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The True Cost of a Cyber Breach

Online

Business Interruption, loss of reputation and financial burden are all burdens associated with a cyber breach, but what is the true cost? Experiencing a cyber breach can cause a number of issues such as, business interruption, loss of reputation and could mean a large financial burden in the case of having to make a ransom payment. But what is really the true cost of a cyber breach? After this webinar you will understand: Ransom payments are not the only cost of an attack. Business interruption can be more costly than the ransom, and is being sublimated by insurers. Reputational damage and notification expenses need to be part of the math at the front end when buying insurance.

WTWT: Negotiating your Worth

Online

Join us on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 4:00pm ADT Negotiating your Worth – Encouraging women in tech to confidently say “Show me the Money". About this event When: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:30pm ADT Where: via Zoom (you will receive a link with your confirmation) Description: Studies show women are more likely than men to underestimate their professional worth and are less likely to negotiate salary or ask for a well-deserved pay increase. This has a huge impact on our disposable income, quality of life, retirement savings and even our overall health and stress levels. Join us to learn how to: Evaluate your money mindset Calculate your professional value The art of making an assertive ask Red flags a company is not treating you fairly and possibly never will Facilitator: Genevieve MacInnis is known for her strategic thinking and her ability to connect with individuals across all levels of the organization. She is highly skilled at asking thought provoking questions and having candid conversation to address tough issues. Her style is dynamic, stimulating change by helping others learn how to be more self-aware, practice conscious leadership and build authentic relationships based on honesty and trust. Genevieve […]

Online Business Development Training: Start a Successful Small Business in Canada

Nova Scotia, Canada

ISANS and RBC are pleased to facilitate this important training session for current or aspiring business owners. In this two-part training session, you’ll hear from George Gerges, financial Advisor at RBC, who will teach you everything you need to know to start and grow your business in Canada. Our goal is to help you and help our community to prosper! In Part 1, “Starting and Planning your Business,” you will learn about: Making sure your business idea will fly Finding the money to start and control of your cash All the legal stuff you need to know Help & Advice In Part 2, “Financing and Growing your Business,” you will learn about: How Financing can help your business Short term and long term financing Reasons to grow and focusing on customers Diversifying, funding, resources and help To attend this session, you must: Be an ISANS business client Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 5+ Attend both training dates – Part 1 on May 25 and Part 2 on June 1 For more information, and to register, please contact: Suhel Shaikh | 902-406-7793 | business@isans.ca

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Choosing the Right Website Building Platform for Your Business

Online

Building a website doesn’t have to be a daunting or time-consuming task. Website building platforms offer a relatively easy and inexpensive alternative to hiring a web designer. However, there are many platforms available and choosing the best one, or the right one for your business, is not that easy. This webinar will give you the information to find the best website building platform for your business. This webinar is offered in partnership between Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia through DigiPort, a one-stop-shop of interactive services and educational opportunities to help tourism businesses develop digital marketing skills and access professional support to improve their online presence.

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Thinking Outside the Algorithm: Explore the Opportunities of Code in 2022

Online

Join Digital Nova Scotia & Dalhousie University in celebration of Here We Code Month as we tear into how tech makes projects possible that help save lives, entertain, or open doors. Our panelists will also explore the role that diversity plays in tech and innovation, and what the future of code may look like. Meet the Panel Moderator: Yara Ahmed, 3rd year Bachelor of Applied Computer Science student at Dalhousie University Panelists: Will Yang, Chief Executive Officer at Differo Ltd. Emily Boucher, Executive Director at Techsploration Mo Abdolell, CEO & Founder, Densitas Inc. Jess Shortt, Digital Director, Shortstop Agency Devin Slauenwhite, Tools Lead, Hutch Games

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Online Computer Training: Google Docs (June 1-8)

Online

Level: Beginner Number of Sessions: 4 Session Length: 2 hours In this class, you will use Google Docs to learn how to: Create, print, and edit documents such as resumes, cover letters, and reports Use fonts, alignments, and line spacing Share and collaborate documents Change the page layout including margins, orientation, paper size, and columns Create page breaks Add images, page numbers, bullets, and tables Add special characters Create forms Add page headers and footers   For more information, and to register, please contact: Hosam Al-Sheikh Ali | 902-406-4317 | halsheikhali@isans.ca

Online Business Development Training: Start a Successful Small Business in Canada

Online

ISANS and RBC are pleased to facilitate this important training session for current or aspiring business owners. In this two-part training session, you’ll hear from George Gerges, financial Advisor at RBC, who will teach you everything you need to know to start and grow your business in Canada. Our goal is to help you and help our community to prosper! In Part 1, “Starting and Planning your Business,” you will learn about: Making sure your business idea will fly Finding the money to start and control of your cash All the legal stuff you need to know Help & Advice In Part 2, “Financing and Growing your Business,” you will learn about: How Financing can help your business Short term and long term financing Reasons to grow and focusing on customers Diversifying, funding, resources and help To attend this session, you must: Be an ISANS business client Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 5+ Attend both training dates – Part 1 on May 25 and Part 2 on June 1 For more information, and to register, please contact: Suhel Shaikh | 902-406-7793 | business@isans.ca

