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ADVANTAGE 2021: A Women’s Leadership and Empowerment Conference

A virtual women's leadership conference hosted by the Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce, presented by the Scotiabank Women Initiative We are so excited to be hosting our first-ever Advantage Conference as a virtual experience* on Friday, February 26. Advantage 2021 is an opportunity to bring together a community of women to connect, learn, and grow together through covering topics and encouraging discussion around the important shift that is happening with women in the world of business and entrepreneurship. This conference will feature keynote speaker Barb Stegemann, the best-selling author of The 7 Virtues of a Philosopher Queen, a woman’s guide to living and leading in an illogical world, whose pitch led her to be the first woman from Atlantic Canada to land a venture-capital deal on the CBC TV show Dragons’ Den. In addition to Stegemann, there will be several local, women speakers from various professions and sectors. With the change from an in-person to a virtual platform, we have decided to have two options for tickets. OPTION 1) $100 - for a Virtual Ticket and the Advantage Conference Box. Full details in ticket description. (CBRM only) OPTION 2) $60 - for a Virtual Ticket only Let's own our power and celebrate this advantage! See you on February 26th 2021! […]

Extending the Conversation: Creating Content with Podcasting

Extending the Conversation: Creating Content with Podcasting

There’s a lot of fuss around podcasts. Sure, it was the fastest growing medium in 2020 but before you produce and distribute, hit pause. A podcast is a source for so much natural content, that it can fill up the most aggressive of content calendars. In this webinar, Jon and Rhys from Podstarter.io will share tips learned in the field, on how to distribute podcast content, build an audience across digital and social channels, and how to create micro content to reach any audience. Register               About Podstarter Every podcast starts somewhere. Building a podcast from scratch can be daunting, and breaking through to a new audience is difficult. If you have a voice, an idea or an expertise, Podstarter will help you build a podcast and a platform to share it. Podstarter brings years of experience in production, design and technology to help you fill in the gaps and ensure your podcast aligns with your key objectives. Whether you're taking your first step or you're already running at full speed, Podstarter can help! About Jon Burns Co-Founder & Producer at Podstarter Jon connects people and companies with their audience. It sounds simple, and […]

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Business Support Series: Breaking Down Barriers

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. Return to work planning doesn’t need to be complicated, but it can be creative. Often organizations struggle with finding meaningful tasks that are beneficial for both the injured worker and the organization. Return to work planning is also the most effective way to tackle injury duration, which is one the biggest drivers of workers compensation costs. In this webinar, Dallas Mercer shares her wealth of industry experience implementing successful return to work plans. Key takeaways from this webinar include: Communicating the value of Return To Work for both employer and worker Key components of Return To Work planning Anticipating common barriers to Return To Work and approaches to mitigate them Register

The STEAM Suite – Women On The Move

C-Suite leaders share insights to help women move up in STEAM. Join if you're making moves to the C-Suite or inspiring others About this Event A recent Globe and Mail article shared some discouraging news about the gender power gap at workplaces in Canada. Given the many obstacles for women moving up in the tech sector, extra insights are needed. Suzanne Grant, the CEO of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance speaks with leaders in tech who share insights on leading change, cultivating belonging cultures and propelling careers. Register

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Social at Home

Social At Home: Grow

The conference that keeps Canadian digital marketers and communications professionals ahead of the trends and at the top of their game... is moving online. After two incredibly successful online conference in June and October 2020, SocialAtHome returns for our third online event! This will be your opportunity to ensure your company’s digital voice is ready for whatever 2021 might bring. It's time we look forward. Let's do it together. Tap into your audiences, dig into your analytics, and push beyond your comfort zone to power your strategies, up your tactical game, and deliver results. For the past five years, SocialWest, SocialEast and SocialCentral have brought thousands of people together, and with SocialAtHome Summit, we’ll be continuing to offer unprecedented opportunities for networking and professional development, just from the safety of your home. Digital Nova Scotia members receive 50% off tickets! Please contact [email protected] for more details Register

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ADVANCE: International Women’s Day Celebration

Join The Centre for Women in Business on Thursday, March 4, 2021 from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. for our annual ADVANCE: International Women’s Day celebration. While we celebrate and support women 365 days a year, this event allows us to reflect on our 28-year-long purpose to provide opportunities for women that enable them to advance, grow, and prosper in business as owners, leaders, and drivers of our economy. We invite you to join us virtually and… SHARE A LAUGH with an opening from Erica Sigurdson – a Canadian comedian, writer, producer, and haberdasher best known for her rapier wit on CBC Radio’s smash hit The Debaters. BE INSPIRED by the empowering words of our keynote Eleanor Beaton – a local, globally recognized women’s leadership expert, business coach, writer, and the host of Power + Presence + Position. MEET & CELEBRATE local women business owners and organizations who support them through small group networking. CHOOSE TO CHALLENGE gender bias and inequality – this year’s global International Women’s Day theme. Member tickets: Complimentary! Included in your membership fee Community & future member tickets: $15 + HST Register

