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Growth Stages + Financing Rounds

Join us on Tuesday, Mar. 16 or Wednesday, Mar. 24 for a session on growth stages + financing rounds, led by Toon Nagtegaal. To prepare for equity financing, you need to know what is expected from you and why. As venture capital becomes part of the financing mix, in the upcoming round or the ones after, understanding the inner workings of this specific asset class is crucial. From a distance, the valuation and timing of different equity financing rounds may seem like products from a magic box, however, there is more logic involved than you might think. During these morning sessions (pick your preferred date), this logic is explained and participants will understand how to prepare for the next financing round. Led by Toon Nagtegaal, participants will be able to align their growth stages and execution plans accordingly. Register

Canva Class – Level 1

Amy has been a graphic designer for almost 20 years and wants to empower you to take control of your brand using Canva. This class will cover Branding Basics for Entrepreneurs, as well as a hands-on Canva activity. She’ll explain where to find tools to manipulate text, images and elements as well as cover 3 main graphic design principles: readability, hierarchy and consistency. There will be working/Q&A time at the end of class as well as reference handouts provided. small class size 90 min class Introduction to branding & marketing presentation Introduction to Canva, the templates and tools available A click-along exercise where you walk away with your very own social media image Step by step handouts Register

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: Ecosystem Progress and Challenges

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). The women entrepreneurship ecosystem has changed tremendously since Canada first committed to supporting women entrepreneurs as part of their bold vision for the country’s economic growth and inclusion. In this session we’ll review the goals of Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, celebrate the achievements of the ecosystem, discuss challenges and ask the critical question: where do we go from here? Register

Winds of Change

Winds of Change - Module 3 of  the Exploring Opportunities in Ocean Tech for Young Women Program The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development – Nova Scotia, Ignite Labs, Dalhousie University’s Emera IDEAhub and DeepSense, and with support from IBM Canada and Engineers Nova Scotia, is thrilled to announce the launch of a program aimed at engaging young women in the region’s burgeoning ocean tech industry. Exploring Opportunities in Ocean Tech for Young Women is an extracurricular program being offered across the province to youth in grades 10-12 as part of a strategy to attract more under-represented groups to the marine industry. Featuring a monthly speaker series, mentoring program, and hands-on design-thinking workshop, this program will be led by women, for young women. Exploring Opportunities in Ocean Tech for Young Women connects young women in the Western, Northern & Central Nova Scotia regions to female role models in the ocean tech industry to build their awareness of the many applications of engineering across the industry, develop their understanding of what engineering is and how it contributes to innovation across the broad industry. Through the program, students will gain awareness of the skills required and develop pathways to engineering and technology […]

Learning by Unlearning

Join Volta + Permjot Valia in this workshop that will challenge the ways you approach things for more effective decision making. Increasingly, the ability to challenge and rethink existing ways of doing things is critical in effective decision making for entrepreneurs. It's important to think outside of the norm while making decisions in order to bring about new results, different outcomes and to see where new approaches can take you. Doing this can be really difficult for a number of reasons. In this very insightful and practical session, you will work through why you need to acquire this skill and how to acquire and practice this skill. Register

Next Level Skills Program – Agile Information Session

Interested in learning more about the Next Level Skills PMI Agile Certified Practitioner program? Join your instructor, Brenda Fay who will provide an overview of Agile and Scrum, determine your eligibility for the program, and explore funding opportunities. Why should you become an Agile Certified Practitioner? The numbers speak for themselves, 97% of organizations now practice agile development! Organizations cited benefits of adopting agile include the ability to: manage changing priorities, keep projects visible, align the business and IT initiatives, and improve team morale. Due to the eligibility of the Next Level Skills Programs, this information session is available to DNS members only. Register

Sustainable Energy Technologies

Join Dalhousie's College of Continuing Education for an information-packed conversation featuring Sustainable Energy expert instructor Shehin Rahemtulla. A few of the critical topics we will cover in this valuable 30-minute webinar include: Climate Change: What do we know in 2021? What is Canada doing to mitigate climate change Why have major corporations recently committed billions of dollars to renewable energy innovation What are some of the challenges associated with renewable energy? What happened to renewable energy during the COVID-19 pandemic? and much more! The event will be moderated by George Levy, CSBCB, CBP, GBP , expert instructor in blockchain technology and digital economy. Learn about Sustainable Energy Technology and opportunities you can benefit from to be part of this technological revolution. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/5016141826193/WN_umv2cFmfTLaigkRSFhiRJgRegister

Chamber Masterclass – Finding Your Dream Customers Online

The internet is a big, noisy place. It’s impossible to be everywhere and do “all the things” – founders will just burn out. If teams want to succeed online, they must get focused. Hosted by Katelyn Bourgoin, this 1-hour workshop followed by a 15 minute Q&A session is designed to help teams to quickly learn how to find their dream customers online. Once they know where their prospective customers are already gathering and how people search for solutions like theirs, marketing to those customers will be much easier. Register

Why Bitcoin is not a Pyramid Scheme

If you buy Bitcoin, are you helping people that Bought before you get rich? A Pyramid scheme is where the players at the “top” get rewarded as more and more people join in. Is Bitcoin comparable to a Pyramid Scheme? Do you think if you buy Bitcoin, you’re helping people that bought before you get rich? Register for the webinar to: Gain clarity on whether Bitcoin is a Pyramid Scheme Understand the value proposition of Bitcoin Know how to identify a Pyramid and ponzi scheme in a cryptocurrency BONUS: Stories of past pyramid and ponzi schemes in Crypto. https://www.gofullcrypto.com/webinarRegister

Lessons from the Pandemic

In the second session of Halifax Partnerships Business Recovery and Continuity Webinars, we will present the key resilience learnings from the COVID-19 crisis and how to use this knowledge to prepare for future disruptions. Hear directly from the Halifax business community and partner organizations as they will discuss some of their successes in dealing with the pandemic. Register

Marketing for Business

The Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce offers free training opportunities sponsored through Labour and Advanced Education and their Workplace Education Initiative. This initiative promotes learning at work and supports the development of your workers by increasing their workplace skills. This course is for businesses, especially trades-based businesses, to help them define strategies to market their business. This course forms part of the certification for the Atlantic Trade Business Skills Certification for journeymen. Learning Outcomes: Define & Identify the core components of a marketing strategy Identify the USP (unique selling proposition) Create a positioning statement Develop target market Create a value proposition Develop marketing objectives Gathering and analyzing data using the four main primary research methods Develop pricing strategies for each product in the product line Define costing terminology Identify components of a promotional campaign Determine the marketing budget Register

New forms from CRA – How Will This Affect your Tax Return?

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. Due to the pandemic, many things have changed, including your taxes. There have been changes to T4s, extra slips from benefits received, new credits to claim for Work At Home expenses, and new forms to fill out for employers. Join Lori Harraway from H&R Block on March 23rd as she walks us through these changes and answers the following questions: What do these changes mean for me? ​What am I able to claim? How will this impact my business or employees? Register