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As you may have heard, last spring Premier Stephen MacNeil announced funding for development of The Nova Scotia Agricultural Sandbox (Read: ). Although it will be managed from the 17吃瓜网在线 Agricultural Campus, it brings together 17吃瓜网在线 and Acadia, two universities with campuses connected to rural communities, each with a focus on supporting and growing the agricultural economy of Nova Scotia. The sandbox will be established upon a strong base of successful existing programming and entrepreneurial resources at both universities.
We are excited to announce our Sandbox now has a name- Cultiv8! Besides being a play on words, through idea generation, educational programming and facilitated networking, we will strive to cultivate:
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2)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 tomorrow鈥檚 industry leaders
3)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 campus entrepreneurial spirit
4)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 strategic relationships
5)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 a culture of innovation
6)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 a regional entrepreneurial ecosystem
7)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 viable business opportunities
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Jolene MacEachern,Cultiv8 coordinator is working on the development of a working space in the MacRae library, where she will also call home. A campus kick-off event was held Friday, November 21st聽 with an official public launch planned for January, 2015.
Stay tuned, more good news to follow! Visit our website or follow us on FB and twitter to stay informed.
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