Course Outlines
Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre
Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC
Description
The Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre is a partnership between the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba. The C/MBSC wants to improve the start up survival and growth rates of small and medium sized businesses by giving business people in every part of Manitoba access to accurate, timely, and relevant information and referrals, enabling them to make well informed business decisions in a global economy, and to encourage business success through sound business planning, market research, and the use of strategic business information.
The C/MBSC offers resources on all kinds of business topics, including Seminars, Taxation, Legal, Financing, Exporting, Importing, Business Guides, Business Library and Research, and BizPal (Business Permits and Licenses).
Currently Available Sessions
These C/MBSC sessions are currently being offered with Lanoie.com. You can see a full list of sessions by all presenters on the official C/MBSC website.
- Microsoft Office Word - Tips for Small Business
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This course will provide participants with tips on working with the new interface of Word 2007. Also, course will inclue Word advanced tools for professional and consistent document creation. Topics include: styles, table of contents, document map, bullets and numbering, headers and footers, page numbering.
Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Word 2003.
Learn more about the Microsoft Office Word - Tips for Small Business seminar.
2010 Aug 03, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
2010 Dec 08, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
2011 Apr 05, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- Microsoft Office Excel - Tips for Small Business
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This seminar will provide participants with tips on working with the new interface of Excel 2007. Also, the course will include a comprehensive look at formulas and functions in spreadsheets. Topics include: basic formulas, absolute referencing, and several functions (examples: AVERAGE, SUMIF, COUNTIF, IF, VLOOKUP, TODAY, NOW, CONCATENATE, ABSOLUTE, ROUND).
Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Excel 2003.
Learn more about the Microsoft Office Excel - Tips for Small Business seminar.
2010 Aug 03, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
2010 Dec 08, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
2011 Apr 05, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- PowerPoint 2003 - Tips for Powerful Professional Presentations
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This course will provide participants with tips on working with the new interface of Powerpoint 2007. Also, the course will introduce participants to advanced tools as well as presenting tips, tricks and best practices on PP07 topics such as organizational charts, graphs, masters, headers/footers, branches, animation, custom shows, hyperlinks, and templates. Also highlighted are the "do's" and "don'ts" of creating powerful presentation.
Prerequisite: Basic working knowledge of PowerPoint 2003.
Learn more about the PowerPoint 2003 - Tips for Powerful Professional Presentations seminar.
2010 Aug 04, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
2010 Dec 09, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
2011 Apr 06, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Ricki Miles)
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- Writing for the Web
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Participants will learn how creating new, original, and natural content on their Web sites can dramatically improve both search engine rankings as well as increased customer conversion. Being able to know what to do and what not to do when creating your content is very important to the success of your site. This is not a marketing or sales seminar, and it is not a course on the English language. It is focused on how and why content plays such an important part of your site.
Learn more about the Writing for the Web seminar.
2010 Mar 4, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
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- Things to Know Before Starting your Small Business Website
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Topics include choosing your domain name(s) determining your website needs and choosing a hosting provider, web design company, and/or shopping cart solutions. Don't start a web site without knowing these basics.
Learn more about the Things to Know Before Starting your Small Business Website seminar.
2010 Jan 6, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (Coree Francisco)
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- Google Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
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Learn how to make your pages better optimized for search engines. Participants will learn how to avoid common mistakes that prevent search engines (or visitors) from finding their sites. These techniques will make your pages more "search engine friendly", but will also make your pages more usable and navigable.
Learn more about the Google Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) seminar.
2009 Dec 18, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
- Google Search Engine Marketing (SEM)
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Take it to the next level of search engine marketing by learning what you can do "off the page" to increase your visibility to search engines as well as to users. Learn about organic search engine marketing and link building as well as other ways you can build your online presence. You should have a basic understanding of search engine optimization to get the most of this seminar.
Learn more about the Google Search Engine Marketing (SEM) seminar.
2009 Dec 18, 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
- It's a Matter of Trust: Giving Customers Confidence On Your e-Commerce Site
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Participants will learn how to give their Web site visitors confidence that they are dealing with a legitimate business. Customers are jaded with so many scams and are often relying on well-known brand name companies, with smaller businesses having difficulty competing for trust. This seminar will point out many of the common mistakes that small companies make that can easily turn visitors off and away, as well as introducing best practices for their Web site.
Learn more about the It's a Matter of Trust: Giving Customers Confidence On Your e-Commerce Site seminar.
2009 Jan 28, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- Email Marketing 101 - How to be Effective Without Being Spam
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Basic email marketing tips and guidelines.
Learn more about the Email Marketing 101 - How to be Effective Without Being Spam seminar.
2009 Mar 14, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Buchwald Room - Winnipeg Millennium Library 251 Donald Street @ Graham Ave Winnipeg, MB R3C 3P5Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- Online Social and Business Networking 101
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Making business contacts is not a spectator sport: you have to get out there and do it. This introductory seminar is for people who have a business but do not know anything about networking (creating business contacts and potential customer awareness) and promoting their companies using some of the common "Web 2.0" and social networking tools that are popular today. Topics can include FaceBook, MySpace, and LinkedIn.
