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Kim Scaravelli: A Woman Empowering Others
Kim Scaravelli is working hard to empower others in the tech sector when it comes to diversity and inclusion. The owner of Trust Communications , walked away with the Women Leaders in the Digital Eco…
Nova Scotian Company Guild Leverages Platform to Impact the COVID-19 Battle
When Guild Software Inc. was founded in 2017, no one could have predicted that the company would be called on in the fight against a global health pandemic. The platform was originally developed as a…
Funding Opportunities For Canadian Innovators Who Can Help Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic
Challenge Stream COVID-19 This stream seeks to develop novel solutions to combat COVID-19 Funding amounts to support COVID-19 challenges: receive up to $300K to develop a proof of feasibility in Phas…
Welcome to Digital Nova Scotia, Rochelle!
Amongst all of the changes that COVID-19 has brought, at Digital Nova Scotia we've still had some exciting positives taking place. Today, we are welcoming Rochelle Roberts to the team who will be joi…
Our latest COVID-19 Update
Dealing with a global health pandemic and the resulting changes is new territory for all of us. We're making every attempt to keep this list up to date but if anything is missing, please let us know…
COVID-19 Update
The health and safety of our members and our community is a top priority at Digital Nova Scotia. We are following public health advice on prevention, preparedness, and travel advisories around COVID-…
Common Good Solutions, understanding the “diverse supplier community”
Do you own a business and identify as indigenous, a person with a disability, a person of colour or African Nova Scotian, LGBTQ2+, or a woman? Are you a social enterprise employing persons with disab…
VERB Interactive Lands Major Australian Account, Grows Global Practice
HALIFAX, NS — Digital marketing agency VERB Interactive (VERB) announced a new partnership with Voyages Indigenous Tourism Australia (Voyages) today.
Melanie Little- Bringing local businesses to the forefront
Fresh new start-up, vlife by Quantum Link, opened their “doors” in December 2019. This social enterprise connects the community with local businesses through their online platform, vlifeapp.ca. Today…
Scale up Cambridge is now open!
A program to help Atlantic Canada companies scale export sales VERSION FRANÇAISE Scale-up Hub Cambridge (the “Program”) is designed to help Atlantic Canada-based ICT companies build an international…
Upcoming Training Opportunities!
Thanks to support from Nova Scotia's WIPSI Program, Digital Nova Scotia is able to offer 8 exciting programs designed specifically for our industry and members! If your company is eligible, you could…
APEC: Labour Skills Shortages in Atlantic Canada: An Assessment and Discussion of How to Move Forward
APEC has released their latest report "Labour and Skill Shortages in Atlantic Canada: An Assessment and Discussion of How to Move Forward" In this brief report, APEC synthesises some of the current d…
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