BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250528T150000Z DTEND:20250528T163000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Awards Submissions 101 DESCRIPTION:Nominations for the 2026 Halifax Business Awards are open!\n\n Have you been nominated? \n\n\n\nRBC and the Halifax Chamber invite you to join us at Submissions 101! A complimentary workshop to help you with your submission application. \n\nJoin us for this 1.5hr workshop over lunch to help you identify the best approach to completing your submission. Get advice from the professionals\, meet the Halifax Chamber team and get started on your submission so you can wow the judges. \n\n \n\nPlease note that due to space limitations we can only permit two reps per company to attend this session. We want to include as many companies as possible for this opportunity!\n\n\n Gain insights from one of the Judges on the Halifax Business Awards Judging Committee\,\n Hear from a past winner on their tips for success\, and\n Learn from facilitator\, Zoran Jokic\, on how to complete a successful submission\n\n\n\n\nFACILITATOR \n\n\n\n\nZoran Jokic\, Training First Consulting\n\nUnlocking the potential of businesses is my passion. With over two decades of experience in business consulting\, I specialize in providing tailored solutions to optimize operations\, drive sales and marketing strategies\, ensure financial stability\, and empower HR development. Having conducted over 1000 training sessions\, I have helped countless local businesses and individuals achieve their goals.\n\n\n\nAs an accomplished IT consultant and network engineer\, I've worked with renowned national brands such as Pepsi Canada\, Adidas Canada\, Good Life Fitness\, Vet Strategy clinics\, Valvoline Oil\, and more. In the past 5 years I have helped small business owners with their online presence. I also provided training and consultation to customers/clients with new products and solutions with superior ease-of-use and seamless integration (web-site creation\, scheduling and ecommerce integration). My local firm is proud partner of Google\, Microsoft\, Hubspot and Amazon AWS. My main moto is let's collaborate to take your business to new heights!\n\n\n\n \n\nSPEAKERS\n\n\n\nMatthew Martel\, Chair of the Halifax Business Awards Judging Committee\n\nChief Executive Officer\, BBI\n\nA Certified Project Manager who believes in a 'people-first' approach to business\, Matthew James Martel is the Chief Executive Officer at the Black Business Initiative (BBI). He holds a master's degree in Technology\, Entrepreneurship\, and Innovation from the Sobey School of Business. A serial entrepreneur\, Matthew also has an extensive background in leadership\, Human Resources\, change management\, and strategic planning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Colin Kelly\, Winner\, Export Business of the Year\, Halifax Business Awards 2025\n\nSenior Client Relationship Manager\, Solid State Pharma (SSPI)\n\n\n\nColin Kelly is the Senior Client Relationship Manager at Solid State Pharma (SSPI). He operates at the interface between science and business and strives to provide SSPI's clients with innovative solutions to challenging problems.\n\n \n\nA proud Cape Bretoner (Caper)\, Colin is truly homegrown in Nova Scotia. He completed his BSc with Honors in Chemistry at St.FX before moving to Dalhousie to complete his PhD. He Joined SSPI as a scientist in 2018 and transitioned to his more business centric role after 3 years in the lab.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnahit Kondyan\, Winner\, Export Business of the Year\, Halifax Business Awards 2025\n\nSenior Technical Writer/Reviewer & Business Associate\, Solid State Pharma (SSPI)\n\n\n\nAnahit Kondyan is the Senior Technical Writer/Reviewer and Business Associate at SSPI. She completed her BSc in Microbiology with a certificate in Data Analytics from Dalhousie University in 2021\, shortly after which she joined SSPI as a Technical Writer/Reviewer. Over the years\, she has transitioned to a more senior role with an emphasis placed on business development and marketing\n\n\nCan't make this workshop date? We have more scheduled throughout the summer! \n\nUpcoming dates:\n\nWednesday June 18th (Virtual)\n\nWednesday July 23rd (In Person) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

\nNominations for the \;2026 \;Halifax Business Awards are open!
\n​\;Have you been nominated?  \;
\n\n


\nRBC and the Halifax Chamber invite you to join us at Submissions 101! \; A complimentary workshop to help you with your submission application. \;

\n\n

Join us for this 1.5hr workshop over lunch to help you identify the best approach to completing your submission. Get advice from the professionals\, meet the Halifax Chamber team and get started on your submission so you can wow the judges. \;
\n \;
\nPlease note that due to space limitations we can only permit two reps per company to attend this session. We want to include as many companies as possible for this opportunity!

