September 28, 2022
By Bob Peters

Cornwall Ontario – Bridges to Higher Enterprise is again with a full day of visitor audio system to have a good time Small Enterprise Month on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. That is the 9^th yr that the occasion has been organized by the Cornwall Enterprise Enterprise Centre, the Cornwall Chamber of Commerce, and ACC Futures.

The occasion guarantees to be a dynamic full-day of knowledge for enterprise house owners throughout the area to community, with alternatives to study from trade consultants and be impressed by keynote speaker Marc Lafleur.

“Constructing three companies from the bottom up has given me a deep understanding of what it takes to reach at present’s aggressive enterprise panorama,” says Marc Lafleur.  “I’m excited to be sharing my story in Cornwall.”

Marc Lafleur is an entrepreneur from Cornwall that has been acknowledged for his enterprise achievement by CBC, the Globe and Mail, Harry Rosen and most notably Dragon’s Den. He took his firm truLOCAL from a start-up to an eventual profitable $16.7 million acquisition — all inside 5 years.

“With the day beginning off with an inspiring presentation from Mr. Lafluer, Bridges can be an excellent alternative for all companies to achieve insights and construct finest practices,” says Shaun Baggs, Enterprise Guide with the Cornwall Enterprise Enterprise Centre. “Take into account this occasion an funding in what you are promoting!”

This yr Bridges will concentrate on worker attraction and retention.  Discovering and retaining employees is an on-going problem for companies of all sizes, throughout all sectors within the area.  The daylong occasion will characteristic a collection of visitor audio system, catered lunch and enterprise networking.

“The energy of our neighborhood lies in our passionate and diversified small enterprise sectors,” says Angela Bero, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce. “The lineup of audio system this yr is spectacular and can deal with the challenges which can be dealing with our native enterprise house owners to find staff.”

Enterprise house owners from throughout Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry and Akwesasne are inspired to take part.

“We perceive the challenges enterprise house owners are experiencing in relation to labor shortages and this yr’s Bridges occasion will present perception and instruments to assist enterprise house owners deal with these on-going hurtles,” acknowledged Angela Vinet, ACC Futures.

Register At the moment

Bridges to Higher Enterprise will happen Wednesday October 19 from 8:00am to three:00pm on the Ontario Energy Era Customer Centre. There’s a small a small price to attend to assist cowl the price of meals.

Registration is proscribed to 75 seats. Register Early on-line to keep away from lacking out!

Occasion Schedule

Bridges to Higher Enterprise options a number of displays and networking alternatives. Individuals will obtain a continental breakfast and light-weight lunch. Shows embrace:

9:00am – 10:00am – Keynote Speaker – Marc Lafleur

Lafleur will share his private entrepreneurial journey, together with his new strategy to strategy enterprise, management for exponential progress and success.

10:10am – 11:10 am – Amy Davies, First 30

What Staff REALLY Need: Sensible Options for Attracting, Participating and Retaining Your Workforce

11:10am – 12:00pm – Richard Webster, St. Lawrence School

Discover ways to join with over 400 worldwide college students and rent new graduates.

1:00pm – 1:30pm – ZOHO

Digitize what you are promoting practices to drive worker productiveness and worker engagement.

1:30pm – 2:30pm – Jessica Bordeau, Spark Synergy

interact your crew via communication, crew growth, progressive management.

Further info could be discovered at: https://businessenterprisecentre.ca/develop/packages/webinars/

About Bridges to Higher Enterprise

The Bridges to Higher Enterprise occasion was created to have a good time Small Enterprise Month by offering details about present points, rising finest practices and to supply a networking alternative for native enterprise folks. Bridges to Higher Enterprise is organized by the Cornwall & Space Chamber of Commerce, the Cornwall Enterprise Enterprise Centre, and ACCFutures. This distinctive execution of Bridges to Higher Enterprise is supported by sponsors, the Enterprise Growth Financial institution of Canada, Weaving Baskets Group, Zoho, SDG Counties, Cornwall Financial Growth and the Jap Ontario Coaching Board.

2022 marks the eighth consecutive yr that the Bridges occasion has been held in Cornwall.

You possibly can study extra in regards to the three organizations organizing the occasion under:

In regards to the Cornwall Enterprise Enterprise Centre

The Cornwall Enterprise Enterprise Centre is operated by Cornwall Financial Growth in partnership with the Ministry of Financial Growth, Job Creation and Commerce. It offers info and assist to entrepreneurs throughout begin‐up and progress phases of enterprise operation, along with holding quite a few seminars and workshops on well timed subjects.

About ACCFutures

Based in 1987 ACCFutures, previously Cornwall & the Counties Neighborhood Futures Growth, is an unbiased, not-for-profit social enterprise. ACCFutures not solely provides a variety of funding, financing, and capability constructing providers to the native enterprise communities—with confirmed influence—it has additionally undertaken an modern Indigenous-focused partnerships program which brings Indigenous and non-Indigenous companions collectively for a stronger financial future. ACCFutures employs native employees and is ruled by a volunteer board of administrators, made up of native residents representing the neighborhood.

In regards to the Chamber of Commerce

The Cornwall and Space Chamber of Commerce is the unified voice of the area’s enterprise neighborhood talking in the direction of progress, management and innovation. With course from the elected board of administrators, the Chamber seems to constantly progress the neighborhood via political advocacy, knowledge-based growth and modern alternatives.

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