October 2020
Keeping Good Employees on Board
This is the third in a four-part Build Your Business webinar series hosted by Women’s Enterprise Centre. View the other webinars in the series >> Wednesday | October 28, 2020 | 12 pm to 1:30 pm PST What is the key to business success? Engaged and productive employees! Participants will learn how to measure engagement, create rewards that fit small business budgets and become an employer of choice. They will gain an increased understanding, not just about why employees leave,…
Find out more »Starting a Business Information Session
If you think you are ready to start a business, we encourage you to participate in one of our FREE phone-in Starting Your Business Information Sessions. The session is broken into 2 parts. In Part 1, we explain how to write an effective business plan. We cover each section of the business plan and provide strategies and resources to ensure your plan is well organized and consistent. In Part 2 we uncover how to make your business official. You will…
Find out more »November 2020
Women’s Enterprise Centre Q & A with Dawn McCooey
Women's Enterprise Centre is delighted to partner with the Duncan Cowichan Chamber of Commerce for a virtual Q & A Session to share information about the type of supports that are available to women entrepreneurs. In this FREE session hosted on the Zoom platform, Dawn will take you through the funding and mentorship programs, as well as other professional development tools available through WEC. Open to members and non-members. Register FREE DAWN MCCOOEY, MA (Leadership & Training), CMC, is a…
Find out more »Moving up! Business Growth Strategies
This is the fourth in a four-part Build Your Business webinar series hosted by Women’s Enterprise Centre. View the other webinars in the series >> Wednesday | November 4, 2020 | 12 pm to 1:30 pm PST This energizing workshop will help entrepreneurs move their business to the next level with insights and advice about strategy, marketing, and the latest small business trend: strategic alliances. By the end of the session, participants will understand the what, why and how of…
Find out more »Are You Ready to Export? Exploring Your Options
This is the first in a three-part Export webinar series hosted by Women’s Enterprise Centre. Are you a small- or medium-sized business thinking of selling your goods and services outside of BC, but not sure where to start? Exploring new markets is a smart business strategy, and you don’t need to be a big business to do it. In fact, 84% of BC exporters have fewer than 50 employees. During this interactive session, Alpana Sharma, WEC Export Business Advisor will…
Find out more »Where Should You Export? Researching New Markets
This is the second in a three-part Export webinar series hosted by Women’s Enterprise Centre. Once you’ve decided that you’re going to export your goods or services, you need to decide where you’re going to expand. The international marketplace can be very competitive, so you need to research and understand your target market(s). Market research will ensure that your export plan accounts for cultural differences, regulations, logistics and other key factors so that your resources are well spent. In this…
Find out more »December 2020
How Will You Export? Building Your Plan
This is the final in a three-part Export webinar series hosted by Women’s Enterprise Centre. A good export plan is the key to success in international markets. Just as you built a business plan before you launched your business, you can apply the same principles to competitively grow your business through export. We have created a simple plan outline to help you in writing your export plan. During this interactive session, Alpana Sharma, WEC Export Business Advisor, will walk you…
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