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SUMMARY:Intro to AI for Brick-and-Mortar
DESCRIPTION:Session for brick-and-mortar owners: a clear\, no-hype intro to AI—what it is\, where it fits\, and how to start without disruption.\n\n\nWhat We’ll Cover \n• The AI tools most relevant to physical retail\, food service\, trades\, and service-based businesses \n• Where AI creates the most immediate impact: customer communication\, scheduling\, and operations \n• How to evaluate AI tools without a tech background — and avoid the most common mistakes \n• Real examples of brick-and-mortar businesses using AI to save time and increase revenue \n• A simple framework for identifying your first AI use case and getting started in under 30 days \nThis session is practical\, accessible\, and built for operators — not tech teams. If you own or manage a physical business and want to understand how AI can reduce friction and improve performance without a massive investment\, this is the right starting point. \n \n\n\nAbout the Speaker: Vyona Ma \nDirector\, Professional Services at Change Connect \nWith over a decade at Change Connect and 10+ years driving revenue transformation for small and mid-sized businesses\, Vyona Ma is the rare consultant who bridges sharp business strategy with hands-on execution. She doesn’t just advise — she builds\, deploys\, and delivers. \nBefore joining Change Connect\, Vyona honed her expertise in Revenue Planning and Strategy at two of Canada’s most recognizable media companies — Rogers Media and Shaw Media. That foundation gave her something most consultants lack: a deep\, operator-level understanding of how revenue actually works inside complex organizations. \nToday\, Vyona leads Change Connect’s applied AI practice\, helping SMB owners and sales leaders cut through the hype and put AI to work. From sales bots and automation workflows to AI-assisted customer engagement\, she specializes in making emerging technology practical\, affordable\, and actionable — especially for teams without a dedicated tech function. \nAt the intersection of sales leadership\, business development\, and emerging technology\, Vyona is the kind of advisor entrepreneurs trust when the stakes are real — and results matter.
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SUMMARY:Intro to AI for Brick-and-Mortar
DESCRIPTION:Session for brick-and-mortar owners: a clear\, no-hype intro to AI—what it is\, where it fits\, and how to start without disruption.
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SUMMARY:Case Studies & Success Stories: Why and How Toronto Businesses Diversified
DESCRIPTION:Learn how Toronto businesses expanded globally\, overcame challenges\, and built resilience by diversifying into new international markets.
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SUMMARY:Branding Basics 101
DESCRIPTION:Interactive workshop on branding: define your identity\, go beyond logos\, and create consistency across every touchpoint.\n\n\nWhether you’re launching a new business\, rebranding\, or just looking to sharpen your message\, this interactive workshop will walk you through the essentials of branding. You’ll learn what a brand truly is (beyond just a logo)\, how to define your brand identity\, and how to create consistency across all touchpoints. \n \nIn this workshop\, you will:\n\nUnderstand the key elements of a brand\nDefine your brand’s mission\, values\, and voice\nIdentify your target audience\nLearn how to craft a compelling brand story\nExplore visual branding basics (logos\, color palettes\, typography)\nGet tools and templates to start building your brand right away\n\nPerfect for entrepreneurs\, creatives\, and small business owners. No prior branding experience needed!\n\n\nABOUT THE PRESENTER\n\n\n\nPrince Khan\, MEDI\, CITP®|FIBP®  | Supervisor at the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre \nPrince is a highly accomplished Business Consultant and a Certified International Trade Professional. With over 13 years of experience in the entrepreneurial space\, he has been instrumental in helping start-up entrepreneurs master their business ventures. In his former role at the Halton Small Business Centre/Global Business Centre\, Prince has assisted business owners with advisory services on business start-ups and domestic expansion while educating companies on exploring opportunities for global business scaling. Prince’s role also requires him to be an active networker\, and he uses his personal brand to develop powerful relationships with the community around him. In addition to his professional achievements\, Prince is an Adjunct Professor where he teaches at Colleges and Universities in Ontario specializing in entrepreneurship. Prince has recently completed his Master’s in Economic Development and Innovation from the University of Waterloo and now uses his education to build stronger and more resilient community in Brampton through a bottom-up innovation approach.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/branding-basics-101-4/
LOCATION:Brampton Entrepreneur Centre + Co-working Space\, 41 George Street South\, Brampton\, ON\, L6Y 2E1\, Canada
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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 11: From the Ground Up: Building a Startup in the Brampton Innovation District \n\nThis chapter follows the journey of an innovator who refused to accept that barriers were inevitable. Instead\, he set out to build a world where access is the default\, not the exception. \nBorn with partial blindness\, Amandipp Singh grew up navigating systems never designed with him in mind. But rather than letting those limitations define him\, he used them as fuel — turning lived experience into leadership and challenges into opportunities for change. \nJoin the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre as we welcome Amandipp to share his story — a journey of innovation\, advocacy\, and purpose-driven entrepreneurship. Learn how technology\, lived experience\, and inclusive design can come together to rewrite what accessibility looks like for the future. \n \nABOUT THE SPEAKER \n\n\n\nEnabled Talent\nBorn with partial blindness\, Amandipp Singh grew up navigating systems never designed with him in mind. But rather than letting those limitations define him\, he used them as fuel — turning lived experience into leadership and challenges into opportunities for change. \nToday\, Amandipp is the founder of Enabled Talent\, an AI-powered company based in Brampton’s Innovation District and dedicated to transforming inclusive employment and accessibility infrastructure. His work champions a powerful belief: people don’t need fixing — systems do. For the 1.3 billion people with disabilities worldwide\, he is building solutions that make opportunity possible by design\, not by chance. \nIn 2025\, Amandipp received a Humanitarian Award for advancing disability inclusion\, and his influence continues to shape policy and practice through advisory roles with organizations such as Inclusion Action Ontario. Each initiative he leads reflects a simple but transformative vision: when we design for the margins\, we uplift everyone. \nEnabled Talent
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/brampton-ignite-networking-group-7/
LOCATION:Brampton Entrepreneur Centre\, 41 George Street South\, Brampton\, ON\, L6Y 2E1\, Canada
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