Jim Fitt is founder and CEO of Velsoft and is responsible for all aspects of the business. Under Fitt’s leadership, Velsoft has grown from a small…
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Mary Jane Copps
Mary Jane Copps embraced her alter ego – The Phone Lady – in 2006 and since then has worked with over 400 clients, training over 10,000 individuals…
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Al Conway
A life resident of Pictou County 10 years in the Commercial Insurance Industry. Specializing in construction, long haul trucking and property…
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Barbara Hicks
Barbara Hicks graduated from Mount Saint Vincent University with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Barbara has been in business since 1994, her…
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Debi Peverill
Debi J. Peverill is a unique individual: a Chartered Accountant with a sense of humor. She enjoys helping business owners and managers avoid making…
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Craig Clarke
Craig Clarke is a lawyer and partner in MacIsaac, Clarke, & Duffy. He was called to the bar in 1999, and has been very involved in volunteer work in…
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Edna Tobey
I started my career working for the Government of Canada in the Halifax/Dartmouth region. When my husband’s job brought us to Pictou County, I took…
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Laura MacDougall
My professional background has been in the counselling and education fields. I am a self-admitted “Math Nerd” with a twisted sense of humour! Just…
Learn moreBeing in the industry I am, I have been aware of the SEB program for many years. As a participant, I was surprised at the number of ways the program impacted my business. Everyone I dealt with from the beginnings of an idea to final approval were helpful and supportive. The professional presenters on topics ranging from marketing to financial issues to insurance were very informative and often were able to put things in the context of my business problems and concerns. The most surprising to me though was the benefit received from brainstorming with other business owners about issues we were all facing in trying to grow our business and the realization that we had a network of support.