Event

Whether you’re a driven athlete, an armchair sports enthusiast, or a person still bitter about the time Seinfeld was pre-empted by a hockey game, you have to hand it to high performing athletes and their coaches. There’s something in their makeup, attitude and approach that leads to their world-class performance. In fact, we could all learn a lesson or two.

Are you the HR specialist in your company? (As well as the financial analyst, sales representative, strategic planner, chief cook and bottle washer?) Most start-ups don’t employ an HR professional, but every company needs to know the basics of HR. Whether the task is attracting the right people, managing employee performance, or taking the right steps when hiring – or firing – an employee, this session will help.

Geoff Lewis is an entrepreneur and investor. Who better to talk to you about raising venture capital? He’s pitched and he’s been pitched at. And he’s had a bit* of success at both.

We’re looking forward to the Atlantic Venture Forum, happening June 19 and 20 in Halifax.

May the fourth be with you. Er, we mean, may you be with us on May fourth.

Seriously, though. Join us on May 4, 2013, for the next Halifax edition of Ladies Learning Code. This time we’re learning JavaScript. What’s that? Only the world's most popular programming language. JavaScript is part of almost every website. It’s what’s used to make web pages interactive – everything from online polls and quizzes to those annoying pop-up ads for online dating.

The fellow at the helm of all of BDC Venture Capital’s activities is coming to have breakfast with you.

This session on Women in Tech and Social Entrepreneurship will shed light on the steps Heather Payne, founder of Ladies Learning Code, took leading to her success in the male-dominated information technology world.

Have you considered creating an advisory board for your business? Have investors made establishing a legal board of directors a requirement for funding? If you’re an entrepreneur looking to attract and leverage board members to help grow your business, then this is the workshop for you.

Click here to listen to a podcast of the event below that took place on March 28, 2013, at the Technology Innovation Centre.

Click here to view the event's presentation slides.

So you think you’ve got a grasp of this social media thing. You’re spending time on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, but has it made a difference with your bottom line? If not, it may be related to the fact that the majority of your Facebook updates only reach about 20 per cent of your fans. And you also might be sharing the wrong type of content. Just when you thought you had a handle on it!