A good export plan is the key to success in international markets. Just as you built a business plan before you launched your business, you can apply the same principles to competitively grow your business through export.

We have created a simple plan outline to help you in writing your export plan. During this interactive session, Alpana Sharma, WEC Export Business Advisor, will walk you through each step.

In this interactive session you’ll learn how to:

• Define your export goals and make sure they align with your overall business objectives
• Understand the key concepts involved in international trade
• Do a risk assessment to minimize the impact of unforeseen circumstances
• Identify the best market entry strategy for your business

Join us to complete the next step to selling your goods or services outside of BC and learn from our experienced and expert panelists!

To inform your export plan, we recommend you also join us for the previous session in this series: Where Should You Export: Researching New Markets.

Facilitator: Alpana Sharma, Export Business Advisor and FITT-Trained Professional, Women’s Enterprise Centre

Panelists:

• Neasa Maguire, Entrepreneur in Residence, Women’s Enterprise Centre; Owner, Flip Productions
• Shannan Schimmelmann, Indigenous Export Navigator, Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Interior First Nations (CFDC of CIFN)

Pay what you can to get the support you need

As we restart in BC, we’re happy to offer three pricing tiers to support your recovery this summer: choose to pay $9, $19 or $29 to access this info-packed webinar!

This is the first part in a three-part Financial Fitness webinar series by Women’s Enterprise Centre. Click here to sign up for the whole series!

If you run a business, you need to know when cash will be going in and out.

With cash in the bank, you can buy the supplies you need to fulfill your next big sale, deal with unexpected or forgotten expenses and make sure YOU get paid at the end of the day.

Setting up your cash flow management system is step one for getting your business finances in order, yet many business owners only deal with it once they have a problem. In fact, 82% of businesses that close fail because they experience cash flow problems.

This webinar is designed for business owners with little to no experience managing cash flow, who want to set up their business for financial success.

Join us on August 10 for an interactive webinar to help you:

• Understand how your revenue model impacts your cash flow
• Figure out how much it costs you to do business (cost of goods sold, labour costs)
• Estimate the size and timing of your expenses
• Develop a cash flow management process for your own business

Tuesday, August 10 | 10:00am to 11:30am PT | Pay-What-You-Can

Facilitator: Denise Wong, Principal and CEO, D-Squared Consulting

Open to everyone!

This is the second part in a three-part Financial Fitness webinar series by Women’s Enterprise Centre. Click here to sign up for the whole series!

If you’re just starting a business and are generating revenue, now is the time to set yourself up for success by getting a clear understanding of the basic financials of your business.

Join us on August 17 for an introductory-level session to help you feel more confident talking about your numbers and making financial decisions.

You’ll learn how to:

• Relate your personal dollars to your business dollars
• Understand your income statement and balance sheet
• Create your own financial statements
• Use your financial statements to make better business decisions

Tuesday, August 17 | 10:00 am to 11:30 am PT | Pay-What-You-Can

Facilitator: Denise Wong, Principal and CEO, D-Squared Consulting

Open to everyone!

This is the final part in a three-part Financial Fitness webinar series by Women’s Enterprise Centre. Click here to sign up for the whole series!

This webinar will help you to calculate key ratios and figure out what those numbers are telling you about your own business.

Denise will explain basic financial principles that you can use to inform your decision-making on a daily basis, and answer your questions so you can feel more confident discussing your numbers.

This session is designed for women who have a solid understanding of their financial statements (maybe you’ve already participated in the previous webinars in this series).

You’ll learn how to:

• Use info from financial statements to make better business decisions
• Calculate four key financial ratios for your business
• Compare and analyze changes in your numbers from year to year

Tuseday, August 10 | 10:00am to 11:30am PT | Pay-What-You-Can

Facilitator: Denise Wong, Principal and CEO, D-Squared Consulting

Open to everyone!

A company’s purpose is the reason the business exists. Purpose is more than a mission or vision statement, it grounds your business, and conveys what your company stands for in its ethical, emotional and practical terms. It is the heartbeat of a company.

Integrating a social purpose will alter the course of your business by helping to attract and retain employees, enhance corporate culture, increase customer loyalty, and positively impact your bottom line. This can be key to your business as you recover from effects of the pandemic, and can be done without any financial investment.

Join us on September 29 as we host Christina Labarca and Sharon Davis, Founders of Giving Well, to uncover how a social purpose can become your company’s competitive advantage! We’ll discuss:

• What is social purpose and why is it important?
• How to uncover your company’s social purpose
• Giving back through time, talent and treasure
• Examples of businesses benefitting from a social purpose

September 29 | 10am to 11am PT | Free webinar

Facilitator: Kerrilee Auger, Director of Programs and Partnerships, Women’s Enterprise Centre
Panelists:

• Christina Labarca | Co-founder and Consultant at Giving Well
• Sharon Davis | Co-founder and Consultant at Giving Well

A recording will be available after the live session.