Posts Tagged ‘Immigrant Business’
New Business Programs from ISANS: Market-Ready and Business Acquisition Support
Our Business Services team has recently launched two new programs for budding and established immigrant entrepreneurs: the Market-Ready Project and the Business Acquisition Support Project. Market-Ready Project The Market-Ready Project…
Read MorePathways to Purpose – ISANS Annual Report 2020/2021
If there’s one thing we have learned this past year – a year of overwhelming challenge, social upheaval, and collective uncertainty – it’s that living our values of diversity, inclusion, respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability will guide us through.
Read MoreBuilding Connections Through Business
Celebrations for Small Business Week began early when members of the Halifax business community came together for last Thursday’s “Networking in Motion” event. Currently in its seventh year, Networking in…
Read MoreMarketplace app helps immigrant entrepreneurs
By Brendan Ahern, Chronicle Herald, October 19, 2018. Newcomers starting businesses in Nova Scotia are using an app that makes promotion easy. The Immigrant Business Marketplace App was launched by ISANS during last year’s small business week. On the first day, 38 businesses signed up. Today there are 125…
Read MoreNetworking in Motion
There was great food and conversation at the 6th annual business Networking in Motion at Paul O’Regan Hall on October 17. Over 250 people attended the event hosted by ISANS, in partnership…
Read MoreWhy mentorship is important to business development
To celebrate Small Business Week, we are sharing 5 reasons why mentorship is important to business development: Get guidance from an expert: With years of education and industry experience behind…
Read MoreBetter support for immigrant entrepreneurs could benefit Canada’s international trade priorities
Better government support for immigrant entrepreneurs could benefit Canada’s efforts to diversify international trade and strengthen its economy, a new report by the Conference Board of Canada says.
Read MorePeace by Chocolate names new bar after the Mi’kmaq word for peace
A Canadian chocolate company founded by Syrian refugee Tareq Hadhad has produced its first chocolate bar — and given it an Indigenous name. Peace by Chocolate of Antigonish revealed Wednesday its new milk chocolate and hazelnut bar is to be called Wantaqo’ti (pronounced Wan-tahk-oo-di), the Mi’kmaq word for peace.
Read MoreFor this Syrian refugee, proving himself meant business
Immigrant business owner, Khaled Al Hilal, talks to CBC about entrepreneurship, becoming self-sufficient, barriers to employment and how the people of Halifax have supported him.
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