Past Events from November 24, 2021 – November 30, 2021 – Page 13 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Meetup #67: A theme on a theme

A Certified Online Business Manager, Kimberly Charron helps busy consultants, coaches, bloggers, authors, and SaaS founders free themselves up to concentrate on their zone of genius by managing their day-to-day projects, operations, team members, and metrics, so they don’t have to. She brings with her many years of experience offering writing, editing, social media/marketing management, and tech services, plus a background in music, theatre, education, and admin. A WordPress aficionado, she has run her own websites since 2008 as well as built websites for clients. She has also helped run this WordPress Halifax Meetup since she moved to Halifax in 2017. In her spare time, you can find Kimberly volunteering, coaching fellow homeschoolers, and enjoying knitting and hand spinning.

Offering Creative Services: A Creative Kick Panel

Online

Five commercial artists open up about the ins and outs of offering creative services. Attention all photographers, designers, videographers, animators, illustrators and others who offer a creative service! The Creative Kick has asked five business owners in a variety of disciplines to sit down and dish out the details around being a creative worker. We'll cover topics such as: How to find clients. What it's like to pivot from offering a service to passive income. Niching down or remaining broad. Trying to get that elusive work/life, especially when doing everything yourself. No matter if you've been selling your services for a while, or are just considering taking the leap... this panel is for you!

Employment Innovation Symposium For Employers & Managers

Holiday Inn Sydney 300 Esplanade, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada

Navigate Startup House and the Cape Breton Partnership invite local employers to register for and attend the Employment Innovation Symposium For Employers & Managers, to take place November 25 at the Holiday Inn Sydney from 9 am – 12:30 pm. The Symposium will feature presentations and discussion on a number of topics focused on approaches to finding, inspiring, and keeping the employees that workplaces need to be successful in a post COVID-19 economy. The event will be highlighted with a keynote presentation by author, speaker, seminar leader and corporate trainer Eddie LeMoine. Through this keynote presentation and more, event attendees will learn how to apply innovation to their human resource practices as they navigate labour shortages and other challenges. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in interactive breakout sessions with industry professionals who will lead discussions on navigating the immigration process for employers, human resources best practices (attraction, retention, remote working), cultural context and considerations for diverse employees, and more.

The Business Value of DevOps

Online

Join us for a FREE webinar with Enterprise Data Professional and Dalhousie Instructor Roy Kaushik. In this webinar, you will learn why DevOps and Cloud have such widespread adoption in the Enterprise. Roy will also share details about our new Certificate in DevOPs and Cloud Fundamentals and be happy to answer your questions.

Business After Hours: DASC

Dartmouth Adult Services Centre 59 Dorey Ave, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join the Halifax Chamber and DASC for an evening of in-person networking at their location in Burnside! DASC is a non-profit social enterprise providing opportunities for adults with an intellectual disability. In addition to vocational day programs, we run businesses from our facility in Burnside. State of the art boardroom rentals, packaging and assembly, fulfillment, mailing services, printing and copying, and promotional button manufacturing are just a few of our services. All of the money from our businesses goes to support the Being, Belonging and Becoming of adults with intellectual disabilities.

Techsploration’s 24th Annual Program Launch

Brightwood Golf & Country Club 227 School St, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

You're Invited! Join us as we embark on our 24th program year! Our Annual Program Launch celebrates the beginning of our new program year by thanking those who make our programming possible: YOU. Our hybrid in-person/online Launch will provide you with a unique opportunity to see your support in action. You will hear from program participants and gain insight into our program model for 2022. There will also be a delicious plated lunch for our in-person guests!

Why Positive Workplace Culture Matters

Online

We’ll be hosting a discussion of why a positive workplace culture is more critical now than ever. With so many employers aiming to foster psychological safety, improve morale, and retain valued talent, we need these strategies more than ever before. There’s talk about the Great Resignation, yet the biggest reason people leave their job isn’t really about money. It’s about relationships. Let’s learn together some critical ideas about strengthening those important workplace relationships and making a more positive workplace culture.

BBI 25th Anniversary Awards Dinner and Gala

The Halifax Marriott Harbourfront 1919 Upper Water Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Black Business Initiative is proud to be celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. To pay tribute to all the growth and accomplishments, BBI is hosting an awards dinner and gala on Friday, Nov. 26 at the Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel. The theme for this significant year is a “A Milestone with Momentum”. As we reflect on, and celebrate 25 years of achievement, at the same time acknowledging that we are, in fact, ramping up for the next phase of ground-breaking business development led by BBI. We hope you will join us in this momentous celebration.

ISNS Connect

The Board Room Game Cafe 1256 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

An afternoon of game demos, gamedev discussions and board games! The ISNS is pleased to present: ISNS Connect! Join fellow members, students, and friends of ISNS for an afternoon of game demos, gamedev discussions and board games! Admission includes snacks, as well as access to The Boardroom's library of 500+ board games! Attendees will also have the option of sharing their latest project with the group and gathering feedback during our dedicated "show & tell" hour. (If you are interested in presenting, please be sure to indicate this when purchasing your ticket.) Note: proof of vaccination, as well as government-issued photo ID, is required to attend this event.

Fintech Bridge – Ireland and Canada

Online

With special thanks to the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service and the support of the Embassy of Canada to Ireland, Fintech Ireland is delighted to host another excellent Fintech Bridge Event, this time with Canada. Following hot on the heels of the Release of the famous Fintech Ireland maps on Thursday 18th November 2021, we get to take a deeper look at fintech in Canada and Ireland and the opportunity for the industry in each other's country. Did you know that Canada's GDP at USD $1.65tn is almost four times that of Ireland at $420bn. Canada provides Irish fintech, regtech and finserv with an excellent opportunity to scale their businesses in North America, while Ireland provides these Canadian businesses with an European beachhead to access both a local population of 5mn and 27 EU Member States. Did you know that: there are more that 350+ fintechs operating from Ireland locally and scaling internationally. more than 100 Irish tech start-ups together raised a record €932m in the first half of 2021 from venture capital, debt finance, grants and crowdfunding. Canadian FinTech sector is poised to grow further in 2021 following $700m of investments in Q1 2021, led by deals in Toronto. Companies […]

Thinking Outside the Webinar: Using short form video to build your brand and entertain your audience

Online

Power Lunch is back, and going virtual! You’re invited to join us as we serve up our Power Lunch featuring workshops from selected members to deliver expertise you can use to grow your business. Our Power Lunch leaders will walk you through information on a range of business topics, offer key takeaways, and answer your questions. Power Lunch will be held once monthly from October 2021 through March 2022, from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m, delivered virtually. As this year’s sessions are free for participants, we ask that you keep your registration to no more than two sessions, to allow for a larger diversity of attendees. About this Webinar We will bust the myth that short form videos are for teens who dance and prove they can be used for professional business purposes. In this session you will: Identify how short form video fits into the content ecosystem Determine if your business is an appropriate candidate for short-form video Discuss various video platforms Learn how to recycle content across platforms Adapt content into short-form videos