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Market Research & Resources

Market Research & Resources

As an entrepreneur, you know how fast your business environment can change. Keeping up with market research and staying up to date on available resources often takes a back seat to the day-to-day work or managing your business.  Market Research & Resources gives you the knowledge to more easily and quickly navigate the necessary research. Market Research & Resources introduces you to secondary research methods and the resources at your disposal.  The online workshop is hosted by the Halifax Regional Library and ACOA Business Information Services. Guide your way with valuable market insights by registering for Market Research & Resources today! In this workshop you will: Evaluate and review national and local marketing examples Learn research tips by experiences guest speakers from Halifax Public Libraries and Canada Business Network Learn to access free analytical data networks curated by the Canada Business Network Explore strategies for discovering what external resources are available to entrepreneurs, and how to access them Register

Diversity

Get Certified in Change Management

Join the Dalhousie University College of Continuing Education for an overview of two change management certifications that are being offered for the first time at Dalhousie University. In today’s environment, the pace of change is increasing and its impact is being felt everywhere. This information session is for anyone who is leading change or is impacted by change and wants to gain an understanding of the value of training in change management. You will also see the great benefits of having an international certification in change management. Register

The Road Forward

The Road Forward

2020 brought unprecedented change. What will 2021 bring?  We engaged the experts at IDC to get their input and guidance on how workplaces should be refocusing to gain and keep their edge. What are top C-Suite executives focusing on? What are the right places to invest to gain agility and resilience? What are the top security considerations for a mobile and remote-based workforce? The insights are compelling, and the discussion around them promises to be lively. Join Compugen's President & CEO Harry Zarek, along with  Simon Morris, Director of Modern Workspace and Lorraine Bush, Director of Enterprise Networking & Security as they share their own insights and wisdom, as well as a debrief of IDC’s commentary on the road forward. Change is a foregone conclusion. The question is, how will you use it to propel your business forward? Register

Export Growth in a Virtual World

Export Growth in a Virtual World: a Step-by-Step guide

Help your business thrive with this step-by-step guide to export growth in a virtual world. Have you ever considered expanding your business beyond your region or even beyond Canada? The Atlantic Provinces and the federal government have come together to help your business grow beyond our borders. Export Growth in a Virtual World: A Step-by-Step Guide is an interactive, online training session providing Atlantic Canadian businesses with tools, in-depth knowledge, and a robust understanding of the best practices they need to thrive in an increasingly virtual world. This small group session identifies new ways to reach customers, developing a strategy for expanding into markets around the world. Key topics include: Virtual Trade Event Preparation Navigating Virtual Trade Tools Shifting Your Message to Virtual Registration is free. Choose one of our upcoming workshop dates today! https://www.novascotiabusiness.com/export/egvwRegister

Dalhousie University

Dalhousie Job and Career Fair

The Job & Career Fair is the largest on-campus career fair, open to all Dalhousie and King’s students! The event takes place every year in February in the McInnes Room on the 2nd floor in the Student Union Building (6136 University Avenue). Stay tuned for information on the 2021 event. Top five reasons YOU should attend:  You’ll meet employers & organizations from across Canada who are hiring! You’ll learn about new jobs and industries. You’ll explore career options including full-time, part-time, summer, professional & co-op opportunities. You’ll practice your networking skills and make connections. You’ll get free swag from employers. Register

Getting Ahead with Grant Writing

Panel: Getting Ahead with Grant Writing

Join us on Wednesday, February 17 at 10:00am to hear from three founders about their experiences with writing grant applications. Join Volta and the Emera ideaHUB for a moderated panel discussion on grant writing. Three local startup founders will share their "war stories" about pursuing grants. Stories will shine a light on lessons learned including both failures and successes. Are you curious about how you can make yourself stand out when applying for opportunities? Wondering what grants are the best to apply for? Bring your questions and learn the "do's and don'ts" of grant writing. Register

