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In this interactive session, you will meet with subject matter experts to learn their best practices and the key points they believe business owners should focus on, including: • Creative marketing tools
• Online marketing
• Community events that work
Participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share resources and knowledge and to learn from other business owners.
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This workshop will help you learn the basics of grant writing, including: • How to view proposals from the grant-maker’s perspective
• How to use online databases to identify prospective funding sources
• About the types of funding sources including foundations, corporations and government agencies
• How to prioritize which funding sources to approach first and cultivate relations with “point people”
• How to prepare and develop “Letters of Intent” and Executive Summaries for smaller proposals
• About the format of a grant proposal template that can be used for multiple proposals, including project work plans, budgets and attachments that can be used for multiple proposals
and more!
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Free Frontline Tourism & Hospitality Service Workers Training through Georgian College
Georgian College is offering a free training program "UpSkill Tourism micro-credential program" for tourism and hospitality frontline service workers. Participants can enroll in modules that are relevant to them and they will receive digital badges upon completion. Once they complete five modules, they’ll receive the industry-recognized micro-credential. They’ll also have the opportunity to apply for in-demand positions with employer partners.
Course begins September 2022
Module Topics Include:
• 21st Century Skills
• Customer Experience
• Communication of Success
• Safety 101
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Emotional Intelligence
• Kitchen Theory and Operations
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Health And Safety Representative (HSR) Basic Training
Does your workplace have 6-19 employees? If so, your designated Health and Safety representative can take a basic training through Workplace Safety & Prevention Services.
The program will reimburse small businesses for the $25 course registration fee for an appointed health and safety representative and $150 towards the representative's training time for training completed between July 15, 2021 to March 31, 2024.
Topics covered include: • Occupational health and safety law
• Rights, duties and responsibilities of the workplace parties
• Duties and responsibilities of the HSR under the OHSA
• Common workplace hazards
• Hazard recognition, assessment, control, and evaluation (RACE methodology) of hazard controls
• Applying the RACE methodology (recognize, assess, control and evaluate) to a workplace hazard
• Health and safety resources available to the workplace parties
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Sheridan Seating gets new owners with help of CDC
A few years ago, with the help of the BizLink program, Sheridan started trying to sell his business, Sheridan Seating, in earnest.
“I started researching how to sell a business about five years ago,” he recollects. “There was a lot of information, and I really didn’t know how to go about it. At one point, about a year later, myself and a friend were at a chamber event and the Orillia Area CDC got up and did an elevator speech about this new program they were putting together, trying to connect business buyers and sellers with each other. We just looked at each other and said, ‘This is exactly what we’re looking for.’”
Sheridan connected with Carol Benedetti and, with her support, started the process. At the same time, Benedetti began looking into buyers who would be suitable for Sheridan’s company.
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Business Guidance
Spend an hour with our professionally-trained staff. They are available by appointment to meet with any potential, new or existing business owner at no cost.
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Business Funding
Ask us about our complementary lending. We support a wide variety of ideas & ventures and we offer flexible investments that meet your business’ needs.
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Buying/Selling A Business?
We're quietly connecting buyers & sellers across Simcoe County through our BizLink Program! Read client testimonials and browse current opportunities.
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The Latest
Stay up to date on the latest local, regional, provincial & federal business supports, news, stories, and more!
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CONTACT US TODAY
Address
22 Peter Street South
PO Box 2525
Orillia, ON L3V 7A3 Phone: 705-325-4903
Fax: 705-325-6817 We’d love to hear from you!
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