Events from May 7 – April 16 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Personal Branding That Works for You

The session will start with an introduction to what personal branding is (and isn’t) and its role in job search and career building in the technology industry. Participants will be guided through a discovery process to help them: Clearly and concisely articulate their personal brand Highlight their their values, key messages, and “persona” on platforms like LinkedIn Deeper understanding of how to integrate their personal brand into their professional content REGISTER About Chantal Brine Chantal is a builder- of people and businesses. An interest in the psychology behind human interaction brought her to St. Mary’s University from Bermuda, where she focused on Psychology, Business, and Human Resources. Chantal is a believer in experiential learning, a proponent for mentorship, and an active advocate for women.   In 2018, she formed En Point with the mission to support one million young adults in building careers where they connect their passion to a career. En Point has helped over 10000 people advance their careers through mentorship, skill, and confidence building.  A natural connector, in 2009 Chantal began working with small business, government groups, and nonprofits with private sector consulting firm PONO Consultants. She then transitioned to Unique Solutions Design, a North American tech-company […]

Ocean Innovators Meetup

Meetup #3 The Ocean Innovators Meetup offers an opportunity for the ocean community and those interested in the marine sector to come together! About this Event Ocean Innovators Meetup, hosted by the Ocean Startup Project in collaboration with Pisces Research Project Management, offers an opportunity for the ocean community and those interested in the marine sector to come together, share innovative ideas, and create new connections. The upcoming events will each feature a theme that focuses on an ocean sector highlighted in our Ocean Startup Challenge competition. Click here to learn more about the Challenge and how to apply! Stay tuned for more details about our next meetup - we'll send your zoom invite shortly via email. In the meantime, save the date in your calendar so you don't miss the opportunity to meet ocean innovators from around the world. About the Ocean Startup Project: In February 2020, Canada’s Ocean Supercluster announced its first Innovation Ecosystem Project was the Ocean Startup Project, a pan-Atlantic collaboration to create and grow high-quality ocean technology companies. Together, project partners – Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) - Atlantic, Genesis, Innovacorp, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation, PEI BioAlliance, and Springboard Atlantic – envision building a world-class innovation […]

Reopening with Confidence – NSBI & IGNITE

About The Webinar Reopening with Confidence: Retail in a COVID19 World Learn how to reopen successfully with new retail tools like curbside pickup, local delivery, and contactless payments in this live webinar. Hear how other retailers are adapting as they navigate COVID19, and get your questions about reopening answered by a retail expert from Shopify. In this webinar, we'll be covering: The latest post-COVID19 trends in retail and ecommerce Strategies for reopening safely and successfully An extended Q&A with Shopify for all attendees Register Now

Ocean Connector, featuring Zdenka Willis

Join us at 3:00pm ADT as our Ocean Connector event goes virtual once again! Special guests include Zdenka Willis, CEO of Veraison Consulting, and President of the Marine Technology Society. She retired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Senior Executive Service in January 2017. She was the founding Director of the United States Integrated Ocean Observing System Office and also represented NOAA on the United States Group on Earth Observation Systems interagency committee and part of the United States delegation to the Group on Earth Observations. From 2006 to 2007 she was the Director of NOAA’s National Oceanographic Data Center. Ms Willis was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1981 and retired with the rank of Captain in 2006, serving as a Meteorology and Oceanography officer. She has a number of assignments that included collection of oceanographic data onboard the USNS Harkness and USNS Maury survey vessels; Deputy Navigator of the Navy; Naval Deputy to NOAA; Director of the National Ice Center; Officer in Charge of the Naval Oceanography Command Detachment, Oceana Virginia and watch officer at the Naval Eastern Oceanography Center, Norfolk Virginia. Her other relevant Naval positions are the director of the Strategic […]

Ways To Measure Your Online Efforts

This is the fourth session in a series of foundational digital marketing lunch and learns provided by IGNITE and Digital Nova Scotia. You’ve been working hard at growing your online presence. You’re active on social media, creating content for your website and/or recommending people to visit your site so they do business with you. But are you effectively tracking the results of all this hard work? Do you have a system in place, or simply assume everything’s going great? If you’re looking for concrete ways to measure results, in this session Alison K will cover: Bad habits of website owners that wastes time and resources Matching business goals to obtainable and realistic outcomes (aka: what are good numbers?) Google Analytics: what it is and 5 quick wins anyone can get from it Register Now   About Alison Knott Alison K (Alison Knott) is an international creative tech speaker who is passionate about the intersection of the web, creativity, and business. Drawing from over ten years of experience through consulting and teaching, Alison helps small business owners turn website woes into wins. Audiences of her sessions walk away with the knowledge, direction and confidence to reach their goals. All through humour […]

Team Development Lessons From Sports

Part 3: Growing Teams, A Winning Team The most famous winning sports franchises didn't become winners because they had the right players, they started to win because they got those players to work together and play their positions effectively. Getting players to work together is a key element in creating a winning organization! In this 90-minute webinar, we'll cover: Play your position Coaching relationship with a team Coaching relationship with players one-on-one Performance systems that help players reach their potential Recognition and accountability systems Participants will leave this webinar with: Coaching techniques for teams and individuals A plan for structuring a performance management system Strategies to ensure your team members understand their roles and their contributions to the team Skills for formal and informal recognition and accountability Register   Team Development Lessons From Sports Part 1: Leading Teams Team Development Lessons From Sports Part 2: Growing Teams About Dave Reynolds Dave Reynolds has over 15 years of business development experience ranging from launching and developing new products, to refining sales strategies, and customizing learning and development programs for companies all over Atlantic Canada. Dave has been growing sales teams for the past 10 years and has found a unique way of motivating employees to […]

