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Eureka Moments
Gary Goodyear, the federal minster for science and technology, recently stopped in Halifax on his travels across Canada promoting “science at work,” a government program designed to turn innovative ideas into economic engines. “How do we create economic growth and prosperity for our nation through science and technology?” Goodyear asked the gathering of scientists and business leaders. “The answer always …Continue Reading
Atlantic Canada’s Offshore Fields
It has proven to be an ever-changing and expanding industry that has presented the promise of future opportunities for the country and transformed the face of Atlantic Canada. “It” is, of course, the region’s offshore oil and gas industry, an industry that has pumped billions of dollars into the Canadian economy and provided thousands of employment opportunities both federally and …Continue Reading
The Mathis connection
As the founding executive director of the G. Wallace F. McCain Institute for Business Leadership at the University of New Brunswick, Nancy Mathis argues that keeping entrepreneurs connected to one another is a key factor of long term business success in the region. To this end, she directs the energies of the institute she leads with the kind of up-close-and-personal …Continue Reading
Upfront
$25-billion boon for Halifax Irving Shipbuilding wins federal combat vessel contract, sparking celebrations across Nova Scotia Halifax’s ship has come in — actually, many ships. Irving Shipbuilding is celebrating a $25-billion federal contract to construct 21 combat vessels for the Royal Canadian Navy. And the rest of Nova Scotia is celebrating as well. “On behalf of the men and women …Continue Reading
Chatterbox
In recognition of this issue’s salute to small business, Atlantic Business Magazine asked our Facebook Fans for their thoughts on entrepreneurship, business management and economies of scale. Here’s what they had to say: What advice would you give people who dream of having their own business? You don’t own a business, the business will own you. So be prepared to …Continue Reading
PORTability
Marine highways still most cost-effective The federal government’s 1995 National Marine Policy was intended to divest Transport Canada of responsibility for the nation’s ports. Why? So that ports throughout the country would be less dependent on taxpayers for revenue. Port users, not voters, were supposed to foot the bill. According to a December 2010 report by Gardner Pinfold titled Economic …Continue Reading
Publisher’s Note
We are on the verge of becoming the next Aberdeen, a hairsbreadth from turning into another Stavanger. Or, as one prescient oil exec put it, we’re a small Saudi Arabia in the making.
Salvo
There are times when I wish everyone in Atlantic Canada could share my job for a day. This is one of them.
ACPC Helps Quake Victims
Atlantic Canada Payroll Company, ACPC, to do its part to assist the residents of Haiti. ACPC will donate $1 for each payroll processed in the month of January to support relief efforts taking place in Haiti, in light of the recent Earthquake. According to reports, as many as three million people have been affected by the quake, which caused government …Continue Reading
Regional Social Media: Podcamp Halifax
This Sunday January 24th, Podcamp Halifax 2010 will take place at the Alderney Gate Library in Dartmouth, NS. It’s the second Podcamp to be held in the area, demonstrating social media is alive and growing in Atlantic Canada. A “Podcamp” is a concept created by Christopher Penn and blogger/author Chris Brogan back in 2006. It is a free, community-driven “unconference” …Continue Reading
