Vaughan celebrates Small Business Week
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Virtual workshops and programs are taking place
throughout the week
The City of Vaughan is celebrating entrepreneurship, innovation
and businesses across the city during Small Business Week from Monday, Oct. 18
to Friday, Oct. 22. In partnership with the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce,
ventureLAB, YSpace/York University, COSTI and York Regional Police, the City
will be offering virtual workshops, networking opportunities and tools
throughout the week to help small businesses and entrepreneurs in their
continued successes.
This
year’s theme will focus on seizing the opportunity to build the way forward,
exploring how to overcome current challenges, identifying growth opportunities,
and highlighting the local supports available to entrepreneurs and small
business owners.
There will be a variety
of different events and workshops exploring the concepts of business
resiliency, business planning, marketing and finance as they relate to
entrepreneurship and starting or owning a business. Programming starts on
Monday, Oct. 18, with a fireside chat and networking event co-hosted by the
Vaughan Chamber of Commerce that will include a virtual address from Mayor
Maurizio Bevilacqua. Registration is available at vaughanbusiness.ca/SBW2021.
Workshops
and events offered during Small Business Week include:
Monday,
Oct. 18 at 10 a.m.
- Fireside chat and general networking launch event with the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce and a virtual address from Mayor Bevilacqua
Monday, Oct. 18 at 1 p.m.
- Launch and grow your tech venture: Growth hacking 101 by YSpace/York University
Tuesday,
Oct. 19 at 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.
- Crime prevention for Vaughan businesses by York Regional Police
Wednesday,
Oct. 20 at 10 a.m.
- Innovation strand workshop: Business model canvas 1 by ventureLAB
Thursday,
Oct. 21 at noon
- Launch and grow your food venture: Product packaging by YSpace/York University
Thursday,
Oct. 21 at 2 p.m.
- Innovation strand workshop: Business model canvas 2 by ventureLAB
Friday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m.
- Hiring incentives for employees by COSTI
QUOTE
“Throughout Vaughan’s 2021 Small Business Week
virtual event, we will celebrate our hard-working business community and their
remarkable ability to pivot and adapt their businesses amid the global
pandemic. We are on this journey together, and I want to thank all our local
entrepreneurs and business owners for demonstrating strength, resiliency and
exceptional citizenship. Their commitment to these values sets Vaughan apart as
a city of choice. This week, participants will learn more about the supports
and resources available to local entrepreneurs and small business owners and
ways to overcome the universal challenges presented by COVID-19. Vaughan is
stronger than ever. Our city is home to more than 19,000 businesses that employ
more than 225,000 people. Small business remains the backbone of Vaughan’s
thriving economy – representing more than 80 per cent of all local job
creators. The City remains committed to supporting our small business community
because our strength lies in their success. I want to extend my best wishes to
Vaughan’s business community as we celebrate Small Business Week. Thank you for
making Vaughan the place to be!”
-
Mayor
Maurizio Bevilacqua
QUICK FACTS
- Small Business Week is an annual celebration of entrepreneurship that the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has organized for more than 42 years. The initiative is supported by the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.
- Events like Small Business Week showcase the city as a gateway to economic activity in the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario and Canada, and highlight its entrepreneurial spirit as outlined in the 2018-2022 Term of Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan.
- Registration is available at vaughanbusiness.ca/SBW2021.
- For updates and news as they happen, sign up for Vaughan News and follow the official corporate channels on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
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