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How to Start a Grocery Business

Webex

This webinar will show you the practical steps to take to develop your grocery business. You will learn what to consider for your business plan; how to find an appropriate location; where to find funding, equipment, and product suppliers to fill your shelves; what you need to do before you begin operating; why insurance is important in the grocery industry; and, how to encourage customers to shop at your grocery business. By the end of this presentation, you will understand the groundwork to launch your business and know what to do every step of the way.

Free

Optimizing for Search Engines – Understanding SEO Basics

Zoom

Often you will hear about needing to optimize for search engines or SEO. But what is it, and how does it impact your digital presence? In this webinar, the Digital Service Squad will explain search engine optimization and the best tactics you as a business can use towards increasing your ranking in the search engine result pages.

Free

Legal Bootcamp – How to Start & Grow Your Business

Zoom

This webinar will be helpful for those that haven't launched their business yet, as well as those that have been in operation for under 3 years. We'll answer questions like: * Do I need to incorporate? * What’s the difference between a sole proprietorship, partnership and a corporation? * Should I trademark my name? * When should I register for HST? * Are contracts really that important? * How do I hire my first employee? Educating yourself and knowing the answers to these questions is important part of the operation of your business. Once you have completed this seminar, we will have taken the mystery out of legal issues and will have provided practical solutions to directly implement towards your business.

Free

Learning Lab: Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED): Tips for Small Businesses

Small Business Centre 284b Wallbridge Loyalist Road, Belleville, ON

Join us with Police Constable Keira Brooks from the Barrie Police Service for March’s Learning Lab to explore Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED): Tips for Small Businesses. Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a multi-disciplinary approach to deterring criminal behavior through environmental design. CPTED strategies rely upon the ability to influence offender decisions that precede criminal act. CPTED is a design or re-design of the built environment to reduce crime opportunity.

Free

BACD Start Up Session

Start Up Session: An overview of the fundamental elements of success for every business (Business Concept, Marketing & Sales, Operations and Finance) and gives the steps needed to start successfully and to grow.

What payment process is best for your business?

Small Business Centre 284b Wallbridge Loyalist Road, Belleville, ON

Any business owner should be able to accept payments any way that is best for their business, this is essential to success. Topics discussed: * Different Pricing Strategies of Payment Processing Companies: Flat Rate Pricing vs Simplified Pricing Models * What questions should you be asking your Payment Processor * What are the possible hidden fees that payment companies don’t always explain * What options are best for small businesses when taking payments in person or with card not present * Pros and Cons of owning vs leasing your POS systems

Free

How to Start a Food Business: A General Overview

Webex

You will learn about evaluating your food business idea; finding a market and opportunities for your food products and/or services; planning, funding, and branding your food business effectively and why that matters; understanding pricing and how channels of distribution can have a serious impact; finding commercial kitchens in Toronto; and what you should do and know before you launch your small business. By the end of this presentation, you will be prepared with the knowledge and resources to start your own food business.

Free

How to Start an Ethnic Food Business: Opportunities & Challenges

Webex

This webinar will show you the practical steps to take to develop your ethnic food business in the Canadian food market. You will learn about the landscape of the ethnic food segment in Toronto and surrounding communities; what the opportunities and challenges are within this sector; how to effectively communicate your offering; how to find packagers, equipment, and suppliers; how to navigate distribution channels; what to consider when setting your price; what you need to do before you begin operating; why insurance is especially important in the food industry; and, how to draw in the right consumer for your food product and/or service. By the end of this presentation, you will understand the groundwork to launch your business and know what to do every step of the way.

Free

Growth and Expansion: How to Best Grow Your Business

Webex

CPA Canada will show you the financial implications of growth on a business and how to analyze and plan for it. This financial literacy webinar will help you determine when business expansion makes sense. It will also help you understand how to project growth and expansion for your small business. Lastly, after the presentation, you will know how to react when unexpected growth occurs.

Free

Web Presence 101 – Ensuring Your Foundation is Set

Zoom

Your customers are on the web. Having a strategy for your online presence allows you to market your small business online so customers can easily find you. In this workshop hosted by the Toronto Digital Service Squad we’ll discuss the importance of getting your business online and where to start with developing your online presence.

Free

Small Business Tax: Sole Proprietors

Learn how to manage your books and stay in compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Small business taxes can be daunting, especially if you lack experience in this area. Learn how to manage your books and stay in compliance

Financial Survival for Entrepreneurs

Webex

CPA Canada will help you understand the management of growth and expansion, how to seek financing, and effective tax strategies. This financial literacy webinar will help you understand the management of growth and expansion of your small business. By the end of the presentation, you will be able to identify the key numbers to understand and monitor, as well as learning tactics for seeking out financing. Finally, you will learn effective tax strategies for your small business.

Free

Small Business Tax: Corporations

Learn how to manage your books and stay in compliance with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) Small business taxes can be daunting, especially if you lack experience in this area. Learn how to manage your books and stay in compliance

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