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SUMMARY:AI Pathway Grow Smarter: Workshop Series (5 topics\, 5 dates)
DESCRIPTION:Move beyond AI prompts and discover how AI can help you solve real business challenges. Attend one workshop or all five!\n\n\nABOUT THE SERIES\nThis session is the first event in Grow Smarter: The AI Pathway\, a five-part workshop series designed to you use AI as a practical business tool to move the needle on common business problems. \nEach event combines: \n\nPre-session materials and preparation exercises\nExpert-led instruction\nMentor-supported hands-on application\nParticipant workbook activities\nA practical business deliverable you can implement immediately\nNetworking opportunities and light refreshments\n\nAttend individual sessions or join the full series to build an AI-enabled growth plan for your business. Register with your team and get 10% off: for 2+ tickets use code TEAM10 \n– – – \nTHE WORKSHOPS\nAI for Market Strategy & Product-Market Fit: September 24\, 2026 | 9:30am-12pm\nAI won’t fix a fuzzy strategy. It just produces polished noise faster. \nUse AI to get sharp on who you serve\, why they buy\, and where you stand against the competition before spending a dollar on marketing. \nYou’ll build a Product-Market Fit Snapshot for your own business that you can immediately begin testing. \nWhether you’re launching something new\, struggling to attract the right customers\, or looking to grow an established business\, this session will help you replace assumptions with evidence and leave with a clearer strategy for moving forward. \n \nAI for Demand Generation: October 14\, 2026  | 9:30am-12pm\nCreating more content won’t grow your business. Creating the right content will. \nUse AI to build a focused\, differentiated demand generation engine from awareness through nurture without sounding generic. \nCreating more content does not always create more customers. Successful marketing starts with understanding your audience\, delivering the right message\, and consistently showing up where your customers are looking. This session will show you how AI can help you do that more efficiently while keeping your marketing authentic and aligned with your business. \nYou will create a practical AI assisted marketing campaign tailored to your business. \nWhether you are promoting a new business\, growing an established company\, or looking to improve your current marketing efforts\, you will leave with practical tools and a campaign you can continue building after the session. \n \nAI to Automate Key Processes: November 4\, 2026  | 9:30am-12pm\nBefore you ask AI to do more\, decide what’s actually worth doing. \nUse AI to identify the highest value opportunities to improve productivity and understand where to use assistants\, automation\, agents\, or vibe apps. \nYou’ll redesign a real business workflow and build a Productivity Use Case Blueprint you can begin implementing immediately.\nWhether you’re overwhelmed by repetitive tasks\, looking to improve efficiency\, or exploring how AI can support your team\, this session will help you identify practical opportunities to save time\, improve consistency\, and focus on higher value work. \n \nAI for Financial Planning: Nov 19\, 2026  | 9:30am-12pm\nAI won’t replace financial judgment. It helps you strengthen it. \nUse AI to strengthen your financial planning by testing assumptions\, exploring scenarios\, and telling a clearer financial story. \nYou’ll build a Financial Planning Scenario Snapshot that helps you make more informed business decisions. \nWhether you’re planning for growth\, evaluating new opportunities\, or trying to better understand the financial impact of your decisions\, this session will show you how AI can become a valuable thinking partner while keeping professional financial advice where it belongs. \n \nAI for Succession Planning & Growth: Nov 25\, 2026  | 9:30am-12pm\nAI won’t replace leadership\, but it can help you build a business that lasts. \nUse AI to build a more resilient business by reducing owner dependency\, documenting critical knowledge\, and planning for long term growth. \nYou’ll create a Succession and Growth Readiness Roadmap tailored to your business. \nWhether you’re planning for retirement\, preparing your business for future growth\, or simply looking to create stronger systems and leadership capacity\, this session will help you think strategically about the future while identifying practical steps you can begin taking today. \n—— \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND?\nThese sessions are designed for: \n\nSmall business owners\nEntrepreneurs and startups\nBusiness managers and team leaders\nProfessionals responsible for sales\, marketing\, or business development\nOperations\, administration\, and project management professionals\nAnyone responsible for budgeting\, planning\, or business strategy\nFamily business owners\nAnyone planning for long term growth\, succession\, or business continuity\n\n\nAnyone looking to make better business decisions using AI\n\n——— \nThis program is made possible through support from the Entrepreneur Innovation Fund\, delivered by Simcoe County Economic Development\, as well as county-wide partnerships and the Georgian Bay Business Accelerator’s foundational funders: the Town of Collingwood and the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/ai-pathway-grow-smarter-workshop-series-5-topics-5-dates/
LOCATION:Collingwood Library\, Community Room B&C\, 3rd Floor\, 55 Ste Marie St\, Collingwood\, ON\, L9Y 0W6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:AI Governance for Decision-Makers: Balancing Innovation and Risk
