Monday, October 19th
09:00am to 12:00pm
Running a small business can sometimes seem like putting together a piece of furniture. You’ve got lots of little parts that slot together to make the whole but how can you build it without a set of instructions? Operations Management can provide the necessary direction.
Join us for this seminar and explore how you can determine who does what, where, when, how and most importantly – why?
Monday, October 19th
1:00pm to 3:00pm
If marketing has taught us anything in recent years it’s that customers love video content. Many business owners think it’s expensive and time-consuming to create this content but this is no longer the case. Thanks to the humble smartphone, professional-looking videos can be made quickly and easily.
In the era of physical distancing, now is the perfect time for business owners to become comfortable with producing their own video content. All that’s needed is a smartphone and a good idea. Join us for this fun and informative webinar and learn how to produce videos you can use immediately to tell your stories during the pandemic or build a library of videos you can draw from in the future as you populate your content calendar.
Tuesday, October 20th
10:00am to 11:00am
In this difficult climate, every dollar counts, and employers like yourself are looking to help their business and staff as much as possible. Join a representative from Loren Nancke Chartered Professional Accountants and learn from tax accountants on tax opportunities as well as tax impacts you need to know right now.
Tuesday, October 20th
11:00am to 12:00pm
When faced with broad-based uncertainty, it is natural to feel stress and anxiety. However too much stress can negatively impact our mental and physical health. This session will help you cope by starting with self-care for leaders: it begins with you. What are some things you can do as a small business owner or leader to manage your stress? What are some things you can do as a leader to help your team and fellow staff members?
Tuesday, October 20th
1:00pm to 2:00pm
Are you struggling to make sense of the world amidst widespread and rapid change? Join Mark Eversfield, Market Research Analyst at Small Business BC, and learn how market research can inform your business decisions as you navigate COVID-19.
Tuesday, October 20th
2:30pm to 3:30pm
In the last few months, our world has changed. Consumer behaviours and priorities have shifted. Has your messaging changed accordingly? It’s time to revisit your approach to marketing and learn how to reframe your offers and promotions in this time of widespread change.
Discover how you can market effectively – without appearing tone-deaf as our economy continues to adapt to pandemic pressures.
Wednesday, October 21st
09:00am to 12:00pm
Blogging allows a business to easily create and share valuable and relevant content with their target audience. Whether it’s blogging, social media or newsletters, content marketing is critical for entrepreneurs looking to promote their business in a budget-conscious manner.
Join Ashley “WriterGal” Doan, Writergal Marketing Services, and learn how to increase visitors to your site organically and keep them there longer by publishing great content. Takeaways from this interactive session include a workbook containing a content calendar, a content recycling planner, blogging tools and more to help you create a content strategy that will be easy execute.
Wednesday, October 21st
1:00pm to 4:00pm
COVID-19 has spurred many changes affecting retail in BC, from disruptions to the supply chain to online shopping becoming more prevalent. At the same time though, initiatives like Shop Local and the transition of brick and mortar businesses to e-commerce are taking place.
Now may be the best time for you to connect with retailers, get your foot in the door, and your products onto their shelves and their websites.
Appealing product design, a powerful brand story, and pricing strategies are important as ever. Jim Shopland will share his decades of experience with retailers and take you through each step as you prepare for the changing retail landscape.
Thursday, October 22nd
10:30am to 12:00pm
For several months, many of us have worked from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The workstations we hastily set up in March have lasted longer than expected. Also some of the COVID-19-related changes to our workplaces have increased risk for injuries. As a result, It’s time to address this problem, ahead of a winter spent working remotely or working with COVID-19 related changes in your workplace.
Correcting your workstation ergonomics will improve your physical well-being and create a work environment that’s safe for extended use. Join Gina Vahlas, WorkSafeBC, for this informative webinar and discover how correct ergonomics can help prevent aches and pains from progressing to musculoskeletal injuries (MSIs). This webinar will cover potential MSI risk factors you’ll experience working remotely, and risk controls to incorporate to prevent MSIs.
Thursday, October 22
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Wondering what it means to decolonize entrepreneurship & success? Ready to shift out of colonial defaults and into critical consciousness? Want to apply a decolonial lens to your business, your HR, your bottom line?
Join Ta7talíya Michelle Nahanee of the Squamish Nation, founder of Decolonizing Practices and M̓i tel’nexw Leadership Society for an introduction to decolonizing, indigenizing & reconciling entrepreneurship. Ta7talíya will share teachings, talk about her journey of unlearning, and guide participants through exercises from her workbook Decolonize First, a liberating guide for peeling back the layers of neocolonialism.
Friday, October 23rd
09:00am to 10:00am
This pandemic is forcing small businesses to pivot and go online. Your Google My Business profile could be that quick win to reach customers and convey what’s unique about your business. It’s more important than ever to effectively utilize this channel to keep new and existing customers informed about your business, from new hours of operation and procedures to fresh product offerings.
Updating the information on your GMB profile is critical as it has become your online “front door”. In this webinar, learn several cheap and effective strategies you can implement for your online presence as we move through the phases of reopening.
Friday, October 23rd
1:00pm to 2:30pm
Entrepreneurs and their ideas come in all shapes and sizes but the one common issue they all must address is early stage financing. It’s estimated that roughly 82% of new businesses fail due to cashflow problems.
So, how do you secure that all-important early stage financing? In this seminar, representatives from Vancity Microfinance and Futurpreneur Canada will walk you through the steps needed to acquire start-up funds.
Friday, October 23rd
3:00pm to 4:00pm
Wondering how you can meet customer needs and remain relevant amidst massive lifestyle changes as the pandemic lingers on?
There are many questions about what to do and how to adapt, particularly as the pandemic draws on, and changes in consumer behaviour risk becoming more permanent. Start by creating your conceptual framework for staying relevant by drawing inspiration from other businesses in BC. The webinar will highlight numerous examples of businesses doing things differently to stay relevant and top of mind. Leave with ideas of your own to apply in your small business.