startGBC - Your gateway to entrepreneurship at George Brown College
Your gateway to entrepreneurship at George Brown College
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Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Skills Day
October 25, 2019 @ 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Free
Collaboration Creates Innovation, so come out and learn from other women willing to help empower you to be the best that you can!!
Join us for a day designed to help motivate and empower you in looking at the entrepreneurship skills you need to build to support personal growth and development.
A MASSIVE THANKS to all speakers for giving up their valuable time to support George Brown College students and alumni on their road to success.
AGENDA
9:30 – 9:45 – Registration
9:45 a.m. – #WhyNotMe Women Entrepreneur Panel Discussion
GBC Women Alumni Entrepreneur Panelists
Justine Apple – Justine Apple Photography
Toronto-based photographer specializing in corporate and social events, family photography, and professional headshots.
Graduated 2019 – Network & Systems Security
Baker and passionate Social Innovator
Completed Baking & Pastry Arts 2015
Laura Harris – Securepanda
Computer technologies professional
Graduated 2019 – Network & Systems Security
Diana Coatsworth – Diana Coatsworth Design
Fashion Designer, Choreographer, Actor and Singer
Graduate 2015 – Fashion Design & Techniques
Founder & CEO of DriveHER and Founder of Power to Girls
Graduate 2012 – Business-Accounting
11:00 – Skill Set Speed Mentoring – 20 minutes at each table to learn from an expert in their given field.
ABC to Branding – Jillian Butler – Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, George Brown College Research & Innovation
Legal Considerations – Debora Pinkus – Associate Lawyer, Oziel Law
City of Toronto Support – Karen Keskull – Entrepreneurship Services, City of Toronto
Social Media Strategies – Natasha Kvitka, Digital Marketing Specialist, GiftBasketsOverseas.com
Building Your Case for Finance – Sarafina Bonsu-Akoto, Business Development Manager, Futurpreneur
1:00 p.m. – Lunch
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. – SPEAK ON YOUR FEET – a hands-on interactive confidence-building workshop facilitated by Eloise Ashworth and Raif Douthwaite.
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, PLEASE COMPLETE BELOW