Events from March 23, 2021 – March 25, 2021 – Page 7 – Digital Nova Scotia – Leading Digital Industry

Connecting Labour Market & Immigration Resources

Join Halifax Partnership’s Labour Market Team on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 12:00pm AST for an overview of The Atlantic Immigration Pilot. During this session, you will hear from the Halifax Partnership’s Labour Market Team on the Atlantic Immigration Pilot. The Atlantic Immigration Pilot provides a streamlined process that facilitates hiring of skilled international labour. Learn more about this process, and the importance of hiring international talent for your company. During the Q&A period of the event, Al Tek will be joined by the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration who will assist in answering any of your questions. Register

Proposal Writing Workshop

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 provides the framework for you to produce the proposal that you need to get your idea off the ground. You will be producing your proposal over the ten weeks of the course. Each week will feature an instruction session, but the majority of course time will be devoted to your in-class, hands-on proposal development. You will be finding the funders you need to target, honing and shaping your ideas, writing, editing, and presenting your project in a way that makes its merits shine. By the end of the course, you will be ready to send off your proposal. Learning Outcomes: Identify the different kinds of proposals and the various sources of requests for proposals Understand how to structure an effective proposal and assemble persuasive evidence Learn and practice ways to overcome barriers to writing Explore and practice the persuasive power of plain language Be able to identify and apply universal principles of ethical persuasion Practice how to edit […]

Developing Skills & Self in Response to Conflict

If you’re guiding groups, training teams, leading workshops and events, facilitating conversations…chances are, you’ve encountered uncomfortable tension in the room. And when you’re facilitating, the sudden appearance of tension, disagreement, and conflict can quickly knock you off your seat. What are some options for how to respond when difference (tension, disagreement, conflict) starts to show up in the room? Let’s dive in together! Coming up on March 23rd and 31st, a two-part master class to develop your skills & self in response to conflict. We’d love to have you with us! Register

Female Tech Founders, Funders and Fortifiers Breakfast Series

Celebrating women in the Atlantic Tech sector. BDC Capital’s Women in Technology Venture Fund and BDC Technology Industry team, along with the Genesis Centre, invite you to attend the virtual edition of the Female, Founders, Funders and Fortifiers event series. We look forward to seeing you there! Register

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

The New World of Secure Remote Work

COVID-19 has transformed the way we work and live, and organizations are searching for modern solutions to today’s technology challenges. Businesses today must modernize how and where work gets done, and stay informed about the devices and solutions needed to make that happen. The way we work is changing; working from anywhere has become the new norm and with that brings many benefits and challenges. IT priorities have evolved to enable a remote work environment, but are staff still working in a secure, well-connected environment that allows them to get things done wherever they are? Join us for an insightful virtual session to learn more about productivity and teamwork solutions in Microsoft 365 along with the ways you can leverage the power of Surface devices. In this session, we will cover: How the workplace is changing - Surface and the Modern Workplace How to provision and deploy devices remotely without sacrificing security with Autopilot How to adjust to the new normal of remote work with Microsoft Teams Surface device-as-a-service This session includes a live chat and Q&A with Compugen’s experts, so bring all your questions and get answers! Each attendee will be entered in to win a pair of Surface […]

ShopHERE – Photography for E-Commerce

Online stores have been gaining in popularity as customers look for quick and convenient ways to make purchases when and how they want. That’s become even more true during COVID as people look for more contactless purchases, delivered right to their door – and the competition is fierce! Join Taina Barrionuevo an e-commerce consultant for tips and tricks on Photography for E-Commerce so you can make sure your online store stands out in this busy marketplace. And make sure to join Taina on March 31st for our second webinar on Writing for E-Commerce! Register

Online Marketing – Going Beyond Social Media

Join Tourism Nova Scotia and Digital Nova Scotia for a webinar presented by Alison Knott, Founder of Alison K Consulting, exploring opportunities to market your business online and get the results you want. Alison will share strategies that go beyond social media promotion to bring traffic to your website, generate leads, and close the sale. The webinar will cover the following topics: The importance of marketing your business across multiple channels What online marketing channels are out there, and which ones are right for your business Examples of ways to market your business online with low cost/set-up time Register

Building a Story Strategy

Story Strategist Erin Trafford will guide us to understanding the three key ingredients to a powerful Story and explain how to leverage storytelling to grow a business. Building on her previous Spotlight Session, Erin will go one level deeper to create impact, resonance and relevance that will help business owners form meaningful connections with customers and clients. In this session, you will learn: The definition of Story when it comes to marketing The three ingredients to Story and how to find them Tools to easily uncover your Story Register

Women Entrepreneurship Conference: State of Women Entrepreneurship 2021

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). Closing out our month-long conference, we’ll share a first look at the results of WEKH’s annual report, The State of Women Entrepreneurship 2021. This report synthesizes government, academic, and expert research to highlight some of the structural barriers facing diverse women entrepreneurs in Canada and examines how the COVID-19 pandemic affected women. Register

Hardware Design Webinar

Are you designing hardware as part of your start-up journey? Join Halifax based Enginuity for an open discussion! Alastair ‘Alf’ Trower was born in Cheddar in England, home of the famed cheese! Studied geology in London with field trips throughout England, Wales, Scotland and North Africa. Cycled extensively around Southern Europe after school and when employment prospects in geology were hard to come by, took the opportunity to work as a gaucho on a 15,000 acre cattle ranch in the Patagonian Andes. This was the perfect opportunity to learn to ride, work cattle and castrate things! Returning to the UK in 1992 to start a varied career starting working IT in the finance industry, moved quickly into computer software sales and ended up in a global marketing role. Moved to France in 2004, to restore a watermill and provide a rural upbringing opportunity for 2 children. Redundancy led to a direction change in 2005 when he took a position with Welaptega Marine, an Oceans Technology company based in Halifax, NS. Remained in France while travelling the planet working to build the business globally. A change in role saw relocation to Halifax to take over the day to day running of […]

The ScaleUp Journey

Panel Discussion & Networking Event From Startup to Scaleup – Join Digital Nova Scotia and BDC for a virtual event to share, discuss and learn insights from the journeys of some of Nova Scotia’s successful scaleups. This event will be followed by an opportunity to make connections with an online networking session. Panel Moderator: Michael Oldfield, Senior Account Manager, Technology Group, BDC Panelists: Emily Smits, Chief Operating Officer of Modest Tree Brent Townsend, Vice President, Business Development (North America) of Medusa Medical Technologies Jon McGinley, Senior Partner of CloudKettle Panel discussion topics: Scale-up journeys, learnings and discoveries Agenda: 3:30 - 4:30 PM: Opening remarks, panel discussion and Q&A 4:30 PM: Networking Register