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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 (3/5 Remaining)\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:Getting Found in the Age of AI  – With Sherri Barna
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, you'll learn how Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) work together.\n\n\nSherri Barna is the owner of Purple Bean Media\, bringing more than 15 years of digital marketing experience. She specializes in SEO\, social media\, digital marketing\, and building brands online. She has loved social media since MySpace and continues to evolve as digital marketing does. \n \nGetting Found Online in the Age of AI \nSearch is changing rapidly with the rise of AI. In this session\, you’ll learn how Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) work together to help your business get found on Google and AI platforms like ChatGPT\, Gemini\, and Perplexity. You’ll leave with practical strategies to improve your website\, create AI-friendly content\, and position your business for the future of search.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/getting-found-in-the-age-of-ai-with-sherri-barna/
LOCATION:58 Dalhousie St\, 58 Dalhousie Street\, Brantford\, ON\, N3T 2J0\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Tax Seminar with the CRA: T1 Sole Proprietor & Partnership
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the CRA this workshop provides small business owners with a overview of the relationship between their business and taxation.\n\n\nThis session is in celebration of Small Business Month hosted by the Business Centre Guelph Wellington and proudly sponsored by Invest In Guelph! \nThe CRA Liaison Officer tax seminar targets newer small businesses or potential new start-ups. This webinar help: \n\nExplain common tax errors\, what causes them and how to avoid them\nDemonstrate how to use financial benchmarks for relevant industries\nProvide information on the CRA’s services\nExplain general bookkeeping concepts and best practices\n\nThis seminar will provide small business owners with a general overview of the relationship between their business and taxation. It also allows participants the opportunity to speak directly to a representative from the CRA to ask any questions that they might have concerning business issues.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/tax-seminar-with-the-cra-t1-sole-proprietor-partnership-7/
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SUMMARY:Entrepreneurship 101: Brand Lab
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to build a strong brand for your business and tell your story effectively.\n\n\nLearn how to build a strong\, recognizable brand that reflects your business and connects with the right customers. In this workshop\, you’ll explore the building blocks of branding\, from developing your tone\, voice\, and visual style to telling a compelling story that brings your business to life. \nYou’ll also explore the role of personal branding and how you can use your own personality\, experience\, and perspective to strengthen your business and build trust with your audience. \nOutcomes \n\nDefine the right brand tone\, voice\, and style for your business.\nCraft a compelling brand story that communicates who you are and what you stand for.\nUnderstand the fundamentals of personal branding and how to use it to strengthen your business.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/entrepreneurship-101-brand-lab/
LOCATION:VentureNorth\, Lower Level Board Room\, 270 George Street North\, Peterborough\, ON\, K9J 3H1\, Canada
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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-9/
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SUMMARY:BACD Business Fundamentals: Marketing & Sales
DESCRIPTION:This session will help you create a marketing plan that targets your ideal customer and help you identify the marketing tactics.\n\n\nMarketing and Sales: Marketing drives sales. Let’s build your strategy. \nWithout a clear marketing and sales strategy\, your business risks wasting time\, money—and missing out on customers. In BACD’s Marketing & Sales Session\, you’ll learn how to attract the right audience\, build your brand\, and convert leads into loyal clients. \nWe’ll help you create a strategy that works for your business and budget. \nHere’s what we cover: \n\nBranding and your value proposition\nOnline and offline marketing tactics\nLead generation and client acquisition\nSales strategy and follow-up process\nDigital tools and web elements that support growth\n\nThis session is part of our Business Fundamentals Series\, which also includes Start Up\, Business Planning\, and Finance & Operations. Take them in any order—sessions run monthly with flexible times. \nJoin us and start building a marketing and sales strategy that gets results.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/bacd-business-fundamentals-marketing-sales-16/
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