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Small Business Centre: Key Ways to Boost Your Sales
Getting Back to Work: Post Covid-19
Thu, Jun 3, 2021 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
COVID-19 has caused us to think-differently about how we work, interact, learn and communicate.
The world of work is being shaped with lockdowns, temporary work, and elimination of businesses or other jobs. Everyone needs to work differently now. A major part of recovery from COVID-19 impact is related to your HR practices in your business, On June 3rd join us for a webinar chat 12-noon to 1:00 pm, about the need to support your human resources practices to get back on track for business success.
Presenter: Tony Pilon, HR Consultant & Facilitator from The T-R Group Inc.
Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-the-basics-of-shopify-tickets-156145991865

2021 Quinte Business Achivement Awards – Nominations Now Open! Closes June 30th

Your Steps to the Food Market
So You Want to Start a Food Business? Here are 10 things to think of before you begin!
May 26th from 11am to 12pm
Bringing a food product to market involves many steps and considerations. Victoria Watts, co-founder and CEO of Pasta Tavola provides practical advice and lessons learned from over a decade of working in the food manufacturing sector, having built a brand from ideation to national distribution.
To register please email makingadifference@paro.ca
How to Spend Less and Earn More

May 26 from 2pm to 3pm
Cash Flow is the number one factor that decides the success and longevity of a business. A mediocre business with well managed cash flow will always outlast a great business that manages cash flow poorly.
To register please click here
Beyond the Basics of Shopify

DATE: Friday, May 28
TIME: 10:00am – 11:00am
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Why use Shopify?
Adding Products to Sell
Getting Paid
Designing Your Store
Working with Images
Adding Pages and Blog Posts
How to Ship Your Product
Launching your Shopify Store
FREE Help from Digital Main Street and Shop
Economic Outlook Webinar: Pierre Cieroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economic of BDC
What Can we Expect to See in 2021
Join Pierre Cleroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist of BDC for an informative discussion on what we can expect in 2021.
Get a snapshot of the economic outlook and gain insight from BDC’s Chief Economist on strategies you can us to successfully navigate the new ways of doing business post Covid.
DATE: Thursday, June 3 2021
TIME: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
REGISTER HERE
Ask your questions and get informed.
Speaker Bio
Pierre Cléroux Vice President, Research and Chief Economist at BDC. Pierre leads a team of experts who analyze economic data to identify business and sector trends impacting Canadian entrepreneurs. A seasoned speaker, he regularly travels across the country to help business owners understand the risks and opportunities presented by the economic environment. Mr. Cléroux is also responsible for providing economic analysis and advice to the Bank’s senior management team, and supervises all marketing and industry research activities. Over his 25-year career as an economist, he has held several influential positions that had a direct impact on entrepreneurs in Canada and abroad.
Before joining BDC, Pierre worked for the Government of Saudi Arabia as Vice President, Business Analysis in the National Industry Clusters Development Program. His role was to create program strategies, define sector policies and conduct financial and economic analyses of industrial projects. Previously, Mr. Cléroux was the Quebec Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade, responsible for the implementation of economic policies and programs to support small and medium-sized businesses and encourage entrepreneurship. He was also a strategic advisor for Montreal International, where he was responsible for attracting foreign investment from India and the Middle East, and developing international relationships and partnerships. He worked for 12 years at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business in various roles, including economist and Quebec Vice President.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a master’s degree in Economics from Laval University, as well as an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
OMAFRA Agri-Tech Innovation Program Webinar for Food Companies
Thursday May 20th at 9:00AM – 10:00AM
You must pre-register to participate. Please complete the registration form here
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
You are invited to join a webinar about the Agri-tech Innovation Program – a new a $22 million cost-share program that will help farming operations and processor businesses adopt innovative and new technologies.
This session will provide details on the Early Adopters intake to support implementation of sector-specific, unique and innovative technologies in the workplace that enhance protection of workers against COVID-19 by reducing COVID-19 transmission risk, lead to increased business efficiencies and productivity, and help build the sector’s resilience.
Merit-based intake opens on May 17, 2021 and will close on June 21, 2021.
This session will provide an overview of the program details and how to apply, followed by a question and answer period.
Quinte Business Achievement Awards

Join Us As We Celebrate Business Excellence!
The Quinte Business Achievement Awards (QBAA) are presented annually as a celebration of business excellence across the Bay of Quinte region.
Friday, October 22 2021
Time: 530pm
In person (limited) and virtual!
There are limited number of in-person tickets available for puchase!
Visit qbaa.ca to learn more!








