National Women’s Investment Fund Will Support Atlantic Female Entrepreneurs
Canada51’s goal is to increase the participation of women as investors and company founders nationwide.
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Five Atlantic Canadian Startups Nail $25,000 Volta Pitch Competition
Over its lifetime the program has doled out more than $625,000 to 26 different companies, including well-known success stories like Trip Ninja. But you only have three minutes to pitch your game-changing idea.
Podcast: Don Mills Says It’s Time To Start Reopening Nova Scotia Economy
The longtime pollster and business leader from Halifax says the province is ready to join New Brunswick and P.E.I. and begin a phased approach to allowing businesses to open up again.
Halifax Restaurants Call For Summer Street Closures. But Will They Happen?
For restaurants, in particular, extra tables spilling onto the city’s streets could be the only way to make enough money to survive this summer.
Did Nova Scotia Ease Restrictions Too Soon? This Halifax Politician Says Yes
Halifax councilor Richard Zurawski says it’s too early to start mingling in public spaces, considering the risks.
Halifax Partnership Lays Out Two-Year Economic Recovery Plan
The Halifax Partnership says the city’s economy was “incredibly” strong before Covid-19 hit and that the plan provided a set of guiding principles for returning to that point.
‘Honey Huts’ Installs Porta-Potties For Essential Workers Across Halifax
A local company has addressed a seldom-discussed, but critical issue facing essential workers during the Covid-19 outbreak: their toilet breaks.
N.B. Needs Economic Transformation After Recovery, Says Economist
Herb Emery of UNB says the province was struggling before the pandemic, and the outbreak is exacerbating existing economic and demographic issues.
Maritime Cities Lost 20,000 Jobs In April
Unemployment in Halifax, Saint John, Moncton continued to climb last month as the Canadian economy suffered unprecedented job losses brought on by Covid-19.
Podcast: A Kitchen Conversation With Jesse Vergen And Doug Townsend
In this episode of the Home Office podcast, Mark Leger chats with Jesse Vergen of the Saint John Alehouse and Doug Townsend of The Canteen in Dartmouth about the Maritime restaurant scene.
