Learn how data can take your organization to the next level. Join David & Eric as they unpack crisis management in a time where rapid change is creating stress fractures in organizational culture. Gain insight from the CEO perspective on how change can become innovation.
This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running. Participants will learn how to use shell scripting to exercise the power of the command line. Shell scripting helps you save time, automate file management tasks, and better use Linux. This session teaches you how to name, locate and set permissions for executable files, taking input and producing output. Learn about job scripts, shell variables and looping commands. This workshop is designed for either new HPC users who are familiar with working in a Linux environment, but have not had experience with shell scripting, or for experienced users seeking to get more out of shell scripting. In order to get the most from the session, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Compute Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises. This session will be delivered online. To get the most from ACENET basics, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor, ask for their CCRI, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada, please have them register, then follow up with you. In addition to a Compute Canada account, […]
The pandemic has shocked the economy and transformed how organizations operate, creating a “new normal” for institutes, economic development agencies, employees and job seekers. With the introduction of social distancing, digitalization has seen tremendous growth; research by Mckinsey & Company reported that 80% of organizations interact with customers digitally, three times more than before the pandemic. Furthermore, several trends have emerged, such as the need for upskilling/reskilling, change in flexibility from location to time, and shift from managing employee work experience to life experience, i.e., the “employee experience”. The global 2021 Employee Experience survey found that 92% of organizations prioritized employee experience enhancements over the next 3 years, higher by 52% from before the pandemic; yet 79% of organizations reported that they have not yet arrived at their new workplace reality. From the employee perspective, during the initial phase of the pandemic, 72% of employees had confidence in leaders to protect employee health and wellbeing, but that number had fallen to 57% as 52% of employees reported high to moderate anxiety. The employee experience matters because it shapes an employee’s perception and dedication to an organization. Yet the current uncertain environment creates challenges for organizations to build a supportive employee […]
As Nova Scotia becomes more culturally diverse, we all need to learn how to welcome and work with immigrants and build a better community together. In this full-day workshop, you will: Increase your understanding of settlement and integration issues Explore practical ways to welcome and support new immigrants Develop intercultural relationship-building skills for working with new immigrants This interactive workshop is open to organizations, service providers, educators, and community volunteers. We also deliver workshops tailored to individual organizations. There is no fee. Workshops will take place monthly, either online or in person at ISANS (6960 Mumford Rd, Suite 2120) as ISANS and provincial COVID regulations allow. Please be sure to register early!
This core session is designed to help new users at ACENET and Compute Canada get up and running. This session teaches participants how to use Compute Canada’s queuing environment on the national systems, using the job scheduler Slurm. Learn how the scheduler works, how it allocates jobs, what are reasonable requests to minimize wait time, how to make the best use of the resources to be more efficient, how to get more throughput, how to get more jobs running at the same time, and how to troubleshoot and deal with crashes. This workshop is designed for either new HPC users familiar with Linux and Shell Scripting, but who have not had experience with using Slurm, or, for experienced users transitioning to Slurm or seeking to improve efficiency with the scheduler. In order to get the most from the session, participants are strongly encouraged to have a Compute Canada/ACENET account and to bring a laptop to do the exercises. This session will be delivered online. To get the most from ACENET basics, please register for a Compute Canada Account. To register contact your supervising professor, ask for their CCRI, then visit https://ccdb.computecanada.ca/account_application. If your professor is not registered with Compute Canada, […]
Nova Scotia Business Inc., in partnership with Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC), is pleased to offer Sales Deconstructed: What You Need to Know to Close. This workshop consists of two half-day sessions focused on providing your business with a step-by-step guide to sales and lead generation. Sessions will include small group work, discussions, assignments and reading on the following topics: What it takes to create a healthy sales funnel and the metrics that matter to enable you to track these over time Understanding the building blocks that need to be in place for a solid sales plan Overview of how sales process evolves from a start-up to a growth-oriented company Building a repeatable sales process to ensure proper onboarding and faster ramp times that you can scale across a growing team Closing the deal – how often to reach out and what to say This course will run from 1 pm to 4:30 pm for 2 days: Day One - Thursday, January 20, 2022: Sales trends 2022 Running your business by the numbers - the KPIs that matter Know your buyer and how to generate meetings at scale Day Two - Thursday, January 27, 2022: […]
The Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) is excited to host our every-3-years Geomatics Atlantic Conference in Halifax November 8th – 9th, 2021, online. Geomatics Atlantic 2021The theme is Geomatics NOW – From Field Collection to Online and Real-Time Dissemination and we will be exploring innovation, cutting edge R&D, and the future of geomatics as it relates to the increasing desire to have our questions answered quickly and in a way that is easy to understand and integrate into our own workflows. Geomatics Association of Nova Scotia (GANS) We will be hosting presentations on current spatial data field collection techniques and software, how teams transmit or store data in the field, and how the field data can be easily shared with others – particularly in near real time. There will be a focus on online/web-based data collection apps, as well as near real-time processing and dissemination methods to clients and other field personnel. We are reaching out to researchers, organizations and companies actively involved in collecting spatial data using online applications (ie. Esri, Avenza, open-source) who in turn make the data available to clients or other field personnel using similar means. We hope to have a cross-sectoral conference that includes: […]
Brand Strategy is the foundation for all your marketing initiatives. It explores your company persona, your audience persona, and your non-negotiable values. Join Brian Geddes, Owner of Direct Ad Factory as we build from the founder’s vision and frame a Brand Story designed to invoke loyalty and advocates. After this webinar you will understand; The ethos, commitment, goal and vision that makes your company existence bigger than just what you sell. The humanization of your Brand. What does your Brand look like as a person? What is the tone of voice, the personality? This is what people will respond to long-term. You do not control your Brand, your clients do. Their “gut feeling” about what you stand for is the reality. Your efforts are all to help influence their perception. Meet your Presenter Brian Geddes, Owner of Direct Ad Factory Brian has been involved with digital marketing for over 20 years. This experience equates into an intimate knowledge of the problems his clients face generating sales and revenue everyday. The power of story, the absolute necessity for a strong Brand Strategy foundation, and the imperative need for world-class copywriting have been drilled into his psyche. “Having lived through the exact […]
Business Support Series The Business Support Webinar Series will explore timely topics with industry experts to provide key insights and answers on the best ways to succeed as a business. Hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, this series will feature a wide range of topics on how to survive and thrive. Learn about a new business model which allows Canadian brands of any size to sell direct to consumers in China, at the lowest cost, with the lowest risk. Whether your business is new to exporting and you're looking to test out your products in a new market, or you're already exporting and ready to invest further into a full branding & promotional campaign, learn how your business can utilize the Atlantic Resource Partnership Platform & China team to achieve full market development in China, without having to leave Canada. Working together as a partnership, this business model promotes a shared-costs model, saving exporters money, as well as minimizing risk. Key Takeaways Benefits of using e-commerce to reach Chinese consumers Challenges Canadian companies face trying to step into China and how the ARP Platform helps Canadian producers/exporters overcome them. Identifying and understanding platforms Canadian businesses should focus to be successful with e-commerce in China A strong digital […]
Power Lunch is back, and going virtual! You’re invited to join us as we serve up our Power Lunch featuring workshops from selected members to deliver expertise you can use to grow your business. Our Power Lunch leaders will walk you through information on a range of business topics, offer key takeaways, and answer your questions. Power Lunch will be held once monthly from October 2021 through March 2022, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m, delivered virtually. As this year’s sessions are free for participants, we ask that you keep your registration to no more than two sessions, to allow for a larger diversity of attendees. About this Webinar Content creation is a key marketing tool for businesses and one that many struggle with. To succeed you need to be able to attract your ideal client/customer/community. This workshop is geared towards entrepreneurs who want to better understand how to create content for their ideal audience through photography & social media. In this session you will: Create product flatlay images Edit photos with iPhone Build a photo gallery for social media Build a customer avatar
Ted Herbert has been a master coach for over 25 years and a leadership development director since 1998. Join him for a conversation about how you can build your coaching skills. For decades, leaders have recognized the value of helping people improve their performance by applying coaching strategies that have worked for centuries. From John Wooden to Michael Bungay Stanier, coaches have applied tried and true techniques to get the most from those they lead. Ted honed his coaching skills with athletes from minor soccer, basketball and football. He served as a bobsleigh coach at the Olympics and has developed Olympians in a variety of sports. As a leadership coach, Ted has applied techniques to help people in leadership roles across a variety of industries. This webinar will introduce the elements of successful coaching and answer questions about how to help those you lead improve at whatever they are striving for.
With the new age of social media, people are finding products online now more than ever. Clean headshots show your clients who they’re supporting when they choose you over the competition. Headshots put a smiling face to the company name. Smiling pictures are an easy way to make clients comfortable with your business in seconds. When someone browses your website and sees a cheerful employee, it can create a positive connection in their mind. For this session, join Jay Fisher – Halifax’s premier headshot photographer and expression coach from ‘Capture it Photography’ – to understand the importance of headshots for your business. At this session, you will learn about: What a headshot is and how it is different from other types of photography What your photo says and why do you need a headshot How to choose a photographer Preparing for the session What to expect and how to select a headshot Makin selections after the session – looking at different photos and what they say To attend this session, you must: Be an ISANS business client Have a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 5+