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About The Webinar ​​​​​​​This 45-min webinar will give you a quick introduction into customer discovery. You'll learn how many of the world's fastest-growing companies use customer discovery to make better decisions and grow 2-3X faster. We believe that the customer discovery process is often overlooked but if done correctly it can yield amazing results. We want to help set you and your brilliant idea up for success. We hope to see you on Thursday, July 23 from 12:30-1:15 pm. ​​​​​​​ ​​​​ ​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​About Katelyn Bourgoin: ​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​She is a 4X founder turned growth strategist and trainer. She understands the challenges business leaders face because she's ​​​​​​​been there herself. With operational experience spanning the marketing, tech, and ​​​​​​​hospitality sectors, Katelyn has been named as an influential entrepreneur by Forbes magazine and featured in Inc., HuffPost, Bustle, CBC, CTV, Global TV and more. Katelyn is recognized as one of the " top 20 wonder women of SaaS marketing and growth" by SaaStock. Her past clients include high-growth tech startups, SMBs, business support organizations, and Fortune 500 companies like ​​​​​​​Target and Holiday Inn. Today Katelyn is the CEO of Customer Camp and helps frustrated founders, marketers, salespeople to focus on what really matters- their customers. After all, whoever gets […]

This visioning workshop will help you establish a clear mission, vision, and build confidence in your business plans. About this Event Join Volta and Natalie Frederick-Wilson from Centre for Women in Business on July 23 at 5:30pm 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 or update your business plan. About the speaker: Natalie Frederick-Wilson is a former business owner, who joined the Centre for Women in Business in October 2019 with a goal to inspire women and students to go from innovative idea to startup, and beyond. She does this by connecting them to the right business advice, tools and training. Natalie holds a certificate in Business Development and in Leadership and Innovation from Dalhousie University and has extensive experience in business automation and customer service management. As an American immigrant of Afro-Caribbean descent, Natalie believes that helping others succeed is the greatest […]

Cybersecurity is a fast growing field. Would you like to start learning the basics of how to protect your computer? This summer camp is designed for beginners to help understand how to prevent cyber attacks. The camp is designed to be hands-on, going through the basics to secure Windows and Linux based computers. On the last day, there will be a mini-competition with those participating. One week only! Seats are limited! July 27-31 starting at 9:00am each day. Camp will be held via teleconference. For Youth 12-18 years old. Participants should have DSL internet connection and Windows OS computer. Registration is free. Register Now

About this Event ~From Nova Scotia Health (Clinical) Information Management & Technology~ Nova Scotia Health (NSHA) Information Management & Technology is pleased to welcome guest speakers from NSHA's Provincial Library Services, Policy Office and Interprofessional Practice and Learning teams to share their experience about how they supported the organization's response to the pandemic through the development of the COVID-19 Hub - https://covid19hub.nshealth.ca/covid-19. Ways to Attend this Session: Join on-line via Webex - https://nsgov.webex.com/nsgov/onstage/g.php?MTID=e14df0446ca7efc98e7e1f96104e458ee If you don't have the Webex application on your desktop, please click " go here" and "run temporary application". Online password: letstalk (if joining by mobile Webex app) Phone: Canada Toll (Halifax) +1-902-706-7113 Register Now

As a follow up to AVCC’s Anti-Racism and Discrimination policy, we are please to present an online facilitated presentation. “Welcoming Workplaces” will cover  what is needed to attract, hire and retain immigrant employees and what you need to know to make everyone feel safe, comfortable and welcomed!  Learn how your own Workplace Culture is an overlooked amazing opportunity to become a magnet for enthusiastic and dedicated employees. Covering hiring to “fit in” vs how to hire to “contribute to” and the overlooked skills sets and the actions needed to make your workplace more welcoming. Register Now

About this Event Do you have questions about your Ocean Startup Challenge application? Drop in to our virtual info session to learn more about the Challenge and have your questions answered. We’ll share details about upcoming training opportunities and tips to help you submit a strong application. About the Ocean Startup Challenge We're looking for innovators and entrepreneurs from rural, Indigenous and urban communities across Canada, and internationally, who are working on solutions to ocean industry challenges. Don’t miss out on the projected $3-trillion ocean economy! If you have ever wanted to solve big problems and make a lasting impact, now is your chance to take the leap into ocean entrepreneurship. There has never been a better time to take advantage of all the opportunities and resources available in the ocean sector. With the world's longest coastline, globally renowned research facilities and experts, government programs and supports, initiatives like Canada’s Ocean Supercluster and a steady flow of talent, Canada is the right place to start or grow a successful ocean tech company. We want to help you and your company (or venture-to-be) become Canada's next ocean tech success! Register Now

The CMA regularly hosts breakfast sessions to explore different areas of content marketing so that our community can learn from experts in the industry to improve their content plans and knowledge. This breakfast is being hosted as a virtual webinar series and the topic is TRAVEL! We will focus on the travel industry and call on experts from within the sector to talk about the challenges faced in our industry right now. Travel has always played a large part within the content marketing space, and over the years we’ve seen incredible work submitted to our ‘Best Travel’ category at the International Content Marketing Awards. Join our upcoming virtual content breakfast and find out how the travel industry has been affected by COVID-19, more importantly, what a ‘new normal’ will look like, and how we as an industry work together to see the travel sector flourish. Register Now