Starter Guide: Working with the City of Toronto
Set your business up for success and become the next supplier to succeed from Etobicoke to East York with this helpful starter guide, courtesy of the Toronto team and IWSCC.
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Day One Design: Recruit, Onboard, and Accommodate by Default
Workplace accommodation starts with recognizing that accessibility is not defined by the presence of accommodations, but by how easily employees can access them. When the system to ask for support has friction, the solution becomes the barrier–not just for the individual, but for the whole team.
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From Workplace Accommodation to Operational Design
Many organizations treat mental health support as a protocol with a built-in shelf-life, leaving the business and its people vulnerable. Take your accommodations policy from reactive to proactive with help from iMindify.
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Webinar: Using RFPs to Build Your Brand
Rather than a broad “tips for procurement” session, the webinar will focus on a single, concrete lesson: how Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) can use the Request for Proposal (RFP) process as a strategic branding and positioning tool, regardless of outcome. Participants will be guided through how procurement processes signal values, credibility, and capability, and…
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What To Do When You Lose a Bid: A Useful Perspective for SMEs
For many Small and Medium-sized businesses (also called Small and Medium Enterprises or SMEs), losing a bid can feel like failing. They spend time, stretch their resources, and get their hopes up, only to be met with silence or a brief regret notice.
That reaction is understandable, but incomplete.
Procurement is more than just one transaction. It’s a process built on signals, relationships, and risk assessment. Seen this way, a lost bid isn’t the end of the conversation. Often, it’s the start of being noticed.
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Webinar: Stress Management for Entrepreneurs
Starting and running a business while managing disability, neurodivergence, and/or veteran-related challenges creates unique stressors that standard entrepreneurial advice rarely addresses. Many face a triple burden: business demands, the realities of disability or neurodivergence, and systemic barriers.
This interactive webinar offers an evidence-based, accessibility-focused, and lived-experience-driven approach to stress management.
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Why Accessible Events Matter More Than Ever
An accessible event reflects the world we want to create: one where everyone can participate, contribute, and connect. When we welcome more voices into the room, conversations become richer. Experiences expand. Relationships deepen.
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Webinar: A Practical Guide to SAP Ariba
Procurement is complex! Learn to navigate SAP Ariba, and more in the latest IWSCC Webinar featuring special guest educator: Stone Procurement. Stone Procurement Inc.’s Igli Xhango joins IWSCC to share their experience with one of Canada’s most popular e-procurement tools: SAP Ariba. Learn to navigate the tool, set up a profile as a supplier, and maximize buyer interest by completing that profile the right way.
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Webinar: How Inclusive Entrepreneurship Drives Innovation
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 from Accessibrand.
