IGNITE Atlantic: Rural Nova Scotia
Tourism Innovation Challenge

IGNITE Atlantic: Rural Nova Scotia Tourism Innovation Challenge

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

IGNITE Atlantic is hosting the Rural Nova Scotia Tourism Innovation Pitch Competition, which provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs living in rural Nova Scotia to showcase their innovative ideas for new tourism ventures. For the final regional installment we're in Ingonish, Cape Breton.

The competition consists of four regional pitch sessions, where participants will present their ideas to a panel of judges and compete for a $1000 prize. This competition promises to bring together some of the best and brightest minds in rural Nova Scotia to promote and develop the tourism industry in the region.

Where: Main St. Restaurant, Ingonish
Date: May 25, 2025
Time: 12:00p.m. - 4:30p.m.

More information can be found at https://igniteatlantic.com/rural-ns-tourism-pitch-competition/.

What is IGNITE Atlantic?

IGNITE Atlantic is a rural innovation hub that brings people together to explore how to make change possible in rural communities. IGNITE aims to create a culture of innovation by engaging youth, communities, startups and industries to find solutions and create opportunities.

Tourism Nova Scotia

Tourism Nova Scotia works with communities and industry to attract visitors to the province and increase tourism revenues through experience and sector development, business coaching, marketing, and visitor servicing.

As a division of the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, Tourism Nova Scotia is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility across Nova Scotia and we support partners who share in this commitment.

Tourism Nova Scotia is located in Mi'kma'ki, the ancestral territory of the Mi'kmaq. We are all Treaty people.