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Help Create an Exciting Eco-Social Business Planning Workshop

March 12, 2010 By Sunny Lam 1 Comment
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SLA is creating business planning workshops for people who are new to the art and for college or university students who want to start their own social enterprise business or not for profit. We want to hear your thoughts, comments and suggestions on this 5 minute or less survey.

If you’re a college or university student you can take this survey instead.

The first 10 people who do the survey get 2 free hours of business or project planning assistance by phone, email/online chat or in person (if you’re in Toronto).

That’s a value of $150 just for answering a survey (if your quick on the draw)!

And of course feel free to contact us through email, phone (416.845.0818) or Twitter for quick advice about planning your business, organization or project any time!

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    February 13, 2010 By roxineplummer Leave a Comment
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    According to MoneySense‘s annual list of Best Places to Live, Calgary, Alberta is considered the best Canadian city for job opportunities based on generous salaries and above-average discretionary income.  With a population of over 1 million and an unemployment rate of 3.5%, it is no wonder that people have fled West to capitalize on income during these times of economic recession and a scarce job market. In fact, Calgary has seen an increase in young professionals living there either to stay or to obtain job experience in their industry and then go back to their home province or country with more employable skills.

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