating an equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem, but research shows that women entrepreneurs face barriers to financing at the societal, organizational, and individual level. This session will look at Canada’s funding ecosystem map and highlight some of the innovative models getting capital into the hands of women entrepreneurs. Register

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: Ecosystem Progress and Challenges

An official event of the Women Entrepreneurship Conference; a free, month-long event series, presented by the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) in partnership with Women Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC). The women entrepreneurship ecosystem has changed tremendously since Canada first committed to supporting women entrepreneurs as part of their bold vision for the country’s economic growth and inclusion. In this session we’ll review the goals of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, celebrate the achievements of the ecosystem, discuss challenges and ask the critical question: where do we go from here? Register

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: State of Women Entrepreneurship 2021

An official event of the Women Entrepreneurship Conference; a free, month-long event series, presented by the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) in partnership with Women Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC). Closing out our month-long conference, we’ll share a first look at the results of WEKH’s annual report, The State of Women Entrepreneurship 2021. This report synthesizes government, academic, and expert research to highlight some of the structural barriers facing diverse women entrepreneurs in Canada and examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected women. Register

Inbound Marketing Fundamentals

A Hubspot Academy-created presentation delivered by Melanie Taljaard, a Hubspot Agency Partner and Hubspot Certified Trainer. This interactive session will provide a solid understanding of inbound fundamentals. Attendees will learn how their marketing can adapt and evolve to match buying behaviors. Learn inbound marketing techniques that range from content creation to social promotion to converting and nurturing leads and beyond. By the end of this session, you’ll be well on your way to having a solid understanding of how to create marketing tactics that match your buyer’s behaviors, meeting them where they are at in the buying cycle. Who is this for? Inbound Professionals Marketers You do not need to be a Hubspot user to participate. Content will be relevant to non-Hubspot users. What you'll learn: Learn about inbound marketing techniques Develop understanding of core tactics of inbound marketing Advance your skills as an inbound marketer Presenter details Melanie Taljaard is the owner and principal marketer at More in Store Marketing Solutions. She has been working as a marketing professional for more than 20 years, helping motivated business leaders in the service sector. Being the first Hubspot provider in Halifax, NS, Melanie has grown her business and dedicated her expertise […]