DESCRIPTION:A session for executive leaders on how to capture AI's competitive edge without risking security\, reputation or client trust.\n\n\nAs AI adoption accelerates across service industries\, executive leadership must balance competitive advantage with security\, reputation\, and client trust. \nJoin Naomi Morisawa De Koven of Navio Law for an interactive\, 1-hour conversational dive into AI governance tailored for service business leaders. This session bypasses IT technicalities to focus on the high-level policy\, risk\, and operational decisions senior executives must manage today. \nKey Topics for Business Leaders: \n\nDeciding which AI tools and use cases should — and shouldn’t — be permitted.\nSafeguarding client confidentiality and intellectual property in everyday AI workflows\nEstablishing enforceable\, business-focused internal AI policies\nGuiding your organization through emerging legal and regulatory expectations\n\nDesigned exclusively for C-suite executives\, partners\, and senior decision-makers seeking clear\, practical governance strategies.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/ai-governance-for-decision-makers-balancing-innovation-and-risk/
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SUMMARY:Funding Your Future: A Legal Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Understand the legal side of financing.\n\n\nWhether you’re launching your first venture\, raising capital to scale\, or preparing to engage with investors\, understanding the legal side of financing is critical. Join Neil Schwartz and Jason Peyman of Mann Lawyers LLP for a practical discussion focused on helping startups navigate the financing process and position themselves for investment. \nWe’ll cover key topics including debt and equity financing\, investor expectations\, term sheets\, security\, corporate structure\, due diligence\, and common legal pitfalls. As well\, we will discuss what founders should have in place to be investor-ready before going to market. \nCome prepared with your questions and leave with a better understanding of how to raise capital and build a stronger foundation for growth. \n \nAbout the speakers – Neil Schwartz & Jason Peyman: \nNeil is a business lawyer within the firm’s Corporate Group and provides advice in all areas of corporate and commercial law. He supports entrepreneurs\, professionals\, and organizations in their pursuit of good governance\, commercial success\, and legal compliance. He can help with organizational planning\, professional corporations\, business acquisitions and sales\, commercial leasing\, financing\, and other business issues. Prior to joining Mann Lawyers\, he worked as a corporate lawyer with a multinational firm and as in-house counsel at one of Canada’s largest crown corporations. Most recently\, he helped build a Canadian startup into a leading national player in the immersive entertainment space. \nJason’s practice focuses on residential real estate\, as well as corporate/commercial law. He prides himself on providing clients with help throughout the various stages of a real estate transaction and making the process of buying or selling a home as simple as possible. In addition\, he also enjoys assisting clients with other real estate issues\, such as preparing co-tenancy agreements and advising clients regarding boundary disputes. For the firm’s corporate/commercial clients\, he is involved in preparing and reviewing commercial agreements\, such as asset and share purchase agreements\, shareholder agreements\, leases\, and license agreements. \nAbout Mann Lawyers LLP: \nMann Lawyers is a group of dedicated lawyers who provides our clients with top notch legal services in a wide variety of practice areas. Our 25+ years of delivering compassionate\, intelligent and thoughtful advice with integrity\, demonstrates our unparalleled ability to forge long-term client relationships. That quality of thought and action extends to our clients but also to our team members and out in the communities we feel lucky to be part of.
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SUMMARY:Vaughan Starter Company Plus Information Session – Hybrid Event
DESCRIPTION:By Vaughan Economic Development\n\n\nThe Starter Company Plus program offers mentorship\, resources\, and funding to help you launch and grow your business. Participants can receive up to $5\,000 in provincial grant funding to support their entrepreneurial journey. In addition to funding\, the program provides access to business workshops\, expert guidance\, and a network of local business professionals to help you succeed. Space is limited\, so don’t miss your chance to take advantage of this opportunity. \nJoin the Vaughan Economic Development Department for a virtual information session to learn about the application process\, program requirements\, and how to develop a strong business plan. If you have any questions or need assistance\, contact the Vaughan Business and Entrepreneurship Centre at ed@vaughan.ca. The information sessions are hosted by the Vaughan Business and Entrepreneurship Centre. \nLocation: In-person (Vaughan City Hall\, Kleinburg Room 249) and online via Zoom
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/vaughan-starter-company-plus-information-session-hybrid-event/
LOCATION:Vaughan City Hall\, 2141 Major Mackenzie Drive West\, Committee Room 245\, Vaughan\, ON\, L6A 1T1\, Canada
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