\n\n\n\n
\n
\n

FACILITATOR \;

\n
\n\n
\n

\nZoran Jokic\, Training First Consulting\n\n
Unlocking the potential of businesses is my passion. With over two decades of experience in business consulting\, I specialize in providing tailored solutions to optimize operations\, drive sales and marketing strategies\, ensure financial stability\, and empower HR development. Having conducted over 1000 training sessions\, I have helped countless local businesses and individuals achieve their goals.
\n
\nAs an accomplished IT consultant and network engineer\, I'\;ve worked with renowned national brands such as Pepsi Canada\, Adidas Canada\, Good Life Fitness\, Vet Strategy clinics\, Valvoline Oil\, and more. In the past 5 years I have helped small business owners with their online presence. I also provided training and consultation to customers/clients with new products and solutions with superior ease-of-use and seamless integration (web-site creation\, scheduling and ecommerce integration). \;My local firm is proud partner of Google\, Microsoft\, Hubspot and Amazon AWS. My main moto is let'\;s collaborate to take your business to new heights!
\n
\n\n
\n
 \;
\n\n

SPEAKERS

\n\n
\n\n

Matthew Martel\, Chair of the Halifax Business Awards Judging Committee
\nChief Executive Officer\, BBI

\n\n

A Certified Project Manager who believes in a &lsquo\;people-first&rsquo\; approach to business\, Matthew James Martel is the Chief Executive Officer at the Black Business Initiative (BBI). He holds a master&rsquo\;s degree in Technology\, Entrepreneurship\, and Innovation from the Sobey School of Business. A serial entrepreneur\, Matthew also has an extensive background in leadership\, Human Resources\, change management\, and strategic planning

\n\n

\n
\n
\nDr. Colin Kelly\, Winner\, Export Business of the Year\, Halifax Business Awards 2025
\nSenior Client Relationship Manager\, Solid State Pharma (SSPI)
\n
\nColin Kelly is the Senior Client Relationship Manager at Solid State Pharma (SSPI). He operates at the interface between science and business and strives to provide SSPI&rsquo\;s clients with innovative solutions to challenging problems.
\n \;
\nA proud Cape Bretoner (Caper)\, Colin is truly homegrown in Nova Scotia. He completed his BSc with Honors in Chemistry at St.FX before moving to Dalhousie to complete his PhD. He Joined SSPI as a scientist in 2018 and transitioned to his more business centric role after 3 years in the lab.
\n
\n
\n
\nAnahit Kondyan\, \;Winner\, Export Business of the Year\, Halifax Business Awards 2025
\nSenior Technical Writer/Reviewer &\; Business Associate\, Solid State Pharma (SSPI)
\n
\nAnahit Kondyan is the Senior Technical Writer/Reviewer and Business Associate at SSPI. She completed her BSc in Microbiology with a certificate in Data Analytics from Dalhousie University in 2021\, shortly after which she joined SSPI as a Technical Writer/Reviewer. Over the years\, she has transitioned to a more senior role with an emphasis placed on business development and marketing
\n
\n\n
Can'\;t make this workshop date?  \;We have more scheduled throughout the summer! \;
\nUpcoming dates:
\nWednesday June 18th (Virtual)
\nWednesday July 23rd (In Person)
\n
\n \; LOCATION:RBC Waterside Centre 1871 Hollis St. (6th Floor) Halifax\, NS UID:e.2481.4282 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260714T202043Z URL:http://business.halifaxchamber.com/events/details/awards-submissions-101-4282 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR