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SUMMARY:IWSCC Webinars: How Inclusive Entrepreneurship Drives Innovation
DESCRIPTION:Inclusive Entrepreneurship is more than just a social endeavor\, it’s good business sense! Don’t take it from us though. Our guest educator\, accessibility advocate\, and IWSCC Certified Business Owner Jolene MacDonald is here to share experience\, expertise\, and advice in the latest IWSCC Webinar. \nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\nWhat makes diverse entrepreneurs uniquely gifted to create great businesses\nHow inclusive and accessible design creates products and services that benefit all Canadians\nHow diverse-owned businesses leverage their experience to elevate their success\nResources for Disabled-Owned\, diverse-led\, and accessibility-minded businesses\nWhy investing in diverse-owned Canadian businesses is more than social good\, it’s good business\n\nInvest in all Canadians when you invest in Inclusive Entrepreneurship thanks to expert guidance from Jolene and Accessibrand! \nQuestions about this webinar? Having trouble registering? Contact events@iwscc.ca  \nAgenda (ET):\n\n1:00 – 1:10: Welcome and Housekeeping (Alex Duerksen)\n1:10 – 1:45: Main Presentation (Jolene MacDonald)\n1:45 – 2:00: Interactive Q&A\n\nAbout Jolene MacDonald:\nJolene is the Founder and Lead Advocate of Accessibrand™\, Canada’s first full-service agency focused on digital accessibility. Accessibrand offers accessible graphic design\, marketing\, communications\, user testing\, and training\, all delivered by a team with lived disability experience\, including Jolene herself. \nWith 25+ years in the industry and 21 years as an award-winning entrepreneur and creative director\, Jolene helps organizations make inclusion central to their digital strategy\, ensuring their branding and communications are accessible to all. \nAccessibility Features sponsored by RBC:\n\nClosed Captions (auto-generated)\nAmerican Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation for Spoken English\n\nRegister:\nThis webinar requires registration to attend. Use this link to access the registration page\, or use the button below to save the date on your Outlook\, Google\, or iCalendar.
URL:https://iwscc.ca/event/webinars-inclusion-drives-innovation/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Learning,Open House,Virtual
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SUMMARY:Meet the Buyers: Governments and Crown Corporations
DESCRIPTION:Let’s get connected! IWSCC presents your next IWSCC Corporate Member networking opportunity featuring our Government and Crown Corporation Members. \nWhat to Expect:\nConnect with some of Canada’s largest purchasers\, IWSCC Corporate Members representing different levels of Government and Canada’s Crown Corporations. Build new relationships\, reinvigorate past connections\, and connect with Members eager to work with Certified Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses. \nTake an express-pass to connecting when you register for our 30-minute introductions\, or stay for more detailed discussions with optional extended networking time. You’ll receive a list of our attendee’s contact information either way\, so don’t let a busy schedule keep you from meeting your next business opportunity! \nWho is Attending?\nThis event’s guest list is still being finalized! Check back soon for updates on who you can expect to meet. \nAgenda:\n2:00 – 2:05: Words of Welcome from IWSCC\n2:05 – 2:30: IWSCC Corporate Member Introductions \nOptional: \n2:30 – 3:30: Virtual Roundtable Networking \nAccessibility at this Event:\nThis event will feature American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation for Spoken English provided by Maple Communications Canada and sponsored by RBC. Live Closed Captions are also available via Zoom. \nRegistration\nYou can use this link to register.
URL:https://iwscc.ca/event/mtb-gov-042325/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Members Only,Networking,Virtual
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