Marketing can be used to achieve your business goals and be a force of good in society. Learn how to build an effective online marketing framework to influence and drive awareness.
Social Entrepreneur | Kevin Black, VP Business Development, Lee & Maria's
Social Educator | Ran Goel, CEO & Founder, Fresh City Farms
Branding is all about relationships and building a positive perception of your business. Start embracing your beliefs and values to develop meaningful connections with your customers.
Social Entrepreneur | Doug Appeldoorn, Master Beer Sommelier & Owner, People's Pint
Social Educator | Anahita Belanger, Food and Beverage Lead, Vetta Nordic Spa
For start-ups and other businesses, collaborating for a critical mass for sales and distribution makes good sense. Learn more about how working together can reduce costs, give new expertise access, help you share the risk, and learn from others.
Social Entrepreneur | Alicia Lake: Executive Director, Cape Breton Food Hub
Social Educator | Peter Cameron: Co-op Development Manager, Ontario Co-operative Association
Social media is a great tool to reach, build connections and engage with customers. By incorporating your business's social purpose into your social media strategy, you can help spread awareness, educate and inspire others to focus on being a positive force in society.
Social Entrepreneur: Cheyenne Sundance, Owner & Manager, Sundance Harvest
Social Educator: Jillisa Brown, Director of Community Engagement, SETSI
Social media is a great tool to reach, build connections and engage with customers. By incorporating your business's social purpose into your social media strategy, you can help spread awareness, educate and inspire others to focus on being a positive force in society.
Social Entrepreneur: Michael Sacco, Founder & Director, ChocoSol Traders
Social Educator: Sarah Bakker, Co-Owner, Field Sparrow Farms and General Manager, NFU-O
In this seventh and final webinar of our series, we hear about the work of Dr. Jess Daggers, Associate Research Fellow at Birkbeck College at the University of London, UK.
Listen and learn about the TIFS Initiative from its Director, Rex Raimond.
Hear about community bond investment models from Belinda Bell of Cambridge Social Ventures (Cambridge, UK) and Sally Chicken of East of England Co-op (Suffolk, UK). East of England Co-op has roots that date back to one of the oldest co-ops, begun 150 years ago.
Learn from from Kristi Fairhom-Mader of Scale Collaborative (Victoria, BC) and Belinda Bell of Cambridge Social Ventures (Cambridge, UK).
Learn from Diane Hodgins of Shorefast Group (Fogo Island, off the shore of Newfoundland) and Matt Zipchen of Efficiency Capital (Toronto, ON).
Hear from Seth Asimakos of Saint John Community Loan Fund (New Brunswick) and Béatrice Alain of Chantier de l'économie Sociale (Quebec).
Have you been wanting to learn more about innovations in investing and finance? Are you interested in how to use your finances to best support local businesses in your area, to ethically help the planet and create social benefits in your community?
Hear from entrepreneurs' experiences and learn about the transformation we can create to improve communities' health and economic vitality across Ontario.
Join Tony Neale as he shares his journey from founding Wheelbarrow Farm to managing its financial systems. Learn about the innovative use of community bonds and how his partners Debbie and Garret have helped transform their financial practices.
Learn effective bookkeeping practices to maximize your tax benefits, keeping your financial documents organized to be ready for tax season, strategies for managing debt and mitigating financial risk, and touch on alternative financing options such as grants and community bonds.
A three-part webinar series provides essential financial knowledge and practical tools to effectively manage and grow your farm or agro-food business.