Want to Be Your Own Boss? Business Inc. Could Help

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Thinking of starting a business? The return of Business Inc.

Credit: torontopubliclibrary.typepad.com: Thinking of starting a business? The return of Business Inc.

It's almost time for kids to go back to school! Maybe it's a good time for entrepreneurs and small-business owners to go to entrepreneurship school. Toronto Public Library invites you to join Business Inc program - an 8 week course that takes you through all aspects of starting a business.


Business Inc Orientation Sessions

If you like to know more about the Business Inc. series plan to attend an orientation session

Wednesday, September 18th, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Maria Shchuka
Thursday, September 19th, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thorncliffe
Monday, September 23rd, 2013,from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at North York Central Library


For more information about this program read Toronto Public Library blog post "Thinking of starting a business? The return of Business Inc".

Check out free business programs & classes beginning in September at a number of TPL branches around the city.

Get Involved: Toronto Small Business Forum: October 23, 2013

Small Business Forum 

Image credit: Enterprise Toronto

What: Enterprise Toronto Small Business Forum #2013sbf

When: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Time: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Location: 222 Bremner Blvd., South Building, Level 800, Exhibit Hall "E"

Enterprise Toronto's Small Business Forum 2013 on October 23 will be anything but small!

Join more than 2,000 attendees representing all sectors and business models, start-ups and established business owners taking part in Small Business Forum.

There is no other event in the city that brings together more small businesses in one day and in one place.

Become a partner:
Align your brand with an established event designed specifically for Toronto’s small business community.

To become a sponsor / exhibitor, please download the Sponsorship Kit [PDF].


Become an exhibitor: 

Generate leads, network and build awareness about your company's products or services.

If you would like to become one of the exhibitors, please download the Tradeshow-Exhibitor Agreement by visiting http://goo.gl/mRElNk
Exhibitors registering before September 1st will receive a $100 early-bird discount!

For more info, please Jason Li at jli@toronto.ca
or call 416-395-7499
or link to Enterprise Toronto: Start Your Business: Seminars, training and forums

Follow Enterprise Toronto on Twitter @EnterpriseTo

Participate in the 13th Annual Small Business Forum 2013!

Online registration is now available, http://ow.ly/oHXOC

Here is Enterprise Toronto details about this event:

13th Annual Toronto Small Business Forum
Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
222 Bremner Boulevard, Toronto ON (map)
South Building, 800 Level, Exhibit Hall E

It's small business month!

This year's keynote speaker is Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of DataWind Ltd, the Canadian inventor of the $40 tablet.
The Aakash/UbiSlate tablet is the cheapest wireless web access device in the world, this tablet is poised to revolutionize educational access in the developing world.
Suneet will share what motivated him to undertake a challenge that others told him was impossible, speaking about the principles of frugal innovation that are applicable to any entrepreneur.

Mainstage panel discussions will focus on financing, mobile marketing, and growing your business through strategic partnerships, and will feature amazing Toronto entrepreneurs like:

• Cam Heaps of Steam Whistle Brewery,
• Laura Berg of My Smart Hands, and
• Satish Kanwar, founder of Jet Cooper (just acquired by Shopify!).

Trade Show
The trade show floor is a great place to access information and new business products and services, and to explore new technologies and approaches to business development.
Attendees can also expect to learn from, and network with, other successful entrepreneurs as well as to meet investors, funders and government program providers.


"Ask the Experts" corner is new for the 2013 Forum!
This is your opportunity for an exclusive one-on-one coaching session with a lawyer, a TD banker, accountant, food industry expert or veteran marketing exec from Yellow Pages, UPS, Constant Contact and many more.
These "Ask the Expert" sessions will help you take your business to the next level.

Learn more and register for a FREE ADMISSION at toronto.ca/sbf2013

Poster: Small Business Forum 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 9am-5pm
Metro Toronto Convention Centre 
Photo: Suneet Tuli, Keynote Speaker, 

CEO of DataWind and Inventor of the $40 Tablet.

Credit: toronto.ca: Small Business Forum 2013

Ontario Government Focused on Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs

flickr photo: Vintage carpenter's wooden tool box 

The Junction Flea Market, Toronto, Ontario

Ontario Gains 50,600 Jobs in May
Ontario Government Focused on Growing the Economy and Creating Jobs

Provincial NEWS: June 7, 2013

The Ontario government’s focus on creating jobs and growing our economy continues to get results. In May, the province gained 50,600 jobs. Youth employment rose by 20,200 jobs. 

The number of jobs in Ontario has increased 452,500 net jobs from a low in June 2009, with full-time employment up 477,500. This means Ontario has recovered all the jobs lost during the recession and continues to outpace the United States and Great Lakes region in job creation since 2009.

Ontario is focused on providing the right climate to attract investment and build a strong, innovative economy that can provide jobs, opportunities and prosperity for all.

QUOTE

“Our government is focused on creating jobs and growing Ontario’s economy, and we’re getting results. The increase in jobs during the month of May demonstrates that we are on track to building a strong, innovative economy that provides opportunities, jobs and prosperity for all Ontarians.”
— Dr. Eric Hoskins, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment

QUICK FACTS

• The government’s new Youth Jobs Strategy would help create job opportunities for about 30,000 youth, while promoting entrepreneurship and innovation.
• In 2012, Ontario ranked third in North America for the number of foreign direct investment projects.
• Ontario is on track to eliminate the deficit by 2017–18. The province is the only government in Canada to beat its fiscal targets for the fourth year in a row.

LEARN MORE

Read the 2013 Ontario Budget.
Find out more about the government’s new Youth Jobs Strategy.

Footnote: Written by: Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment