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SUMMARY:Foodpreneur Advantage - Marketing and Branding Your Food Product
DESCRIPTION:This session is for you if you have a food or beverage product that needs the perfect brand to suit the right market. \nIn this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: \n\nWhy YOU are your brand as a new food or beverage business\nWhat to consider when creating a visual identity for your company\nWhat does marketing in 2026 look like?\n\nAmanda DeVries of Eye Candy Design specializes in branding food and beverage companies. In this webinar\, Amanda will share her expert insight\, from how to create your brand\, how to retain and grow your brand to what sort of colours and typography styles are right for your product. You will learn the difference between designing for store shelves vs. food markets vs. digital spaces. She will also cover tips for working with a graphic designer and determining exactly who your product is for. As Amanda advises\, “if your product is for everyone\, then you are selling to no one”. Know your target market. \nYou will leave with a better understanding of how to brand and market your product in the food and beverage industry! \nNext Session: Thursday\, September 10th\, 2026\, at 10:00 am (This session is offered 4 times per year.)\nDuration: 1 hour\nRegister: 
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/foodpreneur-advantage-marketing-and-branding-your-food-product-2/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:SBEC
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SUMMARY:Opening a Food Business in York Region
DESCRIPTION:If you operate a food business\, a home-based food business\, or are starting a new food business\, York Region Public Health is here to help!\n\n\nYork Region Public Health is committed to supporting food premise operators in York Region so that they can provide safe and delicious food to their customers. \nIf you operate a food business\, a home-based food business\, or are starting a new venture\, York Region Public Health is here to help! All food premises in York Region are inspected by York Region Public Health.  \n \nIf you are opening a new food premise in York Region or are interested in learning more\, don’t miss this webinar for an opportunity to speak with a Public Health Inspector. \nFor more information visit\, York.ca/FoodOperators
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/opening-a-food-business-in-york-region-7/
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SUMMARY:2026 Brampton Venture Expo (BVX)
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\nThe Brampton Venture Expo (BVX) is Brampton’s largest technology\, innovation\, and entrepreneurship event! \n\n\n\n\nBVX brings together startups\, scaleips\, investors\, corporates\, SMEs\, policymakers\, ecosystem leaders\, and builders shaping Canada’s innovation economy. \nEntering its 6th year\, BVX has grown into a flagship innovation platform within the Brampton Innovation District and one of the GTA’s fastest-growing technology and startup gatherings. \n2026 Theme: Where Industry Meets Innovation\nWhere industry leaders and next-generation innovators come together to shape the future of technology in Canada and globally — connecting emerging sector insights with the startups and solutions driving the next era of innovation. \nFeatured Technology Sectors\n\nHealthTech\nRobotics & AI\nCybersecurity & Defence\n\nA community-driven innovation event brought to you by Invest Brampton\, organized by Brampton Venture Zone (BVZ) by TMU\, and powered by the Brampton Innovation District. BVX creates a platform where startups\, scaleups\, industry leaders\, investors\, SMEs\, policymakers\, researchers\, and emerging talent come together to explore the future of innovation\, technology\, and entrepreneurship in one of Canada’s fastest-growing innovation corridors. \nWhat to Expect\n? Future-focused keynotes\, panels & fireside chats \n? Startup & Scaleup Showcase featuring emerging technologies \n? Curated networking hubs with investors\, corporates & ecosystem leaders \n? Innovation Zone interactive sessions\, workshops & founder conversations \n? Live HealthTech Demo Competition featuring breakthrough ventures from Brampton Venture Zone \nWho Should Attend?\n? Startups & scaling companies \n? Investors\, VCs & angel networks \n? SMEs & corporate innovation teams \n? Industry & technology leaders \n? Policymakers & ecosystem organizations \n? Students\, researchers & emerging talent \n? Community builders & entrepreneurs \nWhether you’re building the next breakthrough startup\, investing in innovation\, exploring industry transformation\, or looking to connect with Canada’s next generation of founders — BVX is where conversations turn into collaboration. \nPhotography Disclaimer\n?When you attend this event\, you enter an area where photography\, audio\, and video recording may occur. By entering the event premises\, you consent to such recording media and its release\, publication\, exhibition or reproduction.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/2026-brampton-venture-expo-bvx/
LOCATION:Rose Theatre\, 1 Theatre Lane\, Brampton\, Ontario\, L6V 0A3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Networking,SBCO,Start-up,Starting a Business
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SUMMARY:Business Planning Launchpad Series (1 of 4): Ideation and Market Research
DESCRIPTION:Business Planning Launchpad Series – Ideation: validating business idea\, vision\, mission and market research to test business assumptions
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/business-planning-launchpad-series-1-of-4-ideation-and-market-research-7/
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SUMMARY:Business Planning Launchpad Series (2 of 4):  Sales and Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Get ready to boost your sales and marketing skills at our second installment of the Business Planning Launchpad Series!
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/business-planning-launchpad-series-2-of-4-sales-and-marketing-7/
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SUMMARY:How to Start a Small Business Seminar @ Springdale Library
DESCRIPTION:This 90-minute seminar covers everything you need to know when considering starting a business.\n\n\nThis 90-minute seminar covers everything you need to know when considering starting a business. Various topics are discussed\, including: basic requirements such as name registration\, business structures\, licensing requirements\, insurance\, HST registration\, hiring\, financing and business planning. \nThis session is for Canadian citizens\, landed immigrants and those residing in Canada only.\nPresented by: The Brampton Entrepreneur Centre in partnership with the Brampton Library \nWe understand that some of our participants may require visa assistance. However\, we regret to inform you that the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre does not provide letters or documents specifically for visa purposes. We understand that this may be a crucial requirement for some participants\, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. \nIf you require a visa to attend events taking place locally\, we recommend exploring alternative methods for obtaining the necessary visa documentation. \nAccessibility: \nThose who require additional assistance or support to participate are welcome to send us a request. Please request this assistance at least three days in advance of the event. To do so\, or for any additional information please contact bec@brampton.ca
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/how-to-start-a-small-business-seminar-springdale-library-2/
LOCATION:Brampton Library\, Springdale Branch\, 10705 Bramalea Road\, Brampton\, ON\, L6R 0C1\, Canada
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