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dinner notice
The fall HWIN dinner has been
scheduled for Thursday, September
25. Hosted by the Huron Small Busi-
ness Enterprise Centre, once again it
will be held at the White Carnation
Banquet hall in Holmesville, with
social time at 6 pm and dinner at
6:30.
The objective of the evening is net-
working. During dinner, those donat-
ing door prizes, and those winning
them, each have an opportunity to
give a one -minute advertisement of
their business/career ...that elevator
speech. At the end of the evening, the
grand prize will be won by a contest
challenging your memory of those
businesses. Come and see how it
works. You might be the lucky
winner.
This is going to be an exciting and
informative evening, with Lisa
Houthuyzen sharing tips and tricks
on how to feel comfortable speaking
to groups of people large or small.
Lisa has been active in Toastmasters
for several years and commented
that "We all present ourselves. The
minute we leave our homes we are
"On" so to speak." She feels that, as
women, we face additional chal-
lenges when "presenting" ourselves
and what we have to say. She will
address do's and don'ts of public
speaking, as well as how to combat
the challenges that women face.
Lastly she will discuss how to enjoy
getting up to speak to people in
public.
At $30 per person, which includes
HST, this is a networking opportunity
you can't afford to miss. Bring along
your business cards and brochures
and don't forget we appreciate
donated door prizes. Make this an
opportunity to promote your busi-
ness to other like-minded women. If
you aren't currently in business, this
is an opportunity to find out who is
and what they do. With 50-60
women all interested in business,
this is always an entertaining
evening.
Feel free to pass the word and
bring a friend but please make sure
that they are registered. Pre -registra-
tion is required so we can confirm
dinner numbers. If you register and
end up unable to attend, please let us
know well in advance. We pay for
the number of meals we book at the
beginning of the week. To register, or
for more information, call Alison
Lobb, Business Consultant, or Cathy
at the Huron Business Enterprise
Centre, 527-0305.
$25K in grants available for two
Ontario based female entrepreneurs
Ontario based eco -friendly fash-
ion business owner and philanthro-
pist, Shannon Passero, is thrilled to
announce her 2nd annual Women's
Business Grant program.
The program seeks to support fel-
low Ontario based female entrepre-
neurs while inspiring women to pur-
sue new opportunities and creative
solutions that will move their busi-
ness forward in a sustainable way.
Two grant recipients will be cho-
sen to receive $12,500 each.
The SHANNON PASSERO Wom-
en's Business Grant Program is cur-
rently seeldng applicants from 100%
women -owned, Ontario based busi-
nesses that combine the principles of
social consciousness, sustainability,
and innovation to create new busi-
nesses or invigorate existing ones.
Applications are currently being
accepted with an October 15th
deadline.
Other applicant requirements
include:
Must have been in business at
least 3 years
Must have a solid business plan
and a strategy for long-term
growth.
Must be based in Ontario
For profit businesses or non-
profit hybrids (social enterprises)
are eligible for this grant.
Those that wish to apply should
visit: ShannonPassero.com, click
on "About" and link to "Grants."
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Proudly Present
Saturday, November 22nd 2014, Libro Community Hall, CHCC, Clinton
Box Office Ticket Sales Only
Saturday September 27th 2014 at 9:OOam, Clinton KIN Hall, 162 Maple St., Clinton
Tickets are $45 each
Cash and Cheque only
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An age -of -majority event
Call (519) 524-0752 for more information
Visit us at
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Upcoming business workshops
The fall schedule of business
workshops from the Huron Small
Business Enterprise Centre starts
on Wednesday, September 24
with an evening session entitled
Getting an ROI on your Trade
Show Experience. For those plan-
ning participation in a trade show
this fall, this is an opportunity to
hear from a panel of experienced
exhibitors. How do they attract
visitors to interact at their booth?
What do they consider a "success-
ful" experience at a trade show
and how do they determine the
Return on Investment? If you have
been considering putting together
an exhibit booth and participating
in a trade show event, don't miss
this evening.
The panel of experienced trade
show participants includes Andy
Phillips of Composite Creations;
Jim Niesen of the Huron Business
Development Corporation; Vicki
White, one of the organizer of the
very successful Careers on Waters
Trade Show in 2013; Laura Over-
holt of HealthKick; and Ron Plass-
chaert of RPM Promotions. Julian
Bayley, of iceculture, will also be
providing input. As well as shar-
ing their input on making the
most of your time and financial
commitment at a trade show, sev-
eral exhibit booths will be set up
and evaluated. Come and provide
your input!
And there are several local
tradeshows coming up this fall.
On September 13th, the Bridges
to Better Health event at Holmes-
ville is already full booked. On
October 1st, there is a Career Fair
and Business trade show taking
place in Wingham. On November
12th, the SBEC and Central Huron
BIA are hosting a Bridges to Better
Business trade show in Clinton.
For further information on any of
these events, contact Alison Lobb
at alobb@huroncounty.ca.
The September 24th evening is
the first in our series of SBEC fall
workshops, held at the REACH
Centre in Clinton, from 7-9 pm.
October sessions include Teresa
Renee on Twitter for Business;
Kim Postma honing your Time
Management skills; Gwynne &
Jessica Burgess introducing Etsy
101; and Tina Heather discussing
how you can Think Like an Entre-
preneur, Speak Like a Business
Manager. For a complete list of
upcoming topics, visit www.
huronsbec.ca or call the Huron
Business Centre at 519.527.0305.
A $50 fall pass entitles you to
attend any or all of the regular
workshops from September
through December. Pre -registra-
tion is required, please, so call
Cathy at 519.527.0305.
Grant writing
workshop taking
place in Bayfield
The Huron Perth Oxford Funders
Group is holding a Grant Writing
Workshop in Bayfield on Friday,
September 26 at the Bayfield Com-
munity Centre. Participants of the
daylong workshop includes a
workshop on writing effective grant
proposals, a Q&A panel session
with funders and an opportunity
for participants to meet one-on-
one with some of the funding agen-
cies taking part including: Ontario
Trillium Foundation, Ontario Arts
Council, United Way Perth -Huron,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs, Ontario
Ministry of Training, Colleges and
Universities, Ontario Ministry of
Tourism, Culture and Sport and
Ministry of Community and Social
Services.
Registration fee for the Grant
Writing Workshop is $25 per per-
son which includes lunch. Partici-
pants can register by contacting
Kelly Stevenson at Huron County
Library, kstevenson@huroncounty.
ca or 519-482-5457 ext.0. The Bay-
field workshop is facilitated by
United Way Perth -Huron and
Ontario Trillium Foundation. The
workshop begins at 9:30 AM and
runs until approximately 3:30 PM
on September 26 at the Bayfield
Community Centre, 4 Jane Street,
Bayfield.
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