Learn more about the Online Social and Business Networking 101 seminar.
2009 Mar 16, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- Google Pay Per Click (PPC) Marketing 101
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Participants will learn the basics of how Google's Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing works and how it differs from organic (non-paid) search engine marketing. This seminar serves as an overview for more advanced PPC seminars that may come later.
Learn more about the Google Pay Per Click (PPC) Marketing 101 seminar.
2009 Mar 23, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
- Google Pay Per Click Marketing Advanced
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Participants will learn more advanced Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing topics based on the previous PPC 101 topics.
Learn more about the Google Pay Per Click Marketing Advanced seminar.
2009 Mar 30, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Sign up now for the free Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC seminar. Seating is limited.
Other Available Sessions by Lanoie.com - New Dates To Be Announced
- Small Business Software Basics
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This seminar will talk about the different options you have with things like office productivity software, web-based applications, free productivity software, and even web browsers. In the course of running your business, you may need to do things like work with an image, create a PDF, or even create an audio file. You might be surprised to learn that there are many competent, free methods to do this. If your needs grow, there are also more professional applications to look into. This seminar aims to make you more aware of what is out there so you can make better choices.
Learn more about the Small Business Software Basics seminar.
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
- e-Commerce 101
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Participants will learn the basics of e-Commerce and doing business on the internet. Definitions of terms, examples of sites and technologies, and tips and tricks on getting started will all be covered.
Learn more about the e-Commerce 101 seminar.
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
- What Does it all Mean? The Basics for those Who Are New to the Internet
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Participants will be introduced to the internet and the world wide web, a general description of what they are, and what people can do with them.
Learn more about the What Does it all Mean? The Basics for those Who Are New to the Internet seminar.
Call (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 to register for this or any other seminars by phone.
Proposed Sessions by Lanoie.com
- SoHo Disaster Prevention
- This session introduces new and existing small business people to a series of common problems that could drastically affect your business, and how to mitigate the risks. Whether you have a small home office or are a large corporation, you have to expect the unexpected and be prepared. Sure, you have fire insurance in case the building burns down, but what about your data? Do you keep daily backups off site? Do you have your files encrypted on your laptop in case it is lost or stolen? Do you know how easy it is to be hacked and lose confidential data (and not even know it)?
- Running Effective Meetings
- Whether you are meeting staff, suppliers, clients or your peers, it's easy for meetings to be inefficient or even frustrating. This seminar will help you lead a productive meeting and keep things running smoothly.
- Using Viral Marketing Seminar to Spread Your Message
- In this seminar, participants will learn what viral marketing is and look at examples of effective online promotions using pre-existing social networks. Understanding this powerful word-of-mouth marketing tool can help people decide if generating this kind of buzz it is right for their business.
- Blogging 101
- What is blogging and why is everyone doing it? More importantly, should you consider doing it, too? We will explain what web logs (blogs) are, how they are used from personal sites (Mom and Dad) to very large institutions (Microsoft, Apple, CNN) for touching base with people, marketing, and product promotion. If time permits, we can show some free and easy to setup blogging solutions for small companies.
- M-Commerce? What The iPhone, BlackBerry, and Other Mobile Devices Mean To Your Business
- A non-technical discussion on how mobile devices are becoming an important part of today's e-commerce world.
- Podcasting 101
- This introductory seminar is for people who may have heard the term "Podcasting" but are not sure what it is or how they may be able to use it to help their business. Even CBC has a podcast these days. The seminar will introduce you to:
- What is Podcasting and how can it help my business?
- What are some Podcasting examples?
- What tools or options are available to do a Podcast?
- Additional Resources
- Using Facebook To Promote Your Business
- This intermediate seminar is for people who already have a basic understanding of Facebook (for example: the Online Networking 101 Seminar) and want to take it to the next level.
The seminar will introduce you to:
- Facebook pages
- How to promote your page
- Advertising in Facebook
- Analysing your audience
- Power Google Searches: Your Competitive Advantage
- The vast majority of people go to Google, type in a few words, and browse the results. That's fine if all you need are average results for the average person. Wouldn't it be great to get above-average results? Knowing the advanced search features of Google will allow you to research your market better, peek into what your competition may be doing, and have quality results that are more focused than what most people get. This seminar presents how to use Google from very basic searches to very advanced queries, with a focus on using it for business and research.
- Online Marketing and Public Relations 101
- An introduction to news releases, blogs, podcasting, viral marketing and other online media for marketing and PR.
- Google Analytics
- What is Google Analytics and how can it help you analyze your online marketing efforts.
