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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.
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SUMMARY:Unlocking Global Government Contracts with CCC
DESCRIPTION:Learn how CCC helps Toronto businesses secure international government contracts\, reduce risk\, and accelerate export growth globally.\n\n\nThis webinar in the City of Toronto’s Trade Diversification series will focus on “Supporting Toronto-based Businesses in Unlocking Global Government Contracts with CCC\,” especially as Toronto’s business community face a changing international landscape and the additional challenges of a tariff environment.  \n \nThis webinar will answer the following questions:   \n\nWhat is the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)\, and how can we help Canadian businesses grow internationally?\nWhat opportunities exist for Canadian companies to sell to foreign governments and public-sector buyers?\nHow can CCC help businesses identify\, pursue\, and win international government procurement opportunities?\nHow can CCC’s government-to-government contracting solutions help reduce risk and accelerate export growth for Canadian businesses?\nWhat should businesses know before pursuing government buyers in international markets?\nWhat steps can a business take to become export-ready and position itself for international growth?\nWhich Government of Canada trade portfolio partners can support exporters\, and how do their services complement CCC’s offerings?\n\nJoin us to learn more about “Unlocking Global Government Contracts with CCC. \n \nSpeaker Bio: \nClaude Gendron is Director\, Customer Acquisition and Outreach at the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC)\, where he leads national outreach and engagement efforts to help Canadian businesses pursue international growth opportunities. With more than 24 years of experience in the Government of Canada\, including 14 years in international trade and security at Global Affairs Canada\, Claude brings deep expertise in foreign markets\, government procurement\, and export development. A Certified International Trade Professional (CITP)\, he works closely with Canadian industry and government partners to support government-to-government contracting opportunities that help Canadian exporters succeed in global markets. \n \nIf you require accommodation\, please notify us by email at least 4 weeks before the event date at export@toronto.ca. To cancel the accommodation\, we require 5 business days’ notice before the event date.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/unlocking-global-government-contracts-with-ccc/
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SUMMARY:She Means Business – Finish the Year Strong
DESCRIPTION:We’re bringing women together once again for an evening designed around genuine connection\, conversation\, and community.\n\n\nFour months can change everything. \nAs entrepreneurs\, it’s easy to get caught up in day-to-day demands and realize too late that the year is slipping by. This She Means Business networking event offers the perfect opportunity to step back\, connect with other women entrepreneurs\, and create momentum for a successful finish to the year. \nStart the evening with facilitated peer-circle networking and table-topic discussions designed to spark meaningful conversations\, share ideas\, and learn from the experiences of fellow business owners. We hope you build new connections\, gain fresh perspectives\, and leave with practical insights for your business. \nThen\, hear from a dynamic business coach who will deliver a powerful\, action-focused session to help you refocus\, reset priorities\, and make the most of the final four months of the year. Explore how to identify the opportunities that matter most\, stay accountable to your goals\, and finish the year with confidence\, purpose\, and results. \nEither way\, people always leave this event feeling supported\, energized and inspired by who they met. \nJoin us for an evening of connection\, conversation\, and motivation and let’s make the last four months of the year count.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/she-means-business-finish-the-year-strong/
LOCATION:Jackson Hall by Town Brewery\, 244 Brock Street South\, #2nd Floor\, #2nd Floor\, Whitby\, ON\, L1N 4K1\, Canada
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