MYMY Youth Aboriginal Entrepreneurship & Career Planning Workshop Series contact [email protected] or cell 2507401844
Locations : Mid Island Metis Office at Suite 109-285 Prideaux St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 2N2 Vancouver Island University - Gathering Center off main exit on 5th street Nanaimo Youth Services Association at 1001 Waddington, downtown Nanaimo
Jan 21st 5:30-7:30pm - Orientation & I
ntroductions (Success, Self Knowledge: Skills, Interests, Values) What it takes to be an entrepreneur ? $ 100 Startup Book Reading by Chris Guillebeau - Mid Island Metis Office at 5:30-7:30pm
Jan 23rd - 5:30-7:30pm - Skills Knowledge Values - "Setting Goals" "Your Dream Job" Career Planning Critical Thinking
Jan 28th - 4:00-7pm - Resume Building at Nanaimo Youth Services Association at 4-7pm. Jan 30 -5:30-7:30pm Business Planning Part I - Marketing & Finance with speaker Daniel Martinez MBA, CPI (instructor of finance at VIU and private investment advisor)
Feb 1st 9:00am- 12:30pm (half day) - Business Planning Part II Marketing & Finance continued, Websites, E-commerce, Internet Marketing, budgeting with speakers Ember Cathers (Certified General Accountant) & Jameel Sayani (Certified Accountant with MNP) Location at Nanaimo Youth Services Association
Feb 4 - 5:30-7:30pm - Social Media & Youtube (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest) 5:30-7:30pm with speaker Kyla Karakochuk (owner of Social Sticks - social media company)
Feb 6- 5:30-7:30pm - 100 Business Ideas & Stories from Entrepreneurs - Speaker John Ebell from Canoe Creek Hydro
Feb 11th 5:30-7:30pm Potluck Dinner at Nanaimo Association for Community Living (across from Fire House Grill on Old Victoria Rd) & Filming of Cooking
Feb 13 - 5:30-7:30pm - Leadership, Volunteerism, Community Leaders Panel with speaker Dr. Ken Hammer, Councillor George Anderson of City of Nanaimo, President of Young Professionals of Nanaimo Adam Hawlyruk
March 6th - 5:30-7:30pm - 2014 5:30pm-7:30pm - Shaw Cable "Careers in Video" with Melissa Hall Producer of Shaw Cable
March 8th 9:00 am -12:30pm (half day)- Cultural Training- Doing business the Aboriginal Way, Opportunities for Aboriginal Entrepreneurs, Video Training - Location at Nanaimo Youth Services Association
March 11th - 5:30-7:30pm - Social Enterprise, Joint Ventures, Collaboration 5:30-7:30pm with Chris Beaton of Aboriginal Family Center, Kelsey Wolff MBA VIU and Ignite Nanaimo/ Startup Nanaimo
March 13th - 5:30-7:30pm Understanding Interviews, Public Speaking, and Presentations