#FoodForThOTT Community Series: Tuesday

Join Collab Space for a week of learning and fun just for entrepreneurs at their Nepean location. Learn simple strategies to improve your business and YOU! When you attend you can learn great business tools like:

• Getting that work/ life balance everyone is looking for;
• Boost your productivity to save time and money;
• Learn the 3 optimal steps for closing more sales; more!

This is a week you really can’t afford to miss!
Admission is either $20 or non-perishable food donation(s).
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Tuesday’s Speakers:

Small Business Start-Up Funding Tips
Mark Cawley
2 p.m.
Learn about funding options for your startup or small business.  Leave with a deeper understanding of the most effective approach, who would be eligible and what funders are looking for. Director of Operations for the Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF)
The OCLF is a non-profit organization arranging loans of up to $45,000 to start and expand businesses in Ottawa for entrepreneurs who would otherwise not be able to expect to obtain sufficient funding from commercial lending organizations. Mark Cawley has an MBA and is qualified as a Certified Management Consultant.
 
Monetizing Your Corporate Culture
Lucia D. Harper
6 p.m.
Lucia will map out the components of corporate culture and the ROI.  Learn how values definition is the foundation of growth and profit development.  This universally applicable business philosophy streamlines Succession Planning, deliverable development, sales, employee retention and process design.
A charismatic Professional Speaker and Executive Consultant for over 25 years, Lucia Harper is a Cultural Communications Strategist at the Policy Development firm of Ethical Cultures. Her international career has included Algonquin College, Canadian Police College, Nortel, Sun Micro-Systems, Suzy Shier, Shopper’s Drug Mart, The Royal Canadian Legion, Canadian Police College, National Defence Headquarters, United States Department of Defence, The Aids Committee of Ottawa, National Capital Crime Stoppers and Collab Space.