Events from May 15 – May 29 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Getting The Most From Your Posts: Digital Marketing Basics Series

Social media is vital for reaching people who haven’t heard about your business yet. In this session, Ingrid Deon from word-craft will cover how to target your ideal audience on social media and get the most bang for your buck when boosting your posts. General Admission: $25 Digital Nova Scotia Members: FREE DNS members must be signed-in using their membership account info. Please contact Brianna MacAulay at [email protected] if you require assistance.  Participating Chamber of Commerce Members: FREE If your organization is a member of one of the following Chambers of Commerce, please register using the registration code provided by your chamber: Halifax, Cape Breton, Pictou County, Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth & Area, and the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce. Register Now About word-craft word-craft understands that not everyone has the time or expertise to manage their own social media accounts. They help you create a solid plan so you never have to worry about what to post on social media again. Register Now

Innovate: Digital Diversity Awards

You're invited! Join Digital Nova Scotia , the Centre for Women in Business and the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub for our annual INNOVATE event celebrating innovation and diversity in technology on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 from 3:30 - 5:00pm.  The Digital Diversity Awards were established in 2016 to highlight inspiring and influential female leaders working in the ICT sector in Nova Scotia. Together we are recognizing that diversity is fueling innovation in our province, and the impact and influence of leaders in our community. Our growing digital economy is constantly changing and our 2020 Digital Diversity Awards have expanded to continue to represent this diverse workforce. Five awards will be presented this year by Digital Nova Scotia's very own CEO Wayne Sumarah- we can't wait to celebrate the winners! This free, online event will feature virtual networking, award presentations, and keynote speakers that you won't want to miss! Register

Leading Communication Part 1: Connecting

Leading communication focuses on being aware of how you are influencing people through communication, or how you might be impacting team members through poor communication. During this 90-minute webinar with Dave Reynolds, we will look at both sides of communication, good and bad. During this presentation we will look at the mechanics of communication, the role of the audience, preparation on the fly and when you need to present, and how to become a better speaker.  We will look at communicating with people you know and how to be more confident communicating with people you don’t know. Note: this is Part 1 of a 2-part series, however participants are not required to attend both sessions. Each session can also function as a stand-alone learning program. Core Topics • Mechanics and theory of communication • Pitfalls of communication • Advantages of good communication • How being a good listener makes you a better speaker • The art of the question Powered by Digital Nova Scotia and resulta. REGISTER 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 […]

How to Scale an Online Business

Note: This webinar is open to Black youth in Nova Scotia In this session, Nicholas will teach participants the items they need to learn and how to learn them fast and effectively to start building an effective business. The 1-hour course will leave participants with information on what they must learn and the lifestyle that comes with working for yourself. Participants should get out of this workshop the simplicity of developing a website and how they can manage their time to start teaching themselves the appropriate tools to get started. Students will also learn where they can find free resources to obtain the knowledge needed to start building. In our discussion we will talk about: WordPress Elementor X code Plugins Domains and hosting How to manage your time What it takes to start   About the organization Business is Jammin' (BIJ) is a province-wide charitable initiative that focuses on motivating Black youth and stresses the importance of education and personal development in all of its programs. BIJ's goals are to deliver a comprehensive enterprise and entrepreneurship learning strategy and instill business skills that will offer long-term benefits to young people. We need the support from you to continue offering our […]

SEO Brunch

Join us for SEO Brunch the last Monday of every month. Learn valuable SEO tips & share knowledge with a group of like-minded individuals. SEO Brunch | Event Schedule 12:30-1:00: 10-Minute SEO Audit (TBA) 1:00-1:30: Guest Talk (TBA) 1:30-2:00: Q&A Period   What is SEO Brunch? SEO Brunch is a meet-up of people who are interested in Search Engine Optimization. The community varies from professionals who have worked in the space for a long time to those new to the industry. Some regular attendees include: seasoned SEO professionals affiliate marketers who generate a large portion of their traffic and sales from organic search new-to-the-industry marketers tasked with improving their companies organic visibility business owners that want to improve traffic to their website professionals with other marketing specialties who want to align their approach to SEO those that are always curious and want to learn   Webinar Details Our event will be hosted on Zoom which can be used (for free) in-browser as well as through their downloadable app. Anybody interested in joining needs to get their free ticket here & we will then send you the link to our Zoom webinar. Please join us & ask lots of questions! Powered […]

Managing Consent with Salesforce

In this webinar you will discover the consent management objects in Salesforce, and how to use this new canonical data model to manage an individual’s consent, while also complying to data privacy regulations. By registering for this webinar, you consent to receive emails about this event as well as promotional emails about CloudKettle products and services. Register

