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We're Baaaaack!!! Our well known Partnerships in Motion Events return this Fall!
Learn more about our upcoming networking events for this fall in this issue of Connect & Flourish Newsletter.
"I wish I knew these skills sooner!" We are going to discuss and practice the tools we can use to move through stressors big and small, seen and unseen.
Learn MoreRegister Now
Welcome starts at 7:30 a.m., Breakfast/Networking/Introductions - 8:00 a.m,
Completion: 9:30 am.
Venue: Coco-Frutti Breakfast / Lunch Restaurant - 768 Gardiners Road, Kingston
Private Area - We Can Only Host 30 Guests
First Come First Serve
Details to Register and Pay:
Your Breakfast Choice is pay your own. There is a registration fee to attend.
Please Call or Email Gaby Eaton with e-transfer of $15.00 (no tax), will automatically register you.
If we are at capacity when you register via email or phone call, you will be advised and e-transfer will be declined.
If registration is paid by credit card, then entrance fee is: $20.00 (no tax- please call Gaby)
NO refunds with cancellations (less than 7 days prior) or if no show
Email: hosp.conn@gmail.com
Business Cell: 613-305-4628
PLEASE CALL SOONER THAN LATER TO ENSURE NO DISAPPOINTMENT
WMB - The Power of Connecting & Feeling Welcomed!
RSVP by September 20th (subject to Availability- first come/first serve)
FESTIVE GATHERING RETURNS
MORE DETAILS WILL FOLLOW:
Save the Date: November 22, 2023
From 4:30 to 7 p.m.
A recent Forbes Health Survey found that "59% of adults find it harder to form relationships since Covid 19 happened!” “62% feel anxious about the thought of reconnecting or making new contacts”. “More than one third said, they are nervous about not knowing what to say or how to interact”. (quoted from Ignite Magazine 2023)
Let’s Reconnect Again As We Always Have
WMB Is a Safe & Authentic Place to Connect!
Expand Your Business Reach - Across Canada, the US and Globally!
Our new affiliation with FEM City - www.femcity.com
WMB is featuring a 90-day FREE trial from the day you sign up
(place video again Josie)
When looking at Locations - Click ‘Virtual Canada’
Here is their Virtual Canada Network Topics, September through to December:
September : Alignment and Clarity
October : Removing Blocks
November : Greatness and Gratitude
December : Close Out the Year
Contact Gaby Eaton if you have any questions. Email: hosp.conn@gmail.com
Centrally located just 5 minutes’ walk from Kingston’s waterfront, K-Rock Center and 1000 Island Cruises, this hotel features an indoor pool, as well as a hot tub. Rooms include a small fridge. Satellite and cable TV is offered in all rooms at Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront.
A free morning newspaper and coffee-making facilities provide in-room convenience. Guests of the Kingston Holiday Inn can work out in the on-site fitness center, relax in the sauna and borrow a board game from the front desk. Conference facilities are available at this Kingston hotel.
Corporate events, meetings and weddings can be accommodated. Wharf & Feathers offers breakfast and dinner options. Overlooking Lake Ontario, its seasonal patio provides an outdoor dining space and entertainment during the summer weekends. Boutiques in the city center and Old Fort Henry National Historic Site are just 5 minutes’ walk away.
2 Princess Street, Kingston, Ontario
Phone: (855) 680-3239
UPS Store 7 in KINGSTON, offer full-service shipping and services for your overall business needs, from printing to design services. Contact us for details.
837 Norwest Rd, Kingston, ON K7P 2N3
Phone: 613-384-9423
The Normandy Retirement Living residence offers many levels of care, and opportunity to connect with others, and a vast variety of meals, programs, and functions to allow for a thorough and diverse retirement experience. Come see us for a free tour.
630 MacLean Court, Kingston, ON K7K 7L8
Phone: 613-887-1414
Photo: the lovely, Kim Edgington, Founder of Ozy Belle Fashions in Kingston
"I love clothes and fashion! My collections are chosen for best fit, great style and value. I want You to feel great and confident in what you wear" Owner, Kim Edgington
okwrite Technologies, Inc. is women-led. Our team consists of Camille Croteau, Ph.D., COO, Erin Foley, Editor in Chief, and Amy White, Staff Writer and Head of Growth.
okwrite is globally recognized as a leading content marketing agency and Canada’s #1 content marketing agency.
We know good content and effective planning.
Your Sales Process - How is that working for you?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5eTJ6MJJPQ&t=30s
Articles and entrepreneur toolkits to help you grow your business.
BizSkills for Good, are dedicated to supporting under-represented professionals through a caring ecosystem that guides and mentors them to acquire and sustain their own businesses. Their personalized approach empowers you to kickstart multi-generational wealth and achieve your entrepreneurial dreams, one step at a time. We're committed to making a positive impact on your journey.
