October's Halifax Third Wednesday tech/media/marketing meetup is this Wednesday, October 19th from 5-7:30pm. We’ll have our 30-sec intro/opportunity spots, our friends from Digital Nova Scotia, and lots of cool peeps from the Halifax tech community!
Roadmap to a Successful Digital Transformation As service delivery moves further into the virtual realm, a strong digital transformation strategy is paramount for all levels of government. Identifying the needs of citizens, gaining trust through reliable and secure services, and striking the right balance between innovation and practicality is essential to success and progress. Designing digital services which are accessible, inclusive and citizen-centric is an absolute must. By committing to inclusive and innovative design, the public sector can create exceptional products and services. To achieve this, internal buy-in and a culture that is receptive to change is paramount. Embracing a digital mindset and adopting the technologies to facilitate change is key to success. To optimize your digital transformation journey, Digital Government & CX Roadshow 2022 will bring together public sector leaders to explore the most efficient strategies to help you gain internal buy-in and develop a roadmap for your digital transformation. This series will head to 5 Canadian cities, from coast to coast, to highlight emerging trends, future opportunities, and the barriers to successful digital transformation.
About this event Why the %$#& do I need to worry about marketing? If you aren’t thinking about or planning to add marketing to your overarching strategy, your business will fail. If you’re executing marketing tactics without a strategy, your business will stall and stagnate. If you aren’t tracking and reacting to your marketing efforts, you’re wasting money. This workshop will be a no-nonsense discussion around marketing, and offer attendees a guideline to develop an effective, impactful, and results driven marketing strategy that can evolve with the growth of any business. We will dive into how important marketing is to the success of all areas of your organization; how it is ingrained in both acquisition and retention approaches; and how to recognize and react to both success and/or failure. We will explore 3 key components of any successful marketing strategy – brand, customer and category. Each extremely important, and something every organization needs to continually focus on. We will also offer insight, advice and a framework to help build, expand or rework anyone’s marketing strategy. Companies or community groups – be it startups, early stage to well-established – will benefit from this fresh, frank and unique perspective. In this 1 […]
Entrevestor Live is a half-day hybrid event dedicated to the greatest successes in the Atlantic Canadian startup community. Dispelling the myth that #StartupAtlantic features only early-stage companies, Entrevestor Live showcases the growth-stage companies that have had major funding rounds, exits or gained a global presence. What’s more, our conference is designed to maximize the time and budget of our customers. Its three-hour duration means you can attend without surrendering a day or more of your precious time. (People in Halifax will still benefit from a networking session after the program.) And it’s priced so that even early-stage founders can attend, either in person in Halifax or online from anywhere. If you’re an investor, Entrevestor Live will show you what’s happening in Atlantic Canadian startups – in the most successful companies, those companies poised to join the top tier, and the emerging sectors. If you’re a founder, the program will help you understand how the best companies got where they are. Either way, this is a must-see event. We're delighted to partner with Volta, Canada's East Coast Innovation Hub, which has agreed to host Entrevestor Live. A networking session will follow the event at Volta.
Road to Economic Prosperity Community Summit Join the Halifax Partnership for the second annual African Nova Scotian Road to Economic Prosperity Summit where the community will share and celebrate progress made on The Road to Economic Prosperity Action Plan - a five-year collaborative strategy developed and owned by the African Nova Scotian community to advance economic development and community priorities. DATE Friday, October 21, 2022, 8:30am-3:00pm PRICE Free VENUE The Prince George Hotel ADDRESS 1725 Market Street, Downtown Halifax B3J 0B7 Nova Scotia Canada
Details This month, we are doing a workshop for some hands-on learning! 👋🏻 Join us on Monday, October 24th as we think together and discover with Nata Kostenko. Big tech scandals, deceptive patterns, data privacy issues... We hear about unethical practices all the time. But what exactly does it mean to "work ethically"? And how can you do it in a human-centred way? It all starts with reflecting on our thought patterns and learning how to voice our concerns. We need to find our North Star and equip ourselves with tools to act against injustice (and keep our sanity). This is a practical workshop where we will explore ways to incorporate ethics into your work process. We will play with some tools, talk about existing barriers to ethical action, and go through concrete examples you might encounter in your daily work. Come as you are and let us untangle this knot together! Nata is a service designer and design researcher at Tilt the Scales. Every day she balances her belief in the power of design to make a difference with the urge to hide from the world's problems. This is a FREE event thanks to our friends at Volta and […]
About this event When: Wednesday, October 26, 2022 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm Where: Volta, 1505 Barrington St, Mezzanine Classroom, Halifax, NS, B3J 3K5 Join Volta and Natalie Frederick-Wilson from the Centre for Women in Business for a visioning workshop. Natalie will guide participants through a visioning exercise that will help you establish a clear mission and vision and build confidence in your plan to start and grow your business. By participating in the session, you will be able to describe your business' value proposition, articulate your vision for the future, and know what steps to take next to create a business with a firm foundation. About the speaker: Natalie Frederick-Wilson is an entrepreneur, mentor, business development professional, MSVU student entrepreneurship, program lead who joined the Centre for Women in Business at Mount St. Vincent University, in October 2019 with a goal to inspire women and students to go from innovative idea to start-up, and beyond. She does this by connecting them to the right business advice, engaging business owners in strategic business conversations, and training. Natalie holds a certificate in Business Development and in Leadership and Innovation from Dalhousie University and has extensive experience in business automation, strategic business planning […]
