Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Launch New Platform to Gain Insight From Businesses
A new cloud-based community launched by the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce will collect insight on business issues that are important to Atlantic Canadian businesses.
A new cloud-based community launched by the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce will collect insight on business issues that are important to Atlantic Canadian businesses.
The money is being given to 21 initiatives delivered through five organizations across Atlantic Canada.
The new fund will help more businesses and organizations in sectors such as manufacturing, technology, tourism and others that are key to the regions and local economies.
Halifax Chamber of Commerce, ACOA, Restaurants Canada, Nova Scotia Federation of Labour, Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia and many other organizations have teamed up to help businesses and workers weather the coronavirus crisis.
Four Halifax startups received nearly $2 million in federal investments March 2.
In a wide-ranging interview, the president of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency said the support organizations need to find creative ways to help scaling companies – and in ways other than providing financing.
To Francis McGuire, the growth of Atlantic Canada’s startup community is above all a youth retention strategy, and he wants to accelerate the training of young people to support more high-growth companies.
Venn Innovation will use the funding to support the space it operates out of, which includes its Venn Garage incubator for early-stage startups.
Atlantic Canadian tech accelerator receives $2,265,462 from Ottawa to help support its programs for startups.
The expansion will allow the company to create new jobs and continue to develop its salmon breeding expertise with marine genomics technology.