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Be sure to attend this Bridges to Better Business Event!

September 30 – 9am – 2pm
Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/planning-for-profit-tickets-169513771253
FREE – Virtual

9:00am to 10:00am – Module 1 – The Big Picture
• Building Your Foundation- Understanding and structuring your business for your market and your business goals.
10:15am to 11:15am – Module 2 – What’s Happening
• Utilizing the knowledge and experience gained from the past year to establish a strong strategy and a clear action plan to achieve the company’s goals.

11:30am to 12:30pm – Module 3 – Goal Clarity
• Create a picture of the future business three years out, then with more detail, determine what you will need to do in the upcoming one year to stay on track to reach that 3 Year goal.

12:45pm to 1:45pm – Module 4 – Tracking and Accountability
• Lay out your annual plan and priorities into four quarterly segments, establish a meeting rhythm to review progress and keep score.
By planning your work, working your plan, and focusing your time effectively to gain traction, you will stop spinning your wheels and create a solid foundation that combines your vison, market, goals, and action items.
Learn to set, track and attain long-term goals by breaking down the action steps required, and documenting them into a written plan. Follow your plan and track progress with a tracking sheet for weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual traction.

Your Outcome:
After completing this workshop and the homework, you will have a completed workbook that organizes your goals for growth in the upcoming year, which align with your 3, 5 and10 year targets. You will also have an action plan to track your goals and measure your success.

Instructor Bio Penny Tremblay is a genuine entrepreneur. Founding the Tremblay Leadership Center, with relationship strategies training and keynotes internationally for 20+ years, thousands have benefitted with skills and confidence to be productive, play nice in the sandbox, and climb the ladder of success.

Inspiring and edu-taining, this workshop guarantees long lasting impact.

“This strategy helped me double my sales for three consecutive years. There is tremendous power in planning your work, and working your plan”

Quinte Technology Association presents a LIVE WEBINAR and Q&A with expert panelists to discuss:

• Tech presence in the Quinte area
• Best practices for websites
• Common risks including phishing, ransomware and data theft.
• Recent attacks and examples of actual costs to businesses
• 4 Key steps to prevention
• Multi-factor authentication – what is it and how can it help protect your information

The panelist discussion will be followed by a LIVE Q&A.

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Thurs, Sep 9, 2021
1:00 PM to 2:30PM

The workshop is presented by Luc Fournier, the business counselor at the Small Business Centre.

This workshop will be most beneficial to new small business owners and existing small business owners who are looking to change their current business models.

A business plan is an essential tool for every business owner. It organizes your ideas so you can analyze the viability of your business before you start. This interactive workshop helps you clarify your business concept and explain the basics of a business plan. A basic business plan template, worksheets and resources are provided to help you complete your business plan. Whether it’s just an idea or you’re further along in, this webinar is for you!

Eventbrite link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/business-plan-101-tickets-168951106307

FREE to join! Registration is required

September 23 2021
12:15PM – 4:00PM

The Eastern Ontario Innovation Information Forum (IIF) is a half-day event hosted by Procurement Assistance Canada-Ontario Region (formerly the Office of Small & Medium Enterprises) and network partners, including the Quinte Economic Development Commission (QEDC), to support the innovation and economic development growth of businesses across Ontario.

The objective of the Eastern Ontario IIF is raise awareness of how to do business with the Government of Canada, as well as inform on available funding programs and services for small and medium enterprises, innovators and start-ups. The IIF is also an opportunity to connect directly with federal department officials.

Agenda to include information on the following:

• Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) – Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) – Mythbusting Federal Procurement
• Department of National Defence (DND) – Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS)
• National Research Council (NRC) – Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
• Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) – Intellectual Property – The Basics
• Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Canada (NSERC) – Alliance Grants
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) – Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) – Tax Incentive Program
• FedDev Ontario – Industrial and Technological Benefits (TBC)
• Question and Answer Period

FULL AGENDA HERE
REGISTRATION HERE

September 22 – 23
9:30am – 12:00 PM
Online / Webinar

The Government of Ontario, in collaboration with the Trade Commissioner Service, is hosting a two-day webinar program and will present on the following topics:

• U.S. immigration and business visa requirements
• federal and state tax liability issues
• currency exchange strategies
• corporate and legal considerations
• U.S. Customs clearance documentation requirements

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Leadercast is the largest one-day leadership training event in the world. This year the City of Quinte West is bringing Leadercast 2021 to Quinte West through a series of virtual videos.

The Leadercast 2021 – Shift is a series of three (3) individual pre-recorded speakers each week, scheduled over four (4) weeks commencing on Monday, September 13, 2021. Each series will be available for viewing over a five day period (Monday through Friday). Once registered you will receive a link each Monday (starting September 13th) over the four (4) weeks of the event and each series will include three (3) speakers.

The City of Quinte West only has 100 tickets available and they will be sold on a first come, first served basis. Be sure to purchase yours early.

FULL DETAILS AND REGISTRATION

We will highlight the best 4, free apps that will help any small business owner with the following business tasks:

About this event
WAVE – Bookkeeping and Invoicing
Calendly – Scheduling
Canva – Graphic Design
Google Calendar – Organizing Your Time

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Join RTO 9 as we focus on the road ahead for tourism. This years Summit will concentrate on the steps needed to improve traveler confidence, understand new market trends, and the drivers of demand and commitment to building more resilient and inclusive tourism sectors, delivered by Cathy Kirkpatrick, Alphabet Creative and Oliver Martin, Twenty31. Hear first hand from tourism operators Wendy Banks, owner of Furnace Falls Farm & Wendy’s Market, and Brett Christopher, Managing Artistic Director of 1000 Islands Playhouse on how the pandemic has created new opportunities to think in different ways when attracting visitors

Fri, Sep 10, 2021 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT
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DATE: Thursday, September 16
TIME: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
VIRTUAL

The Government of Ontario is offering a series of free webinars to help reboot your export business. This workshop designed to help you develop the all important “pitch presentation”, and we begin with what is most important to your customers and business partners – focusing on how you communicate your features, benefits and value. We will build up your presentation and then break that down into a 15-second elevator pitch and a two minute coffee pitch. You can expect to leave with all the tools you need to make a lasting impression and differentiate yourself from the crowd.

The webinar will cover topics such as:

• Differentiation and Unique Selling Proposition
• Identifying Your Brand Essence
• Developing Multiple Pitch Formats
• Knowing how to use your pitches in different scenarios (virtual missions, hybrid, in-person, receptions, meetings)

REGISTER BY: September 14, 2021.Register Now!
If you have any questions about this webinar, contact Steven Karpenko Steven.Karpenko@ontario.ca