South Shore Business Summit
Raising Sales – South Shore Business Summit Program 2019
08:30AM
Registration + Networking
09:00AM
Welcome
09:15AM
One Nova Scotia – The Ivany Report – Where Are We Today?
Presented by Don Bureaux – President of Nova Scotia Community College
10:15AM
Coffee + Tradeshow
10:30AM
Morning Breakout Sessions
Session #1
Maximizing your Bottom Line Through Efficient Tax Planning
Presented by Cody Lohnes, CPA, CA with Grant Thornton LLP
Session #2
Leadership as A Driver of Growth for your Business
Presented by Lisa Haydon, President and Founder of Pivotal Coaching
11:30AM
Lunch + Tradeshow
12:25PM
Introduction of Sickboy
12:30PM
Keynote: The Power of Authentic Story Telling, How Discomfort Can Provide A Valuable Source of Growth and Embracing Your Passion
Presented by Brian Stever, Jeremie Saunders and Taylor MacGillivary of Sickboy
01:30PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Session #1
Project Management (Back by Popular Demand)
Presented by Michael Frenette, President of Corvo Project Management
Session #2
Growing Your Exposure Through Social Media
Presented by Chris Surette and Jan LaPierre from A for Adventure
Session #3
Cannabis and a Safe Workplace
Presented by Kimberly Franklin, Senior Legal Counsel, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
02:30PM
Panel: Thinking Outside the Box for Growth from Real Entrepreneurs
Facilitated by Andrew Button of The Hub South Shore and Mash-up Lab
Jeff Hogue, Owner of Jeff's Old Volks Home
Lynn C. Wagner, Human Resources Director at STELIA Aerospace North America Inc.
Lisa Ali Learning, owner of Atlantick Repellent Products Inc.
03:30PM
Coffee + Tradeshow
03:45PM
Networking Workshop: Networking your South Shore Business
Presented by Menna Riley of Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl and MennaRiley.com