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SUMMARY:NEW! Learn@lunch: Financial Security & Business Resilience for Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:You work hard to build your business. But do you have a plan to protect it?\n\nUnexpected events can put pressure on both your personal income and your business. Having a plan in place can help you prepare before that happens. \nJoin us for a free one-hour Learn@Lunch exploring practical financial strategies to help protect your income\, strengthen your business continuity\, and prepare for unexpected events. \nSecure Your Free Spot \n\n\nWhat You Will Learn\nIn this workshop\, you’ll explore strategies to help you: \n✓ Protect your income and business against unexpected challenges\n✓ Strengthen your business’s financial continuity\n✓ Plan for longer-term financial and retirement goals\n✓ Understand tax-efficient approaches to financial planning\n✓ Explore how insurance solutions can help protect personal income\, family finances\, and business operations\n✓ Understand key-person protection and succession planning considerations for growing businesses \nIs this workshop for you?\nThis workshop is designed for entrepreneurs\, self-employed professionals\, freelancers\, consultants\, and small business owners who want to better prepare for financial risks and protect what they’re building. \nIt could be especially useful if you’ve ever wondered: \nWhat would happen to my income if I couldn’t work?\nHow would my business keep operating if something happened to me or another key person?\nWhat financial risks should I be planning for now?\nHow can I better protect both my personal finances and my business?\nWhat should I be thinking about now to prepare for the future? \nIf those questions sound familiar\, this workshop is for you. \nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday\, September 10\nTime: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM\nLocation: Online\nPresented in English\n\n\n\n\n\nSecure Your Free Spot \nMeet Your Speakers\nPresented by Terrence Dawes\, Financial Security Advisor\, Sun Life\, and Alexandre Kechayan\, Business Development Partner\, Sun Life \nTerrence Dawes and Alexandre Kechayan work with entrepreneurs\, self-employed professionals\, and small business owners to help them build financial security\, protect what they have worked hard to create\, and prepare for long-term success. \n\nTheir approach focuses on understanding individual goals and recommending practical solutions that support both business growth and personal financial well-being.\n\n  \n  \n \n*This free workshop is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners. \nTo learn more about our services for entrepreneurs\, click here.
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CATEGORIES:Daytime,Entrepreneurship,Virtual,Women Entrepreneurship
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SUMMARY:NEW! Understanding Financial Statements: What Your Numbers Are Telling You
DESCRIPTION:Do Your Financial Statements Leave You With More Questions Than Answers?\nUnderstanding your numbers isn’t just about accounting. It’s about knowing what they can tell you about the health of your business — so you can spot potential problems\, identify opportunities\, and make more informed decisions. \nThis practical workshop will help you understand the balance sheet and income statement\, how they work together\, and how to read the story your numbers are telling about your business. \nReserve Your Spot \nWhat you will learn?\nBy the end of this workshop\, you’ll have a better understanding of how to: \n✓ Understand the structure and purpose of a balance sheet and income statement\n✓ See how the two statements relate to each other\n✓ Interpret key financial ratios\, including liquidity\, profitability\, and efficiency\n✓ Identify strengths and potential red flags in your financials\n✓ Use what your numbers are telling you to make more informed business decisions\n✓ Communicate your financial position more effectively with investors\, lenders\, and partners \nNo accounting or finance background required. \nIs this Workshop for You?\nThis workshop is designed for founders\, early-stage entrepreneurs\, small business owners\, and anyone without a finance or accounting background who wants to better understand their financial statements. \nIt could be especially useful if you’ve ever looked at your financials and wondered: \nWhat are these statements actually telling me?\nWhich numbers should I be paying attention to?\nAre there strengths or warning signs I’m overlooking?\nHow can I use this information when making business decisions?\nWhat will lenders or investors see when they look at my numbers? \nIf those questions sound familiar\, this workshop is for you. \nMeet Your Speaker\nArtiom Rudenco\, CPA | Co-Founder\, A to Z Consulting\nArtiom is a CPA and co-founder of A to Z Consulting\, a bilingual accounting and advisory firm based in Montreal. \nHe works with businesses\, including early-stage startups\, to help them understand their financial statements\, prepare accurate and investor-ready reporting\, and communicate their numbers to lenders\, investors\, and other stakeholders. \nOnce you have registered for the online workshop\, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log on a few hours prior to the start time of the workshop. Please check your Spam/Junk folder if you have not received your email with instructions 1 hour prior to the start time of the workshop. \n\nReady to understand what your numbers are telling you?\nPre-registration is required. This workshop will be presented in English. \nStop Guessing. Start Understanding Your Numbers. Sign Up Here \n*This low registration fee is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners. \nDiscover our full range of services for entrepreneurs here.
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SUMMARY:Learn@Lunch: Wherever You Go\, There You Are: Practical Tools for Neurodiverse Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:Work With Your Brain\, Not Against It\nEntrepreneurship can offer freedom\, flexibility\, and the chance to build a work life that fits who you are. But challenges like overwhelm\, disorganization\, or difficulty following through can still show up when you’re running your own business. \nThis workshop is designed to help you identify what may be slowing you down and explore practical tools to support focus\, planning\, organization\, and follow-through. Rather than forcing yourself into systems that don’t work for you\, you’ll explore strategies that work with your strengths and how you function best. \nReserve Your Free Spot \nWhat You Will Learn\nIn this workshop\, you’ll explore how to: \n\nIdentify the patterns that may be slowing you down\nUse practical tools to improve focus\, planning\, and follow-through\nExplore strategies to reduce overwhelm\nCreate systems that work with your strengths\, not against them\nLeave with a clearer plan for taking your next steps in business\n\nIs This Workshop For You?\nThis workshop is for neurodiverse entrepreneurs\, artists\, freelancers\, and self-employed creatives who want practical support\, greater clarity\, and a more sustainable way of working. \nIt could be especially useful if you’ve ever wondered: \n\nWhy is it sometimes so hard to follow through on what I planned?\nHow can I stay organized without forcing myself into a system that doesn’t work for me?\nHow can I manage competing priorities without becoming overwhelmed?\nCan I build a way of working that actually fits how I think?\n\nIf those questions sound familiar\, this workshop is for you. \nEvent Details\nLearn@Lunch: Wherever You Go\, There You Are: Practical Tools for Neurodiverse Entrepreneurs\nThu\, Sept 24\, 2026\, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM\nOnline Workshop\nPresented in English \nPre-registration is required. \nReserve Your Free Spot\n\n\nAfter you register\, you’ll receive an email with login instructions. If you haven’t received it an hour before the workshop\, please check your Spam/Junk folder. \n*This free workshop is only possible thanks to our generous funders and partners. \n\nMeet Your Speaker\nLynne Jank | Founder\, Neuro Momentum Coaching\n\n \nAs a dyslexic adult herself\, Lynne brings both lived experience and an extensive professional background to her work. \nLynne holds a BA in Psychology from Queen’s University and studied Social Work at McGill University. She has 20 years of experience in child protection and extensive experience supporting people through adversity using approaches designed to make problem-solving supportive rather than overwhelming. \nHer goal is to help people develop practical strategies and plans that work with their strengths and how they function best. \n  \n\n  \n  \nLooking for more support? Explore our services for entrepreneurs.
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