Date and Time
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Fees/Admission
Description
About this Event
Harnessing Digital Technologies to Grow Your Business—Small businesses that embrace digital technologies are more resilient and agile in the face of uncertain markets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many new programs are available from government, providing access to resources and assessments, but which one is right for you? Join this YRBiz session on Thursday, October 29th from 12-1 pm on Zoom for an overview of the resources available to help small businesses with their digital transformation, and insights into how to choose which one is right for your business.
Speakers:
Gunjan Syal is a Canadian small business owner, who has 15 years of consulting experience. She has supported 25 client transformations in 9 industries, across US and Canada. She is a strategy, governance and planning advisor, currently focused on helping businesses during the pandemic. Gunjan transforms businesses by bridging business and technology conversations, with a product mindset.
As the Managing Lead in charge of leading Digital Main Street, Darryl Julott has extensive experience working within Public Private partnerships developing outcome-based programming focused on technology adoption and community building/planning. Digital Main Street (a program created by the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas) exists to help promote and create healthier, sustainable and economically thriving main street communities and Business Improvement Areas through supporting main street business growth with the adoption of digital tools and technologies.
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Short presentations will be followed by brokered Q&A sessions. Access to recorded session and materials available through the registration.
Disclaimer Notice: The information provided through this business series is current as of October 29th, 2020. Information provided by the series does not constitute legal or professional advice.
The Newmarket and Vaughan Chambers of Commerce, in partnership with the Regional Municipality of York, and with support from the York Region Business Coalition, are launching the first phase of the Roadmap to Recovery series which will run from July to October. Free of charge, the sessions will be delivered virtually via Zoom and will feature practical strategies that participants can apply to their own businesses. For more information on the YRBiz Series, contact info@yrbc.ca.