Navigating Covid-19: Wage Support Programs for Hiring Students

Join the conversation about how student wage subsidies can help you take your business to the next level for little or no cost. Join the ICTC Atlantic Regional Coordinator, NS Department of Labour and Advanced Education Youth Outreach Coordinator, and Dalhousie University Co-op Education Coordinator to learn about the Provincial and Federal wage subsidy programs available to NS businesses and not for profit organizations and how to find the skills you need within the NS student community. Your key takeaways from this session will be: • Hear about how co-op students can add value to your organization • Learn about provincial and federal student wage subsidies you may be able to leverage • Gain an understanding of the ICTC WIL-Digital program • Gain an understanding of the provincial programs for students and new graduates • Find out how to match your needs with student talent What is the WIL Digital Subsidy? ICTC’s WIL Digital is an innovative Work Integrated Learning program that helps employers grow their businesses by providing financial assistance for hiring post-secondary students. WIL Digital is funded by the Government of Canada’s Student Work Placement Program (SWPP) and provides a wage subsidy of 75% up to $7,500 for […]

Shaping Success: Positioning Your Business for Growth in What Lies Ahead

About this Event You have built a company that matters, creating value for customers, employees, and your community. You want to stabilize where you are now and position your business to achieve growth and innovation for what lies ahead. No one can predict the future, although you want to be clear on what is most important to make the right decisions to persevere and succeed. And you want to protect the people who are with you and provide a bigger future of possibility and opportunity. But there is a lot of noise around you, too much information in fact, distracting you from what is most important, and taking your attention from where you need to be. And people are talking about the same things again and again. And the pandemic has created upheaval and disruption, and it continues – leaving you worried about what is happening with people in your company. Are people in your business focused on the right opportunities to sustain revenues? Are people in your business investing time to innovate? Are people in your business able to cope with the accelerated pace and scale of challenges hitting the company? The key to the future of your business […]

Shaping Success: Positioning Your Business for Growth in What Lies Ahead

About this Event You have built a company that matters, creating value for customers, employees, and your community. You want to stabilize where you are now and position your business to achieve growth and innovation for what lies ahead. No one can predict the future, although you want to be clear on what is most important to make the right decisions to persevere and succeed. And you want to protect the people who are with you and provide a bigger future of possibility and opportunity. But there is a lot of noise around you, too much information in fact, distracting you from what is most important, and taking your attention from where you need to be. And people are talking about the same things again and again. And the pandemic has created upheaval and disruption, and it continues – leaving you worried about what is happening with people in your company. Are people in your business focused on the right opportunities to sustain revenues? Are people in your business investing time to innovate? Are people in your business able to cope with the accelerated pace and scale of challenges hitting the company? The key to the future of your business […]

Tenant Talks, featuring Marie MacCormick of SEATAC

Join us every Tuesday for Tenant Talks, a new weekly web series with COVE tenants. We sit down with a new COVE member each week to discuss their company and the exciting projects and products they are working on. Marie MacCormick, SEATAC Program Director, joins us for this episode of Tenant Talks. SEATAC supports the growth of the ocean economy by providing research services to local businesses and other organizations that work in the ocean technology sector. NSCC was awarded Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) funding to establish SEATAC in 2019, along with industry funding from Thales Canada and the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE). Nova Scotia's first Technology Access Centre (TAC), SEATAC helps businesses be more productive and competitive through for-fee, easy access to research expertise and technology. SEATAC's team is focused on addressing customers’ needs and collaborates with NSCC Applied Research and other NSCC departments to offer a wide array of services and expertise. SEATAC’s services include: • Mechanical design engineering and prototyping • Various types of 3D printing • Data communications and analytics • High-resolution remote sensing • Geographic information system (GIS) capabilities. Register Now

Student Wage Subsidies + Hiring Strategies in Nova Scotia

Join the conversation about how student wage subsidies can help you take your business to the next level at little to no cost. About this Event A Zoom link will be emailed to you at 10:00am day of the event.   Join the conversation about how student wage subsidies can help you take your business to the next level for little or no cost. Tim Perron: ICTC Atlantic Regional Coordinator, Margaret Schwartz : NS Department of Labour and Advanced Education Youth Outreach Coordinator, and Theresa Myra: Dalhousie University Co-op Education Coordinator, to learn about the Provincial and Federal wage subsidy opportunities to make it easier for small businesses, non-profits and startups to hire post-secondary youth into meaningful career opportunities. Key takeaways from this session will include: • How co-op students can add value to your organization • Gain an understanding of the ICTC WIL-Digital program • Provincial youth employment programs such as Graduate to Opportunity and the Co-op Education Incentive. • Find out how to match your needs with student talent Register Now

Update on the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative in Cape Breton

Hosted by the Cape Breton Partnership, this webinar will feature a presentation and update from Deborah Page, Director of Marketing and Communications with Develop Nova Scotia on the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative in Cape Breton. This webinar is open to the public and free to attend, however, pre-registration is required. The session will be capped at 100 participants, however, the webinar will be recorded and shared on the Cape Breton Partnership social media channels to ensure the information is accessible to all. Register Now