March 7 2012 – Presenting your business as an attractive investment
In this session, Karen Grant, Executive Director of the Angel One Investor Network described the thought process Angel associations follow in assessing the value and viability of an entrepreneur’s business and how to best present yourself as a worthwhile investment opportunity.
Jan 11 2012 - Building a Strategic Talent Management Framework
Guilherme (Glem) Dias, Director, Strategic Talent Management at Pitney Bowes discussed ways of building and executing a Strategic Talent Management framework to enable growth withing your organization, including (i) shaping culture and values, (ii) building talent, and (iii) developing leadership capacity.
Nov 16 2011 – Creating an Effective Funding Application
Derek Blonski, Business Analyst at RIC Centre gave an overview of the dos and don’ts of drafting the Business Acceleration Program (BAP) application. BAP is funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation. Programs are delivered through member organizations, such as RIC Centre, as part of the Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE).
Sept 15 2011 – MarCom Workshop
Jon Worren, Advisor at MaRS Discovery District delivered a two-day MarCom workshop examined the principles of marketing communication strategy and showed how start-ups can use them to increase opportunities for growth. If you are interested in attending a future workshop, visit the Programs page on our website.