Details It's here! Another hybrid event, so you can choose online or in person at Volta, 1505 Barrington Street, Unit 100, Halifax. We will be in the classroom on the mezzanine level. 7:00: Room opens 7:15: Intro to the Site Editor and Templates. The Site Editor gives you the ability to modify templates, template parts and also customize the style of your entire site. What we will cover: how you can use Styles to modify the site-wide style of your site what templates are and a breakdown of their parts how to modify templates or create new ones how to assign templates to individual posts and pages Bio: Kimberly Charron is a Certified Online Business Manager, who helps busy coaches, bloggers, and creatives free themselves up to concentrate on their zone of genius by managing their day-to-day projects, operations, team members, and metrics, so they don’t have to. She brings with her many years of experience offering writing, editing, social media/marketing management, and tech services (especially WordPress), plus a background in music, theatre, education, and admin. 8:00: The in-person event will split off from the online event, each to have their own "Happy Hour" 9:00: Meetup Ends For those attending […]
BE INSPIRED | LEARN FROM EXPERTS | MAKE A PLAN | BUILD A NETWORK We are pleased to announce we are bringing back our Small Business Big Growth Summit on Thursday October 27th. Bringing connection, information, and inspiration to the Halifax business community. Participants will learn from the best of the best, with industry experts in brand development, risk reduction, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, leveraging global markets, and securing capital. This conference is structured so that small business owners can build a tangible plan to strengthen their business and achieve their goals with the help of our industry experts. What to Expect from the Summit? IF YOU ARE... A small business owner/entrepreneur, Looking to grow your business, In need of a strategy expert to help enhance your goals, Ready to take your business to the next level... THEN THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU Last year, 97% of surveyed attendees said that the Summit helped them to identify a challenge or opportunity for their business and 98% said they would definitely attend again. "This event helped me to see where I am right on track and identify areas where I can improve. It also helped me to make connections for […]
About this event There is a rising expectation to integrate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into company strategy and decision-making. Small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) are increasingly aware of the benefits of integrating ESGs into their operations – especially as they aim to secure investment and seek export opportunities. With virtually every company being linked to another in some way, the ESG issues that impact one company will inevitably have an impact on the whole supply chain. Successful integration of ESG will lead to improved risk management, operational performance, reputation and employee engagement. Join us to learn more about ESG adoption, the benefits it offers, and the role it plays in supporting inclusive, sustainable growth in the transition to a low-carbon economy. MEET THE SPEAKER Nancy Foran, FCPA, FCMA, C. Dir. is President and Founder of Nova Scotia-based ESG Partners Inc,, providing guidance to companies, investors, boards of directors and leadership teams as they incorporate ESG factors into strategies that create long-term, sustainable value. With extensive local and international experience, she has worked with start-ups through to multinational organizations, investors, government and regulators, and has navigated regional, national and international complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
About this event When: Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ADT Where: Volta, 1505 Barrington St, Unit 100, Mezzanine Classroom, Halifax, NS, B3J 3K5 Description: An inspiring introduction to the mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training program developed at Google and backed by cutting edge research in the field of neuroscience, this practical presentation helps to improve focus and empathy to harness individual and team engagement and potential. It’s through developing our intrapersonal and interpersonal intelligence that individuals and organizations can build a culture of effective leadership and strong collaboration. The SIY program teaches how and where to use our attention to foster peak performance and flow, both for ourselves and within our teams. This session including lunch will provide attendees with practical tools for focus, self-awareness and resilience. Facilitator: Bryan W. Burns Bryan is President of HRO Core Inc. and a Certified Teacher with San Francisco based Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute (SIYLI). Search Inside Yourself (SIY) programs were born at Google and teach tools for focus, self-awareness and resilience. Bryan has also worked in the field of emotional intelligence and has decades of experience practicing and teaching mindfulness and yoga - initially connecting with mindfulness as a sprint […]
The conference that keeps Canadian digital marketers and communications professionals ahead of the trends and at the top of their game. SocialEast is returning for its third year, and the conference you know and love will be bigger than ever, with twice as many theatres, twice as many speakers, and twice as many opportunities to connect with Atlantic Canada's best digital marketers and communications pros. Be confident that your digital voice is saying all the right things to all the right people. 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. Tickets on Sale August 10th, 2022 What to Expect 1 day of 14+ exceptional speaker sessions to choose from A choice of two epic speaker experiences every hour 2 evenings of networking and community-building A cinematic experience with 50-foot screens and surround-sound Dynamic Speakers, Cutting-Edge Insights Our presenters have done the work — the budgeting, strategizing, management and reporting — so they know what it takes to build a successful social media and digital marketing strategy. Their experience, enthusiasm and commitment to elevating the Canadian digital marketing industry is what sets SocialEast speakers […]