Are you an employer hiring post-secondary students on work-integrated learning (WIL) placements, such as cooperative education and internships? If so, you may be eligible for a wage subsidy of up to $7,000 per student!
The Talent Opportunities Program (TOP) is an initiative of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce designed to help employers located anywhere in Canada to hire college and university students on WIL placements. Employers hiring eligible students may receive a wage subsidy up to 50% of the wages (to a maximum of $5,000) for each new placement or 70% of the wages (to a maximum of $7,000) for each ‘net new’ placement for the following under-represented groups: Indigenous people, person with disabilities, newcomer to Canada, first year student, visible minority and/or women in STEM.
Please note that there is a limited pool of funding to support subsidies at the 70% level for under-represented groups. Should funding be exhausted, your application is still eligible for a subsidy at the 50% level.
Providing micro loan support of up to $15,000 for women entrepreneurs.
The Telus Small Business Grant Program is looking for Canadian entrepreneurs who are changing the game and creating an impact. Apply for your chance to win $125,000 in funding, advertising and technology to fuel your business growth.
The Mitacs Travel Grant helps support entrepreneurs with travel related costs (up to $5,00) that are related to growing their business abroad.
Located: 4501 Bath Road Suite#1 Amherstview, ON K7N 1A6
Phone: 613-634-8081
Founder and Owner: Phuong MacNeil
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The First Nations Women’s Entrepreneurship Program provides up to $15,000 in grant money for Indigenous women who are launching a business in Central or Eastern Ontario.
Digital Transformation Grants provide $2,500 grants for businesses to invest in digital marketing and digital business tools such as a new or updated website, social media marketing, search engine marketing, point of sale system, e-commerce, video marketing, etc. Applications are now open until September 30, 2023.
The First Nations Grant and Membership Program for Indigenous Women provides funds up to $3,000 for First Nations women entrepreneurs.
Independent business owners and artists can set up an online store with support from Digital Main Street’s ShopHERE Program.
The Canada Digital Adoption Program offers small and medium-sized business grant money to boost their business and designed to give you access to expert advice, increase your online sales, reduce costs, better manage your inventory and more.
The Black Opportunity Fund prioritizes funding support for initiatives around entrepreneurship, education, health, women, criminal justice, arts & culture, and youth that impact the quality of life in Black communities across Canada.
The WEOC National Loan Program for Women Entrepreneurs delivers the WEOC National Loan Program, which supports women and non-binary entrepreneurs as they start, scale, grow and maintain their businesses.
The BMO for Black Entrepreneurs Lending Program provides business owners with greater access to working capital, educational resources, and professional partnerships to start up, scale up, and grow.
The Federal Government has announced Canada first 2SLGBTI+ Entrepreneurship Program. More than 100,000 individuals will benefit. The program will include a Business Scale-Up, a National Ecosystem Fund and Knowledge Hub.
Invest Kingston’s Ask The Expert Program allows small business owners to have free access to experts in the fields of accounting and bookkeeping, legal, social media, human resources, coaching and marketing, and business strategy.
The L-Spark Program will challenge you to perfect product-market-fit, define your sales channels, and grow revenue.
This free training program addresses what 70% of employers are reporting: their real challenge is finding and keeping great people on staff. They need new solutions, because what worked before is now broken. Getting access to hidden talent pools, like Canada’s Veterans, has quickly become a business imperative.
The program provides direct financial assistance to SME manufacturers in southern Ontario in the form of a matching contribution of up to $50,000 (a maximum of 50% of eligible costs, which can include capital equipment, materials, training on new equipment, installation of new equipment, professional service fees, as well as a company’s direct labour devoted to the completion and management of the project) to support the investment in long-term production assets and technology that increase capacity and reduce emissions on production.
Are you an innovative and globally oriented business seeking to accelerate your growth? Are you commercializing an innovative product? Are you rurally based and looking to grow, commercialize and improve productivity? You may be eligible for no interest, repayable contributions up to $10 million from FedDev Ontario.
Career Pathways Magazine- Opportunities in Trades, Manufacturing & Technology
Bringing Education, Business & Industry to the forefront for Eastern Ontario.
Next Edition - Fall/Winter - November 2023
Looking to promote your business/careers/jobs to future employees?
Call Josie Walsh at 613-539-2277, Editor/Publisher josie.kids101@gmail.com
Or Gaby Eaton - 613-305-4628, Business Development, hosp.conn@gmail.com
Please do connect with us by email. We would love to hear from you.
Gaby Eaton at hosp.conn@gmail.com or
Josie Walsh at josie.secondwind@gmail.com
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