As a business, it can be tough to keep up with customer demands as your industry changes and you wonder ‘What will be disrupted next?”  Large companies may have research and development budgets to grow and foster innovation, but as a small or mid-sized business, you wonder how you can innovate with the time and resources you have available?  You know that success can depend upon innovation, and it is common for small businesses to focus primarily on existing products and services.  Innovation is not just about large technological innovations - innovation can be simple ideas. Remember, it’s not enough to say that innovation is a priority - ensure you have a process in place and continue to work at making it a priority!

In this session, you will learn:
                
What drives the need for innovation in small business; 
How to build innovation into a business routine; 
How to invest in innovation; and,
How to cultivate an innovative mindset. 

Meet Your Facilitator

Nicole Asselin Is a Partner in the MNP Consulting practice based in Edmonton, serving clients locally and provincially.  Nicole has over twelve years of experience in industry and management consulting.  She has been involved in innovation, business process and operations improvement in many capacities, with diverse clients across multiple industries. Nicole obtained her Master of Business Administration from the University of Alberta in 2004 with focus on International Business Specialization, is Six Sigma Green Belt Certified, is Innovation Engineering Blue Belt Certified, and has participated in Lean Action Workouts. She and her husband are small business owners and are familiar with the need to innovate and market services. Nicole has exceptional client relations and is recognized for her professionalism, diplomacy and confidentiality in dealing with colleagues and her clients. Nicole is a disciplined project manager that provides strong operational support to clients and has managed a number of projects relating to Operational Effectiveness, Process Improvement, Organizational Review, Business Strategy and Planning, Market Assessment and Analysis. In addition, Nicole has led and participated in numerous engagements in a variety of areas including the private sector, provincial government, municipalities, municipal associations, non-profit organizations and post-secondary educational institutions. 


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Businesses must ensure that their planning process is well outlined and covers all essential components. This webinar is designed to cover the essential components of an effective business plan and will assist participants in addressing questions or concerns they have regarding the scope and depth of the proposed plan and provide a guide to build this comprehensive plan. 
            
In this session, you will learn:
                
The essential components of a well-written business plan,
a clear and simple method of developing an operational guide for business, and
a comprehensive business plan outline that is simple and easy to follow 

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Business owners need to provide guidance to their team on proper management and be able to distinguish  
the manager’s role in your business.

Upon completion of this session, participants will: 
                
Understand the manager’s role,
Be familiar with delegation and scheduling,
Understand the process of project managing, and 
Understand the manager’s role in mentoring  

Meet Your Facilitator

Jaylene Cousins is a Senior Manager with MNP based in Regina. She has over 14 years of experience advising and delivering on multiple aspects of human resources including recruitment, organizational change management, and business optimization. Her experience with organizational design, strategic HR planning, change management, continuous improvement, performance management, labour relations and business optimization allow for a holistic approach in providing effective client solutions. In addition to the CPHR designation, Jaylene holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources and Marketing from the University of Regina and is certified in the ADKAR Change Management Model. 


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It’s not as much about what you know, but who you know.  Building new business contacts gives owners the ability to expand their network and gain new market share. 

This session will: 
                
offer strategies and tactics for developing new business contacts and expanding you network, and 
give participants confidence in their ability to build their business using numerous examples and exercises to reinforce the strategies learned. 

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Annette Bester is a partner in MNP’s Saskatoon office. Partnering and working with companies in all stages of their business cycle for almost 19 years, Annette helps to support and strengthen their leadership. Over her career Annette has worked with a number of businesses with a focus to helping clients understand not just their historical financial information but what the information is telling them from a forward-looking perspective.   


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