ARE YOU LOOKING TO INNOVATE, CREATE, SCALE/EXPAND your business idea.... CEED IS WHERE THE CONVERSATION STARTS! Our goal is to help build successful and innovative businesses contributing to a vibrant and entrepreneurial Nova Scotia. CEED is proud to be part of a community of like-minded ecosystem organizations, brought together by recognizing opportunities to create impact and an underlying passion for entrepreneurship. CEED presents, Speed Networking with your fellow CEED members and BNI Members. BNI is successful business networking organization with Members and Chapters in over 75 countries, we want you to leverage our network to the best of your ability. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to expand your network and build meaningful connections. Form deeper, productive, meaningful connections. Practice your networking skills. Meet like-minded individuals in a friendly environment at the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development. In this event, you will have a chance to: Connect with professionals in a speed networking style Foster new relationships Master networking skills and discover new opportunities Don't miss this unique networking event! Happening at CEED on September 13th from 5 PM - 7 PM. Register now to reserve your spot! This event is FREE! Light refreshments will be available.

The Diversity Employment Network (DEN) has always been about helping organizations build a workforce with a culture on inclusion. Join us on September 15, 2022, as we host our first ever BIPOC Atlantic Job Fair, in partnership with Feed Nova Scotia. As an organization, Feed Nova Scotia is early on in its journey to becoming a fair and equitable employer. To start creating positive social change, Feed Nova Scotia has sought out opportunities, such as this partnership with DEN, to support the development of stronger DEI practices in organizations across the provinces through learning, collaboration, and advocacy. At this full day event attendees will hear from guest speakers on topics related to workplace diversity, equity and inclusion highlighting how diverse teams are stronger teams. The job fair will include employer booths making it easy to showcase opportunities and meet with workforce-ready attendees fostering connections that may lead to hiring. This is for organizations who see diversity as one of its core values and are committed to building equitable and inclusive workforces, now and into the future. It’s about creating a space for BIPOC job seekers, where different backgrounds will be accepted and celebrated. When we work together, we work better. […]

Each fall, Management Career Services (MCS) welcomes Canada's top employers from a wide variety of industries to participate in a lively evening of professional networking with hundreds of students from our Commerce Co-op, Management, and Corporate Residency MBA programs. Employers join us on campus to meet and recruit Dalhousie business students while promoting their brand. Students showcase their skills and experience, making industry connections that could lead to future job opportunities! Rowe Networking Night is open to employers in all industries and students in all years of the Commerce Co-op, Management, and CRMBA programs. Students: to register, you must use your Dalhousie University email. Masks are strongly recommended.

The Bookkeeping Bootcamp will take place on Tuesday afternoons between September 20 to November 22, 2022. Each class is in person. Classes are 4 hours per week (1 - 5pm). The course is 10 weeks long. Classes are held at Ignite Labs in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Participants are expected to attend a minimum of 80% of all sessions. Attendance is limited to 12 participants. Participants must either own a business or be in a management position. The Bookkeeping Bootcamp is a FREE professional development course. The course is supported by Nova Scotia Workplace Education, Yarmouth CBDC and Ignite Labs. The instructor is Julie Walters, owner of Pathfinder Bookkeeping & Tax. Pathfinder’s mission is to: provide knowledge and support to small businesses in rural Atlantic Canada, allowing you to grow and spread wealth.

September's Halifax Third Wednesday tech/media/marketing meetup is this Wednesday, September 21st 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!

Join us to discuss how to attract and retain employees in today’s everchanging job market. About this event Currently, in the Canadian labour market, almost every employer has the attraction and retention of talent as a top priority. Employers understand that the employees they seek to hire and retain are in the driver's seat. But do they understand what motivates their talent to join and remain at their company now? More importantly, what steps can they take to do this? Tanya Lush, Director of Workforce Development will discuss the latest trends in HR, the labour market, and redefining the workplace with subject matter expert, Katherine Risley, Managing Partner of KBRS & Meridia Recruitment Solutions. Katherine Risley is an experienced recruiter and trained coach. In addition to leading a recruitment practice specialized in attracting professionals in the engineering, operations, and manufacturing fields, she provides oversight to KBRS’s HR consulting and talent development practice. Tanya Lush and her team lead innovative and engaging talent development opportunities and projects that span the entire scope of ocean career literacy, early career competencies, skill set acquisition and overall talent development for the ocean sector in Atlantic Canada. Her work focuses on building a continuum of […]