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February 9, 2010 Speaker :
Doreen South
Building Team Spirit
 Creating
team building within a corporation is a win-win situation for both employee
and employer. Corporate team spirit increases an awareness of work ethics
and values and strengthens the lines of communication between parties.
Doreen South will discuss the principles of motivation and team spirit
building within a corporate environment and how it can improve the bottom
line.
Doreen South of Angel Whispers Consulting has worked with
the government in health and education and can customize workshops based on
client needs. She is also works with the Assembly of First Nations.
Angel Whispers Consulting has been voted the Best Home
Based Business 2009 by Women Entrepreneurs of Cornwall SD&G.
March 9, 2010 Speaker :
Sgt Michael Harvey
Contraband Trade and Related Issues
 Are
we winning the war on contraband cigarettes? High taxes on legal cigarettes
are increasing the demand for cheaper smuggled smokes fuelling a billion
dollar black market. Sgt. Harvey will talk about the current situation with
contraband tobacco products being smuggled through our region and how our
multi-jurisdictional region presents difficult enforcement challenges.
Finally, Sgt Harvey will point out how the tobacco trade finances organized
crime groups who are using this money to traffic drugs, firearms, currency
and people.
Sgt
Harvey has been a regular member of the RCMP for 23 years. He has been
posted to RCMP detachments in Val d’Or, Toronto International Airport, Sault
Ste. Marie and was an instructor at RCMP Training Academy in Regina. His
current post is RCMP Cornwall working in the Customs and Excise Unit.
April 13, 2010 Speaker :
Penny-Lee Prevost
The Power of Positive Thinking
 Are
you using your talents to their full potential? Positive Attitude Zone is a
life style that can enhance performance, unlock your full potential and
change negative and debilitating habits into positive and fulfilling ones.
Penny Lee Prevost is a Life Balance Facilitator who helps people reconnect
in three important areas: Heart (emotional wellbeing), Health (physical
wellbeing) and Home (environmental wellbeing). Making a change in habits is
a matter of becoming aware of your beliefs and then reprogramming the
thought process with positive thinking.
Penny-Lee has over 20 years experience in the direct sales industry and
shares the philosophy of her mentor Melanie Hayden-Sparks, founder of
H-Trio.
May 11, 2010 Speaker :
Lee Carey
Business to Business Communication: Using Your 3 Rs
to Create New Business
Throughout the last century, sales and marketing professionals have used
American
advertising advocate
Elias
St. Elmo Lewis’ model presented in 1898: AIDA (attention, interest, desire
& action). It is this model and the relationship to the 3Rs, Reading,
wRiting and aRithmetic, that was a basis of study for Lee Carey. As this
century unfolds, we sell in a more connected and informed world. Procurement
has changed and Lee has reinvented the 3Rs to change with them. The battle
for new customers demands new approaches and a different way to apply the
3Rs. Lee will share his new approach to the old challenge of gaining new
business!
Lee is a senior B2B sales contractor with an extensive
background and training in Canadian technology products. He is VP, Education
of Manotick Toastmasters and VP, Membership of Above and Beyond, an advanced
Toastmasters club. Currently, he
works
as a remote contractor managing virtual sales networks for technology
companies
September 14, 2010 Speaker :
Kavelle Lane
Business Solutions Through Canada Post
How can Canada Post
improve your business in these tough economic times? One of the most
important objectives for any business is to find and attract new customers.
Direct Mail is one of the most effective tools for reaching new customers.
By delivering your message directly into the homes and workplaces of your
prospects, you can communicate with them when they are most receptive and
likely to respond. With a compelling call to action included in the message,
businesses are able to measure and analyze results. There are several
services offered by Canada Post that help businesses save money. Venture One
is a program available to small businesses that help them realize savings in
shipping services. e-Post helps manage bills online by safely receiving
and storing them in one location.
Kavelle Lane is a
marketing representative with Canada Post. She will highlight all these
services and offer tips that return value on your advertising investment.
October 12, 2010 Speaker : Satinder Chera
CFIB: The Voice for Business in Canada
 Satinder
Chera is the Director of Provincial Affairs with the Canadian Federation of
Independent Business (CFIB) in Ontario. In this capacity he represents the
interests of CFIB’s over 42,000 small and medium-sized business members
across the province at all levels of government. For over 35 years, CFIB has
represented the interests of the small and medium size business community to
all three levels of government in their fight for tax fairness, reasonable
labour laws and reduction of regulatory paper burden.
Prior to joining CFIB, Mr. Chera was the Director of Research for the
Government Caucus of British Columbia. He also served as a Senior Policy
Advisor in the Ontario Government and as an intern at the Fraser Institute.
Satinder Chera holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hon) degree in Political Science
from the University of Toronto. He is currently completing his Masters
Degree in Public Policy at the University of Waterloo.
Mr.Chera is the author of numerous CFIB briefs and reports on a wide range
of issues affecting small- and medium-sized firms. CFIB is a
non-profit, non-partisan political action organization with over 105,000
member businesses across Canada.
November 9, 2010 Speaker : André Laflèche
Local Visionary Succeeds With Leading Edge
Environmental Technology
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André Laflèche first became aware of the impending waste management crisis
while watching a TV program in the early 1970s. He realized the solution
would require more than just burying waste in the ground. He had a vision
which he shared with a few dedicated individuals and the result some 25
years later is Laflèche Environmental Bio-Reactor. The bioreactor is a state
of the art landfill site that combines the best of nature and technology to
ensure that waste will provide benefits to society for decades to come.
Since the bioreactor opened in 2001, André developed a bio-technology
cluster to include a tire recycling plant, an onsite compost facility, a
contaminated soil remediation facility and an onsite wastewater treatment
facility for leachate.
Raised in Casselman, André trained in a number of disciplines and gained
experience in a number of industries before founding Laflèche Environmental.
He sits on the board of La Cité Collégiale (Ottawa), S.D.&G. Community
Futures Development Corp., Ontario Waste Management Association and is
currently chair of Laflèche Environmental Inc.
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Attention: Small Business, Managers, Sales Representatives
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In today's business world we are always looking for a new way to market ourselves. Networking and word of mouth have proven time and time again to be the most beneficial.
The Cornwall Business Association is dedicated to serving the interests of local businesses. Business men and woman representing a broad spectrum of businesses meet once a month and share a common goal.
- Who: Eager Business People
- Where: Best Western Parkway Inn
- When: 2nd Tuesday of Every Month at 6:30 pm
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