If you are hiring (or looking)… Simcoe County Virtual Job Fair
 We invite you to join us on Tuesday, April 26 from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. for the Work in Simcoe County virtual job fair.The event will be hosted on an innovative online career platform connecting you with potential candidates from the comfort of your home or office. You will have the opportunity to showcase your company and directly connect with job seekers via one-on-one text and video chats. To register, please visit: https://workinsimcoecounty.ca/virtual-job-fair-april/ Space is limited, so reserve your free booth today! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to connect with job seekers! Why Attend? Customizable booth and set-up support (If you participated in the November 2021 event, we can replicate your booth for you!)Unlimited 1:1 text, audio or video chats with job seekers. Access to job seeker profiles and resumes 1-week pre-event. Opportunity to pre book interviews leading up to the day of the event. Increased visibility – participating employers and opportunities will be profiled in event advertising If you are unable to attend the job fair but would like Employment Ontario to advertise open positions on your behalf, please send an email to edo@simcoe.ca. The Virtual Job Fair is limited to those employers offering employment within the 16 member municipalities of the County of Simcoe and the Cities of Barrie and Orillia. Recruiting agencies that are not hiring directly are not eligible to participate as an employer in the job fair. For questions about the job fair, please contact edo@simcoe.ca. This event is presented by the County of Simcoe in partnership with its member municipalities, the Cities of Barrie and Orillia, Georgian College, Lakehead University, the Province of Ontario, the Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board and Literacy Network, Employment Ontario and RTO7.For more information on City of Barrie business supports during COVID-19, financial assistance, and current Provincial regulations for operating in Simcoe-Muskoka, visit barrie.ca/SupportForBusiness. |
Business Mentor & CEO at Grow Vantage & Ask For Directions Training
Business Mentor at Ask For Directions Training and Grow Vantage
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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