Join us for a webinar with Liaison Officers from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to help you understand your tax obligations and learn about:

• General bookkeeping concepts and best practices
• Explain common tax errors
• Demonstrate how to use financial benchmarks for relevant industries
• Provide information on the CRA’s services

This financial literacy session will enable you to be able to use financial management tools to evaluate business and make informed financial decisions for your small business.

What you will learn:

• What’s financial management?

• What tools can help operate my business?

• How do I determine if a product is profitable? What’s my most profitable product?

• Who are my most profitable customers?

• Why do I need a budget?

• How do I create and use a budget?

• What reports do I need?

• How do I tell where my business is heading?

Join us to learn more about the money side of business.

Speaker Bio:

All speakers are registered Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) volunteering as part of CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy program. All CPA members are professional financial experts who have a solid reputation and position of trust with Canadians. Their top priorities are protecting and acting in the public’s interest. They are active in their communities and have a long history of giving back. 

CPA Canada is working to address the growing social problem of financial literacy in Canada. Their mission is to deliver unbiased objective financial literacy education and information to improve the overall state of financial literacy in Canada. The information they provide is free, unbiased, functional, and clear, delivered at the grassroots level through their national CPA member network. 

For more information about CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy program, please visit their website: https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/public-interest/financial-literacy

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada will be offering a virtual learning series for employers in Winter 2023. The goal of this 8-week series is to help employers learn more about Canada’s economic immigration programs. Each week will feature a new topic and provide employers with an opportunity to ask questions. Employers may choose to attend one or all of the information sessions based on their interest and needs.

This learning series is also available in French. To register for the French sessions please visit: https://canada.webex.com/webappng/sites/canada/webinar/webinarSeries/register/c6c31d221a81445087314a46b5c42f63

March 1: Recruiting of Global Talent

Recruitment for global talent can seem overwhelming; however, this session will provide clarity on how you can begin your search. Topics to be discussed include IRCCs recruitment services such as Destination Canada Mobility Forum and Job Bank.

March 8: Work Permits-Temporary Foreign Worker Program

In this session, we will discuss how employers can hire global talent through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. This session will walk you through the process involved in these applications including labour market impact assessments and employer obligations.

March 15: Work Permits-International Mobility Program

In this session, we will discuss how employers can hire global talent through the International Mobility Program. This session will cover topics including labour market impact assessment exemptions, the International Mobility Workers Unit, the Employer Portal and employer obligations.

March 22: Global Skills Stategy (GSS)

The Global Skills Strategy was launched in 2017 with the intent to ensure that Immigration supported businesses attracting top talent. This session will cover the four pillars of this strategy including faster application processing times, work permit exemptions and Dedicated Service Channel.

March 29: Francophone Immigration

Learn about the benefits of hiring French-speaking and bilingual candidates. This session will provide information on Francophone Mobility and opportunities for additional points through Express Entry.

April 5: Permanent Resident Pathways

Learn how to support your temporary foreign workers in their application for permanent residence. In this session, you will learn about Express Entry, the Atlantic Immigration Program and the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program.

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Join us for an interactive session where you will have the opportunity to gain insights from HR professionals working in the supply chain sector.

Team Angie Goulet & Associates from RE/MAX Preferred Realty is proud to present our FREE "Real Estate Investing for Beginners" seminar.  THIS IS NOT a get rich quick, make millions in real estate with no money down kind of seminar.  This is a real-life,  how to get started in real estate investing seminar geared specifically towards those just getting started and specifically in the Windsor/Essex County area.  Whether you already own a few properties or you're dreaming of buying your first ... this was designed for you.

We've put together a "dream team" of industry professionals to discuss best practices, pitfalls to look out for, current market and economic conditions and expectations etc.  Our Dream Team of professionals includes a: realtor, lawyer, property manager, home inspector, accountant, insurance broker, developer/builder. 

This event is FREE but space is limited.  RSVP today to reserve your seat! 

TIME: Doors open at 6pm (hors d'oeuvres served), seminar begins at 6:30pm - 8:30pm. 

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This financial literacy webinar will help you to understand the responsibilities of a non-profit board member in relation to the organizational finances. In addition, you will understand the financial statements of non-profit organizations by the end of the presentation. 

What you will learn:

• What are the roles and responsibilities of the board, management, and the auditor in financial reporting?

• What are the key concepts and terms for financial reporting in the non-profit sector?

• What are the ways in which donations to the organization can be accounted?

• What are the various financial statements you might encounter as a non-profit director? 

Join us to learn about understanding financial statements for non-profit small business. 

Speaker Bio:

All speakers are registered Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) volunteering as part of CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy program. All CPA members are professional financial experts who have a solid reputation and position of trust with Canadians. Their top priorities are protecting and acting in the public’s interest. They are active in their communities and have a long history of giving back. 

CPA Canada is working to address the growing social problem of financial literacy in Canada. Their mission is to deliver unbiased objective financial literacy education and information to improve the overall state of financial literacy in Canada. The information they provide is free, unbiased, functional, and clear, delivered at the grassroots level through their national CPA member network. 

For more information about CPA Canada’s Financial Literacy program, please visit their website: https://www.cpacanada.ca/en/public-interest/financial-literacy

Are you a #womanentrepreneur looking to scale or grow your current business? Registration is NOW OPEN for our #StrikeUP 2023 FREE digital conference dedicated to supporting #womenentrepreneurs and providing a forum for growth, mentorship, and financing

StrikeUP is a virtual conference dedicated to supporting women entrepreneurs and providing a forum for growth, mentorship and financing

StrikeUP together to advance women’s economic empowerment and grow the number of women-owned Canadian businesses.

StrikeUP together to build capacity within the entrepreneurship ecosystem and close gaps in service and support for women entrepreneurs.

Register FREE Now for the StrikeUP 2023 virtual conference to invest in yourself and grow your business in 2023, gaining access to growth partners, mentorship and finance.

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Did you know that on average, companies that export have 120% greater sales than non-exporters, are 13% more productive and experience double the rate of growth?

Ontario’s “First Steps in Exporting” program helps companies that are new to exporting familiarize themselves with key steps in growing your international sales in the U.S. and beyond.

In this three-part series, trade experts from the Government of Ontario and professional service providers will guide you through everything you need to know to get started in global markets:

Module 1

Export Readiness, Market Research and Market Entry Strategy (March 2)

Module 2

Trade Finance, Freight Logistics and Digital Asset Protection (March 9)

Module 3

International Distribution, Trade Events and eCommerce (March 16)

Note: If you are a member of the Municipal, Provincial or Federal Government, please do not register via this link. Contact the event organizer directly to participate in the event.

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A recording of the mastermind session will be available to watch for free on the My Main Street website (https://mymainstreet.ca/accelerator-program/online-training) after the live session.

What we will discuss at this session:

● The most effective offline marketing tools

● Online marketing that works.

● Unusual creative marketing tips

Presented By

Andrew Patricio is the founder and owner of Bizlaunch, a company that trains, advises and mentors entrepreneurs. As an internationally recognized small business expert, he has trained entrepreneurs in Canada and 21 other countries. Andrew understands entrepreneurs because he is an entrepreneur, having started several businesses of his own and has authored two books on small business.