Welcome to the Small Business Community Network - your connection to the small business community in Waterloo Region. Serving Kitchener, Waterloo, Guelph and Cambridge. Network from the comfort of your own office or home and come along to the regular monthly meetings!

Upcoming Events

July   Special members only event
August   Summer break
Thursday September 17th   David Towler, Creative Organizational Design
Wednesday October 21st   Susan Hipperson, MSW, RSW, Skills Development Coach
Wednesday November 18th   Dave Ockwell-Jenner, Prime Information Security
December   Members Christmas Social Event
Wednesday January 20th, 2010   Lois Raats, Ready2Grow Associates
Wednesday February 17th, 2010   Carolyn Wilker, Freelance Editor, Writer and Speaker
Wednesday March 24th, 2010   Karen Toth, Stretch Your Life Pilates Plus

Where: Waterloo Region Small Business Centre at Kitchener City Hall, 200 King. St. W., Main Floor. Map to this location. FREE parking available at the Forsyth Lot, entrance off of Duke St. and Young St. Underground parking is also available for $3.

When: 7pm-9pm

Members come free! Guests pay just $20 at the door.

To register, contact Linda Ockwell-Jenner at (519) 893-1598 or via e-mail. If you are interested in becoming a member, please click here to find out more about membership fees.

Couple of exciting Learning and Networking events For Men and Women!!

First one!! FREE an  Introduction to Emotional Free Technique (EFT)

Presented by Anh Truong, EFT specialist. Come out and learn an affordable easy and inexpensive way to relax and destree literally at your finger tips.

Date:  Wednesday July 15th  7-9 pm ay 901 Victoria street, North Kitchener just email Julie Wilson at soldbyjulie@sympatico.ca if you plan to attend so we have enough seating for every one!

Special Offer for SBCN Members

Paul Walman, owner of Sherwood Digital Copy & Print in Kitchener and SBCN member has a very special offer for SBCN members!

SBCN members who are exhibiting at the Small Business Showcase event on October 7th, can take advantage of NO PST/GST on their print and copy needs at Sherwood. Call Paul today for a competitive quote on your showcase printing needs, at 519 749 0090, or read the attached flyer for details.

Small Business Showcase: a Bridges to Better Business Event, Waterloo Hotel, 7th October, 2009

The 3rd Annual Small Business Showcase: a Bridges to Better Business event is taking place at the Waterloo in, 7th October, 2009. The Showcase features small businesses from Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and beyond!

All the information to register as an exhibitor, or register for the 2 FREE seminars can be found here:

www.smallbusinessshowcase.info and you can contact Linda Ockwell-Jenner by email, linda@motivationalsteps.com or phone 519 893 1598 to find out more.

ModernWorks announces the arrival of SIPWorks

SIPWorks is a full featured IP PBX software solution based on the popular Asterisk software. The software developers at ModernWorks have taken this open source product and have addressed a number of issues relative to providing a solution that meets the five nine’s (99.999% up time) reliability expectations of the Telecomm industry. As well significant steps have been taken to make the system scalable and very modular.

When Does the Working Day of a Working Mom End?

"A successful person is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks that others throw at him or her." David Brinkley

Small Business Showcase: a Bridges to Better Business Event - Waterloo Hotel.

Bridges to Better Business Event. Taking place at the Waterloo Inn Hotel on Wednesday October 7th, from 2pm—9pm, the Small Business Showcase features small businesses from Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph and beyond!

The APE Philosophy: Simplicity in a Complex World

Written by Carrie Debrone and printed in the May 27th issue of the Kitchener Citizen

On June 1, Kitchener resident Linda Ockwell-Jenner will launch her second self-published book 'The Ape Philosophy, For Everything Money Can't Buy.' Written using the pen name of Elle Eaujais, the book offers simple wisdom that can help everyone in their daily lives. Ockwell-Jenner hopes her book will be well used by anyone struggling to find how to have a better relationship with their partner, how to help their children find happiness or how to reach personal goals.

Motivational Steps Will be Hosting a VIP Book Launch

Motivational Steps will be hosting a VIP book  launch on Monday 1st June, at the Royal Executive Centre, 10th Floor 30 Duke St W, Kitchener, Ontario.

Linda Ockwell-Jenner will be signing copies of her 2nd book, The APE Philosophy, For Everything Money Can't Buy and there will be a Premier of the video APEs to the Rescue, which is featured on YouTube.

 

I Live by a Simple Philosophy Which Helped me Become Successful!

As a successful business owner I am kept busy with my keynotes, workshops and coaching. One of the most common questions I am always asked is, how can I have the success you have?

The answer I give is simple and my tried and tested "secret" is also simple, but, and yes there is always a but, there is work to be done if you truly want to be successful.

If you look back over time at how I built my business, one  step at a time, and how the 6 Steps to Success came into being you will realise you too can achieve the success I have!

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