Business Voice

Latest Issue: July / August 2024

Cover story

Troubled waters in the talent pool

July 2, 2024

Halifax’s top recruiters forecast labour market challenges, offer employer advice

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Spotlight

Retention strategies to keep your dream team together

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Member Profile

e3 Office Furniture on thriving in a post-pandemic market

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Trends

The Canadian economy is starting to look a lot like it did 80 years ago. Signs of market recession are becoming apparent as the pandemic continues. Businesses need to acquire more capital to survive and eventually thrive.

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Trends

A new equation

October 15, 2020

Director Lindsay Cross from CUA explains a new equation to be adopted by businesses: 1+1=3. Evidently, it’s not a typo! She walks readers through three questions and focuses on how products and services are being perceived, purchased and implemented.

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Leading through chaos

October 15, 2020

Planning is hard but it’s critical! Matt Symes, CEO of Simplicity Designs, breaks it down for us on how to plan properly for 2021 and why it’s so important.

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The future of work is here

September 7, 2020

Foundation Marketing hired young and innovative graduates to whom it credits its global success. The agency serves some of the fastest-growing start-ups and largest Fortune 500 brands in the world. The future of work is here, and youth is the answer!

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Garnering Support from Gen-Z

September 7, 2020

The diversity of Gen-Z, their technical inclination and unique set of skills make them challenging to understand and reach out to by organizations. Read how to motivate them and what are the best ways to communicate with them.

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Trends

What brand means to us

August 6, 2020

Revolve’s purpose is to help brands thrive. Their mission is to provide an extraordinary experience for clients, with ideas rooted in strategy and executed with creativity. They do this by listening, untangling and creating.

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The YMCA has always been and will continue to be here for you! Strengthening the foundations of community for over 165 years, the longstanding charity has been at the leading edge of community need. Its staff and volunteers have aided in...

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Zia Creative Network tells us all about how creativity and data need to go hand in hand. Agencies have to find a balance between both and a substantial weight must be given to instincts.

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How can CRM sales software help boost sales performance for retail, hospitality, service-based and tourism business sectors? Bay street to Main street advises business owners to adopt a more direct way to communicate with their customers.

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Hosted by the QEII Foundation, Ride for Cancer powered by BMO Bank of Montreal has raised over $2.6 million since 2015 to advance local cancer care at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. This year, it's aiming for $1 million.

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Kristen Binns, from The Lung Association of Nova Scotia, talks about how non-profits can maintain their mission in the wake of COVID-19 through simple steps.

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Margaret Schwartz informs us of the benefits of young graduates recruited during the pandemic. She's urging employers to consider hiring recent grads when looking for new and fresh talents.

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ShiftED Academy Inc. founder and principal, Tisha Parker Kemp, shares insights to help you navigate challenges of transitioning online.

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Proactively planning for business and economic stabilization

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Lessons from COVID

June 11, 2020

Medavie taking priority measures while looking at the path ahead for local businesses.

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Why you should keep photography and video in your overall budget plan.

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A five-step plan to implement and to ensure your business is ready for reopening doors.

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Many organizations have great ideas on how to create a more inclusive, fair and sustainable economy. Laurie Cook explains how to be ready and prepared to think critically to accomplish just that.

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