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SUMMARY:Rural Tourism Growth Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to tell your story\, get found online\, and turn searches into visitors.\n\n\nCreated in partnership with Durham Tourism and the Business Advisory Centre Durham. \nWhether you operate a farm\, attraction\, accommodation\, retail shop\, experience-based business\, or tourism destination\, attracting visitors today requires more than just a great offering. You need to tell your story\, be visible online\, and make it easy for visitors to find and choose you. \nJoin us for this practical half-day workshop designed specifically for rural tourism businesses across Durham Region. You’ll hear from three local experts who will share actionable strategies to help you market your business more effectively using tools you already have. \nDiscover how to create compelling tourism videos with your smartphone\, improve your visibility across search engines\, social media\, and AI-powered search tools\, and optimize your Google Business Profile to attract more visitors looking for local experiences. \nYou’ll leave with marketing ideas\, practical tools\, and simple strategies you can implement immediately to increase awareness\, engage potential visitors\, and drive more traffic to your business. \n8:30am – Registration\, Breakfast and Networking \n9:10am – Make Them Want to Be There: Better Tourism Video With Your Phone by Norm Reynolds\, North Brothers \n10:00am – Get Found Locally: Maximizing Your Google Business Profile by Teresa Shaver\, Business Advisory Centre Durham \n11:00am – Be Findable: Building Local Awareness Online by Brent Colmer\, Boy Who Blogs \n12:00 noon Event Concludes \nSpace is limited. Register today and learn how to attract more visitors\, tell your story more effectively\, and help your tourism business stand out online.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/rural-tourism-growth-workshop/
LOCATION:Greenbank Centennial Hall\, 19965 Ontario 12\, Scugog\, ON\, L0C 1B0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:AI Pathway Grow Smarter: AI for Demand Generation
DESCRIPTION:Use AI to build a focused\, differentiated demand generation engine from awareness through nurture without sounding generic.\n\n\n \nCreating more content won’t grow your business. Creating the right content will.\n– – – \nThrough a combination of expert instruction and guided\, hands on exercises\, you will create a practical AI assisted marketing campaign tailored to your business. \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. \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– – – \nWhat You’ll Get\nAfter a guided presentation about using AI to build a focused\, differentiated demand generation strategy\, you’ll work directly on your own business with support from mentors and AI tools to: \n\nGenerate campaign themes for your ideal audience.\nBuild a content plan based on your customers’ needs and pain points.\nDevelop a lead magnet or value offer.\nDraft an email or social media campaign.\nStrengthen your calls to action to encourage meaningful engagement.\n\nBring your laptop and a business\, product\, or service you want to promote. You will spend the workshop creating marketing assets you can continue using long after the session ends. \n– – –\nWho Should Attend?\nThis session is designed for: \n\nSmall business owners\nEntrepreneurs and startups\nBusiness managers and team leaders\nProfessionals responsible for sales\, marketing\, or business development\nAnyone looking to make better business decisions using AI\n\n– – – \nAbout the Series\nThis session is part of Grow Smarter: The AI Pathway\, a five-part workshop series designed to 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 opportunites and light refreshments\n\nAttend individual sessions or join the full series to build an AI-enabled growth plan for your business. \nRegister with your team and get 10% off: for 2+ tickets use code TEAM10 \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-ai-for-demand-generation/
LOCATION:Collingwood Library\, Community Room B&C\, 3rd Floor\, 55 Ste Marie St\, Collingwood\, ON\, L9Y 0W6\, Canada
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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\nThe Grow Smarter: The AI Pathway is 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 (4/5 Remaining)\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:Trade Resilience: Protect\, Pivot\, Position
DESCRIPTION:Build resilience against tariffs and trade disruption with a practical framework to protect\, pivot\, and position your business for growth.\n\n\nTrade disruption is no longer a temporary challenge. Tariffs\, shifting supply chains\, and rising cross-border costs have become part of today’s business environment\, requiring companies to rethink how they source\, produce\, and compete. \nJoin us for a practical session that introduces the 3Ps Framework for Trade Resilience\, a simple approach to identifying vulnerabilities\, strengthening operations\, and uncovering new opportunities in a changing global market. \nWhat You’ll Learn \n\nHow tariffs and trade disruption can impact your business\nStrategies to strengthen supply chains and reduce risk\nOpportunities to increase resilience through Canadian sourcing and production\nHow to leverage “Made in Canada” as a competitive advantage\nA practical framework for evaluating your next steps\n\nWhether you’re a small business or a larger organization\, you’ll leave with a better understanding of where your