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Selling Our Region: Why Western Nova Scotia Needs a Value Proposition
By Wade Cleveland Picture an investor searching for a new location to open or expand a business. They have a shortlist of regions in front of them, and they are trying to decide where to land. Somewhere on that list sits Western Nova Scotia. Where the Bay of Fundy pulls the tide in and out…
What Western Nova Scotia Business Owners Can Do Now to Build Resiliency
This is the fourth and final article in a series on the Western Region Business Resiliency Index. The Index uses a survey of 63 businesses across Western Nova Scotia. This article turns the findings into practical steps. New to the series? Read Article 1 here, Article 2 here and Article 3 here. From findings to…
The Resiliency Index: Where Western Nova Scotia Businesses Are Already Strong
This is the third in a four-part series on the Western Region Business Resiliency Index, built from a survey of 63 businesses across Western Nova Scotia. New to the series? Catch up on Article 1 here, and Article 2 here. A different side of the results Our first article shared the big picture for our…
Business Resiliency in Western Nova Scotia: Where Businesses Are Most Exposed
This is the second in a four-part series on the Western Region Business Resiliency Index. Article 1 shared the big picture from the Western REN Business Resiliency Survey. Western Nova Scotia businesses scored 1.65 out of 3.00 on the overall Index. This score placed the region in the moderate range. What happens when one person…
How Resilient Are Businesses in Western Nova Scotia?
This is the first in a four-part series on the Western Region Business Resiliency Index. The Index uses a survey of 63 businesses across Western Nova Scotia. We start with the big picture: What did local businesses tell us about their ability to withstand disruption? What happens if tomorrow does not go to plan? Your…
Hiring Internationally? Here’s Where to Start
Two new tools to help Western Nova Scotia employers navigate immigration hiring with more confidence. By Sara Bateman, Western Regional Enterprise Network Eighty-eight percent of employers in Western Nova Scotia are open to hiring immigrants. Seventy-seven percent say the immigration hiring process is too complex to manage with the HR capacity they currently have. Those…
From a Conversation to a Career: How One Person Found His Spark at Ryan’s Electrical
Some career paths start with a guidance counsellor. Jaimus LeBlanc-Joyce’s started with a family friend, a coffee shop, and a program he’d never heard of. By Wade Cleveland, Western REN A One-Guy Truck That Grew Ryan’s Electrical didn’t start big. Back in 2000, it was Mike Ryan and a truck, taking on whatever electrical work…
How Sissiboo Coffee Roasters Found Their Perfect Match Through the Western REN Connector Program
Good coffee brings people together. And sometimes, the right program connects exactly the right people at exactly the right moment. By Wade Cleveland, Western REN Sixteen Years, One Tiny Hallway, and a Dream Worth Funding If you’ve ever sipped a cup of coffee in a café, hotel, art gallery, or farmers’ market stall across Nova…