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SUMMARY:CURVE LAKE – Thinking of Starting your own Business?
DESCRIPTION:This session will go over the key considerations in early entrepreneurship – brought directly to you\, in the County!\n\n\nThinking of starting your own business? \n8:30-9:30 – Session \nThis introductory session will walk you through the basic first steps of entrepreneurship\, from exploring an idea and deciding whether it’s worth pursuing\, to understanding what it actually takes to get started. You’ll also learn about the free advisory services and lending options available at Community Futures Peterborough to help you take your next step. \n9:30-10:30 – Real stories from Indigenous Entrepreneurs: \nAnishinabek Nation Business Advisory \n10:30-noon- Networking / Open House \nThis short workshop will be followed by a networking session where you can meet other entrepreneurs\, talk about your ideas\, discuss support options\, and ask questions!
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/curve-lake-thinking-of-starting-your-own-business/
LOCATION:Andrews Training Room\, 1787 Curve Lake Road\, Curve Lake\, ON\, K0L 2H0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:AI for Small Business: Reduce AI Hallucinations & Get Better Results
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to use AI effectively\, reduce hallucinations\, avoid AI slop\, and get better results for your small business.\n\n\nAI can save small business owners significant time\, but inaccurate information and generic AI-generated content can also create more work\, affect your credibility\, and lead to costly mistakes.\nThe Stanford AI Index 2026 found hallucination rates ranging from 22% to 94% across 26 leading AI models on complex reasoning tasks. Without a clear strategy\, AI can sometimes cost you more time fact-checking than it saves. \nThis webinar will show small business owners how to get real business value from AI while reducing hallucinations and avoiding “AI slop.” \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nHow AI hallucinations and AI slop can affect your small business\nTime-saving AI use cases where errors are easy to spot\nMoney-saving AI use cases where accuracy can be checked by someone else\nPractical ways to reduce AI hallucinations across different business tasks\nHow to create content that doesn’t look or sound like AI slop\n\n\n\nAbout the Speaker:\nNatalia Brattan is a Harvard-trained AI expert\, consultant\, and published author. She led technology audits for Cisco\, advising hundreds of SMEs\, and worked at BlackBerry specializing in audit and risk management.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/ai-for-small-business-reduce-ai-hallucinations-get-better-results/
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship 101: Bookkeeping Bootcamp – Bookkeeping Basics
DESCRIPTION:Learn bookkeeping basics\, understand your numbers\, and build simple habits to keep your small business finances organized and on track.\n\n\nThis workshop covers the bookkeeping basics every small business owner should know. Learn how to stay organized\, track your income and expenses\, and better understand the numbers behind your business.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/entrepreneurship-101-bookkeeping-bootcamp-bookkeeping-basics/
LOCATION:VentureNorth\, Lower Level Board Room\, 270 George Street North\, Peterborough\, ON\, K9J 3H1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:E-Commerce Holiday Series: Paid Customer Acquisition
DESCRIPTION:A practical workshop to help e-commerce businesses make the most of their advertising budget this holiday season.\n\n\nThis workshop is Part 2 of our E-Commerce Holiday Readiness Series. \nAbout the workshop: \nThe holiday season presents a major opportunity for e-commerce businesses\, but increased competition and rising advertising costs make having the right strategy especially important. \nAs part of our E-Commerce Holiday Series\, this practical workshop will help you prepare your paid customer acquisition strategy for the busiest shopping weeks of the year. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nChoose the right platforms: Decide where your advertising budget will work hardest for your business.\nReach valuable audiences: Identify and target both new shoppers and existing customers who are ready to buy.\nBuild compelling holiday offers: Create offers that stand out in a crowded holiday market.\nStrengthen the path to purchase: Make sure the journey from ad click to checkout is smooth and convincing.\n\nPrepare your campaigns and creative: Get your ads\, timing and assets ready before demand spikes. \n \nYou’ll leave with a practical framework to help you decide where to invest your advertising budget\, reach both new and existing customers\, and make the most of increased demand throughout the holiday season. \nWhether you’re running your first holiday campaign or looking to get more from your ad spend this year\, this workshop will give you the tools to plan with confidence. \n \nAbout the presenter: \nAnastasiya Shulyarenko is a paid media and growth marketing consultant with experience managing more than $5M in paid media across B2B and B2C industries\, including e-commerce\, SaaS\, technology\, healthcare\, and wellness. Her work has helped generate over 400\,000 leads and $19M in closed revenue\, while reducing acquisition costs by up to 65%. Today\, Anastasiya works with e-commerce brands to build and manage their Meta and Google Ads strategies\, focusing on full-funnel customer acquisition\, creative strategy\, conversion optimization\, and profitable growth. \n \n*Please note that you will receive an email with the link to join this webinar upon registering and before the session. If you do not receive it\, please check your junk mailbox.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/e-commerce-holiday-series-paid-customer-acquisition/
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