Join us for our South West Regional Tourism Innovation Pitch Competition, where you will have the opportunity to hear rural innovators from the tourism sector pitch their product/service offerings to a panel of industry experts! The event offers guests a chance to connect with industry innovators, experts and operators who share a passion for tourism. There will be insightful presentations on tourism trends from organizations across the province, a panel discussion with businesses using innovative approaches to solve industry challenges and you will get to see who will move onto the final pitch competition at the TIANS Annual Summit in Halifax! Seating is limited, so be sure to secure your spot today! About the Pitch Competition The Rural Nova Scotia Tourism Innovation Pitch Competition provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs living in rural Nova Scotia to showcase their innovative ideas for new tourism ventures. NOTE: Eventbrite registration is for viewers of the event. Those wishing to enter the competition can register here: https://igniteatlantic.com/rural-ns-tourism-pitch-competition/

About this event Why the %$#& do I need to worry about marketing? If you aren’t thinking about or planning to add marketing to your overarching strategy, your business will fail. If you’re executing marketing tactics without a strategy, your business will stall and stagnate. If you aren’t tracking and reacting to your marketing efforts, you’re wasting money. This workshop will be a no-nonsense discussion around marketing, and offer attendees a guideline to develop an effective, impactful, and results driven marketing strategy that can evolve with the growth of any business. We will dive into how important marketing is to the success of all areas of your organization; how it is ingrained in both acquisition and retention approaches; and how to recognize and react to both success and/or failure. We will explore 3 key components of any successful marketing strategy – brand, customer and category. Each extremely important, and something every organization needs to continually focus on. We will also offer insight, advice and a framework to help build, expand or rework anyone’s marketing strategy. Companies or community groups – be it startups, early stage to well-established – will benefit from this fresh, frank and unique perspective. In this 1 […]

The Bookkeeping Bootcamp will take place on Tuesday afternoons between September 20 to November 22, 2022. Each class is in person. Classes are 4 hours per week (1 - 5pm). The course is 10 weeks long. Classes are held at Ignite Labs in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Participants are expected to attend a minimum of 80% of all sessions. Attendance is limited to 12 participants. Participants must either own a business or be in a management position. The Bookkeeping Bootcamp is a FREE professional development course. The course is supported by Nova Scotia Workplace Education, Yarmouth CBDC and Ignite Labs. The instructor is Julie Walters, owner of Pathfinder Bookkeeping & Tax. Pathfinder’s mission is to: provide knowledge and support to small businesses in rural Atlantic Canada, allowing you to grow and spread wealth.