Workshops and Seminars
View our COVID-19 page for other business related events.
Events listed below may change format or be postponed due to current situations.
Please refer to the links below for the most recent updates pertaining to each item.
Submit your workshop or seminar via email to econdev@uclg.on.ca
Date |
Event Detail |
Sept 24, 2020 |
Key Business Decision Making during the Economic Reopening10:00 am - 11:00 a.m. Webinar Cost: Free Steven Karpenko presents a playbook for emerging from the pandemic as a stronger and more flexible business, that is better prepared for the challenges of the present and the uncertainty in what lies ahead. Key topics are:
Brought to you by the Ontario Government, hosted by Small Business Advisory Centre. |
Oct. 15, 2020 |
Lunch & Learn SeriesPart of Lunch & Learn 2020 offered by Downtown Brockville 12 pm - 1 pm - Zoom webinar Cost: $10 (Free for DBIA members) Featuring Brock IT. As a small business, you have legal obligations surrounding the security of your cyber information. This session will provide stronger insight into your rights and responsibilities with your Cyber Footprint. For more information email or call 613-345-3269 ext. 102. |
Oct. 21-22 |
Ontario East Municipal ConferenceCost: Full Virtual Conference $289.00, One-day Virtual Conference $150.00 An Ontario East Economic Development Commission event. Topics will be offered in 4 different streams:
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Oct. 22, 2020 |
Mental Health in the Workplace'Three on Thursday' Employer Webinar Series offered by the Eastern Workforce Innovation Board 10:00 - 11:00 am Cost: Free Participants will learn:
The webinar will touch on mental health accommodation, as well as successful approaches for staff returning to work during COVID-19. Lastly, a simple review of available community supports and referral strategies will be shared. |
Oct. 27 & 28, 2020 |
Ontario Tourism Summit |
Oct. 28, 2020 |
Teeny Tiny Summit - Big Ideas: A Celebration and Exploration of Small-Town Possibilities10:30 am - 12:00 pm Moving to a virtual format featuring a series of webinars that will shine a light on creative ideas and people in small communities that have made the most of the past few months. The series will be sharing ideas and actions from community leaders in small communities of all kinds for informative and inspiring sessions. The webinars will be 1.5 hours long and will include community development stories from small places throughout the province, and opportunities to connect virtually and learn from other participants. An online questionnaire will collect information from participants in the first two webinars, to solicit topics and speakers for the third webinar to be held in the fall of 2020. |
Nov. 17, 2020 |
Lunch & Learn SeriesPart of Lunch & Learn 2020 offered by Downtown Brockville 12 pm - 1 pm - Zoom webinar Cost: $10 (Free for DBIA members) Steve Irving of Extension Marketing will help you understand how you can grow your business and benefit from marketing - without having to do it all! For more information email or call 613-345-3269 ext. 102. |
Nov. 26, 2020 |
Recruiting and Retaining the Best'Three on Thursday' Employer Webinar Series offered by the Eastern Workforce Innovation Board 10:00 - 11:00 am Cost: Free In a perpetual loop of hiring new people? Finding and keeping good employees requires planning and thinking way beyond salaries and benefits. In this one-hour webinar, Sarah Delicate shares some of the ‘must-do’ strategies for recruiting and retaining the best. |
Jan. 21, 2021 |
Succession Planning'Three on Thursday' Employer Webinar Series offered by the Eastern Workforce Innovation Board 10:00 - 11:00 am Cost: Free Tackle the challenges of Succession Planning in today’s highly competitive and tight talent marketplace. Specifically, we will: Differentiate between Succession Planning and Business |
Ongoing |
Digital Main StreetWhy your business needs an online store: ShopHERE powered by Google. The goal of ShopHERE Powered By Google is to build and optimize online stores for small independent businesses and artists in just a matter of days. With ShopHERE, businesses get to expand their selling opportunities into the online market. |
Ongoing |
Online Business Plan and Cash Flow BootcampThe online business plan bootcamp is a guided approach to completing a business plan and takes approximately 10 hours to complete, in total. The Leeds Grenville Small Business Enterprise Centre will provide you with access to this online tool that will guide you to create your very own business plan and 2 year cash flow. Included with the online tool is one hour of consulting from Karen McDonald-Hurley of Opportunity Group and support from the LGSBEC team. This product has a $1100.00 value and is free if business plan is completed by agreed upon time frame. |
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Workshop & Seminar Event CalendarsFor topics on finding employment, job skills and training, or personal development, visit the following websites:
CSE Consulting
www.eecentre.com/workshops.php
Grenville CFDC (Community Futures Development Corporation)
KEYS Job Centre keys.ca/content/events/workshops.php
Small Business Advisory Centre (Smiths Falls/Lanark County) smallbizcentre.ca/events-and-seminars/
Leeds Grenville Small Business Enterprise Centre
Valley Heartland CFDC (Community Futures Development Corporation) |
Webinar Library
- Leeds Grenville Q&A with Local Business: Adapting & Pivoting from a Local Retailers Perspective
- Engaging With Customers During COVID-19
- Reopening Guidance for Restaurants, Hotels & Motels
- Key to Running a Business in Uncertain Times
- Destination Canada webinar library
- Destination Canada / Tourism Industry Association of Canada with Honourable Melanie Joly, Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages
- BDC Webinar Library
- How to Manage Your Cash Flow Through the Covid-19 Crisis
- How to Market Your Business Through the Covid-19 Crisis
- How to Operate Remotely & Online Through the Covid-19 Crisis
- YouTube Video - How to Cope with the impacts of COVID-19 on your business - Pierre Cleroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist - March 25, 2020
- RTO 9 Webinar Library
- Tourism Summit - Sept 11, 2020
- Providing Traveller Value as Tourism Slowly Reopens - July 9
- Reputation Management During Crisis - July 6
- Attracting Ontario Tourists Through Innovative Partnerships and Itineraries - June 30
- Ramping Up as the Curve Flattens - May 28
- Engaging your Customers Through COVID-19 - May 21
Ongoing Events
Business Outreach 2020
Small Business Advisory Centre Business Outreach Consultations for Aspiring Entrepreneurs, including established business owners. Consultations cover topics such as registering a business, developing a business plan, marketing, financing, HST regulations, etc.
Available at selection locations:
- Oct. 21 | Merrickville | 9 am - noon
- Nov. 10 | Delta | 9 am - noon
- Nov. 10 | Westport | 1 pm - 4 pm
- Dec. 16 | Merrickville | 1 pm - 4 pm
To book an appointment for any of the above dates please contact us 613-283-7002 ext.109 or email smallbusiness@smallbizcentre.ca
RTO9 online learning opportunities
Agriculture and Food Education Online Learning System
Food safety, online, self-paced courses for processors, many at no-cost.
Brockville Women in Business (BWB)
The meetings provide an opportunity for women to meet other business women, and to share expertise, experiences and successes in a supportive, business-oriented atmosphere.
Luncheon meetings are held the third Tuesday of every month, starting at 11:30 am. Pre-registration is required.
Contact bwbgroup@gmail.com or call Wendy Onstein at 342-8772 ext. 471.
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