| June 2008 Quick eNews Links: ................................................... Starting a Business Information Session - every other Wednesday at noon! June 25 If you're confused about what to include in a business plan or don’t know where to start with market research, this FREE province-wide, phone-in information session is for you!
................................................... Business Loans Information Session - every Tuesday!June 24 at 10am July 8 at 2pm August 5 at 10am September 2 at 12pm Learn what your options are for financing your business, what your credit rating means, why a Women's Enterprise Centre loan is different from a bank, and how you can qualify.
................................................... Women’s Enterprise Centre is the go-to place for BC women business owners for business loans, skills training, business advisory services, resources, publications and referrals. Contact us to learn more about our services today! 1.800.643.7014 ...................................................
eNewsletter Archives: May 2008 Subscribe to our eNewsletter ...................................................
Kelowna (head office) Vancouver Victoria 1-800-643-7014 E-mail: inquiry@womensenterprise.ca ................................................... Visit our website at www.womensenterprise.ca ................................................... View this newsletter online: |
................................................... Women's Enterprise Centre workshops are available throughout the province of BC. Workshops are often held in partnership with community organizations such as Women's Business Groups, Chambers of Commerce and Community Futures. If you are a provider of business services in BC, we invite you to partner with us. Call 1.800.643.7014 or email inquiry@womensenterprise.ca. ................................................... |
This eNewsletter will be the last until September when we will bring you more great articles, business tips and information! Keep checking our website at womensenterprise.ca for events and workshops starting in the fall. Financial Finesse Series It is a rare woman who relishes the thought of asking for money. Why is that? Why is it that even when we put our heart and soul into delivering a quality product or service, we can still feel dread at the thought of handing over an invoice or calling up a customer to request payment due.
Become a One-to-One Mentor this Fall! If you are a woman in business or with past business experience and you value giving back to your community, then mentoring a newly self-employed woman could be for you! Women's Enterprise Centre is recruiting women entrepreneurs with at least five years business experience to mentor a woman who has been in operation less than two years. Applications will continue to be accepted until August 15th for Mentors and Mentees from all over BC to participate in a six month mentoring relationship starting this Fall. For eligibility requirements and to apply, please click here or contact Sara Couper, Mentoring Coordinator at 1-800-643-7014 ext:201. Staff Matters Series Creating good morale at work starts right from the moment your new employee walks through your doors. How they are greeted, treated and where they are seated, all play a part in how long you will keep them with you! The first few days of a new job are always the most confusing, no matter what position you are in. Training, learning and meeting new people will cause a new employee’s head to spin with information overload
June Business Tip Cash Flow Most of us have more experience with cash flow planning than we think. You have likely managed cash flow monthly from the time you landed your first full-time job. When do pay-cheques come in? When are rent, mortgage payments, credit card payments or utility bills due? Cash flow is about when money comes in, when it needs to go out, and most significantly, how you estimate and coordinate the timing so that you have cash on hand to cover your expenses. Business cash flow is no different, although there may be more factors involved. Beyond the cash that flows in as a result of sales, there is also the cash that comes in the form of loans, investment or other money injections. And beyond the cash that flows out to pay for regular expenses, is also the cash that flows out to make loan payments or to purchase assets. For more information or helpful tools, click here to visit Women's Enterprise Centre's online resource centre.
|
Feature entrepreneurWANTED: A few good women
Nominate one of Canada's top women entreperneurs today!
Now in its 10th year, the PROFIT W100: Canada's Top Women Entrepreneurs is the country's largest celebration of women entrepreneurship. It's the definitive list of Canada's leading women-owned and women-run businesses, ranked by revenue.
Past winners say this honour has garnered them valuable publicity, new clients and relationships with other dynamic companies. It’s also an excellent way to recognize the efforts of employees—so don’t hesitate to nominate yourself!
Winners will be recognized in the November 2008 issue of PROFIT magazine and year-round at PROFITguide.com. They'll also receive a complimentary invitation to the PROFIT W100 Idea Exchange, a powerful business-building conference at which W100 leaders share ideas, learn from experts and enjoy unmatched networking opportunities.
Request a nomination package by calling 1-800-713-GROW or completing the online ballot at PROFITguide.com/w100ballot. Deadline: June 30, 2008.
Announcing Women's Trade Mission to Mexico
October 21 - 24, 2008
The Canadian chapters of the Organization of Women in International Trade are hosting a Women's Trade Mission to Monterrey, Mexico, this fall to coincide with OWIT’s Annual World Conference.
As the industrial, financial and economic engine of Mexico, Monterrey has been tagged by Fortune magazine as one of the best cities with which to do business. The focus of the mission is on match-making and networking for participants.
2010 Olympic Business Opportunities
Retail services required during the Olympics.
Concessionaire services will be required at the Athletes Villages - Vancouver and Whistler, and the Main Media Centre in Vancouver. Some categories of services that will be required include florists, hair salons, portrait studios, travel agents, general stores, etc.
The search is underway to nominate outstanding women entrepreneurs today!
Thinking of nominating a Canadian women entrepreneur?
The RBC Canadian Woman Entrepreneur Awards provides national recognition to Canada's women entrepreneurs, whose successful businesses and achievements contribute so much to the Canadian and global economies as well as to their communities.
Watch the stories behind the 2007 winners online and get inspired to nominate extraordinary women you know.
Nomination deadline is July 4, 2008, so make your nomination today!
From Women's Enterprise Centre
Check our Events Calendar throughout the summer for events and workshops coming this fall!.
Small Business BC and eBC Seminars
Small Business BC Seminars - Vancouver
All Year - at Waterfront Station, 82-601 West Cordova, click here
Business BC Lunchbox Seminars - Vancouver
All Year - Tuesdays at Waterfront Station, 82-601 West Cordova, click here
Around the Province
Small Business Week 2008
This year we will celebrate entrepreneurs from October 19 - 25, 2008.
Click here for more information.
Financial support provided by:
