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May 18, 2012

OWN THE ROOM: My Network is my Networth!
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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Invest Ottawa is pleased to offer this once a month networking session!

Your idea is great! Your product is amazing! You are a phenomenal business entrepreneur! Now what? The importance of being able to share your message through effective networking is first step towards establishing awareness that creates potential clients and REVENUE!

1. Revitalize your passion for networking!
2. Secrets in how to work the room, effectively and with results!
3. A Bullet proof follow-up system.
4. Innovative tips on how to build those relationships in your sleep.

This seminar is dedicated to share key points on how to utilize a variety of networking techniques, identify networking opportunities and how, through collaborations, excel your business.

Taking ACTION is the first step!

Speaker bio: Carlo Lombard, HIGH IMPACT Presentation Expert – Progressive Shift.

Over the last 10 years, Carlo has been responsible for generating millions of dollars in revenue annually through innovative marketing concepts and strategies for a variety of businesses. With experience as a spokesperson for well-known brands like Tag Heuer, Mont Blanc, Rolex , Cartier etc, he understands the importance of networking and using effective promotions and partnerships to generate awareness. In Canada for just over 1115 days, he has connected with hundreds of business individuals, initiated many effective collaborations and is constantly creating ground breaking solutions in business growth and development.

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May 23, 2012

Intellectual Property – Part of an Overall Business Strategy
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Cost: No charge
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Patents, design patents, trademarks and copyright represent different forms of IP that can be used as part of an overall business strategy in blocking competitors, enhancing marketing activities, and protecting a business. But they can also enhance potential strategic partnership opportunities, be tangible assets for financing, and support acquisition and exit strategies. In this session each of these different forms of IP will be reviewed as to what can or cannot be protected, when should they be filed, how they can support your commercial activities, and the rights they grant as well as how a strategy can exploit programs for accelerated processing to obtain them as rapidly as possible or exploit the appropriate laws and international treaties to delay costs as far as possible without losing rights. Questions and discussion are encouraged to ensure all your queries are addressed as far as possible.

Speaker Bio: Adrian O’Donnell

Adrian brings a unique combination of intellectual property (IP) knowledge, high technology expertise and industrial to bear in identifying IP assets as well as defining and enacting an IP strategy.

With over 20 years in industry Adrian has worked as researcher, manager, CTO, VP Sales & Marketing, CEO and President and understands the issues facing you as entrepreneur, founder, and business executive from direct first-hand experience. Adrian founded a high technology manufacturing company as well as having worked in and with other start-ups and fledgling enterprises. Adrian leverages his experience to support across wide range of technologies and markets from telecommunications, electronics, photonics, and information technology through power and mechanical engineering to consumer products.

Believing in a proactive strategy for IP, Adrian starts with direct engagement with key managerial and technical personnel (frequently the same person) to identify new IP, assessing potential risks, and establish an IP strategy that balances the conflicting goals of securing early broad protection for technology and products whilst minimizing costs.

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May 23, 2012

The Secret of Selling Yourself Short
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $10.00
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What is your message? Who is your Target market? What makes you different? Join us for this unique and interactive workshop that will assist you in finding these answers and discovering more possibilities. The goal of this workshop is simple – Improve your skills when it comes to selling yourself whether it be one-on-one, over the phone, during presentations and even on-line through social media and video.

Speaker bio: Carlo Lombard, HIGH IMPACT Presentation Expert – Progressive Shift.

Over the last 10 years, Carlo has been responsible for generating millions of dollars in revenue annually through innovative marketing concepts and strategies for a variety of businesses. With experience as a spokesperson for well-known brands like Tag Heuer, Mont Blanc, Rolex , Cartier etc, he understands the importance of networking and using effective promotions and partnerships to generate awareness. In Canada for just over 1115 days, he has connected with hundreds of business individuals, initiated many effective collaborations and is constantly creating ground breaking solutions in business growth and development.

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May 31, 2012

Website Development for Beginners
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $60.00
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This workshop is suited for beginners who want to create a simple, easy‐to‐manage website. During this workshop, you will create your own website using WordPress. WordPress is a blogging platform that is used by people all over the world to manage their websites and blogs. This hands‐on workshop led by Sarah Green will get you comfortable with WordPress and show you how to create a basic website for your small business.

Requirements: A laptop computer with wireless internet capability. Please be familiar with your computer and internet settings (how to connect to a wireless network). The WordPress platform will be provided for you to work on to create your site.

During this 3 hour workshop we will guide you step‐by‐step through the process of creating a small business website.

Upon the completion of the workshop you will:

1. Have a functioning WordPress website (test site) and blog.
2. Understand the difference between a website and blog.
3. Know how to add pages and posts.
4. Understand and be able to use the inbuilt editor.
5. Understand themes and plugins.
6. Know how to change themes
7. Know how to add plugins.
8. Be able to navigate the control panel and make basic changes.
9. Understand widgets and how to add/change them.

The web hosting is provided by Koallo.ca. Your site will be fully functional for the 30 days following the course date. If you wish to keep hosting then please contact Koallo on 613‐369‐5046 or email support@koallo.ca. Domain names are currently $12.99 for a .ca or .com, availability of domains may be checked at http://www.koallo.ca. If you already own your domain name Koallo can help you transfer or redirect the domain. Hosting is a standard 12 month term package at $99.48 however you will receive a coupon code to receive 30% off.

Speaker Bio – Sarah Green
Sarah Green is the owner and president of SiLK Web Solutions. She is also the project manager and web developer behind many successful projects, working in the industry for the past 12 years. Starting with the management of a local high tech website and then eventually branching out to start her own business, she strives to offer clients the service that SiLK is renowned for. Sarah offers her clients many CMS options and is happy to share her knowledge of WordPress.

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June 5, 2012

Getting Started with QuickBooks
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
Register now

All entrepreneurs need information. Information about their clients, their cashflow and their company’s financial performance. And the easiest way to obtain accurate, up-to date information is with business software like QuickBooks. QuickBooks is the #1 bestselling accounting application in North America, and it is designed, from the ground up, to be easy to install, easy to learn and easy to use.

Invest Ottawa now offers a three-part training series called QuickBooks for the Entrepreneur. These half-day courses are taught by Michael Di Lauro, a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and the author of numerous QuickBooks textbooks and training guides. If you’re interested in having, at your fingertips, crucial financial information that will help you effectively manage your business, you must attend the QuickBooks for the
Entrepreneur series of courses.

Session 1 – Getting Started with QuickBooks

Targeted at novice users, this session identifies the key aspects for proper file set-up. Upon completion of this course, you’ll be able to set up your company’s data file, input Customer and Vendor information and start recording basic transactions such as invoices and vendor bills.
Topics include:

• Creating a data file
• Choosing a file-template
• Entering key information (Profile, Customers, Vendors)
• Entering opening balances
• Recording sales and bills

Dates for upcoming sessions which are part of the series:

Session 2 – QuickBooks Day-to-Day – Tuesday, June 12th

Session 3 – QuickBooks Getting it right – Tuesday, June 19th

Speaker Bio:
Michael Di Lauro is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) with a strong background in software training, consulting and financial writing. Michael is known for his QuickBooks and AccountEdge training courses, and for his financial coaching with entrepreneurs. Because of this background, Michael was the only accountant in Eastern Ontario contracted by Intuit Canada––the makers of QuickBooks software––to teach QuickBooks in the classroom.
Often called the accountant who writes, Michael helps his clients prepare clear, concise business plans and other business documents. These documents include financial reports, policies & procedures manuals, funding requests, and training guides, textbooks and web content.

Michael’s experience includes work with not-for-profit organizations, charities and commercial organizations in a varied range of capacities. This works includes pure accounting, financial coaching, software installation, and the delivery of live and on-line seminars on financial management and business planning.

To learn how Michael can help your business, visit www.dilauro.ca or contact him at mike@dilauro.ca.—————

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June 7, 2012

Income Protection For Small Business
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Cost: No charge
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“Your health is your wealth” A saying that is as simple as it is complex. What would happen to you if you were not able to work for a while due to an accident or sickness? Who would run your business or provide for your family? This workshop will review the various strategies a small business can put in place to provide protection and improve employee retention.

By the end of the workshop participants will be able to

• Understand the importance of this often overlooked part of a financial plan
• Understand the basic options available for income protection
• Know the tax implications of various methods
• Understand how this can help improve employee loyalty

Speaker Bio:
Marc Johnstone is a trusted and experienced advisor with RBC Insurance. He graduated from St. Mary’s University in Halifax with a Bachelor of Commerce.

As an advisor, he has worked in financial services for 10 years with clients of all wealth levels and back grounds. This has given him a wide and varied perspective when dealing with people.

Further to this, Marc has worked as a part-time professor with Algonquin College in their marketing program since 2006. He lends his experience and talent to the future entrepreneurs and leaders of the city. Marc is a varied and engaging speaker who works to create on open and approachable atmosphere.

“Your health is your wealth” A saying that is as simple as it is complex. What would happen to you if you were not able to work for a while due to an accident or sickness? Who would run your business or provide for your family? This workshop will review the various strategies a small business can put in place to provide protection and improve employee retention.
By the end of the workshop participants will be able to
- Understand the importance of this often overlooked part of a financial plan
- Understand the basic options available for income protection
- Know the tax implications of various methods
- Understand how this can help improve employee loyalty
Speaker Bio: Marc Johnstone is a trusted and experienced advisor with RBC Insurance. He graduated from St. Mary’s University in Halifax with a Bachelor of Commerce.
As an advisor, he has worked in financial services for 10 years with clients of all wealth levels and back grounds. This has given him a wide and varied perspective when dealing with people.

Further to this, Marc has worked as a part-time professor with Algonquin College in their marketing program since 2006. He lends his experience and talent to the future entrepreneurs and leaders of the city. Marc is a varied and engaging speaker who works to create on open and approachable atmosphere.

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June 7, 2012

Business Liability Insurance
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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“Covering the unexpected” – This workshop will review the various strategies a small business can put in place to provide protection to owners, their customers and most importantly the business with their day to day operations.

• By the end of the workshop participants will be able to
• Understand the importance of Business Liability insurance
• Understand the basic options available for protection

Presenter:
Marc Johnstone is a trusted and experienced advisor with RBC Insurance. He graduated from St. Mary’s University in Halifax with a Bachelor of Commerce.

As a Registered Health Underwriter and advisor, he has worked in financial services for 12 years with clients of all wealth levels and back grounds. This has given him a wide and varied perspective when dealing with people.

Further to this, Marc has worked as a part-time professor with Algonquin College in their marketing program since 2006. He lends his experience and talent to the future entrepreneurs and leaders of the city. Marc is a varied and engaging speaker who works to create on open and approachable atmosphere.

Guest Speaker: Andrew Shano, Co-operator’s Insurance

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June 8, 2012

Starting Your Business Information Session
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Cost: No charge
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Every business in Ontario needs to follow certain steps. In this 1 hour information session, we cover the basic rules and regulations you will be required to follow in order to start your business in the province of Ontario.

Topics covered include:

• the different forms of business organization, the advantages and disadvantages of each
• acquiring a Business Number with the Canada Revenue Agency – do you need one? How to you get one?
• municipal licensing

Presenter:
Christine Evans, Entrepreneurship Advisory Services, Invest Ottawa

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June 8, 2012

Business Planning Basics
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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There are many great ideas, but do you have a great business idea? By pulling a wide variety of different factors and components together, you will be able to determine if it is a good business idea, identify what you need to do, how you are going to do it, and how successful you could be. In this session, you will learn why every entrepreneur should have a plan to help guide them and what the various sections of the business plan cover. Having a good business plan is a solid foundation for a successful business.

Presenter:
Peter Stewart, Business Advisor – Entrepreneurship, Invest Ottawa

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June 8, 2012

Secondary Market Research for Small Business
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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Market research is one of the most important things you can do to ensure the success of your business idea. This seminar will focus on the sources of secondary market research, already gathered information, that is available for you through the Ottawa Public Library, as well as other sources. Some examples of resources available through the Ottawa Public Library are:

• Magazines, newspapers
• Books, audio books, DVDs
• Databases of reliable information
• Website of information with many links
• Online Catalogue
• Research guides

This 1 hour seminar as well as the one on one consultations will be presented by Jill Hawken, Business Librarian with the Ottawa Public Library.

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June 11, 2012

Faire affaires avec le gouvernement du Canada
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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Location Note: La Cité Collégiale, Campus Alphonse-Desjardins, 8865 Chemin North Service Road, Orléans, ON

Séminaires (une journée) gratuits aux entreprises qui aimeraient apprendre d’avantage au sujet du processus d’approvisionnement et sur la façon de vendre leurs biens et services au gouvernement du Canada.

Voici les sujets abordés dans le cadre des séminaires :

• Aperçu du processus de passation de marchés
• S’inscrire aux bases de données des fournisseurs
• Trouver les principaux contacts en matière d’achats
• Effectuer des études de marché parmi les contrats attribués antérieurement
• Rechercher des occasions de marché sur MERXMC
• Trouver des occasions de sous-traitance
• Obtenir des cotes de sécurité
• Soumissionner des marchés

Biographie du Présentatrice
Rachelle Lachance a commencer avec Travaux publics et services gouvernementaux Canada en 1972 en tant qu’acheteur d’approvisionnement pour la Production de la défense, section de Construction, Mécanique, et Scientifique. Précédant, Rachelle a travaillé pour Transport Canada et l ‘Agence Services Frontalières Canada comme chef d’équipe dans les achats et services. Aujourd’hui, en tant qu’Officier de mobilisation des partenaires, Rachelle Lachance est responsable du travail de sensibilisation auprès des petites et moyennes entreprises canadiennes.

Rachelle Lachance est née sur la base à Comox, Colombie-Britannique et demeure à White Lake, Ontario ou elle a été propriétaire d’une petite entreprise.

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June 12, 2012

QuickBooks Day-to-Day
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
Register now

All entrepreneurs need information. Information about their clients, their cashflow and their company’s financial performance. And the easiest way to obtain accurate, up-to date information is with business software like QuickBooks. QuickBooks is the #1 bestselling accounting application in North America, and it is designed, from the ground up, to be easy to install, easy to learn and easy to use.

Invest Ottawa now offers a three-part training series called QuickBooks for the Entrepreneur. These half-day courses are taught by Michael Di Lauro, a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and the author of numerous QuickBooks textbooks and training guides. If you’re interested in having, at your fingertips, crucial financial information that will help you effectively manage your business, you must attend the QuickBooks for the
Entrepreneur series of courses.

Session 2 – QuickBooks Day-to-Day

Building on the first session, this workshop addresses the daily tasks that all entrepreneurs must tackle. After taking this course you’ll understand how to receive customer payments, pay vendor bills and use the banking and credit card features. Topics include:

• Working with customers
• Working with vendors
• Recording cheques and deposits
• Working with credit cards and bank accounts

Dates for the other sessions which are part of the series:

Session 1 – Getting Started with QuickBooks – June 5, 2012

Session 3 – QuickBooks: Getting it Right – June 19, 2012

Speaker Bio:
Michael Di Lauro is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) with a strong background in software training, consulting and financial writing. Michael is known for his QuickBooks and AccountEdge training courses, and for his financial coaching with entrepreneurs. Because of this background, Michael was the only accountant in Eastern Ontario contracted by Intuit Canada––the makers of QuickBooks software––to teach QuickBooks in the classroom.
Often called the accountant who writes, Michael helps his clients prepare clear, concise business plans and other business documents. These documents include financial reports, policies & procedures manuals, funding requests, and training guides, textbooks and web content.

Michael’s experience includes work with not-for-profit organizations, charities and commercial organizations in a varied range of capacities. This works includes pure accounting, financial coaching, software installation, and the delivery of live and on-line seminars on financial management and business planning.

To learn how Michael can help your business, visit www.dilauro.ca or contact him at mike@dilauro.ca.

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June 12, 2012

La fin de vos craintes sur vos projections financières !
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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Location Note: La Cité Collégiale, Campus Alphonse-Desjardins, 8865 Chemin North Service Road, Orléans, ON

Denis Aubin est le PDG et le fondateur de Ask Business Professionals Inc., sa très large expérience en préparation de plans d’affaires va vous soutenir lorsque vous allez projeter vos coûts et vos ventes, afin de présenter votre plan d’affaires à une banque, un investisseur ou bien pour une révision stratégique.

Cet atelier sur les projections financières vous guidera au travers des étapes suivantes :

• Nom de l’entreprise, nom de domaine, date de départ
• Fonds de démarrage (Ce que vous avez déjà, ou bien ce que vous allez acheter avant de commencer)
• Les coûts et les ventes mensuelles
• Les frais de publicité et promotion
• Les achats de biens et d’inventaire que vous envisagez
• Tous les frais fixes, tels que : loyer, transport, téléphone, banque, comptable et tenue de livres, assurance et association professionnelle, …
• Emprunts, prêts, subvention, ligne de crédit

Il sera nécessaire d’amener votre laptop qui téléchargera un document Excel au début du séminaire.

Objectifs d’apprentissage:

Les participants vont:

• Transférer le contenu de leur plan d’affaires en chiffres qui représenteront votre entreprise..
• Analyser les résultats de du plan de trésorerie (Cash Flow), du compte de résultats (Income Statement), du bilan (Balance Sheet) et du seuil de rentabilité (Break Even Analysis)
• Etre capable de décider sur la viabilité du lancement de leur nouvelle entreprise, de l’addition d’une nouvelle ligne de produits ou services, de l’addition d’un nouveau secteur géographique, …

Quelques mots sur le présentateur :

Denis Aubin est un économiste, un ingénieur professionnel, un technicien du bois et un Toastmaster distingué. Denis est arrivé au Canada en venant de France en 1999. Sa compagnie Ask Business Professionals Inc. est située à Ottawa, spécialisée dans l’établissement de plans d’affaires (plus de 200 au Canada) et de marketing pour les entreprises en incubation et les entreprises déjà existantes. En Europe Denis a été un directeur général, un chef des ventes, un vendeur et un technicien pendant 25 ans. Dans les dernières 8 années Denis a coaché et établis environ 50 plans d’affaires par an. Denis est aussi multilingue, il parle français, anglais, espagnol et allemand. Le site de sa société est situé à : http://www.ask-business-professionals.com.

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June 12, 2012

La gestion de risque et l’entreprise en démarrage
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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Location Note: La Cité Collégiale, Campus Alphonse-Desjardins, 8865 Chemin North Service Road, Orléans, ON

L’entreprise en démarrage : Gestion de risque par l’entremise de la structure, de l’assurance et des modalités contractuelles.

1. Étude générale des différentes formes d’entreprises et analyse du risque pour l’entrepreneur:

• Sociétés par actions (Corporations)
• Entreprise personnelle (sole proprietorship)
• Société en nom collectif (partnerships)
• Autres formes moins communes

2. Étude générale de l’utilisation de polices d’assurance

• Responsabilité civile de l’entreprise (commercial liability insurance)
• Assurance de la responsabilité civile professionnelle (errors and omissions insurance)

3. Étude générale de clauses contractuelles limitant votre responsabilité

• Contrats entre votre entreprise et vos clients
  • Exclusions de certaines formes de dommages-intérêts
  • Limite de la valeur totale de l’indemnisation
  • autres

Biographie du présentateur: LP Denis

Me Denis est co-fondateur du Executive Counsel Group. Sa pratique est concentrée en droit des sociétés, droit commercial, et acquisitions et ventes d’entreprise à partir du bureau d’Ottawa.

Ses mandats sont effectuées auprès d’une vaste clientèle composée de PME et grandes entreprises privées et publiques œuvrant dans plusieurs secteurs de l’économie à l’échelle locale, nationale et internationale. Il a débuté sa carrière au sein du groupe d’entreprises de la famille Irving dans les Maritimes.

Me Denis a aussi été conseiller juridique pour la division énergétique des entreprises Brookfield et a pratiqué au sein du bureau de Montréal de la société Gowlings. Membre du Barreau du Haut-Canada, il a complété son droit civil et Common Law en 1997 et pratique en anglais et en français.

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June 13, 2012

Démarrer une entreprise
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Cost: No charge
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Location Note: La Cité Collégiale, Campus Alphonse-Desjardins, 8865 Chemin North Service Road, Orléans, ON

Aperçu des différents types d’entreprises (tels que l’entreprise à propriétaire unique, société en nom collectif et la société par action) ainsi que les avantages/désavantages et particularités de chacun. Étapes à suivre pour démarrer votre entreprise et quelques conseils importants à retenir.

Biographie du présentateur
Louis Benoit est avocat chez Low Murchison Radnoff s.r.l. où il pratique dans le domaine du droit commercial/corporatif et le droits des technologies. Louis se spécialise dans la négociation et la rédaction d’ententes commerciales telles que les contrats de licences et d’utilisation, les contrats de services, les ententes de non-divulgation et les conventions de coentreprise. Il fournis également des conseils à ses clients en ce qui concerne l’incorporation, les questions d’actionnaires et l’achat et la vente de commerces. Louis est entièrement bilingue et offre ses services juridiques dans les deux langues officielles.

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June 13, 2012

WordPress Workshop – Beyond the Basics
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $60.00
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This workshop is a follow on workshop to Web Development for Beginners and is suited for individuals who want to increase their knowledge of WordPress to manage their website. This hands-on workshop led by Sarah Green, will delve deeper into WordPress and show you how to enhance and customize your website to make it unique to you or your business. Also included in this workshop will be an overview of domain registration, transfers and hosting.

Requirements: A laptop computer with wireless internet capability. A WordPress website platform will be provided for you to customize.

Upon the completion of the workshop you will:
1. Have a deeper understanding of the WordPress platform
2. Know how to install a new theme
3. Know how to make minor alterations or customize themes
4. Know how to update your profile and personal settings
5. Know how to create a navigation menu
6. Understand how to add hyperlinks, photos, videos and manage content (.pdf, .doc, etc.)
7. Understand how to use and manage categories and tags
8. Learn how to manage and moderate comments and change discussion settings
9. Know how to use trackbacks and pingbacks
10. Learn about plugins and which ones to use
11. Learn how to change the header image and add a logo image
12. Understand the sidebar and customize it with widgets
13. Learn about Google Analytics and how to install it
14. Deeper understanding of domain name management

The web hosting is provided by Koallo.ca. Your site will be fully functional for the 30 days following the course date. If you wish to keep hosting then please contact Koallo on 613-369-5046 or email support@koallo.ca. Domain names are currently $12.99 for a .ca or .com, availability of domains may be checked at http://www.koallo.ca. If you already own your domain name Koallo can help you transfer or redirect the domain. Hosting is a standard 12 month term package at $99.48 however you will receive a coupon code to receive 30% off.

Speaker Bio – Sarah Green
Sarah Green is the owner and president of SiLK Web Solutions. She is also the project manager and web developer behind many successful projects, working in the industry for the past 12 years. Starting with the management of a local high tech website and then eventually branching out to start her own business, she strives to offer clients the service that SiLK is renowned for. Sarah offers her clients many CMS options and is happy to share her knowledge of WordPress.

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June 14, 2012

Les réseaux sociaux pour votre entreprise
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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Location Note: La Cité Collégiale, Campus Alphonse-Desjardins, 8865 Chemin North Service Road, Orléans, ON

Les réseaux sociaux prennent de plus en plus d’importance dans le monde des communications. Mais leurs usages sont encore en cours de définition.

• Peuvent-ils vraiment aider à augmenter votre visibilité et faciliter vos efforts de marketing ?
• Sont-ils si idéaux pour communiquer, du point de vue de retour sur investissement ?
• Peut-on vraiment transformer un membre de Facebook en acheteur de biens réels ou de services ?
• Telles seront certaines des idées discutées pendant cette session d’information.

Biographie du présentateur: Bernard Charlebois est co-propriétaire et chef de la direction de Virtuo CMS Technologies, une entreprise de la région d’Ottawa qui oeuvre dans les domaines du développement de systèmes web, les systèmes de gestion de contenu, conception graphique et les stratégies de communication virtuelle. Depuis plus de 12 ans, Virtuo travail avec des centaines d’entreprise, commissions scolaires et associations pour faciliter largement la gestion de leur présence web et améliorer la communication vers le marché ciblé.

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June 15, 2012

International Business Savvy Professional
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $35.00
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Join us and get your professional passport to global success!

In today’s competitive global market, contemporary business etiquette and international protocol knowledge are necessary to build international loyal, lasting and productive relationships.

In this three hour cross-cultural intelligence workshop, you will gain confidence on: what to do or say and when with coherence and credibility, no matter where you are. Through participatory activities, discussions and self-discovery you will learn:
Communication styles,

• Contemporary technology,
• Eye contact,
• Forms of address,
• Greetings,
• Gift giving,
• Mingling,
• Strategic dos and don’ts,
• Tips and tricks for handling Sticky situations with a global mindset

This interactive workshop is accompanied by a Powerpoint presentation and a participant workbook.

Speaker’s bio:
Julie Blais Comeau is Canada’s bilingual etiquette expert, the Huffington Post’s Sticky Situations blogger, an OCRI Summer Company mentor and a graduate of the Protocol School of Washington. With a background in retail management, human resources, tourism, training and development, she is passionate about business etiquette and international protocol. Julie’s clients include: the University of Ottawa, OTEC, the Ottawa Marriott, Deloitte and Stikeman Elliott. As a dynamic contributor, you may have seen, read or listened to Julie in Canada’s media. Her mission is simple: You, being the best You! Please visit her website www.etiquettejulie.com and follow her on Twitter @EtiquetteJulie.

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June 15, 2012

Ètude de Marché Secondaire
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Register now
Location: La Cité Collégiale, Campus Alphonse-Desjardins, 8865 Chemin North Service Road, Orléans, ON

L’étude du marché est une des étapes les plus importantes dans la préparation pour assurer le succès de votre idée d’entreprise (dans la préparation de votre entreprise, afin d’assurer son succès).

L’objectif de ce séminaire sera l’étude de marché secondaire: où trouver, par exemple, les ressources et les études qui contiennent l’information publiée. Vous apprendrez comment accéder à ces informations importantes et celle de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa et d’autres sources.

Quelques exemples des ressources disponibles de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa sont les suivants:

• Revues, journaux, publications électroniques
• Livres, livres numériques, livres audio-numériques, et DVDs
• Bases de données avec l’information sûre
• Portail d’information
• Catalogue électronique de médias sociaux
• Guides de recherché

Ce séminaire d’une heure sera présenté par Jill Hawken, Bibliothécaire aux affaires de la Bibliothèque publique d’Ottawa.

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June 19, 2012

QuickBooks: Getting it Right
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: No charge
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All entrepreneurs need information. Information about their clients, their cashflow and their company’s financial performance. And the easiest way to obtain accurate, up-to date information is with business software like QuickBooks. QuickBooks is the #1 bestselling accounting application in North America, and it is designed, from the ground up, to be easy to install, easy to learn and easy to use.

Invest Ottawa now offers a three-part training series called QuickBooks for the Entrepreneur. These half-day courses are taught by Michael Di Lauro, a QuickBooks ProAdvisor and the author of numerous QuickBooks textbooks and training guides. If you’re interested in having, at your fingertips, crucial financial information that will help you effectively manage your business, you must attend the QuickBooks for the
Entrepreneur series of courses.

Session 3 – QuickBooks: Getting it Right

A must for any entrepreneur, this session tackles the crucial tasks that help ensure accuracy and completeness. After taking this course you’ll know how to reconcile a bank or credit card account, view and pay HST balances, and prepare basic reports that outline your company’s financial position. Topics include:

• Bank reconciliation
• Credit card reconciliation
• GST and HST filing
• Creating and understanding period-end reports
• P&L
• Balance Sheet
• Sales reports
• Reconciliation reports

Dates for the other sessions which are part of the series:

Session 1 – Getting Started with QuickBooks – June 5, 2012

Session 2 – QuickBooks Day-to-Day – June 12, 2012

Speaker Bio:
Michael Di Lauro is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) with a strong background in software training, consulting and financial writing. Michael is known for his QuickBooks and AccountEdge training courses, and for his financial coaching with entrepreneurs. Because of this background, Michael was the only accountant in Eastern Ontario contracted by Intuit Canada––the makers of QuickBooks software––to teach QuickBooks in the classroom.
Often called the accountant who writes, Michael helps his clients prepare clear, concise business plans and other business documents. These documents include financial reports, policies & procedures manuals, funding requests, and training guides, textbooks and web content.

Michael’s experience includes work with not-for-profit organizations, charities and commercial organizations in a varied range of capacities. This works includes pure accounting, financial coaching, software installation, and the delivery of live and on-line seminars on financial management and business planning.

To learn how Michael can help your business, visit www.dilauro.ca or contact him at mike@dilauro.ca.

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June 28, 2012

Beyond the Secrets: The crash course in how to create successful public sector proposals
12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $60.00
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Following up on the highly successful “Is it an Art or a Science? The Secrets of Successful Proposals Revealed” seminar, this course will delve into the details of how to develop a winning proposal. Focusing on the science of responding to formal Requests for Proposals (RFP), Requests for Standing Offers, and other similar requests, participants will walk through the process of preparing proposal responses. Specific topics will include:

• How to review an RFP
• Understand the different types of RFPs published by the different levels of government, other public sector entities, not for profits, and private sector companies
• Learn how to hone in on the key sections of an RFP
• Determine if the bid is right for you and identify what it will take to win
• How to seek clarification and obtain the answers you want without tipping off the competition
• How to create the proposal shell as a foundation for success
• How to respond to typical mandatory and rated criteria
• How to put the finishing touches on the bid without missing the deadline
• How to close the proposal and move forward with post-submission activities
• Responding to clarifications
• Presentations and Interviews
• Archiving and Creating Boilerplate

Unlike other courses which focus on the end result, this course focuses on helping sellers create successful proposals. If you are interested in knowing where to start and the path to take when faced with responding to an RFP this course is for you.

About the Presenter

Keith Parker, PMP is the Managing Director of The Proposal Centre. The Proposal Centre helps companies write proposals that win business from the federal, provincial and municipal governments as well as other public sector institutions such as hospitals, schools and universities.

Keith is a seasoned proposal manager and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over nine years of dedicated experience in all aspects of proposal preparation and solution design. He has helped firms of all sizes, from the smallest of consulting firms to the largest of IT and defense contractors successfully compete. Since leaving IBM Canada Ltd. in 2004 Keith has made several innovations and adaptations to proposal writing best practices that have enabled small and medium sized firms to be successful against larger more established firms for contracts, standing offers, supply arrangements, and vendor of record contract vehicles.