Friendly, helpful, kind, and environmentally conscious – these are just some of the attributes Tash Jefferies, Founder of Diversa, says Atlantic Canadians are known for and should leverage when developing their companies and scaling globally. “We have some strong values that we carry with us that, I think, make us very important to the global […]
The calls for action on global change have become louder and far more frequent in recent months, with children skipping school and businesses shutting down to rally for change. The conversation is no longer being led by scientists and activists alone; from citizens and corporations, to politicians and young children, everyone is participating in the […]
If everything is running smoothly – your home, your car, or your business – you generally don’t think about insurance all that much. “It’s almost working best when it’s boring and there’s nothing there, or there’s nothing happening,” Angus MacCaull, Communications Analyst at AA Munro, said, adding you generally only think about insurance when you’re […]
Volta, Canada’s East Coast Innovation Hub, brought regional, national and global leaders and innovators together today to help set Atlantic Canada’s innovation agenda at the second annual Innovate Atlantic Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Industry leaders spoke about the critical role innovation has to play in the region’s future prosperity, focusing on the need to […]
Volta, Canada’s East Coast Innovation Hub, and Microsoft for Startups Canada announce strategic partnership to support the growth and development of Eastern Canadian startups to help them accelerate, grow and scale. Through various joint initiatives, events and access to technology, this partnership aims to bring the Microsoft for Startups program, expertise and resources to the […]
Volta, Canada’s East Coast Innovation Hub, is celebrating the one year anniversary of its big expansion. The hub tripled in size in the summer of 2018, and continues to grow. Volta now has 43 Resident Companies, six service partners, three Innovation Outposts, with more than 400 people working out of the offices, and has introduced […]
At a Volta Founders dinners, I am usually met with a lot of puzzled faces and the same, recurring questions, like: “They let corporates come to this?” and “What do you guys do anyway? You just build games, right?” I totally get it – what does a ‘corporate’ such as myself, have to do at […]
Volta, Canada’s East Coast Innovation Hub, officially welcomed five new Resident Companies to their community of innovators. With these new additions, Volta now has 43 companies working out of the innovation hub’s space. New Residents joining Volta include Binogi, an education platform that creates easy, animated lessons and quizzes so students can have fun, learn […]
Atlantic Canada’s youth and newcomers have a few unique similarities: they infuse our communities with creativity and diversity, and are critical to our region’s future growth and prosperity. But unfortunately, emphasis on youth and newcomers in Atlantic Canada has often focused on the negative impacts of outmigration and poor retention rates. Instead, it should focus […]
Imagine you’ve worked nearly your whole life for one company – you excel at your role, love the industry, and plan to work there until you retire. Then, one day you arrive at work to learn you no longer have a job. Downsizing, lack of demand, new industry regulations or moving the company altogether – […]