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September 9th

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Toronto has the highest small biz growth rate in the nation. There are 240,000+ self-employed people in the city. Toronto serves 300,000 micro-enterprises. SMB's can make a difference..

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Spotlight:

Anthony Lacavera,

Chair, Wind Mobile

Steve Abrams,

Co-Founder, Mill St. Brewery

Loudon Owen,

Chairman, i4i

'September 14th.'

"'David vs. Goliath: Competing against the giants":

Meet, hear and ask questions of Anthony Lacavera on competing against the established TELCOS; Steve Abrams selling into markets dominated by multi-national breweries; Loudon Owen on how his company was able to win a $290 million patent infringement suite against tech giant Microsoft. Also an HP executive on how tech can help you compete and journalists from the Globe & Mail and CanadaOne.com will be part of the discussion.

Proceeds to:

Oprah's new doctor protégé:

Spotlight:

Anne Dranitsaris, PhD,

'October 12th.'

"'Developing 'business' emotional intelligence":

How to take your company's performance to the next level.:

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Small & Medium Biz News & Networking Series

You can't do it alone. Successful business people have learned that reality. Get unedited answers to your most pressing questions not from one person but a panel made up of leading professionals in government and business. Hear their unique narratives on what they discovered and how they ultimately succeeded. Learn from and network with key industry people in a series of topical shows.

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Search Q&A Clips: Access to Success
		3 Point Tech Strategy for Success
		Vendors! It's not about bits & bytes.
		Find the Gap: Then start your biz.
		Today's Challenges & Solutions
		Where to cut & be more competitive.
		Hire Slow, Fire Fast - Arlene Dickinson
		Selling to big biz: make it SMB to SMB
		Harmonized Sales Tax: Impact on Biz
		HR for competitiveness: Leaner, Faster
		Getting capital in today's environment.
		PR for Small Biz: Messaging far & wide
		Copyright: Protecting your biz.
		Pandemic: Don't let it cripple your biz.
		How to locate & get government work.
		Acquisition, merger or IPO for growth?
		Workplace diversity without laws
		Ontario govt. high growth markets?
		Big ad agencies on an SMB budget
		Ad or PR firm?
		Online vs In Person Relationship Build
		How to look attractive to investors.
		Patient-Centric Care: A big opportunity

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		Suggest a topic and a panelist

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Left: panel made-up of award wining small biz, media & experts

"3 Point tech strategy for small biz success": vIDEO aRTICLE

right: government, experts & media discuss keeping the best

"Retention strategy? treat employees unequally.": Video

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Toronto Mayoral Election

No.#1: Economy & Jobs

Nearly half of the people surveyed said Toronto's mayor should concentrate on improving the economy and creating jobs. 43% selected growing the economy while only 17% chose keeping taxes down. Report by Kelly Grant of The Globe & Mail, August 27th: Article

The Direct Engagement Show is hosting a mayoral candidates town hall on September 9th and leading up to this event will be providing election news.

David vs. Goliath: i4i Story

Toronto-based i4i sued Microsoft for patent infringement and they won a $290 million award. CanadaOne spoke with i4i's founder Chairman Loudon Owen (left in photo) and Michael Vulpe (right in photo) about what it takes to bring an innovative product to market and how they defended their rights against an aggressive giant: Article

See also Arlene Dickinson, Dragons' Den judge, and other panelists on how to find & determine the right business venture: Video

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