business sits within the Protect\, Pivot\, Position framework and actionable insights to help build resilience and support long-term growth. \n\n\nAbout The Speaker: Vyona Ma\nSenior Consultant at Change Connect Inc. \nVyona Ma is a seasoned Senior Consultant at Change Connect\, a boutique advisory and consulting firm specializing in Sales Transformation for small to mid-sized businesses. With eight years of dedication to the firm\, Vyona has been instrumental in fostering collaboration with clients to achieve strategic business goals and providing strategic insights to entrepreneurs and sales leaders. Her diverse background includes roles at Rogers Media and Shaw Media\, where she demonstrated excellence in Revenue Planning and Strategy. \nVyona Ma’s trajectory is distinguished by her skillful integration of technical expertise with a keen understanding of business and sales. This distinctive blend establishes her as a dynamic professional\, adept at navigating intricate challenges and guiding teams toward unparalleled success in the domains of sales leadership and business development.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/trade-resilience-protect-pivot-position/
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SUMMARY:Marketing Basics 1: Market Research (virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Join the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre for a look at understanding who is your best customer and how to reach them.\n\n\nSet the direction of your business and get all of your ideas on paper. Join the St. Catharines Enterprise Centre for look at understanding who is your best customer and how to reach them. Topics include what is market research\, the elements of market research\, and market research tools. \n\n\n———— \n\n\nLocation Details:\nVirtual (Zoom link provided via email)\n\n\n———— \n\n\n\n**Please complete all sections of the registration\, including additional questions. Incomplete registrations or registrations with invalid answers may be cancelled.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/marketing-basics-1-market-research-virtual/
LOCATION:ON
CATEGORIES:SBCO,SBCOEvents
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SUMMARY:Brampton Ignite – Networking Group
DESCRIPTION:Ignited by Passion\, Fueled by the Community. The Brampton Entrepreneur Centre's exclusive networking event for local entrepreneurs.\n\n\nThe Brampton Ignite – Networking Group is an exclusive networking group led by the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre. The session bolsters the City’s commitment to developing our local entrepreneurial community by providing small business owners the opportunity to hear stories of passion\, drive\, and resilience of local Brampton business owners. The session will also allow the community to come together and build meaningful bonds and relationships amongst other entrepreneurs in the room. Come experience what our networking group is all about and leave with the fire and passion that ignites us all. \n \nDoors Open: 6:30PM – 7PM \nSpeakers Ignite Session ?: 7PM – 7:30PM \nGroup Networking Sessions: 7:30PM – 8:15PM \nWrap up and Closing: 8:15PM – 8:45PM \n \n\nChapter 13: Where Creativity Meets Entrepreneurship \n\nChristine Tolibas has spent nearly three decades turning her passion for beauty into a journey of creativity\, entrepreneurship\, and opportunity. From her early career with MAC Cosmetics to building her own ventures\, Christine has embraced every chapter as an opportunity to learn\, innovate\, build meaningful partnerships\, and help others turn their skills and ideas into something more. \nJoin the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre as we welcome beauty entrepreneur Christine Tolibas for an inspiring conversation about turning industry experience\, creativity\, and passion into entrepreneurial opportunity. With nearly 30 years in the beauty industry\, Christine will share her journey through product development\, entrepreneurship\, partnerships\, and building CHARMartistry and Blush Me Up — offering real-world insights on navigating challenges\, building relationships\, and turning your skills and ideas into a thriving business. \n \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \n\n\n\nChristine Tolibas\nFounder & Beauty CHARMartistry\nChristine Tolibas is a beauty entrepreneur and founder with nearly three decades of experience across the cosmetics and beauty industry. Her career began with MAC Cosmetics in the laboratory\, where she gained experience in product quality\, colour analyst and the corporate side of the beauty business\, before expanding into luxury beauty sales\, professional artistry and entrepreneurship. Today\, Christine is continuing to build CHARMartistry andBlush Me Up\, bringing together beauty services\, confidence through education\, product development\, partnerships and emerging technology. Her entrepreneurial journey has involved developing products\, testing business models\, building strategic collaborations and learning firsthand how an idea evolves into a scalable business. Christine brings a practical\, real-world perspective to entrepreneurship and is passionate about encouraging emerging entrepreneurs to think creatively\, build relationships and turn their skills and ideas into opportunities.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/brampton-ignite-networking-group-9/
LOCATION:Brampton Entrepreneur Centre + Co-working Space\, 41 George Street South\, Brampton\, ON\, L6Y 2E1\, Canada
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