Funding ideas from the Simcoe County Entrepreneurial Eco-System

ByPatricia Dent

Here are some ideas that were discussed in this month’s entrepreneurial eco-system meeting (this is a group that together support entrepreneurs in our area – from for-profit to institution) Trillium Funding – Seed (qualification – looks like you would need 2019 financials) https://otf.ca/our-grants/community-investments-grants/seed-grant Coaching through Innoweave Innoweave provides funding to help organizations access coaching for…

2 Specific Programs from HBEC – Food Venture and E-Commerce Rockstars

ByPatricia Dent

Here are the two posters for this program that are not quite filled. eCommerce Rockstars Accelerator Program – https://ecommercerockstarrs.eventbrite.ca By learning from Alex Brown (HBEC mentor and eCommerce Rockstars founder) – sold $65M in online sales. Start Feb. 1 2021 Food Venture Bootcamp – https://foodventureprogram.eventbrite.ca 5 week bootcamp to support restaurants to get a food product retail…

What Do We Do Now? Advice for Doing Business in COVID-19

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  • What Do We Do Now
    April 1, 2020
    11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Donate if you can to the Barrie Food Bank – Free if you cannot
Hear how others are coping with the sudden change in how we need to do business and discover strategies for:
Practical ways to increase your marketing and brand presence to remain top of mind
Pivoting your business to find revenue
What to do for employees and your HR situation
Business financial strategies (and an update on government sources of help)
What did businesses do to get through the 2008 recession?

Helping entrepreneurs get the training they need: Grow Vantage Group 51 starts on March 31st (with deferred payment)

ByPatricia Dent

We’re offering our existing and new Grow Vantage Groups deferred payment if needed. We want to help our next group # 51 which is due to start on March 31st to  discover how to get the help and training they need to design, launch and run their businesses effectively – even in a pandemic. That…

Surviving 5 causes of “Start-up” ups and downs (and avoiding as many as you can)

ByPatricia Dent

The start-up journey can be a roller coaster experience for new entrepreneurs. Here are 5 major areas that new entrepreneurs need to look at to manage the ups and downs of a new business, based on my experience training 18 groups of start-up business owners and mentoring over 3,000 entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs over the…

How You Can Tell Your Story…Annual Grow Vantage Dinner

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  • Grow Vantage Annual Networking Dinner and Speakers
    May 7, 2019
    6:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Learn how you can develop your story and impact your networking and your clients. Telling your story is a critical part of your marketing plan that makes you stand out and gives your potential clients insight into your world. Join experts JenCB (GV40), Mindfulness Mentor and author and Karen Kessler, Leadership Expert of ChooseRESULTS and (more…)