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Dan Kelly, CEO of Canadian Federation of Independant Businesses discusses small business in Canada
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Posted 28 March 2024 | Business Leaders, Economic Development

Dan Kelly, CEO of Canadian Federation of Independant Businesses discusses small business in Canada

document.createElement('audio'); https://media.transistor.fm/8dae4eda/3589d53e.mp3 CFIB’s Dan Kelly Talks about Small Business Challenges On this episode of the Insights Podcast our guest is Dan Kelly, the President & CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), an...

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A discussion with Chief Terry Richardson and Councilor Jim Richardson on the success of Pabineau First Nation
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Posted 22 February 2024 | Economic Development, First Nations

A discussion with Chief Terry Richardson and Councilor Jim Richardson on the success of Pabineau First Nation

https://media.transistor.fm/24592b88/a5544c44.mp3 On this week’s Insights podcast, Don and David talk with Chief Terry Richardson and Councilor Jim Richardson from the Pabineau First Nation in Northern New Brunswick. This is another in our series of conversations with First Nations leaders...

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Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation discussed their success model
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Posted 24 January 2024 | Economic Development, First Nations

Chief Terry Paul of Membertou First Nation discussed their success model

https://media.transistor.fm/305a7831/67fa04f7.mp3 Membertou, An Indigenous Economic Model of Success   In this episode of the Insights Podcast, we have an inspiring conversation with Terry Paul, the long-term Chief of Membertou First Nation (celebrating his 40th Anniversary as Chief this year)....

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Dr Herb Emery Discusses The Importance of Exports
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Posted 16 August 2023 | Economic Development, Exports, Thought Leaders

Dr Herb Emery Discusses The Importance of Exports

https://media.transistor.fm/fc75e9f0/8fc1176c.mp3 Between 1983 and 2004, the value of exports (in inflation adjusted dollars) from Atlantic Canada increased by an average of nearly five per cent per year.  Over the same 20+ year timeframe, the economy expanded by an average of 2.6 per cent per...

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Posted 5 July 2023 | Economic Development, Foreign Investment, National

Laurel Broten on Luring Foreign Investment to Canada

https://media.transistor.fm/ff8c4529/d0fb8fd3.mp3 This week, Don and David talk with Laurel Broten, the CEO of Invest in Canada, about the importance of foreign direct investment to the Canadian economy. According to Statistics Canada, Last year Canadian companies had just under $2 trillion...

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Posted 31 May 2023 | Economic Development, Entrepreneurism

How to Start an Atlantic Canadian Entrepreneurship Revolution

https://media.transistor.fm/d704fd08/0c761001.mp3 UNB professor Dr. Dhirendra Shukla is on a mission. He wants to help transform the Atlantic Canadian economy through an entrepreneurship revolution. The Scale Up Atlantic Canada initiative is his latest effort.   Dr. Shukla convinced one of the...

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Posted 19 April 2023 | Economic Development, Think Tanks

From Bubble To Boom: Is Atlantic Canada Still A ‘Have-Not’ Region?

https://media.transistor.fm/2ed96b67/a9635bdd.mp3 Ed Greenspon, the president and CEO of the Public Policy Forum (PPF), and former P.E.I. premier Wade MacLauchlan join Don and David to talk about the PPF’s Atlantic Canada Momentum Index. The PPF is a national think tank grappling with some of...

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Posted 19 January 2023 | Economic Development, Exports, Thought Leaders

Another Year Of Growth And Prosperity In Atlantic Canada

In the latest episode of the “Insights” podcast, Don Mills and David Campbell answer questions from listeners and business leaders about the challenges and opportunities for economic development and growth in 2023.

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Posted 20 October 2022 | Economic Development

Tyler Mattheis On The Economic Resurgence Of Cape Breton

Don Mills and David Campbell are in Cape Breton for a special edition of the “Insights” podcast this week. The Cape Breton Partnership is having its annual Investor Summit and the guys took the opportunity to chat with CEO Tyler Mattheis about the growth

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Posted 29 September 2022 | Economic Development, Tourism

How To Rebuild An Atlantic Canadian Tourism Economy Worth Billions

On the latest episode of the “Insights” podcast,  David Campbell gets an update on the state of the tourism industry in Nova Scotia and across Atlantic Canada with Darlene Grant Fiander, the president of the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia.

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