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SUMMARY:Bridges to Business Empowerment: Hiring for Success
DESCRIPTION:This interactive two-hour workshop equips employers\, managers\, and business owners with practical tools to confidently attract\, hire\, onboard\, and retain high-performing employees. Participants will learn how to develop an effective recruitment strategy\, navigate employment legislation\, conduct fair and effective interviews\, create a positive onboarding experience\, and implement proven retention practices that strengthen employee engagement and reduce turnover. Designed with real-world examples and actionable takeaways\, this session provides practical solutions that can be implemented immediately in any workplace.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/bridges-to-business-empowerment-hiring-for-success/
LOCATION:Le Belge Euro Bistro\, 16 Opeongo Square\, Barry's Bay\, Ontario\, K0J 1B0
CATEGORIES:Growing your Business,SBCO,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Enterprise Renfrew County":MAILTO:csadler@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
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SUMMARY:Bridges to Business Empowerment: Hiring for Success
DESCRIPTION:This interactive two-hour workshop equips employers\, managers\, and business owners with practical tools to confidently attract\, hire\, onboard\, and retain high-performing employees. Participants will learn how to develop an effective recruitment strategy\, navigate employment legislation\, conduct fair and effective interviews\, create a positive onboarding experience\, and implement proven retention practices that strengthen employee engagement and reduce turnover. Designed with real-world examples and actionable takeaways\, this session provides practical solutions that can be implemented immediately in any workplace.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/bridges-to-business-empowerment-hiring-for-success-2/
LOCATION:Le Belge Euro Bistro\, 16 Opeongo Square\, Barry's Bay\, Ontario\, K0J 1B0
CATEGORIES:Growing your Business,SBCO,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Enterprise Renfrew County":MAILTO:csadler@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
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SUMMARY:Bridges to Business Empowerment: AI for Main Street Retailers
DESCRIPTION:AI for Main Street Retailers: Practical Ways to Increase Sales\, Save Time\, and Improve Customer Service presented by Andrew Patricio of BizLaunch \nAI is creating exciting new opportunities for independent retailers to improve how they run and grow their businesses. This practical in-person session will show local small businesses how to use AI in simple\, everyday ways to increase sales\, improve customer service\, create better marketing\, manage inventory\, strengthen customer loyalty\, and make smarter financial decisions. Designed specifically for small businesses\, it will avoid technical jargon and focus on practical strategies\, examples\, and prompts business owners can use immediately. \nParticipants will learn how to use AI to: \n\n\nIdentify hidden profit opportunities through bundles\, upsells\, add-ons\, and premium offers \n\n\nImprove store layout\, product displays\, signage\, and checkout merchandising \n\n\nIncrease average transaction value through simple cross-selling and promotional ideas \n\n\nCreate a practical 90-day marketing plan \n\n\nImprove social media content\, email campaigns\, and local promotions \n\n\nAnalyze product performance and identify best sellers and profit generators \n\n\nTurn slow-moving inventory into cash through creative promotions and bundles \n\n\nStrengthen customer loyalty with simple referral and repeat-customer ideas \n\n\nImprove pricing\, margins\, expenses\, cash flow\, and profitability decisions \n\n\nCreate a personalized growth plan with clear next steps \n\n\nBy the end of the session\, participants will leave with practical AI prompts\, ideas\, and a simple action plan they can use in their own business right away.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/bridges-to-business-empowerment-ai-for-main-street-retailers/
LOCATION:Pembroke Fire Department\, 200 International Dr\, Pembroke\, ON K8A 6W5.\, Pembroke\, Ontario\, K8A 6W5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Growing your Business,SBCO,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Enterprise Renfrew County":MAILTO:csadler@countyofrenfrew.on.ca
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SUMMARY:Bridges to Business Empowerment: Session 1- The Operational Edge & Session 2- Building Strategic Partnerships Through Co-Marketing
DESCRIPTION:Session 1: The Operational Edge: Systematizing Your Business for Growth and Consistency presented by Dez Bair-Patel of Integrated Health \nAn organization is only as good as its operational consistency. In this workshop\, learn how to move from ad-hoc tasks to a reliable system by creating clear\, accessible policies and procedures. We will explore how to document your processes so that your team is empowered to deliver consistent service excellence\, regardless of who is in the frontline seat\, reducing confusion and setting the stage for business scale.? \n\n\nUnderstand the strategic value of operationalizing business processes to ensure consistency and quality. \n\n\nIdentify critical areas of your business that require standardized policies and procedures. \n\n\nLearn best practices for creating\, storing\, and maintaining an accessible operations manual that you and your team can actually use. \n\n\nDevelop a framework for regular policy review to keep documentation relevant and compliant as your business grows. \n\n\nSession 2: Better Together: Building Strategic Partnerships Through Co-Marketing presented by Erin Norris of Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) \nStrong partnerships can help businesses expand their reach\, increase brand awareness\, and attract new customers without significantly increasing marketing costs. This interactive workshop including a partnership activity lab explores how to identify compatible partners\, build mutually beneficial relationships\, and develop co-marketing initiatives that create value for everyone involved. Through a collaborative group activity\, participants will work together to design a co-marketing strategy that can be adapted to their own organizations. \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to:   ? \n\n\nUnderstand the benefits and value of co-marketing for business growth. \n\n\nIdentify organizations and businesses that make strong strategic partners. \n\n\nEvaluate partnership opportunities based on shared audiences and complementary goals. \n\n\nDevelop mutually beneficial marketing objectives. \n\n\nSelect co-marketing tactics that maximize reach and engagement. \n\n\nBuild a simple co-marketing action plan with defined roles and responsibilities. \n\n\nMeasure the success of collaborative marketing initiatives using meaningful performance indicators.
URL:https://enterprisecentre.ca/events/bridges-to-business-empowerment-session-1-the-operational-edge-session-2-building-strategic-partnerships-through-co-marketing/
LOCATION:Ottawa River Barn\, 10 Fletcher Rd\, Whitewater Region\, Ontario\, K0J 1V0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:SBCO,Workshop
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