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Discover a variety of training opportunities crafted to empower businesses in Perth County. 

Tourism Café E-Courses  

Perth County Tourism has partnered with The Tourism Café to offer all Perth County businesses FREE access to their collection of award-winning e-learning courses. Gain a competitive edge by equipping yourself with leading edge, short e-courses designed to help you get ahead. Courses range from 15 minutes to 2.5 hours and include topics such as:

  • Costing and Pricing Visitor Experiences
  • Identifying Your Ideal Guest
  • Testing Your Visitor Experience
  • Introduction to Sustainable/Regenerative Tourism
  • Designing Memorable Travel
  • & more! 

To Register in the Learning Portal:

  1. Visit www.tourism-connects.com/perth-county-e-course-subscription
  2. Complete the registration form and click ‘Register’ at the bottom of the page.
  3. After registering using the link above, all courses will be available to you FREE of charge. *Please note, the price for each course will still appear, but will adjust to $0.00 at checkout for businesses who register through the Perth County link*  

If you need any assistance with the learning portal, connect with Jolene Lammers, Learning Support Coordinator, at support@tourism-connects.com. 

Perth County Welcoming Communities Training

 Welcoming Communities Training Poster

We are excited to be able to offer this unique FREE training opportunity to Perth County employers. Together with our partners at Fanshawe's Corporate Training Solutions and Intercultural Competency Advantage Program, we look forward to ensuring the online learning experience is as easy to access and meaningful as possible. The goal of this training is to help our local businesses and service providers to become welcoming to all newcomers to the region.

Registration in the program includes 3 course modules, each taking between 90-120 minutes to complete:

  • The Essentials of Intercultural Competency
  • Effective Intercultural Communication
  • Power Dynamics and Systematic Discrimination

To request access for yourself and your team:

Send registration request email to ecdev@perthcounty.ca with the subject line “Online Training - Welcoming Communities” including the following:

  • Company Name
  • Number of Attendees/Licenses  you require
  • Names, position titles and email addresses of each participant

Please note that there are a limited number of training licenses available and priority will be given to employers located within Perth County.

Stratford Perth Centre for Business - Online Education

Free Resources and Training for Small Businesses

Video Resources and Training Modules available online anytime by clicking here.

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Digital Main Street

Digital Service Squad

Our Perth County Digital Service Squad is a team of trained students and/or recent graduates with strong Technology and Digital Marketing skills and experiences that provides FREE one-on-one assistance to businesses who are interested in improving their digital presence. Find out more: perthcounty.ca/dss

Digital Main Street Workshop and Webinar Series

FREE digital skills workshops for Ontario's small main street businesses, from Ontario BIA Association, Digital Main Street, and Camp Tech. Topics include:

  • Facebook and Instagram Advertising on a Small BudgetDigital Main Street Logo
  • Small Business Websites 101
  • SEO Fundamentals
  • Small Business Data Privacy and the Law
  • Social Media for Small Business
  • Maximizing Your Online Advertising & Digital Marketing Budget
  • Ecomerce Options for Small Business
  • Google Analytics for Small Business

Register for FREE on Eventbrite Here

 Ontario Federation of Agriculture Community of Practice


Community of Practice LogoThe Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) have coordinated a free, online network to bring together economic development and planning professionals across Ontario interested in agricultural issues. The quarterly meeting topics will be based on relevant municipal policies, procedures and programming impacting the agricultural sector. 

For the latest information and to view resources and past webinars visit the OFA website by clicking here.

Startup Canada Webinars & Resources

 

Startup Canada LogoStartup Canada is the national rallying community and voice for Canada’s 3.5 million entrepreneurs. Since launching in 2012, Startup Canada has grown to represent more than 250,000 entrepreneurs and 50 grassroots communities from coast to coast to coast. Through digital programs and flagship events, Startup Canada is the network promoting, inspiring, educating, connecting and giving a voice to Canada’s entrepreneurs; supporting them to start, operate and scale businesses that build a better Canada for the world today and for future generations.

Click here to visit the Startup Canada website for a variety of FREE webinars for entrepreneurs.

Foodpreneur Advantage Program

The Foodpreneur Advantage Program is suitable for anyone looking to start their food venture, or ready to expand and scale their operation.  Through a partnership between the Stratford Perth Centre for Business and Perth County, the program is now available to area businesses.  Under the umbrella of Foodpreneur Advantage, the Stratford Perth Centre for Business and Perth County have come together to offer a collection of entrepreneurial food related programming. The exciting new program is designed specifically for early growth food and beverage manufacturing ventures that produce consumer packaged goods and provides ten weeks of training, mentoring, and coaching.  The Foodpreneur Advantage Program offers free mentorship, coaching and online training seminars over a 10-week period. Seminar topics include:

  • Starting a Food Business & Regulatory Compliance
  • How to Sell your Food Product
  • Costing & Pricing to Make Profits
  • Marketing & Branding your Food Product
  • Selling to Food Retailers
  • Labelling & Packaging your Food Product

 

To register for the program visit: https://foodpreneuradvantage.ca/ 

For more information on the program launch, view the News Release. 

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