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Training & Skills Development
Information Sessions
Interested to learn more about AWE services? Join us at one of our upcoming one-hour teleconferences from 12pm-1pm on: December 9 or December 16.
Starting in 2010, sessions will be offered every Tuesday at noon For more information click here.
Roadmap for Success
Why does the idea of writing a business plan seem daunting and confusing? Why do you need one? This workshop answers these questions and provides an introduction on how to develop a business plan. Cost: $45
Edmonton :
December 15, 2009
1:00pm - 4:00pm
January 20, 2010
9:00am - 12:00pm
Calgary:
December 10, 2009
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Other Events of Interest
Innovative Speaker Series
Join novaNait and The Business Link for series' sessions focused on business development and incubation.
Incubate Your Business for Success
December 15, 2009
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Do you have a technology-based business idea and would like to win $150,000 in prizes?
Registration for TEC VenturePrize 2009-2010 is now open to new and future entrepreneurs from across Alberta.
TEC VenturePrize provides training, professional support and financial incentives to help people build or enhance viable technology-based ventures. Deadline for submission to the Fast Growth Competition is February 25, 2010. For more information:
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Call for Nominations
Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta
The 2010 JA Alberta Business Hall of Fame celebrates it's 30th Anniversary! Nominate a great Albertan! Download the form at www.janorthalberta.org.
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Volunteer with Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta
JA is a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to providing Alberta's youth in Grades 3 through 12 with high quality business programs focusing on free enterprise, financial literacy, and stay in school messaging.
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Message from the CEO
 Connect to Success
Did you know that there are 110,400 self employed women in Alberta? And nearly 80% of these business owners do not have any employees. Are you one of them? Do you feel like it is you against the world sometimes? Or are you one of the 20% of business owners who have employees and also feel isolated and alone as you try to navigate this changing economy with even more scarce resources?
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Are You Ready for
Innovative Approaches to Success 2010?
Join us for another fantastic conference on April 21-23, 2010 at the Fairmont Hotel MacDonald in Edmonton, Alberta.
If you are wondering how to...
Make the most of your brand?
Win big service contracts?
Move from competing to collaborating?
Attract free media attention for your business?
Then you won't want to miss this premier Canadian event for established female business owners to learn how to grow your business and to expand your profitability. This year's conference will include expert panels, workshops, entrepreneurial success stories, and inspirational keynote speakers. All for our $500 early bird rate! Reserve your spot now.
To check out a video slideshow of last years highlights click here. |
Creating a Profitable Community
Collaboration instead of competition. This impactful message  was delivered by AWE-Inspiring speaker Jessie Radies at last month's Edmonton luncheon. During her journey from working huge restaurant chains to owning her own restaurant, The Blue Pear, Jessie realized that locally owned establishments were excluded from the privileges and discounts provided by suppliers to chains. So, she was prompted to create Original Fare - a group of independent restaurants collaborating in support of local business. Read more... |
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2009
 Did you know November 16-23 was Global Entrepreneurship Week? As a part of our activities to support this world-wide movement that celebrates and promotes entrepreneurship in more than 100 countries, AWE was proud to be a Community Partner for the Canadian Youth Business Foundation's event held on November 17, 2009. This informational evening featured keynote speaker Kelley Keehn, a panel of successful young Edmonton entrepreneurs and opportunities to network. | |
AWE Client Makes Top 40 Under 40
Marci Andrews is a successful entrepreneur "who is not a mad scientist working in a basement on improbable gadgets, but a thoroughly modern inventor."
 Andrews, President of B.L.I.S and maker of The HealthPod Baby is one of Avenue magazine's |
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Ready. Set. Go?
Is now a good time to launch a business? Profit Magazine put that question to small-business observers at the Canadian Association of Business Incubators' recent annual conference in Edmonton.
CEO Tracey Scarlett appears answering this question in November Issue of Profit Magazine. She says, "this is a good time; there are lots of opportunities that exist if you're creative about looking for them. For example, people are looking for work, so you can find good staff, find a good location, and your suppliers are probably not as swamped, so they can deliver products at a competitive price. In terms of starting a business, there are a lot of positives in a downturn." | |
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