We’ve found a silver lining in all this physical distancing: free (or affordable) virtual training opportunities. Let’s spend the week learning and celebrating all the hard work that our businesses do year in and year out.
This list includes webinars and conferences from Community Futures Central Kootenay (CFCK), the Basin Business Advisors Program (BBA), Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Futurepreneur Canada, Kootenay Rockies Tourism (KRT), Small Business BC (SBBC), Women’s Enterprise Centre (WEC), and WEConnect International Canada.
Monday, October 19
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Operations Management for Small Business (SBBC)
- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Technology Adoption: How It Applies to Your Business (BBA)
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Building Resilient Businesses – panel discussion (CFCK)
- 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Creating Engaging Video Content Using your Phone (SBBC)
- 2:00 PM Forging the way forward: how entrepreneurs are adapting to the pandemic (Michael Denham, BDC President & CEO)
Tuesday, October 20
- 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM TaxSense During COVID-19 (SBBC & Loren Nancke & Company, CPAs)
- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Staying Resilient During COVID-19 (SBBC)
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Zoom: Get on board! (CFCK)
- 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Me Inc. How to Start a Business (CFCK)
- 1:00 PM Succeeding in the New Reality: Plan Your Way Out of the COVID-19 Crisis (Pierre Cléroux)
- 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Market Research: Emerging Trends in Consumer Behaviour (SBBC)
Wednesday, October 21
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM West Kootenay: Culinary Tourism: Attracting culinary tourists (KRT)
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Blogging to Promote Your Business (SBBC)
- 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM: WEC Focused Marketing: Targeted Effort, Tangible Results (WEC)
- 12:00 PM Success in Times of Crisis: These Entrepreneurs Rule! (BDC and Mackay CEO Forums)
- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM How to Launch Your Product in Today’s World (SBBC)
- 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM Power the Economy: WEConnect International Canada Annual Conference
- 3:00 PM Forging the Way Forward Online: Get Started with eCommerce (BDC, Google, & Digital Main St)
Thursday, October 22
- 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Buying A Business (BBA)
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM West Kootenay: Winter and Shoulder Season Tourism (KRT)
- 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Business Plan 101 (CFCK)
- 10:00 AM The Circular Supply Chain: Examples of how food businesses can incorporate circularity into their current processes (BC Food & Beverage)
- 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Ergonomics in the COVID Era: Working from Home and Beyond (SBBC & WorkSafeBC)
- 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM Power the Economy: WEConnect International Canada Annual Conference
- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Decolonizing, Indigenizing and Reconciling Entrepreneurship (SBBC & Indigenous Business Development Services)
- 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM Trailblazers: Mental Health & Entrepreneurship (Futurepreneur Canada)
- 2:00 PM Retail Entrepreneurs: How to make the holidays count (BDC & Shopify)
Friday, October 23
- 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Google Strategies for your Local Business (SBBC)
- 12:00 PM to 4:45 PM Power the Economy: WEConnect International Canada Annual Conference
- 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Early Stage Financing for Small Business (SBBC, Vancity & Futurepreneur Canada)
- 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM How to Stay Relevant in Uncertain Times (SBBC)
Small Business Training - by organization
Monday, October 19
- 2:00 PM Forging the way forward: how entrepreneurs are adapting to the pandemic (Michael Denham, BDC President & CEO)
Tuesday, October 20
- 1:00 PM Succeeding in the New Reality: Plan Your Way Out of the COVID-19 Crisis (Pierre Cléroux)
Wednesday, October 21
- 12:00 PM Success in Times of Crisis: These Entrepreneurs Rule! (BDC and Mackay CEO Forums)
- 3:00 PM Forging the Way Forward Online: Get Started with eCommerce (BDC, Google, & Digital Main St)
Thursday, October 22
- 2:00 PM Retail Entrepreneurs: How to make the holidays count (BDC & Shopify)
Tuesday, October 20
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Zoom: Get on board!
- 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Me Inc. How to Start a Business
Thursday, October 22
- 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM BBA Buying A Business
- 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Business Plan 101
Thursday, October 22
- 2:00 to 3:30 PM Trailblazers: Mental Health & Entrepreneurship
Friday, October 23
- 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Early Stage Financing for Small Business (SBBC, Vancity & Futurepreneur Canada)
Demand is expected to be extremely high and places are limited, so book today to avoid disappointment. We will open a waitlist when individual sessions reach capacity.
Monday, October 19
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Operations Management for Small Business (SBBC)
- 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Creating Engaging Video Content Using your Phone (SBBC)
Tuesday, October 20
- 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM TaxSense During COVID-19 (SBBC & Loren Nancke & Company, CPAs)
- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Staying Resilient During COVID-19 (SBBC)
- 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Market Research: Emerging Trends in Consumer Behaviour (SBBC)
Wednesday, October 21
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM Blogging to Promote Your Business (SBBC)
- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM How to Launch Your Product in Today’s World (SBBC)
Thursday, October 22
- 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM Ergonomics in the COVID Era: Working from Home and Beyond (SBBC & WorkSafeBC)
- 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Decolonizing, Indigenizing and Reconciling Entrepreneurship (SBBC & Indigenous Business Development Services)
Friday, October 23
- 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Google Strategies for your Local Business (SBBC)
- 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Early Stage Financing for Small Business (SBBC, Vancity & Futurepreneur Canada)
- 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM How to Stay Relevant in Uncertain Times (SBBC)
The four-week Build Your Business webinar series from the Women’s Enterprise Centre is free and open to everyone.
- October 14, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Setting New Goal Posts: Growing Your Business from a Tactical Perspective
- October 21, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM: WEC Focused Marketing: Targeted Effort, Tangible Results
- October 28, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Keeping Good Employees on Board
- November 4, 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Moving Up! Business Growth Strategies
WEConnect International is a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world.
Power the Economy: WEConnect International Canada Annual Conference runs October 21-23, 2020. This virtual conference includes networking opportunities, matchmaking with investors, and many great webinars. General admission is $124 USD + fees. Register here.
(“WBE” refers to Women’s Business Enterprise)
Wednesday, October 21
- 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM WEConnect International: 2020 and Beyond
- 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM Path to Recovery (Laura Didyk & Pierre Cleroux, BDC)
- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Workshop: Technology is not enough: Secrets to attracting, engaging, and growing your client base
- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Workshop: Thrive Mindset for Business Leaders
Thursday, October 22
- 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Women Business Enterprise Workshop: What’s your “Why”?
- 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM Building sustainable communities through supplier diversity and the empowerment of women-owned businesses: A Case Study of the Walmart Virtual Supplier Diversity Forum (WEConnect & Walmart)
- 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM The Gendered Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Women Businesses (WEConnect & the Diversity Institute)
- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM WBE Workshops: Perfect your Pitch
- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Corporate Workshop: The Future of Supplier Diversity & Inclusion
- 3:15 PM to 4:15 PM WBE Workshop: Get to Know Your Target Client: Grow Your Business in Large Supply Chains
Friday, October 23
- 1:00 PM to 1:40 PM Fireside Chat with Arlene Isaacs-Lowe, Chair of the Council on Scaling Women-Owned Businesses
- 1:45 PM to 2:00 PM The COVID-19 Impact: Highlights from WEConnect International’s global survey of women-owned businesses
- 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Certified WBE Spotlight: Finding Opportunities in Challenging Times
