• Crafting Your Business Plan

    Location: Online. Learn how to create a Profitable Business Roadmap A thought-out business plan can provide a small business the ability to transform ideas into a concrete, actionable roadmap for success! This July, August, and September, we invite you to attend one of our…

  • Entrepreneur Essentials: Understanding your Value Proposition

    Location: Online. Join the VBEC team for a group session exploring who you are as a business. Join the Vaughan Business & Entrepreneurship Centre (VBEC) for a group session exploring who you are as a business. Faaria Wali, our Small Business Advisor, will guide…

  • Exporting via E-Commerce: Logistics, Customs & Regulations

    Location: Online. Your essential roadmap to exporting e-commerce products efficiently and compliantly. About this workshop: Join us for a comprehensive workshop designed to guide you through the essential elements of exporting goods overseas. Whether you're new to international trade or looking to refine your…

  • Access To Professionals (Business Growth): Virtual Sessions

    Looking for expert guidance to help you grow your business? Connect with our Business Growth Advisory Partners (Business Advisory Group - B.A.G.) through the Access to Professionals program. B.A.G. is a volunteer-based group of experienced business professionals, senior managers, and advisors who work closely…

  • Market Research Made Simple

    Free Self-Paced Online Challenge Date: Available AnytimeLocation: OnlineCost: Free About This Challenge Before you invest time and money into your business idea, make sure there's a market for it. Market Research Made Simple is a free, self-paced online challenge from the Hamilton Business Centre…

  • Social Enterprise 101: The Intersection of Profit and Purpose

    Location: Online. What exactly is a social enterprise? How do you start one? And where can you go for help? About the workshop: Are you curious about how business can be used as a force for good? Join us for an in-depth webinar that…

  • Ten Steps To Starting A Business (Virtual Resource)

    Learn how to start a small business at your own pace anywhere, anytime! Ten Steps to Starting a Business is an online guide written with the intent of pointing you, the potential entrepreneur, in the right direction – faster and easier! Now available in…

  • E-Commerce 201: Mastering 3 Pillars – Acquisition, Conversion & Retention

    Location: Online. Purpose-built strategies for small businesses navigating today's fast-paced online market. About the workshop: You’ve validated your idea and taken the first steps toward launching your online store - now it's time to grow! In this follow-up to our 'Intro to E-Commerce: From Idea…

  • Business Financials 101

    Location: Online. Learn how to understand costing, price, sales forecasting and basic financial statements for your small business! Gain a better understanding of your business costing, pricing, sales forecasting, and basic financial statements! This July, August, and September, we invite you to attend one…

  • Access To Professionals (Business Growth): Virtual Sessions

    Looking for expert guidance to help you grow your business? Connect with our Business Growth Advisory Partners (Business Advisory Group - B.A.G.) through the Access to Professionals program. B.A.G. is a volunteer-based group of experienced business professionals, senior managers, and advisors who work closely…

  • Market Research Made Simple

    Free Self-Paced Online Challenge Date: Available AnytimeLocation: OnlineCost: Free About This Challenge Before you invest time and money into your business idea, make sure there's a market for it. Market Research Made Simple is a free, self-paced online challenge from the Hamilton Business Centre…

  • Starting a Business: A Bird’s Eye View of the Legal Landscape

    Location: Online. Exploring different forms of business organizations & the legal landscape when it comes to starting a business. About this workshop: Join us to get a bird’s eye view of the legal landscape when it comes to starting a business. We will explore…

  • Business Fundamentals: Marketing & Sales

    Location: Online. Overview This session will help you create a marketing plan that targets your ideal customer and help you identify the marketing tactics. Marketing and Sales: Marketing drives sales. Let’s build your strategy. Without a clear marketing and sales strategy, your business risks wasting…

  • Landing Bigger Business Clients

    Location: Online. Learn how to strengthen your B2B (business to business) sales skills and build meaningful business relationships by understanding the key strategies behind selling to other businesses. Hosted by guest speaker Karen Mathewson, Director of Sales at Agilis Network, this webinar explores practical…

