Reborn Digital: Enterprise Toronto Small Business Forum: October 15

Enterprise Toronto: Small Business Forum 2015 Keynote Presentation
Reborn Digital: The Changing Nature of Small Business

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What: Enterprise Toronto Small Business Forum
When: Thursday, October 15, 2015
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Location: 222 Bremner Blvd., South Building, Level 800, Exhibit Hall F & G

Join 2,500+ entrepreneurs at the 2015 Small Business Forum!

Learn how leveraging Toronto's startup ecosystem and digital technologies can help you operate and grow your small business.

Keynote Presentation:

Reborn Digital: The Changing Nature of Small Business

Technology is transforming traditional businesses. Whether it's e-commerce on Main Street or mobile devices and the sharing economy, businesses can no longer afford to ignore technological advances that can alter their business models.

Keynote speaker:

Ray Reddy will provide insights into the changing nature of small business, and show how mobile technologies can be harnessed to operate and grow your business.

Ray Reddy is co-founder and CEO of Ritual, a technology company that's transforming the Quick Service Restaurant industry with its smartphone app. Before launching Ritual, Ray founded mobile commerce company PushLife, which was acquired by Google in 2011. At Google, Ray led the product team for mobile commerce and helped launch Google Express to 10 US cities.

Event Highlights:

• Engaging keynote speakers
• Panel discussions
• One-on-one consultations with industry experts
• Exhibitors showcasing tools and services to help start and grow your business.

More details and full program to be announced the first week of August 2015.

YouTube Video: Enterprise Toronto - Get Involved 
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Become an exhibitor at Small Business Forum Trade Show:

• Exhibit your products and services at the Small Business Forum
• Build brand awareness
• Generate leads
• Network with Toronto's small business community. 

Exhibitor Product & Service Categories:

• Advertising & marketing
• Associations & non-profits
• Financial institutions
• Government
• Green businesses
• IT - Information Technology
• Logistics & travel
• Media
• Office supplies and furniture
• Professional services.

For more info, please Jason Li at jli@toronto.ca
or call 416-395-7499
or link to Enterprise Toronto: Enterprise Toronto: Small Business Forum Trade Show

Follow Enterprise Toronto on Twitter @EnterpriseTo

Check this YouTube Video: Toronto Small Business Forum 2014 out:

YouTube Video: Toronto Small Business Forum 2014 - Keywest Video Blog 

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Participate in the 15th Annual Small Business Forum 2015!

Enterprise Toronto: Small Business Forum 2015

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

Screenshot: Toronto Public Library blog: Business & Personal Finance
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 

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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

Toronto Summer Networking Event: 10th Anniversary Summer Bash: August 15

Screenshot: Summer Networking Bash 2012
August 15, 2012 @ ATLANTIS, Ontario Place
955 Lake Shore Blvd. W. Toronto, ON M6K 3B9
Credit: biznetworknews.com

10th Anniversary Summer Networking Bash
Word-of-Mouth Referrals * Giveaways * Great Food
Business Trade Show * Connections * Spectacular Location

When: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
5pm - 9pm

Where: ATLANTIS, Ontario Place
955 Lake Shore Blvd West, Toronto ON M6K 3B9
Atlantis Pavilions Map

Members Tickets: $30
Advance Tickets: $35
At the Door Tickets: $45

Exhibitor Tables available.

Sponsored by: Constant Contact; BCX; BNI; LeTip; Mississauga Networking; This Great City; BizBoomBash; Entrepreneur Speed Networking; Entrepreneurs of Port Credit; First Fridays; Toronto Financial Networking; Women Who Excel; People in Connection; Gateway Networking; MetroActive; ConnectUs Canada; Business in Burlington; Motivational Mondays; Business Development Centre Canada and more!

Visit Constant Contact Social Media Hub and get free tips and advice on your social media marketing:

3:15 - 4:45 pm
Workshop: Make the Most of Your Business Networking - Online and Offline
"In this session, we will also reveal a little-known secret for getting more Facebook Likes at networking events – attend the learning session before getting your cocktails & start getting more Likes right away at the Summer Networking Bash!"
Susan Corcoran, Managing Partner at Indigo Oceans
Sales Forum by Susan Corcoran

Contact:
Jennifer Beale
416-865-3274
unleash pr
jenniferbeale@unleashpr.com

For more information and registration for this event:
http://www.prtoronto.com/

Come and connect with +650 business owners & professionals at Toronto biggest summer business networking event!

Multicultural Mega Networking with the World in Toronto: June 27

Flyer: Multicultural Mega Networking
Networking with the World in Toronto
June 27, 2012 at The Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
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Develop key connections and grow your business through an evening of casual networking and business development event organized by Toronto Board of Trade:

Multicultural Mega Networking with the World

Wednesday, June 27, 2012
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre
6 Garamond Court, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5

NETWORKING WITH THE WORLD

The Toronto Region is home to one of the world's most diverse and vibrant business communities. Develop key connections and grow your business through an evening of casual networking and business development at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC), one of the world's largest Japanese cultural centres.

This is your opportunity to connect with more than 150 prospects and potential collaborators.

Promote your business and profile while discovering new business opportunities.

This event will be held in Shokokai Court.

Don't forget your business cards!

$30 for individual members
($50 for non-members).

Register Now:
Visit bot.com/events
or call 416-862-4500

Don't miss this exciting evening of of culture, cocktails and connections!

Internationally Educated Professional Get Inspired at 2012 IEP Conference

Poster: 2012 Internationally Educated Professional IEP Conference
Credit: www.iep.ca

Are You an Internationally Educated Professional newcomer seeking practical, effective career advice? This forum is for you:

2012 IEP Conference

When: Friday, February 10, 2012
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm

Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
North Building
Address: 255 Front St W Toronto, Ontario

9:00am Morning Keynote speaker Lionel Laroche, Ph.D., P. Eng. – Founding and Principal, MultiCultural Business Solutions

1:30pm Afternoon Keynote speaker - Donna Messer, Managing Editor for Entrenomics Magazine

+ IEP Conference Marketplace Exhibitors


A Quick Conference Overview

Ask Questions. Be inspired.
Get connected for professional success in Canada.

Get inspired and learn about Canadian business cultures with employers and regulatory bodies.

Participate in a wide range of personal and professional development sessions and workshops led by industry experts, experienced facilitators and successful IEPs.

This is your opportunity to meet with informed, experienced and inspirational professionals who can help make your career dreams in Canada less of a puzzle, and more of a reality.

For schedules and other registration details, please go to http://www.iep.ca

Science Talks - Dr. Lionel Laroche


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Uploaded by WesternUniversity on Feb 10, 2010

When students come from different parts of the world than their professors, they often have different ideas of what their professors expect from them, and vice versa. Dr. Lionel Laroche leads a workshop analyzing these dynamics and provides suggestions on how to ensure that students, professors and staff members all reap the benefits of cultural differences.
Credit: WesternUniversity