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Business Advisory Centre Durham
3000 Garden
Street, Suite 200. Whitby ON, L1R 2G6
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Want to Grow your Business?
Our Starter Company PLUS Accelerator program may be for YOU!
This
is a great opportunity for existing business owners who want to grow or expand their existing business.
Deadline for our January 2018 intake is December 13th. You must attend one of the information sessions - Dec 4th & 20th, to be considered for the program. Complete the eligibility application now and be invited to the last two info sessions of 2017!
Deadline for: applications is
December 13th
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APPLY NOW
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Propel Revenue Growth - (eCommerce)
Learn what it takes to be successful online!
If you want to know how to make an online e-commerce business successful, then come to the Digital Durham event on Wednesday, December 6th at 9am - Propel Revenue Growth. Speaker is
Isaac Wanzama, Senior Strategist & Founder of geekspea
k, an eCommerce services company based in Whitby. His company works with some of the world’s largest retailers and manufacturers to grow online.
- Overview of eCommerce trends and opportunities for your business
- The importance of compelling SEO content in your eCommerce strategy
- Discover simple eCommerce tools for your website
- Learn about the opportunities within Amazon’s online marketplace
- Advertising campaigns on google, Facebook, and Amazon
- Best practices for providing a great customer experience that turns browsers into buyers
DECEMBER 6
The Centennial Building, 416 Centre Street, Whitby
9:00am - 12:00pm
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DECEMBER 5
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Business Fundamentals: Business Planning
Learn about the planning you need to do to start your business and complete a business model canvas.
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DECEMBER 7
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Start Up Session
Learn the fundamentals to starting a business
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DECEMBER 19
9:30am -11:30am
Business Fundamentals: Marketing & Sales
This session gives you a robust structure for creating your own marketing and sales strategy
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BACD EXPERT NETWORK SPOTLIGHT
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Vanessa Sosiak, Sixth Workshop
With 20 years of branding and design experience, Vanessa has held art direction and creative roles with Monarch Homes, Olde Hide House, Platinum Naturals, Port of Toronto, from start-ups to established firms.
Vanessa founded Sixth Workshop in 2003, a boutique graphic design + advertising studio located in Clarington. Sixth Workshop has a simple goal - 'design creative solutions to communicate / sell / grow / market your business effectively'.
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Patty Young, Workwise Consulting Group
Patty is a graduate from BACD's Starter Company Plus program and owner of
Workwise Consulting Group
. They take the worry out of hiring, performance, compliance and other employee related areas. Workwise makes HR simple and affordable.
"T
he information and support I received from BACD was invaluable. After completing the BACD program, I feel that my business has a clear direction and vision for the future
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2017 Peter Perry & Business Achievement Awards
It was an evening of celebrations at the
2017 Peter Perry & Business Achievement Award
s
of the
Whitby Chamber of Commerce
. Congratulations to all the nominees and award winners!
Winners of the 2017 Todd Skinner Young Entrepreneur(s) of the Year
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Denise & Nicole TheRedPin Mortgage Brokerage - The Mortgage Architects!
Nominee of the 2017 Todd Skinner Young Entrepreneur of the Year
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Andrew Valyear, Skyview Electronics Inc.
Winner of the 2017 Business Person of The Year
- John Draper, Together We Rock! Inc.
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Durham Workforce Survey
T
he DWA, in collaboration with the Social Research Centre (SRC) at UOIT, is conducting research on employment trends in Durham Region. The DWA is funded through the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development (MAESD) and aims to improve the availability of local labour market information in Durham Region.
Your contribution to this process is extremely important and highly valued. The surveys data will be anonymized and will not be linked back to you in any way. The surveys take approximately fifteen minutes to complete
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Know someone who's done school?
If you are between the ages of 18 to 29 and is interested in learning about entrepreneurship, employability skills and networking for business, then head to the Brock Youth Centre's Edge first meet-up December 6 at 7pm at Colourful Nights, Beaverton.
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OCE Funding Opportunity - Cybersecurity and Fintech
OCE is looking for talent in the Durham
Region – current undergrads, graduate students, and Ph.D.s graduating within the last 5 years
- Expertise in cybersecurity.
- Placements in SMEs.
Application deadline is December 15th
, but is on a rolling basis. Earlier you submit, the higher your chance of obtaining funding
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OCE Funding AVIN – Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network
- 5 year funding envelope 100% match requirement, UOIT, Durham College, Spark are the partners in Durham Region for the Oshawa hub. Launch in 2018.
- There are 2 project streams for companies which have launched. Firms must be incorporated in Ontario.
Stream 1: $100K
, research projects, a university or college can be an applicant. Broad – AI, sensors, etc.
Stream 2: up to $1 million
, receptor can be a large company, a municipality.
Cost eligibility: almost anything except capital costs.
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