Startup Canada Kicks Off Tour in Halifax
MEDIA ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Halifax, NS (Monday, March 19, 2012) – Entrepreneurial thought-leaders will be gathering in Halifax, NS next week to kick-off Startup Canada’s six-month National Tour.
Starting with a community-led kick-off and Town Hall in Halifax, NS, the Startup Canada Campaign will travel throughout the province during March 19 – 24, hosting and participating in a variety of events to engage local entrepreneurs and enterprise support organizations. Individual events are listed in the attached backgrounder or visit the Startup Canada Campaign website for more details and to register: http://www.startupcan.ca/tour/
What: Startup Canada National Tour Kick-Off Ceremony & Town Hall
When: Monday, March 19
Kick-off Ceremony – 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Town Hall – 1
:00 – 3:00 pm
Where: Innovacorp Enterprise Centre 1344 Summer Street, Halifax, NS
Special Guests: Adam Chowaniec
Chairman of the Board of Directors of BelAir Networks Corporation, and a Director of Solantro Semiconductor
Rustum Southwell, CEO, Black Business Initiative
Andrea Mandel Campbell, Journalist and Author
Interviews: Guest speakers, Startup Canada staff, and local entrepreneurs will be available for media interviews and photos.
For additional information or to pre-schedule interviews, contact:
Monica Njoku, Startup N.S. Media Contact
Victoria Lennox, Startup Canada Co-Founder
