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New free event: the Barrie Business Resource Expo – May 25th

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Join us at Tangle Creek on Wednesday May 25th from 5:00 pm – 8 pm for this free inaugural Barrie Business Resource Expo.

It’s a networking event and trade show full of business resources that you can use to grow your business.

Learn,  develop business relationships and be eligible for multiple prize draws and a silent auction with proceeds going to Rainbows for All Children Canada.  Prizes include:

  • a seat in the next Grow Vantage class for non-member only (value $1130),
  • a video production package (value $1250),
  • a mobile business app with year of maintenance (value $2450)
  • a listing and advertising on What’s Up Hut (value $600).

REGISTER HERE: http://guestli.st/417873

Here are the details

Date: Wednesday May 25th

Time: 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Location: Tangle Creek Golf & Country Club, 4730 Sideroad 25, Thornton, ON L0L 2N0

Cash bar, appetizers will be served.

REGISTER HERE: http://guestli.st/417873

Patricia Dent
Business Mentor
Grow Vantage
Suite Success at ESS Direct
411 Huronia Road
Barrie, ON L4N 9B3
Bus: 705-727-0789, ext 1
Cell: 705-229-4969
patricia@growvantage.com

Health and wellness show opportunity

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Here is a Wellness Fair Opportunity at the Simcoe County School Board

You Are Invited to SCDSB’s 3rd Annual Health & Wellness Fair!

The Simcoe County District School Board is proud to support the Health and Wellness Program created in September 2013. This program focuses on improving both the mental and physical health of our employees. In the recent past we have held two successful Health & Wellness Fairs for our employees with 50 vendors from across Simcoe County and over 250 attendees. We are planning our 3rd annual Health & Wellness Fair and would like to give businesses in the Simcoe County area another opportunity to share what they have to offer to better the lives of our employees.

On Thursday, May 26th, 2016, we will be holding this event for our employees and their families. It will take place from 3:30pm-7:00pm at the Education Centre, SCDSB, 1170 Hwy 26, Midhurst, ON L0L 1X0. 

We allow a maximum of three vendors in the same area of business, so it will be first-come, first-serve. Each vendor will be charged a $20 fee and each company is asked to bring a gift valued at a minimum of $50, for draws at the end of the evening. If you are non-profit, the $20 fee will be waived and a gift is optional. We encourage all vendors to create an interactive experience at their booths to engage our employees and create a fun-filled atmosphere!

Participants please R.S.V.P. by May 2nd, 2016.

To register please click on the link below. Once completed, hit “Submit” and your form will automatically be sent to Victoria Anderson, Human Resource Services Coordinator, Health & Wellness. If you are not able to register through the online form please contact Victoria Anderson. NOTE*: Your booth will be confirmed upon receipt of your vendor fee (by cheque or cash by mail to the above address, attention Victoria Anderson)

REGISTRATION LINK: http://bit.ly/HandWVendorRegistration

 

Innovation Information Forum Barrie

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Innovation Information Forum – BARRIE

Learn what the Government of Canada is doing to bolster innovation and what programs and services are available to help your business!

The Innovation Information Forums are a series of sessions in a number of Ontario communities that will bring together Government of Canada departments and agencies to present current innovation and commercialization programs. Hear from representatives from federal departments and agencies on how their programs and services support innovation in Canada.

Tuesday March 22, 2016

Liberty North – 100 Caplan Avenue

9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Check-in 8:30 am)

 

Partners, Programs and Services:

Public Works and Government Services Canada – PWGSC

Build in Canada Innovation Program

National Research Council of Canada – NRC IRAP and Concierge

Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and Concierge

Natural Science and Engineering Research Council Canada – NSERC

Industry-Academia Collaborative Grants for Science and Engineering R&D

Canadian Intellectual Property Office – CIPO

Intellectual Property – The Basics

 

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario – FedDev

Investing in Business Innovation

 

Canada Revenue Agency – CRA SR&ED

Scientific Research & Education Development (SR&ED) – Tax Incentive Program

Please note that space is limited and registration is required. REGISTER for this Innovation Information Forum here http://ontario.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/cal/regist-eng.cfm?sid=1005&anon=1#s1005

This event will fill up fast. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.

Bake Sale at Suite Success to support HHART 2016

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HHART stands for Haitian Humanitarian Assistance and Relief

Join us on March 24th for a bake sale from 9 am – 10:30 am at Suite Success during SBC to raise funds for Rotarians to take to Haiti.

The mission of HHART7 will be to improve the quality of life of the poor and disadvantaged living in the Puerto Plata and Sosua areas of the Dominican Republic.

Monetary donations are critical to funding medical, dental and community development projects.

Buy delicious baked goods during SBC on March 24th!

For more information please visit: http://www.facebook.com/HHART.info

Thanks for your support!

Sinda Simpson

Suite Success at ESS Direct

411 Huronia Road (at Big Bay Point)

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The 5 Habit Checklist to take your resolutions from idea to action

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You were motivated. You made resolutions at the beginning of January. But weeks later, how are your resolutions? Alive and well? Or already a thing of the past? There is no simple method to take your well-meaning goals from an idea that actually bears fruit, even something you are passionate about. It’s the action that makes it real. No amount of enthusiasm or determination by itself will help you achieve your goals. You are going to have to approach goal setting realistically. You’re going to have to change your behaviour. And that’s the catch. Try comparing this 5-point checklist against your goals to see if your goals are falling apart. Read More

Making resolutions…

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This time I’m really going to turn over a new leaf… So many of the people I'm following are talking about starting off the new year ...with a resolution, a plan, a new you. When you're in the trenches it all sounds hopeful - but a little daunting. Hopeful, because let's face it; we would all like a magic wand (or a magic process) to wipe away all our mistakes, bad habits, and the shortcomings we experience as entrepreneurs. And sometimes making a new resolution or a new plan feels like magic. It isn’t really magic, but yet we approach New Year’s resolutions as if we have the silver bullet in our hands. Read More

Balance isn’t a myth (really)

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… but you have to treat your body like you treat your dog.

Entrepreneurs often wonder what their main priorities should be as they build their business. The first thing that comes to mind (unsurprisingly) is making money. That’s a given of course – eating is good. When we are launching a new business, or a new phase of business, creating revenue is absolutely a focus for any entrepreneur. However while we focus on making our business the success we envision, we don’t often stop to notice how our bodies and minds operate on the ebb and flow of energy… or balance. Read More
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