Tribe Network Huddle with MindFrame Connect: Principles of Mentorship

Online

Want to improve your mentor skills? Join Tribe Network and MindFrame Connect on June 2, 2022, at 11:00 am AST for a virtual workshop focused on the core skills required to effectively manage a mentorship relationship. About the Workshop The MindFrame Connect team and Tribe’s Sally Ng will take participants through the key principles of being a mentor with practical frameworks and real-life examples on how to make the relationship more effective. Please note: The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the event. About MindFrame Connect MindFrame Connect is a not-for-profit created in partnership by Dalhousie University, Toronto Metropolitan University, I-INC, Globalive, and Davis Pier. Funded through FSC, MindFrame Connect shares lessons from leading experts, entrepreneurs, and mentors in workshops, how-to videos, masterclasses, literature pieces, podcasts, and learning aids. All content is designed to provide practical learnings on two streams of programming – improving the craft of mentorship and creating more resilient, high-performing entrepreneurs. MindFrame Connect works with accelerators, hubs, and academic institutions to provide training complementary to their current program offerings and catered to the needs of their entrepreneurs and mentors. All offerings are vetted by a team of entrepreneurs, mentors, and academics and offered at no […]

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FITTskills International Market Entry Strategies

Online

Nova Scotia Business Inc., in partnership with the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, is pleased to offer FITTskills International Market Entry Strategies.   This course will run 4 days: Monday, June 6, 2022 - 9 am – 12:30 pm Friday, June 10, 2022 - 9 am – 12:30 pm Monday, June 13, 2022 - 9 am – 12:30 pm Friday, June 17, 2022 – 9 am – 12:30 pm   Ensure your success in new markets by conducting proper research, selecting the most effective entry strategy and implementing it efficiently. The International Market Entry Strategies course examines what individuals in organizations need to know and do to ensure the success of new international ventures. You will learn how to research market entry options, analyze them, and then select the most effective strategy for your needs. With this knowledge in hand, you will also discover how to implement and manage your new market entry strategy and build a successful future in your new market. For more information, please contact: Yuliya Demish ydemish@nsbi.ca 902.221.5138 DOWNLOAD FULL COURSE OUTLINE

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Win Clients with Privacy

Online

What is stopping you from landing your next client? Or your biggest client yet? Privacy helps you build trust – and that’s something you can’t buy. In this 45-minute lunch and learn by Barrington Consulting, we will show you three easy ways to use privacy to gain client trust and win clients with privacy! We will also give real examples of how some of our clients have won business by being more privacy-aware. It might be the most profitable lunch hour you spend this year! Meet the Presenter Linda Bolton, Privacy Practice Lead at Barrington Consulting Linda Bolton is the Privacy Practice Lead at Barrington Consulting and a Fellow of Information Privacy through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She has completed over 80 privacy projects, supporting companies to grow their privacy culture

Workshop: How Do Your Security Decisions Impact Your Enterprise Sales Deal?

Online

Join Volta + Software Secured on Wednesday, June 8, 2022 at 12:00pm ADT for How Do Your Security Decisions Impact Your Enterprise Sales Deal About this event When: Wednesday, June 8, 2022, 2022 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm AST Where: Virtual via Zoom ( log in details will be included in your Eventbrite confirmation email) Description: Enterprise customers are demanding more security requirements from their vendors than ever before. When digital demand skyrocketed with the onset of the pandemic, the risk of serious cyberattacks soared as hackers infiltrated more large-sized company networks through targeting clients or partners. As you can imagine, your security decisions now have huge implications on the likelihood of closing enterprise deals. Join us for a discussion on what enterprises look for when vetting possible tech vendors and the best practices to start implementing so that you stand out against your competition. We’ll also introduce you to vendor security questionnaires: the tool that most enterprises use to weed out their most secure tech vendors from the most risky.

Halifax Data Science Meetup – June 2022

VOLTA 1800 Argyle Street #Unit 801, Halifax, NS

Details Hi everyone, Long time no see!, we are excited to announce that we are back at organizing Data Science presentations for the benefit of the whole professional, academic and enthusiastic community! We have two interesting speakers lined up for this coming June! We'll meet up at 6:00 pm on Wednesday June 8th, and kick off talks shortly after. Pizza and refreshments will be provided *** Space is limited so be sure to RSVP. Also please cancel your RSVP in case you find you are not coming, regardless of how close to the meetup date you find out! *** 1.- Generating Refuted Claims and the Importance of Critical Statements in NLP Pipelines Speaker: Domenic Rosati, Senior Research Scientist, scite.ai Bio: Domenic’s research focuses on natural language understanding and reasoning in scientific texts and how to improve scientific discovery and evaluation with AI. Abstract: With the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) like GPT3 that perform at almost human levels without any fine tuning on many NLP (Natural Language Processing) benchmarks, a new line of research has emerged trying to assess the safety of these models by assessing the factuality and faithfulness of their outputs Unfortunately, LLMs have been shown to […]