  • Access To Professionals (Business Growth): Virtual Sessions

    Looking for expert guidance to help you grow your business? Connect with our Business Growth Advisory Partners (Business Advisory Group - B.A.G.) through the Access to Professionals program. B.A.G. is a volunteer-based group of experienced business professionals, senior managers, and advisors who work closely…

  • Shoot, Edit, Post: Create Better Videos With Your Phone

    Location: Online. A practical workshop for small business owners so you can create content faster, with less guesswork, and more confidence. You don’t need fancy gear—or a film background—to create videos that look professional and feel on-brand. In this hands-on, beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn…

  • How to Sell Your Food Product (Foodpreneur Advantage)

    This session is for you if you want to learn how to sell your food product at markets, online, or to retailers. In this free 60-minute online seminar learn about: You have worked hard to develop a great product but you’re struggling to make…

  • Market Research Made Simple

    Free Self-Paced Online Challenge Date: Available AnytimeLocation: OnlineCost: Free About This Challenge Before you invest time and money into your business idea, make sure there's a market for it. Market Research Made Simple is a free, self-paced online challenge from the Hamilton Business Centre…

  • Ten Steps To Starting A Business (Virtual Resource)

    Learn how to start a small business at your own pace anywhere, anytime! Ten Steps to Starting a Business is an online guide written with the intent of pointing you, the potential entrepreneur, in the right direction – faster and easier! Now available in…

  • Succession Success: Introduction to Succession Planning (Session 1 of 6)

    Location: Online. Presented by Joel Friedman, Southbrook Business Development Group Join Joel Friedman from Southbrook Business Development Group for a no-nonsense kickoff to succession planning that cuts through the noise and shows you why this isn’t optional—it’s your business’s insurance policy. In everyday language,…

  • Tax Seminar with the CRA: T1 Sole Proprietor & Partnership

    Location: Online. Hosted by the CRA this workshop provides small business owners with a overview of the relationship between their business and taxation. The CRA Liaison Officer tax seminar targets newer small businesses or potential new start-ups. This webinar helps: This seminar will provide…

  • Succession Success: Valuing Your Business (Session 2 of 6)

    Location: Online. Presented by Vabby Makkar, Cedar Consulting Group Come spend an hour with Vabby Makkar from Cedar Consulting Group and finally get a straight answer to the question every owner asks: What’s my business really worth? In plain language and real Ontario context,…

  • How to Incorporate Your Business

    Location: Online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar to learn the basics of how to incorporate a business in Ontario. We’ll walk through: This is the perfect opportunity to decide if incorporating is the right move for your business and know exactly how to get started.…

  • Succession Success: Identifying Potential Successors (Session 3 of 6)

    Location: Online. Presented by Joel Friedman, Southbrook Business Development Group Join Joel Friedman from Southbrook Business Development Group for a lively, hands-on session that takes the mystery out of finding and preparing the right people to take your business forward—whether that’s family, a trusted…

  • Succession Success: Legal Considerations (Session 4 of 6)

    Location: Online. Presented by Hussein A. Hamdani, SimpsonWigle LAW Join us for an engaging and practical session with Hussein A. Hamdani from SimpsonWigle LAW, where you’ll get a clear, plain-language roadmap to the legal side of succession planning—without the jargon or overwhelm. We’ll walk…

  • Succession Success: Expert Panel Discussion & Q&A (Session 6 of 6)

    Location: Online. Presented by the Success Success expert speaker panel. Wrap up the Succession Success series with an energizing expert panel discussion & Q&A featuring every pro you’ve heard from—Joel Friedman, Vaibhav Makkar, Hussein Hamdani, and Raffaele Ruberto—all together, ready to tie everything into a…

  • How to Incorporate Your Business

    Location: Online. Join this beginner-friendly webinar to learn the basics of how to incorporate a business in Ontario. We’ll walk through: This is the perfect opportunity to decide if incorporating is the right move for your business and know exactly how to get started.…