The Huron Small Business Enterprise Centre offers small business owners and entrepreneurs the following resources and services to establish a successful momentum for your business: • Free consultations with a qualified business consultant • • • • • • • • •
Free assistance in registering your business name – obtaining your BIN, HST, payroll and WSIB numbers Free Business plan reviews Free access to entrepreneur-specific information, including: booklets, pamphlets, brochures, articles and web sites. Free computer and Internet access (for business purposes) Reference library: directories, trade indexes and business publications Workshops and seminars, free or low-cost Networking and professional development opportunities Guidance on licenses, permits, registration, regulations and other requirements. Access to Huron’s Community Futures organization (HBDC)
Contact Us:
Small Business Enterprise Centre 54 West Street Goderich, ON N7A 2K3 (519) 524-8394 x 6 acresswell@huroncounty.ca Visit us on the web: www.huronsbec.ca
BETTER BUSINESS WORKSHOPS Fall 2016
Workshops and Services
FALL 2016 WORKSHOPS & EVENTS October 19th · What is a Business Plan? Brown Bag Lunch and Learn 12pm-1 pm Goderich The Business Centre 54 West St. Upper Level.
Learn what goes into making a successful business plan and the types of financing available to small business. Bring your own lunch. Host: Kim Postma
October 26 · Marketing Your Business Online— $20 6pm-8pm Wingham Town Hall 274 Josephine Street - Museum Room
Business development, marketing and communications. Attract, engage and retain your customers. Host: Melody Hodgson
November 16th · Excel for Small Business $20 6pm-8pm Clinton REACH Centre 169 Beech St.
Join us for a beginner level course on how to set up and work with spreadsheets and cash flows. Excel can be used for businesses in many effective ways. Host: Jim Britnell, The Centres for Employment and Learning
November 23 · Succession Planning—$20 6pm-8pm Zurich Arena 15 East Street
Succession planning is a process that should be started sooner than later. With careful planning and preparation, businesses can manage the changes that result from a generational transfer of leadership as well as the ongoing changes that occur regularly when key employees leave an organization Learn the do’s and don’ts. Host: Jilleana Portinga of Pinder, Taylor, McNeilly and Godkin, LLP
WORKSHOPS ARE FREE WHEN NO PRICE IS STATED. You must pre-register to receive printed materials and/or food.
BI-MONTHLY WORKSHOP BUSINESS BY DESIGN Seaforth 138 Main St. This seminar is geared towards people who haven’t yet taken the plunge to run their own business but have often wondered if it’s the right path for them. Starting at 10:00am, Jim Niesen from the Huron Business Centre
November 9th · Grand Opening Event
November 30 · Year End Financials · $20
will take you on a journey to the self-
Goderich Huron Small Business Enterprise
6pm-8pm Goderich The Business Centre
employment side until about 4:00pm!
Centre and Economic Development Office
54 West St. Upper Level
4:30pm-6:30pm 54 West Street Upper Level
Join us in celebrating the opening of our new office in Goderich! Take a tour and meet and mingle with a new county team. Hosts: US!!
November 15th Business Networking Evening $50 5:30pm-8:00pm Grand Bend Darkhorse Estate Winery, 70665 B Line Road
(formerly HWIN) Business owner (or want to be) networking event and gourmet meal. Host: Huron Small Business Enterprise Centre, Economic Development and the Huron Business Development Corporation
Understand what you need to have prepared for Revenue Canada and how to get the highest return on your $$$. Host: Ron Burt of Takalo and Burt, Chartered Professional Accountants
December 14 · Facebook Business Pages 1pm—3 pm Seaforth HBDC 138 Main St. S Is your business online yet? This is a must in today’s world. Let us get you up and running up, step by step. Must bring your own laptop, digital photos and business information. Host: Kim Postma
Free to Register: 519-527-0305 November, January & March - last Friday
CONTACT US: Small Business Enterprise Centre 54 West Street Goderich, ON N7A 2K3 (519) 524-8394 x 6 acresswell@huroncounty.ca Visit us on the web: www.huronsbec.ca