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Online Business Development Training: Market-Ready Project (Jan 24 – Mar 27)

March 20 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

If you are an immigrant entrepreneur with a small-scale business who would like a chance to grow your business and test your product at rural local markets, join this free, 10-week online training!

Register for this project if you would like to:

  • Gain hands-on knowledge of starting and running a small business
  • Get business training and one-on-one counselling
  • Test your product at rural Farmers Markets

Topics of the program include: 

  • Business basics
  • Rules, regulations, registration & legal issues
  • Product discovery and market research
  • Sales, marketing and packaging
  • Customer service and payment methods
  • Bookkeeping, taxes  and access to micro loans
  • Online presence and social media
  • Market-Ready Assessment
  • Foundational health and safety training as it applies
  • Showcase, test and sell your products at rural Farmers’ markets

To join this program, you must:

  • Be a registered ISANS business client
  • Have a minimum Canadian Language Benchmark of 5 (CLB 5)
  • Be at least 19 years old and live in a rural area of Nova Scotia
  • Have reliable access to high-speed internet, headphone, a laptop, tablet or smart phone

Please note: There is no registration deadline, but seats are limited, so we recommend that you sign up as soon as you can! Contact Mai Al Nabhan at 902-406-8846 or malnabhan@isans.ca.

Details

Date:
March 20
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Category:

Venue

Microsoft Teams