Entrepreneurship and equity
Entrepreneurship and equity are key players in supporting our student and alumni community to help them thrive. Thanks to your support, NSCC Alumni Relations has:
- Hosted NSCC’s fourth annual Ask a Black Entrepreneur Panel featuring three NSCC alumni entrepreneurs.
- Sponsored tuition for the Start-Up Accelerator Program for alumni entrepreneurs.
- Partnered with alumni entrepreneur Tia Upshaw (ALP '06) of Blk Women in Excellence to fund the Entrepreneur-in-the-Making (EITM) Black and African Nova Scotian Cohort, supporting eight Black and African Nova Scotian female entrepreneurs who are current NSCC students or recent alumni.
- Continued our annual Shop NSCC programming that supports and promotes NSCC alumni businesses throughout the holiday season with a curated list of gift ideas from talented alumni across the province.
- Funded reprint costs for Mi'kmaq and Indigenous alumni who want to have their credential translated into the Mi'kmaw language.
$17.9K
In tuition sponsorship for Start-up Accelerator Program
8
Female entrepreneurs funded through EITM Black and African Nova Scotian cohort
12
Alumni-owned businesses promoted annually through Shop NSCC
Paul Adams Jr. (Applied Communication Arts '07, Graphic Design '14) Owner, Adams Photography Panelist, 2024 Ask a Black Entrepreneur Panel
NSCC credential in Mi'kmaw language, now available to Mi'kmaq and Indigenous students.
Tia Upshaw (ALP '06) CEO and Founder, Blk Women in Excellence Partner, EITM Black and African Nova Scotian Cohort
Entrepreneurship and equity
Entrepreneurship and equity are key players in supporting our student and alumni community to help them thrive. Thanks to your support, NSCC Alumni Relations has:
- Hosted NSCC’s fourth annual Ask a Black Entrepreneur Panel featuring three NSCC alumni entrepreneurs.
- Sponsored tuition for the Start-Up Accelerator Program for alumni entrepreneurs.
- Partnered with alumni entrepreneur Tia Upshaw (ALP '06) of Blk Women in Excellence to fund the Entrepreneur-in-the-Making (EITM) Black and African Nova Scotian Cohort, supporting eight Black and African Nova Scotian female entrepreneurs who are current NSCC students or recent alumni.
- Continued our annual Shop NSCC programming that supports and promotes NSCC alumni businesses throughout the holiday season with a curated list of gift ideas from talented alumni across the province.
- Funded reprint costs for Mi'kmaq and Indigenous alumni who want to have their credential translated into the Mi'kmaw language.
$17.9K
In tuition sponsorship for Start-up Accelerator Program
8
Female entrepreneurs funded through EITM Black and African Nova Scotian cohort
12
Alumni-owned businesses promoted annually through Shop NSCC
Paul Adams Jr. (Applied Communication Arts '07, Graphic Design '14) Owner, Adams Photography Panelist, 2024 Ask a Black Entrepreneur Panel
NSCC credential in Mi'kmaw language, now available to Mi'kmaq and Indigenous students.
Tia Upshaw (ALP '06) CEO and Founder, Blk Women in Excellence Partner, EITM Black and African Nova Scotian Cohort