Photos From Centre for Women in Business Event
The Province is investing $544,200 in the Centre for Women in Business’s EDGE initiative, which helps entrepreneurs outside the tech sector add tools such as automation, data analytics and digital marketing. Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, announced the funding on behalf of Growth and Development Minister Colton LeBlanc at an event at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax today, September 10. The news release is at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/09/10/helping-women-led-businesses-adopt-digital-tools

Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, announces a $544,200 investment in the Centre for Women in Business’s EDGE initiative through the Province’s Community Economic Development Fund. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Nora Perry, Manager of Programs and Special Projects at the Centre for Women in Business, speaks about the importance of the EDGE initiative. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Stephanie Hovey, owner of Allied Therapy Ltd. in Bedford and a participant in the Centre of Women in Business’s EDGE initiative, speaks about what the initiative means for her and her business. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, chats with attendees at the announcement. (Province of Nova Scotia)

From left, Stephanie Hovey, owner, Allied Therapy Ltd.; Nora Perry, Manager of Programs and Special Projects, Centre for Women in Business; Tanya Priske, Executive Director, Centre for Women in Business; and Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women (Province of Nova Scotia)

From left, Stephanie Hovey, owner, Allied Therapy Ltd.; Nora Perry, Manager of Programs and Special Projects, Centre for Women in Business; Tanya Priske, Executive Director, Centre for Women in Business; and Leah Martin, Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women (Province of Nova Scotia)

From left, Stephanie Hovey, owner, Allied Therapy Ltd.; Nora Perry, Manager of Programs and Special Projects, Centre for Women in Business; and Tanya Priske, Executive Director, Centre for Women in Business (Province of Nova Scotia)