PORCH Plus Members = FREE (message Hunter for the code)
This is the world-renowned Potluck for immigrant entrepreneurs and professionals.
There is nothing like a potluck to bring everyone together, to break bread with one another, and build relationships that will last a lifetime.
Join the PORCH community for a night of food, games, learning, food, prizes and giveaways, networking, food, fun, drinks, and food.
The PORCH Potluck is our way of celebrating the incredible diversity and cultures of the entrepreneurs and professionals in the community and beyond!
Bring a dish that represents the country you are from.
You could not of left this event without a bunch of amazing learnings.
Thank you to everyone who came out to our second Coaching & Coffee
#onthePORCH event last week at OneEleven. We hope you all found value in the coaches, advice, and discussions that went on throughout the night.
There were 4 coaches, 4 topics, and endless valuable discussions and advice.
A big thank you to our coaches 💚
🏅 Chris Greenfield share his experience as an entrepreneur and intrapreneur and how to elevate your performance
🌐 Katie Dolgin shared endless advice on the talent landscape in Canada, hiring, building your team, and more!
🏗 Chris Terrio talked about the foundation elements of building your business for success
📈 Neil Weitzman challenged the small business mindset from how we look at sales and marketing to standing out and making an impact!
Congrats to those that won Elevate Festival tickets! The next Coaching & Coffee event is in September and we will have new coaches, new topics, and more learning and support.
New Partnership!
We are proud to announce our new partnership with Communitech – Canada's Tech Supercharger and an amazing group of people helping tech founders start, grow, and succeed in their ventures. For more than 25 years, Communitech has helped founders build strong teams, access capital and commercialize products.
P.S we also love that they are all about the “F” word. Founders 😁
Stay tuned for news and events related to this collaboration soon.
LinkedIn Tips We All Need
We all know how important LI is for building our personal and company brands. If you aren't posting at least a couple times a week, you are missing out the biggest social media for business in the world.
But... no matter how good your posts are, you could be making some simple mistakes that are hurting growth!
Last week we had Samantha McKenna in for a PORCH Talk and she shared on how much of her sales success can be attributed to the power of LinkedIn. She has some amazing tips to share!
Before we tell you about the company, we want to take a second to talk about the person. Nida is a long time member of PORCH, PORCH Ambassador, Channel Advisor, and more important than all of those, a great friend!
Nida is one of the kindest people we have ever met and is ALWAYS looking for how to help others!
Aside from being the best person ever, Nida founded Anagar Media, which is a lot more than just a traditional digital marketing agency. They specialize in helping businesses establish their brands, navigate new markets, uncover product-market fit, and generate high-quality leads that convert into a thriving sales pipeline.
A long overdue spotlight that is more than deserved!
An opportunity to get help from University of Waterloo MBA students.
If you are interested, let Hunter know and he will hook you up.
Scaling Sales: A Sales Playbook is an essential tool to help transfer critical product and sales process knowledge from the founders to the sales team in order to scale up the revenue generation process. In each fall and winter terms, students in the Entrepreneurial Sales Fundamentals course participate in a project that brings real-life experiences to entrepreneurial studies. Student teams are connected with B2B startups who have or are in the process of commercializing to create a Sales Playbook.
A good fit for B2B focused and at the stage where they have started to engage with commercial customers or are looking to grow their base of customers. There is no cost for participation in this project.
What is involved?
4 - 8 hours of your time over 3 months. with meetings in person or virtually with student teams
Deadline for application is September 21 for fall term and January 21 for winter term.
30-40 page Sales Playbook and a 5-minute training video
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Innovation Cluster – Innovation Information Forum facilitated by Public Services and Procurement Canada
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, August 13, 2024
Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Innovation Cluster, Peterborough
Address: 270 George St N, 3rd Floor, Peterborough, ON, K9J 3H1
Here’s why you should join:
Learn about the programs and services designed to boost your business.
Discover funding opportunities to help bring your projects to life.
Connect with fellow entrepreneurs and innovation experts.
For more information and to register today, visit: Registration form
