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From a release<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n HALIFAX:<\/strong> The province is supporting Nova Scotia entrepreneurs through new funding for startup hub Volta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development, announced an investment of nearly $3.8 million at the grand opening of Volta’s new space in Halifax on November 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Volta has a proven track record of success when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs to launch and grow their startups,” said Corkum-Greek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “This funding contributes to our active startup community and will help even more Nova Scotia businesses take risks, build momentum and thrive.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”34″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate group=”7″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Volta will use the funding – $750,000 per year for five years – to continue delivering educational programs, mentorship, tools and supports to help startups grow their businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Quotes: This commitment in long-term funding reinforces our shared priorities and dedication to supporting founders and their teams in creating jobs and strengthening the economic landscape of Atlantic Canada.” ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”71″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”31″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Being a founder of a startup can be a lonely and extremely challenging experience, but Volta has made it easier with education, advisory support and most importantly, a great startup community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Having a physical space to gather and trade wins, sorrows and ideas is essential for the health of our companies and their teams.” Quick Facts: [adrotate banner=”192″]<\/p>\n\n\n\n [adrotate banner=”148″]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [adrotate banner=”169″] [adrotate banner=”192″] From a release HALIFAX: The province is supporting Nova Scotia entrepreneurs through new funding for startup hub Volta. Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development, announced an investment of nearly $3.8 million at the grand opening of Volta’s new space in Halifax on November 14. “Volta has a proven track record of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28407,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[957],"tags":[50,121,48,3658,5739],"class_list":["post-40552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-halifax","tag-hrm","tag-n-s","tag-susan-corkum-greek","tag-volta"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40552\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
“This support provided by the Government of Nova Scotia is critical to our community’s success. The investment in Volta’s new space at the Armoyan Centre enables us to provide a community centre for entrepreneurs to learn, work and support each other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Matt Cooper, CEO, Volta<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Laura Simpson, CEO and co-founder, Side Door (a Volta resident company)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— Volta was established in 2013 by a group of emerging technology entrepreneurs and currently supports 61 resident companies
— the five-year agreement is in place until March 31, 2028<\/p>\n\n\n\n