Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for support to start or expand your business? Do you want to be part of a supportive community, be inspired, and elevated throughout your entrepreneurial journey? If you answered yes to these questions, you’re at the right place! Let’s connect and you will discover the resources and funding options available to you as a woman in business.
This workshop is the starting point for artists who are doing what they love but not quite making a living yet. Topics include: getting to know your industry, marketing/promotion, developing relationships with stakeholders, understanding the funding landscape and essential grant-writing tips.
There are nearly 2,780 social economy businesses. However, there are still a lot of questions around establishing a social enterprise. Choosing the right type of legal entity to register is perplexing! Should it be an incorporation (Quebec vs Federal), a nonprofit or a charity? What is the emerging notion of B-Corp? And then how about blood in the veins, funding? What organizations can help? What are the eligibility criteria for funding?
Join us for a free Open House at the YES Centre on Wednesday, April 19th! Discover our facilities, meet our team, receive career advice at our drop-ins, and enjoy complimentary food and beverages. Whether you're a new or returning client, we can't wait to show you what makes our non-profit organization so special. Come have some fun, network, and learn how we can help you reach your career goals.
Learn the necessary steps to develop your startup ideas, evaluate their potential, test them with customers in real life, and avoid costly mistakes. You will also gain insight into funding options in Quebec that are available to you and receive guidance on how to organize, run, market, finance, monetize, and grow your new business.
This event is a unique gathering of local entrepreneurs who have achieved remarkable success by taking their startups to an international stage and gaining tremendous visibility for themselves and their clients. You'll discover how to leverage influencers to reach your target audience authentically and effectively, learn best practices for influencer marketing, identify the right influencers for your brand, and measure campaign success. You'll also learn how to create compelling campaigns and messages that resonate with your audience to maximize your brand's visibility and increase engagement.
The purpose of this free Learn@Lunch is to explain the roles and services offered by Procurement Assistance Canada, to understand the buying process, including knowing if the Government of Canada buys your goods or services, how to build networks and promote your business, we will also address how to find opportunities and finally, and how to register as a supplier in the Supplier’s databases.
This workshop is geared towards newcomers or individuals who may or may not have run a business before but are looking to do so now. We will explore how to find the right networking group for you, leverage virtual connections and convert them into working relationships, and build your echo chamber.
This workshop will help you to determine the key elements of a standard contract, to understand its drafting, and to become more familiar with the basics of its interpretation so you can better protect yourself, your art and your labour.
Are you a woman entrepreneur looking for support to start or expand your business? Do you want to be part of a supportive community, be inspired, and elevated throughout your entrepreneurial journey? If you answered yes to these questions, you’re at the right place! Let’s connect and you will discover the resources and funding options available to you as a woman in business.
This workshop is the starting point for artists who are doing what they love but not quite making a living yet. Topics include: getting to know your industry, marketing/promotion, developing relationships with stakeholders, understanding the funding landscape and essential grant-writing tips.
In this workshop, Brittany Witham will walk you through how to set up and maintain a virtual advisory board, how to customize your board to suit your business's needs, and will share examples of successful board results with templates you can use for yourself.