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Program Spotlight: The agri-food industry uses video to tell the whole story
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
In response to COVID-19, NSBI introduced the Digital Marketing Asset Development Program, which helps Nova Scotia companies create high-quality marketing videos.

Agri-food with Andy: #ThinkExport with Cape Breton oatcakes
Friday, March 12, 2021
We're celebrating agri-food in Nova Scotia with Andy Hay, The East Coast Kitchen, and he's making Cape Breton Oatcakes!

10 Women Entrepreneurs Doing Business in Boston
Friday, January 22, 2021
Meet 10 incredible women who are doing business in Boston.

Taking the Fuss out of Fizz: A story of innovation
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Guy Tipton and Cyril Meagher, founders of BrewWizz, develop innovative products that are improving the craft brewing process all over the world.

The technologies for farming under glass (and growing 3 million pounds of tomatoes)
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Den Haan Greenhouses is a high-technology greenhouse business producing more than 3 million pounds of tomatoes and a million cucumbers sold throughout Atlantic Canada every year.

Top 10 tips for getting the most from your first virtual trade show (plus a key takeaway!)
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Thinking about participating in a virtual trade show? We've put together our top 10 tips to help you prepare.

Igniting entrepreneurship across Nova Scotia
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Let’s say you need help growing your business, or you have an idea for starting one. Where do you start? You know there are support organizations that can help – but which one? With so many options, it can seem overwhelming at first – especially if you live in a rural area where offices might be geographically spread out. This is where Ignite Labs comes in.

Compass Distillers Launches “Thank You” Boston Tree Gin
Monday, November 25, 2019
This year, the Nova Scotia tradition of sending a tree to Boston has been infused with a new idea — an exclusive gin distilled from the tree itself.

From the 1960s to today: Scotian Gold investing in innovation
Thursday, November 7, 2019
The first video game console. The first computer mouse. The laser. All hallmark inventions from the 1960s that laid the groundwork for countless future advancements. And for a small business in the small town of Coldbrook, the era is a reminder of an advancement made here in the province’s agricultural industry – in a technology you may have never heard of but have certainly benefitted from.

'Make great beer and do some good': Nova Scotia craft brewers raise the bar
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
From the one piece of advice every craft brewer should take, to selling outside the province, to filling an epic shipping container headed to Maine with Nova Scotia craft beer.