In Atlantic Canada, “who you know” is everything. It is a commonly known fact that people do business with people they know and trust.

Dynamic networking is a key component to your business strategy for securing clients, creating awareness, sourcing new products, obtaining business-to-business referrals and gaining industry contacts. It will also help you to build a personal portfolio of contacts to draw upon in the future.

This workshop will:
• Introduce you to the value of networking
• Provide tips and techniques to enhance your networking
• Review commonly made mistakes in social environments
• Allow you to immediately practice what you learn through a mock-networking event

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You’re using Facebook to reconnect with old friends, share photos of your travels and kids, and play games. So how can “social media” help your business? Through this hands-on workshop you will learn how to separate your professional and personal business, understand what to post where,
and make valuable connections you can use right now. Come in with a laptop—leave with 'Followers', 'Likes', 'Lists' of industry-specific groups and companies to follow, and a 10-minute-a-day social media plan.

This workshop will:
• Explore the difference between personal and business communications on social media channels
• Share tips to maximize exposure for your business on Twitter & Facebook
• Show you how to post to Twitter & Facebook
• Discuss best practices for integrating social media with traditional marketing channels

Topics covered include:
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Social Media Integration
• Where to add your social media info
• How & what to add to your website and/or blog
• Q & A

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This 2-hour information session walks aspiring entrepreneurs through the basic how-tos and next steps to opening a business. You will walk away with the tools and resources you need to make your business idea a reality.

This workshop will:
- Introduce you to easy-to-use templates for business planning and financial forecasting.
- Share sources of small business financing.
- Provide information about local resources and services for entrepreneurs.

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The Self-Employment Benefits (SEB) Program is a training program for individuals that are unemployed and receiving Employment Insurance or have received Employment Insurance in the past 3 years (5 years for a parental leave).

If you are interested in participating in the SEB Program, please refer to the Information Centre on our website to learn more about SEB and its application process.

Please Note: Only individuals who have visited a career resource centre and obtained a referral from a case manager there can attend the SEB Orientation.

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Have you ever wondered how government aquires their goods and services? If you could be one of their suppliers? The answer may be 'yes'. This workshop will walk you through the steps of selling to the provincial and federal governments. You don't have to be a big corporation to get your name on 'the list'.  Come and find out how.

***Storm/weather cancellations are announced on CEED's Facebook and Twitter a minimum of 4 hours before our workshop start time.

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