Business News
Innovation in East Hants
Updated July 2017 “First of its kind”, ” New sustainable products”, “World-record setting Event”, “Innovation in East Hants”. Innovative people and businesses in East Hants are making these words a… Full story
Incentive Programs for Small Businesses
Small and medium sized companies (SMEs) make up 97.4% of all businesses in Nova Scotia. We have identified three incentive programs to help launch your small business into the next… Full story
Expression of Interest – Municipal Surplus Property
Municipal Council deemed the Snides Lake property surplus to the needs of the Municipality and has placed the Snides Lake property for sale on the open market until July 6,… Full story
High Speed Internet
April 10th, 2017 Many residents and businesses over the past year at various community meetings have commented on the challenges they have had with loading times, coverage and reliability of… Full story
Product Innovation, Marketing and Sales – Free Business Workshop
Have you ever thought about creating and launching a new product or service? If you answered yes, register below for this free workshop and spend the morning of April 20th… Full story
CIRA Internet Performance Test
How fast is your Internet? Probably not fast enough. With your help, i-Valley / East Hants funding applications to the federal and provincial governments will be successful and enable tangible infrastructure… Full story
Distance matters in a development’s success
March 1st, 2017 by Graham Scott Recently Alexander Martonik of ESRI wrote a post for The Business Journals on How 5 miles makes a difference in a development’s success. In this post he… Full story
East Hants Smart Community Survey Results
East Hants has received the amalgamated analysis report from the i-CAST smart community survey. Thanks to the 132 people who completed the survey. The results show broad areas of perceived… Full story
Millennials, Adventure, and Economy
November 17th, 2016 by Tyler Mattheis. Feature Image Credit: Bruce Kirkby, www.brucekirkby.com Attracting Millennials, growing communities’ economies, and learning from true-life adventures were all topics at the Economic Developers Association (EDAC)… Full story
Small Business, Big Impact
Small businesses are a big deal October 16th to 22nd is Small Business Week® in Canada, a week where we celebrate entrepreneurs and small business owners – for good reason. Self-employed,… Full story
Webinar: How Smart Buildings help Future Proof Your Investment
Free WEBINAR Trends in Development: East Hants invites local developers, businesses, real estate professionals, investors, and the public to take advantage of this free learning opportunity brought to you by… Full story
The Road More Travelled
September 29th, 2016 by Tyler Mattheis and James Hardy – Altus Group Ltd. Many businesses and land developers actively seek affordable commercial land with easy access to two or four lane highways. … Full story
Outcomes of the August 25th 2016 Smart Valley Meeting
(August 26th) Event Recap and Thank-You to Participants from i-Valley: Read the full report: Smart Valley Meeting Outcomes Report [PDF – 1.25MB] At “Creating Prosperity Through Smart Annapolis Valley Communities,” the… Full story
Do I Need Market Research?
August 24th, 2016 by Tyler Mattheis Short answer? Yes. Wise entrepreneurs, like carpenters, know to measure twice and cut once. Business is based on calculated risk. Starting, expanding, moving or re-inventing… Full story
East Hants Smart Community Survey
(October 2016): Smart Community Survey Closed The East Hants Smart Community Survey is now closed. This survey was conducted by i-CANADA on behalf of the Municipality of East Hants Thank you to the… Full story
Rural Broadband Update July 2016
Smart East Hants / Rural Broadband Status Update Municipal Council received an information report on the status of municipal efforts to improve “Broadband” as articulated in the Economic Development Plan… Full story
Branching Out has new owner
Branching Out Natural Parenting and Living is entering a new phase of business with a change in ownership. Tammie Isenor acquired the retail and on-line store from previous owner Jessica… Full story
Smart Community Meeting: Thursday, August 25, 2016
The idea of developing “Smart Communities” in Nova Scotia will be discussed by elected community leaders from Kings, Annapolis, Digby and Hants Counties on the morning of August 25th, 2016 in… Full story
Berry’s Furniture expanding to Elmsdale Business Park
Elmsdale, NS (August 10, 2016) – Berry’s Furniture has selected Elmsdale for the site of it’s new furniture store. The company has begun construction on a 26,000 sqft facility located… Full story
Is Location Diminishing in Importance?
July 11 , 2016 by Kim MacDonald Over 25 years ago renowned Harvard professor Michael Porter (1980) theorized on company success and site selection based on the traditional view of… Full story