Find your Ideal Customers

Find Your Ideal Customers Online

The internet is a big, noisy place. It’s impossible to be everywhere and do “all the things” – you’ll burn out. If you want to succeed online, you must get focused. Join Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia for a webinar with Katelyn Bourgoin, CEO of Customer Camp, for a 1-hour crash course where you’ll learn how to find your ideal customers online. This webinar will cover: How to discover where your ideal customers are already gathering How customers search for experiences and products like yours How to market to those customers Register

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StrikeUP 2021 Conference

Working with our Women Entrepreneur Strategy (WES) Ecosystem Partners, Northumberland CFDC is proud to invite you to StrikeUP 2021, a virtual conference dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and providing a forum for growth, mentorship and financing. StrikeUP will provide you with an opportunity to learn from globally-renowned Canadian women leaders who share a passion for uniting and strengthening women entrepreneurs and women-led networks. From successful business founders to leading experts across the areas of mental health and marketing, to mentor meet-ups and networking, StrikeUP allows for an invaluable learning experience and forum to build the skills of women entrepreneurs to help them lead Canada’s economic recovery and put women entrepreneurs at the forefront. Click here to see the agenda. We are proudly funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES). Register

The Power of Supplier Diversity

The Power of Supplier Diversity

Join Volta and Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce for an engaging and informative workshop on the Power of Supplier Diversity. Canada is home to more than 28,000 LGBT+ entrepreneurs. Collectively, they generate $22-billion in economic activity and employ more than 435,000 people – or the population of Halifax. In other words, LGBT+ business is big business. When these innovative entrepreneurs are connected with corporations looking to advance corporate social responsibility by diversifying their supply chains – we are collectively reducing barriers, advancing LGBT+ entrepreneurship, and creating a truly inclusive economy, one connection at a time. Join Ryan Nearing, Membership and Supplier Diversity Manager with Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, a national not-for-profit organization representing LGBT+ entrepreneurs, business owners, and allies, for a workshop on the Power of Supplier Diversity. In this hour-long session, we’ll discuss the state of LGBT+ entrepreneurship in Canada. We’ll learn about supplier diversity – the concept of diverse-owned businesses getting certified as certified suppliers, and corporations internally championing diverse procurement processes. Lastly, you’ll hear about Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce’s work supporting LGBT+ entrepreneurs, business owners, and their allies – including educational programming on the LGBT+ tourism market, support for young entrepreneurs, and international business development […]

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Venture Capital Investment Competition

Global VCIC is the world’s largest venture capital competition with over 120 university and graduate school teams competing. VCIC is the only place where students get to be VCs for the day and startups get an accelerator for the fundraising process. Students play the role of VCs who have around $100MM to invest in one of the startups presenting. They’ll be assessing the investment opportunities and pitching an investment strategy to top VC’s of Canada and the USA. Our judges are venture capitalists, who come to VCIC for the opportunity to reconnect with their alma maters, network with other VCs and get a peek at some early stage startups as well as bright students. Each VCIC regional finals showcases three of the Most VC-Backable Startups in the area. For founders, VCIC is like “an accelerator for the fundraising process” and “the most value for time invested.”. With multiple prizes to be won, this is an event you won't want to miss out on! Register

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Women Entrepreneurship Conference: See It Be It – Crushing Entrepreneurial Stereotypes

An official event of the Women Entrepreneurship Conference; a free, month-long event series, presented by the Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub (WEKH) in partnership with Women Enterprise Organizations of Canada (WEOC). Entrepreneurial stereotypes shape the design of funding programs, incubators and training, and influence financing decisions. Perhaps more importantly, they shape the aspirations and confidence of women. During this session, we will discuss the gendered and culturally specific assumptions about entrepreneurship and the challenges they present to women and introduce WEKH’s new See It Be It database of 1,000+ award-winning, Canadian women entrepreneurs. Register

International Womens Day

International Women’s Day 2021 with Meena Harris

International Women's Day is a time to come together as a community and marvel at how far we've come as women, while also recognizing the work that still needs to be done. Join us as we host an intimate and impactful conversation with MEENA HARRIS, Founder & CEO of PHENOMENAL, to talk about family, justice, women's rights, making history and challenging norms. A portion of proceeds from this event will go directly to our nonprofit Momentum in support of women entrepreneurs. Register