Workshops and Seminars

Are you 45 years of age or older (boomers and boomers plus are the fastest growing segment of our population)?   If so, then you owe it to yourself to come discover, explore, and learn about how to enhance your life, be healthy and most of all - enjoy yourself to the fullest throughout this exciting and rewarding time of your life! 

Health & Lifestyle Boomer Consumer Show

Prepare to Discover Good Living


Silver Connections is proud to invite you to this unique Health and Lifestyle Show event in the heart of the beautiful Kawarthas:

When: April 10 & 11, 2010 - 9am to 5pm
Where: Farmers Mutual Exhibition Building in Lindsay Ontario
 
Shop and learn about everything you need to Discover Good Living - from home renovations, to travel, to specialty items and services designed with you in mind.

Over 100 exhibitors will be on hand to offer you:

•  demonstrations and interactive displays
•  money saving tips for staying healthy
•  free product samples
•  show specials
•  great deals!

Take a walk down Memory Lane and see if you can 'name that tune.'
Have your photo taken in a classic car or on a Harley, test the latest technology, or enjoy a fashion show. You can learn about healthy cooking, how to set a stunning table, and how to plan for your retirement. Enjoy a blended tea and biscotti in the Art Garden, or hear from keynote speakers on boomer dating, laughter therapy and much, much more.


 Come to be informed, inspired or just be entertained with lots of fun events, contests and giveaways happening on both days of the show.   Enjoy a roster of exciting speakers, demonstrations and
a fashion show featuring the latest trends.

 

What better way to Discover Good Living than by attending the 
Health & Lifestyle Show
2010! 

Don't miss out - mark it on your calendar and plan for an exciting experience in a vibrant community!

Click here to contact us for more information today!

 

Sincerely,

Twila Del Fatti and Barb Smith,  Silver Connections

 

Interacting Effectively with Different Personality Styles

Aka “How to Get Along Better with Others” J

 

Workshop: Thursday Jan 28, 2010

Time: 6:30 to 9:30 pm

Location: 180 Queen Street, Queens Commons

(Plover’s / Queen Beans Coffee House)

 

•        Do you ever wonder why you cannot click or interact well with an employee,  your boss, a person at work, neighbour or family member?

•        Do you ever wonder why you just get so irritated with someone and how they perform their work or tasks at home?

•        Do you ever wonder why some committees or groups you are involved with work well together or perform better than others?

 

In this workshop you will:

•        Identify the four predominant personality types

o   Discover your dominant style

•        Identify the main attributes of each personality type

•        Learn skills to Work and Interact Effectively with Different Personality Styles

•        Learn to adapt your style to effectively work with other personality types

•        Discover something new – and have fun while doing it!

 

Facilitated by Cheryl Helm, Helm Communications, Inc.

 

Call 905-985-4555 or email cheryl@helmcomm.com to register

or enquire further about the workshop.

Registration is limited to 20 people.

The cost is $25.00 which can be paid by cash or cheque.

A receipt will be provided.

 

The Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance (CSTA), in cooperation with Durham Tourism, BACD, and the City of Oshawa are pleased to announce the fifth in a series of regional sport tourism workshops. This project is made possible through a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

The CSTA will bring sport event, tourism and economic development experts together with community officials to share knowledge and experiences and to provide training on the CSTA’s leading edge industry tools. Sport tourism is the fastest growing grassroots economic development initiative in Canada today, with approximately $2.4 billion in annual domestic spending.
This interactive workshop is designed to build capacity at the local level and help our community become more actively involved in the sport tourism industry.

Topics will include:
• Introduction to Sport Tourism
• Developing a Local Sport Tourism Strategy
• A Town Hall working lunch designed to address specific challenges and issues commonly encountered at the community level
• Building a Successful Bid
• Sport Tourism Economic Assessment Model (STEAM) training session.

 

Sport Tourism Workshop Invite.pdf

 

 

 

The Fundamentals of Investing

This 4 day or 1 day course is being offered to assist
individuals in setting financial and investment goals. This
class also will provide a summary of the most common
investments used by individuals in reaching their objectives.

The Fundamentals of Investing.pdf

 


 

 

How Would You Like To Get Funding To Improve Your Business Or Develop That Great Idea!

Manufacturing Access To Funding Workshop
Learn specifically what you can get funding for;
• Smart Funding
•Yves Landry


Learn how to identify fundable opportunities in your organization;
•Improve productivity & quality
•Software
•Energy efficiency
•New products & innovations

Learn the key points you must cover for a winning application;
•Quantifying the benefits of your project
• Ensure alignment with the funding objectives

Receive a step by step checklist to help you identify appropriate project for funding.
Only $50

March 31st
1:00pm – 4:00pm

Host: Scugog Chamber of Commerce
Tel: 905-985-4971


Please contact your local Chamber of Commerce or Board of Trade for workshop location and to register.


This event is brought to you in partnership with local Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade and Durham Region Economic Development & Tourism Department

Funding Workshop Flyer -PDF (2).pdf

 

 

 

 

March 27th & 28th, 2009 | Toronto


We invite you to Start Thinking BIG.
Join us at the exclusive BIG THINK in Toronto with
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce, Mike Lipkin and Gerry Visca
Two Full Days of Creative Inspiration, Motivation and Entertainment that will ignite you to take action!


For the first time ever under one roof see Mike Lipkin and Gerry Visca together. Some of you have tasted Gerry Visca’s, Branding BootCamps®, now you have an
opportunity to transform yourself and your business by learning from
real-world experts who are the best-of-the-best, in an incredibly
entertaining environment that empowers you to take action
immediately to transform your life forever.

Big THINK Conference Flyer.pdf

WHY ATTEND - the Big THINK.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic Emergency Management

Durham College is offering two course this winter, beneficial to your business.

The courses are: a 28 hour provincial certificate in Basic Emergency Management and, a 42 hour college credit in Business Continuity Plans.

 Both courses are being offered in compressed scheduling of evenings and weekends.

Emergency Mgmt Winter Courses.pdf


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Workshop Details:

Date: Monday November 24, 2008

Location: Ajax Convention Centre. (550 Beck Crescent, Ajax) 

Time: 11:00am - 2:00pm (registration at 10:30; lunch included) 

Details of the program 27113_CME_20-20_durhamAD.pdf

The event is free for manufacturers and Government officials, and $50.00 for service providers.

For more information go to  www.cme-smart.ca/durham


The Funding Programme:
 
The CME has launched a new funding program to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in Ontario improve their productivity so they can compete more effectively in the global economy.  They are looking to fund productivity improving projects such as lean design and lean manufacturing, quality improvement, energy efficiency, IT best practices, and environmental impact reduction. They'll support the best projects proposed, with 50% funding up to $50,000.  The money is being funded from MEDT and CME is the agent/administrator of the program. (www.cme-smart.ca for more program info)
 
 


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" Are You Getting In the Way of Your Own Satisfaction”....

Some Truths About How You Can Find It And Then Not Fritter It Away.

With 

Dr. Bill Eull

Wednesday, May 21, 2008
7:00 PM– 9:00 PM
Emmanuel Pentecostal Church
1680 Reach Street
Port Perry,ON

For More Information community care 4.5x96.pdf

 

Durham Strategic Energy Alliance Conference and Exhibition

Sept 25 Announcement.pdf

 


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