Ecommerce with Shopify: Digital Marketing Basics Series

Online shopping is by no means new, but many customers are increasingly seeking ways to shop online or access takeout and delivery services in the wake of the global health pandemic. It’s even more important to offer your customers an option to make purchases through your website. This training session with Aaron Whitman from Able Sense will go over ways you can use Shopify as an e-commerce tool for your business. In this webinar, Able Sense will cover: How Shopify works and how participants can implement it in their own businesses Examples of how local businesses, reliant on foot traffic, have adapted to sell their products online and to stay connected to their customers General Admission: $25 Digital Nova Scotia Members: FREE DNS members must be signed-in using their membership account info. Please contact Brianna MacAulay at [email protected] if you require assistance.  Participating Chamber of Commerce Members: FREE If your organization is a member of one of the following Chambers of Commerce, please register using the registration code provided by your chamber: Halifax, Cape Breton, Pictou County, Annapolis Valley, Yarmouth & Area, and the Strait Area Chamber of Commerce. Register Now About Able Sense Able Sense is an innovative e-commerce studio specializing […]

Venn Innovation Collision Day

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way residents live, work and play in Canadian communities. More importantly, the months since the onset of the pandemic have also put a spotlight on longstanding social issues, particularly with respect to racism and achieving equality, opportunity and fairness for Indigenous communities, black Canadians and other visible minorities, including the growing number of international newcomers choosing to come to Atlantic Canada. From cultural appreciation to ensuring all residents have full access to service delivery and adequate housing and can integrate and contribute fully to our communities and economy, these issues are and will remain of fundamental importance to Atlantic Canada’s future, and a key challenge to getting our economies back up and running. The problem - for 25+ years, while there have been some notable successes, most diversity & inclusion initiatives have driven next to no change.  From one-and-done unconscious bias trainings, to the sharing of personal stories to diverse hiring panels, these strategies have allowed organizations to signal their dedication to change without fully comprehending the realities of both social and systemic oppression.  How are these approaches scaleable or measurable?  We measure everything of value in our organizations because we need to know that our efforts are […]

Leading Communication Part 2: Influencing

Influence through communication is a skill everyone should be working on. We are influencing all the time in our work lives and our home lives. Influence can feel like a super power when you become really good at it. In this webinar, we will look at the mechanics of influence and how the structure of your statement and the words you use will open someone up for a decision or a silent rejection. We will look at how you a balance of timing, questions and strategy to help influence everyone around you! Note: this is Part 2 of a 2-part series, however participants are not required to attend both sessions. Each session can also function as a stand-alone learning program. Outcomes from this program Influence style and strategies Ways to challenge your own communication and ways to improve How to respond to tough questions Learn how to be proactive with influence Powered by Digital Nova Scotia and resulta. REGISTER 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 […]

Beyond the Mask – The Role of Workplace Training in Response to COVID-19

During this short free webinar, you will learn: Up-to-date insights, trends and analysis from experts on managing COVID-19 risks in the workplace Details on the SkillsPass COVID-19 Work Safe Course, including: How the interactive and impactful course was developed with leading health experts An overview of the jurisdictions, industries, and employers who have already adopted the course, including best practices Details on current research that shows the value of the platform and content in driving employee knowledge and confidence The ease with which the platform and the free COVID-19 Work Safe Course can be deployed for your industry or organization Q & A session to follow Register

2020 Virtual IT Security & Risk Symposium

In collaboration with Digital Nova Scotia, the 2020 Symposium Committee of the Atlantic Provinces Chapter of ISACA is pleased to announce its fall event – IT Security & Risk Symposium is being held virtually this year on November 2-3, 2020. With the the fallout from the COVID-19 epidemic in 2020, we felt running a virtual event was the safest course of action. Even though we are running a virtual event, we have pulled together an amazing program with industry-leading speakers and a multitude of ways to collaborate and meet colleagues locally and from around the world virtually! As a nonprofit, global membership association for IT and information systems professionals, ISACA is committed to providing its diverse constituency of more than 140,000 professionals worldwide with the tools they need to achieve individual and organizational success. The benefits offered through our globally accepted research, certifications and community collaboration result in greater trust in, and value from, information systems. Through more than 200 chapters established in more than 80 countries, ISACA provides its members with education, resource sharing, advocacy, professional networking, and a host of other benefits on a local level. Members rely on ISACA for resources that enhance their skills, expand their […]

Lean Six Sigma Virtual Training Begins

Add to your problem solving and process improvement skills, support driving a continuous improvement culture in your organization. Projects on average have a 10x return on the investment. We have trained hundreds of LSS Green Belts and our instructors have coached Green Belt projects whose sum exceeds $40m dollars! With 50 hours divided up over 1/2 day online virtual training, join Barrington OPS as they cover in depth training in the LSS DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) methodology. This course you learn how to apply a wide range of Lean Six Sigma problem solving and process improvement tools and statistical analysis. We ensure this class is interactive with breakout groups, live instructor interaction at all times, an in class case study. We can follow up with 1 x 1 coaching through a Green Belt process improvement project. Upon completion of the classroom training, passing a technical test and completion of the certification criteria you will receive a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.   The Training begins on November 3rd and ends December 10th, 2020   Register