AI

Azure AI Immersion Workshop

Join MNP and Microsoft to explore how Azure AI services can be used to propel innovation at your organization. This free, half-day learning opportunity is designed to help you think differently about developing cloud applications when AI is part of the solution set. You’ll learn about machine learning models, bots, and AI apps and discover the most efficient ways to build solutions using Azure AI. Technical roles from all organizations will learn about Azure AI capabilities and use real-life examples to visualize innovative projects. The workshop starts with an overview of how Azure AI is powering new possibilities for many organizations, followed by a deeper dive and demo showcasing Azure Cognitive Services, Knowledge Mining, and Bots. Register

Amplify your email

AMPlify your Email

In this session, you will learn how to leverage unprecedented features in AMP for Email to create highly dynamic and interactive emails. Discover the capabilities of AMP for building rich and highly engaging email content using Salesforce Marketing Cloud. Register

Getting Results from Your E-commerce Platform

Getting Results from Your E-commerce Platform

So you’ve implemented an e-commerce platform for your business, what’s next? Join Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia for a webinar presented by Arbuckle Media to learn how to fully integrate e-commerce into your business and get results. The webinar will cover: 1. The e-commerce mindset: how to adapt e-commerce into your regular business reporting and reap the rewards, not only by using it to makes sales but also to learn about your customers. 2. How to speak the language of e-commerce and marketing, even when you have a skills or experience gap in your team; whether you're a service or product-based business. 3. How to stay organized and confidently read e-commerce and marketing reports so you can make actionable decisions based on the data and insights. Register

Blockchain

Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency

In this live 30 minute, information-packed event featuring renowned blockchain and cryptocurrency expert instructor George Levy, you will have the opportunity to learn about the many opportunities currently available with blockchain technology, and why it is considered "essential critical infrastructure" during the COVID-19 Pandemic. You will also have the chance to learn valuable information about Bitcoin, Blockchain and how you can take part in the greatest technological transformation since the World Wide Web. Register

Wonder Women Conference

Virtual Wonder Women Conference

The Wonder Women Conference brings together bold and ambitious women to connect, educate, inspire and empower one another to take on new and expanded roles in work, community and life. Wonder Women is proud to offer diverse female-led content featuring local, professional superheroes. We invite you to build meaningful relationships with women across all industries while participating in engaging workshops and hearing from a panel of local leaders on successes and challenges of women in business. Together, we strive to create a community of inclusivity that ultimately encourages all women to own their ambition, break down barriers, and unleash their superpowers. Let’s lift each other up – the world needs women working together now more than ever. All superheroes welcome – regardless of gender! THE WONDER WOMEN CONFERENCE HAS GONE VIRTUAL! We want to ensure all attendees feel safe and comfortable at our upcoming Wonder Women conference, and with restrictions still evolving, we have decided to make our February 19th 2021 conference entirely virtual. This won't be just another zoom webinar! We are working with our AV partners to make this virtual experience exciting, engaging and uplifting for all. The conference host and speakers will be streamed live from the […]

Fueling Startup Growth

Fueling Startup Growth: Getting it Right the First Time

The world is more competitive than ever, and while ideas are easy, taking something beyond idea to real growth can be much harder. In this training, we will equip you to use data to help you make decisions, and orient yourself for growth. Session 1: What do you need to understand to figure out where your business fits in the grand scheme? What actually matters for your technology startup? Session 2: Once you’ve started to understand your place in the world, how do you gather information successfully, from primary and secondary sources? Session 3: Once you have data inputs, how do you make sense of it? What are your next steps? The course will be facilitated by Dr. Jonathan Calof, an expert who has helped thousands of companies with their growth. All of the content will build on the previous day, so make sure you join us for all of it. Due to interactive nature of the training, this will be offered only as live training. Training will run from 9am Atlantic Standard Time - 1130am Atlantic Standard Time each of the three days. This training is supported by ACOA and is free of charge for Atlantic Canadian Startups. This […]