- PayPal 101
- An introduction to buying and selling with PayPal, of the world's largest online payment systems. In this seminar, we will cover what PayPal is, how it can be used by buyers and sellers, as well as how to create a PayPal account. If there is demand, more advanced seminars showing the overall concepts of how to accept PayPal payments on your e-commerce website can be developed.
- Google Checkout 101
- An introduction to buying and selling with Google Checkout online. Google Checkout does not directly compete with PayPal, as the scope of Google Checkout is focused on enabling one-time payments to be made from a purchaser to a merchant. Also, unlike Paypal, Google Checkout does not permit the use of stored funds, nor allows payments from person to person.
- Promotional Marketing Items 101 w/ Meet-and-Greet
- You see them all the time: pens, clocks, t-shirts and bumper stickers. They have logos on them and are used for promoting businesses and services. Do they work? Is it a waste of money or a great investment? It all depends. This seminar starts with a discussion of these topics and ends with a meet-and-greet with some promotional companies where you can ask questions, exchange business cards, and perhaps get some contacts that you can use in the future.
- Powerpoint 2003 Tips For Powerful Professional Presentations
- This seminar will provide participants with Powerpoint advanced tools as well as presenting tips and tricks (examples: organizational charts, graphs, masters, headers/footers, branches, animation, custom shows, hyperlinks, and templates) Also included in the course will be the "do's" and "don'ts" of creating powerful presentations that will appeal to and get points across to an audience. Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Powerpoint 2003.
- Excel 2003 Advanced Features For Small Businesses
- This seminar will provide participants with advanced tools for creating powerful spreadsheets. Topics include sorting, filtering, subtotaling, pivot tables, outlining, auditing, range names, charts, goal seek, scenarios, custom views. Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Excel 2003.
- Excel 2003 Formulas And Functions
- This seminar will provide participants with a comprehensive look at formulas and functions in spreadsheets. Topics include: basic formulas, absolute referencing, and several functions (examples: AVERAGE, SUMIF, COUNTIF, IF, VLOOKUP, TODAY, NOW, CONCATENATE, ABSOLUTE, ROUND). Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Excel 2003.
- Excel 2003 Power Tips
- This seminar will provide participants with tips and tricks for easily creating consistent, professional looking spreadsheets (examples: validation, custom formatting, conditional formatting, styles, drawing borders, autofill options). Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Excel 2003.
- Word 2003 Advanced Features For Document Creation
- This seminar will provide participants with Word advanced tools for professional and consistent document creation. Topics include: styles, table of contents, document map, bullets and numbering, headers and footers, page numbering. Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Word 2003.
- Word 2003 Tables And Mail Merge For Small Businesses
- This seminar will provide participants with the ability to effectively use all features of Word tables as well as set up mail merges for mass mailings of letters, including merging to envelopes and labels. Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Word 2003.
- Word 2003 Power Tips
- This seminar will provide participants with tips and tricks that will unleash the power of the Word program (examples: pasting text only or matching the destination formatting when pasting text, using "My Places" for shortcuts to folders, using a built-in calculator, editing in print preview and many more). Prerequisite: Good working knowledge of Word 2003.
- Making Money Selling Ads on Your Site
- An introduction to selling advertizing on your site with services such as Google AdSense.
- SoHo Computer Basics
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Today's large amount of choices with regards to computers in the work place can make for a difficult amount of information to wade through in terms of what you should get for your small office/home office (SoHo). What should you use for workstation computers? What about security, or firewalls, or routers? What do all these do? Even when faced with the choices for operating systems, there are so many options to choose from: Do I get Windows XP Professional? Windows 2003 Server? Vista Basic/Premium/Business/Ultimate? Mac OSX? Linux? It's easy to be talked into spending too much money for something you might not need, or to get something that won't serve the needs of your business.
This seminar will attempt to dispel some of the confusion about these choices, as well as discuss some of the terms, technologies and hardware involved. We will discuss computer workstation choices, which operating system will work best for you, and the pros and cons of each one. We will also talk about what things like routers and firewalls, as well as what kind of Internet connection to use. Even what kind of computer monitor you get can have an impact on your work flow. Other office equipment such as printers and scanners will also be discussed. This seminar aims to make you more aware so that you can make better choices.
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Additional Information: |
These seminars are limited to 50 people, and can fill up quickly. Please register early to ensure you will have a place and a copy of the handouts. Phone: (204) 984-2272 or 1-800-665-2019 Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Fax: (204) 983-3852 Hearing Impaired TTY: 1-800-457-8466 250 - 240 Graham Avenue, Winnipeg, MB
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2609, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 4B3 Web: http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/ E-Mail: manitoba@canadabusiness.ca All CMBSC seminars, listed by date: http://events.ebsc.ca/events_bydate.aspx
Not in Winnipeg? Not a problem! C/MBSC does remote video conferencing. |
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Course Outlines - [ Canada/Manitoba Business Service Centre ] - [ Free e-Business Seminars with Lanoie.com and CMBSC ] -
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