Thursday, October 10th 2019 | 8:30 am to 3:30 pm | Best Western Plus Cobourg Inn & Convention Centre | 930 Burnham St. Cobourg

The 2nd Annual Business & Entrepreneurship Conference Northumberland is a one-day, high-level business growth conference that educates, motivates and promotes collaboration. Enhance your entrepreneurial skills, network with business owners and learn from a variety of guest speakers. The conference is 90% sold out so purchase your tickets now for this October 10, 2019 event.

Past Workshops

Thursday, March 28 2019 | 8:30 am | Peterborough Golf & Country Club | 1030 Armour Rd. Peterborough

Learn – Network – Grow

Bringing together business owners from across Peterborough & the Kawarthas, the inaugural 2019 Business & Entrepreneurship Conference is a must-attend event for entrepreneurs looking to learn from industry thought leaders, network with like-minded professionals to develop partnerships and collaboration, and grow and improve their business.

Tuesday, November 6th 2018 | 9:00 am | Best Western, Cobourg | 930 Burnham St. Cobourg

This one-day workshop will explore the impact of growing your annual local festival or event. What works for a festival of 300 people, may not work for a festival of 5000. Learn how to manage festival and event growth potential with a planned, sustainable approach. The workshop will also look at:

Learning to evaluate festival business plans and identify the capacity to grow
Building a guide for event operators
Revitalizing traditional “must-have” activities
Evaluate the festival site/venue for capacity, safety and attendee happiness

This workshop is suitable for all tourism festival and event organizers.

Tuesday, October 16th 2018 | 10:00 am | Baxter Creek Golf Club, Fraserville | 1702 Cedar Valley Rd

Wednesday, October 17th 2018 | 10:00 am | Burleigh Falls Inn, Selwyn Township | 4791 Hwy 28, Lakefield

Join Community Features Peterborough and Peterborough & The Kawarthas Economic Development for the first ever Rural Business Summit. This summit is for entrepreneurs, leaders, and movers & shakers who have big aspirations for their small communities in Peterborough and The Kawarthas. This event features:

Keynote presentation for marketing expert Gregg McLachlan (workcabin.ca founder) on Marketing Your Small Town Business
Panel discussion on Succession Planning with local experts Darryl Wade (Farm Life Financial), Matthew Savino (Savino HR Professionals) and Nicole Truman (Fox Law)
Two round table discussions on the challenges and opportunities for rural businesses

Registration is required for these free events as seating is limited and needs to be done before October 10th.

Baxter Creek October 16th Register Now

Burleigh Falls Inn October 17th Register Now

Thursday, October 11th 2018 | 8:30 am | Best Western, Cobourg | 930 Burnham St. Cobourg

A one-day, high-level business growth conference that aims to educate, motivate and promote collaboration. Enhance your entrepreneurial skills, network with business owners and learn from a variety of guest speakers.

Topics will include:

Growing a brand on social media
Trusting your inner entrepreneur
Building stronger connections in a digital world
How to recruit, train and motivate

This conference is open for anyone to attend.

For more information and tickets visit www.becn.ca/conference. Limited tickets are available