THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19
9:00AM – 1:00PM
250 Sidney Street, Belleville
Get ready for a turbo-charged networking experience! Join us during small business week as we blend the energy of speed networking with the impact of an elevator pitch. It’s not your typical trade show; no banners, table cloths, or swag required. Instead, seize the spotlight to share your story, your business and how people can get connected with you.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location TBD
Businesses from across the region come together from 5-7pm to celebrate Business Week over networking, refreshments, and prizes.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18
3:00PM – 4:30PM
Location TBD
This presentation aims to assist Liquor Licence holders or applicants of Special Occasion Permits in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s role and the compliance requirements under the Liquor Licence and Control Act and its Regulations. Jade Leadbetter, an expert in the field, will provide valuable insights and guidance to ensure that participants are well-equipped to navigate the regulatory landscape effectively.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18
2:30PM – 3:00PM
Location TBD
The presentation includes topics such as integrating money positively into your life, exploring the concept of Time and Money, strategies for cash flow and net worth, and the advantages of compound interest, followed by a 10-minute Q&A session.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18
1:00 – 2:30pm
Location TBD
Participants will have an opportunity to strengthen their understanding of JEDI and how it contributes to innovation. They will also learn how to spot various forms of discrimination and prejudice and learn how to respond to these appropriately. Central to this work will be growing understanding of gender and gender-based violence as it is experienced by women, girls, and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. The responses to prejudice and violence that participants will learn will be respectful of the person experiencing the prejudice as well as the person enacting (saying, doing, etc.) the discrimination. Participants will have an opportunity to practice these skills by working through a variety of scenarios.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Trent Port Marina (in person or virtual registration)
Are you seeking guidance and tools to manage uncertainty as a female in today’s workforce? This year’s event will help you understand ways to face these uncertainties, make tough decisions, and draw on resources available to you. Learn how four successful local women entrepreneurs have faced similar challenges.
TUESDAY OCTOBER 17
9:00am – 10:30am
Trent Port Marina
We’re pleased to welcome Leanne Tremblatt and Jennifer Johnson from Career Edge to the stage on day two of business week. They will give insight on hiring practices, branding, culture, and how to be an Employer of Choice, create effective job postings, and where to find well suited employees. The Centre for Workforce Development will provide a newly published HR Toolkit with best practices and templates.
Monday, October 16
11:00am – 12:30pm
Trent Port Marina
Thinking big, supporting small: We invite you to kick off the week by joining us for a presentation from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC). President & CEO Isabelle Hudon will speak on solutions for today’s business challenges.
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
7:00 AM – 9:00 AM EDT
7 AM – Coffee Mingle – Breakfast to begin at 7:30 AM
Join us as we hear from Todd Smith, MPP Bay of Quinte Riding, Ontario’s Minister of Energy.
For over 25 years, Todd Smith has been a trusted voice in Quinte. A father of two, the Riverview, N.B. native and Loyalist College graduate spent 16 years in radio journalism at Quinte Broadcasting.
At Queen’s Park, Smith has represented Prince Edward-Hastings from 2011-2018 and Bay of Quinte from 2018 on. He has filled several cabinet posts in the Ford government, including his current post as Minister of Energy.
The province is currently facing multiple issues, with labour shortages, a significant lack of affordable housing, shortage of family physicians, just to name a few. This is your opportunity to listen to our riding’s Member of Provincial Parliament as he shares the plans from the province moving forward.
Come early to enjoy the networking during our coffee mingle, followed by a breakfast buffet.
Join CCEW on October 18 from 1pm – 5pm Hybrid EVENT
Our third community event will begin with a panel discussion that will spotlight multi-stakeholder partnerships that have taken bold steps to promote gender equality through inclusion, diversity, equity and access solutions (IDEAS).
Following the panel, participants will be introduced to the 50 – 30 Challenge and to the What Works Tool Kit, before engaging in the #IDEAS4GE Innovation Challenge to advance the full participation of women (in all their diversity) in the workplace, in business, and in communities across Canada.
Inspired by the panel’s insights and the lived experiences of participants from diverse stakeholder groups, the #IDEAS4GE Innovation Challenge initiates collaborative solution-building to accelerate gender equality in leadership, on boards, in trades, STEM, and entrepreneurial endeavours.
Are you a representative of a business – any size and sector, an equity-deserving group, a government body at any level, an academic institution, a community or non-profit organization, labour or trade association? Do you have a commitment to promoting understanding of and valuing the important contributions made by all women to the economy and quality of life for all Canadians?
Join us on October 18; together we can build a nation that is inclusive, that values diversity, and that promotes equity and access for all women – one community at a time .
