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Talent: Find, train, and retain talent

By Linda Martin Results

The Most Powerful Force on Earth: Building Harmonized Teams at Work

Learn to build harmonized and high-performing teams.

Earn a completion certificate.

5 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts October 30, 2023

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Talent: Find, train, and retain talent

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By Linda Martin Results

Thank God It’s Monday! Creating a Culture Where People Want in and Choose Powerfully to Stay In!

Learn how to create a company culture that attracts and retains best-in-class talent.

Earn a completion certificate.

5 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts October 2, 2023

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Talent: Find, train, and retain talent

By Salary.com

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, How Can We Pay Fairest of All?

Learn how to achieve fair pay and manage pay equitably.

Earn a completion certificate.

3 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts October 10, 2023

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and retain talent

By SkillsCamp (9552600 Canada Inc.)

New & Early Talent: Attracting, Retaining, Engaging and Intergenerational Collaboration

Learn how to recruit and engage your teams in this new world of work.

Earn a completion certificate.

3 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts November 7, 2023

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Financial Growth Strategies: Find, attract, and secure funding

By The Big Leaf

Investor Readiness: Preparation and Planning for Funding Opportunities

Learn to prepare and plan for funding opportunities.

Earn a completion certificate.

3 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts October 10, 2023

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Financial Growth Strategies: Find, attract, and secure funding

By Family Enterprise Canada

Compass for Entrepreneurial Families

Learn to navigate the challenges facing family businesses.

Earn a completion certificate.

2 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts September 13, 2023

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Talent: Find, train, and retain talent

By Linda Martin Results

The Most Powerful Force on Earth: Building Harmonized Teams at Work

Learn to build harmonized and high-performing teams.

Earn a completion certificate.

5 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts October 30, 2023

Learn More

Talent: Find, train, and retain talent

5 (1)

By Linda Martin Results

Thank God It’s Monday! Creating a Culture Where People Want in and Choose Powerfully to Stay In!

Learn how to create a company culture that attracts and retains best-in-class talent.

Earn a completion certificate.

5 sessions and is offered 2 times this year.

Next cohort starts October 2, 2023

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Who we are

The SME Institute by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce is a first-of-its kind service that provides the training, support and advice your small business needs to adapt, grow and thrive. Along with being your one-stop shop for services and resources, we are a community of partners, mentors and peers who are committed to the collective success of SMEs.

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What we do to create opportunities

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Training

Our training programs can help you develop the knowledge, skills and confidence you need to grow and take your business to the next level.

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Consulting

Our network of trusted service providers can offer the advice, expertise and resources you need to tackle your next challenge and achieve your goals.

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Networking

Our community of SMEs, entrepreneurs, service providers and mentors can provide the connections, sounding boards and answers your business needs to thrive.

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Featured Resources and Tips

10 ways to generate blog content ideas for your business

Continuously coming up with fresh ideas can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. With a bit of creativity and a little research, you can drum up a litany of interesting topics that will keep your readers coming back for more. Here are 10 strategies that you can use to help keep that content machine churning

. . .

Best ways to secure more investors for your business

Investors are often looking for businesses with high potential returns, and small businesses typically don't have the track record or growth potential to interest them. Read on for our tips for what you can do to maximize the chances of securing more investors in your business.

. . .

Best Places To Look for Funding as a Small Business Owner

"Money, Money, Money!!" If you're a small business owner, then you know that one of the most difficult aspects of running a business is finding . . .well .. $$$. Let's dive into the obvious and not so obvious places to look for funding for your small business.

. . .

Cracking the talent code: How to attract the right employees to level up your business

What is keeping business leaders and SMEs up at night?! Access to talent! Both globally and in Canada, unemployment is at a multi-decade low and the hiring market is the most competitive it’s been since at least the 1970s. Let our tips help you crack that talent code.

. . .

10 ways to reduce your business’s emissions and contribute to a low-carbon future

Adopting strategies that align a company with the transition to a low-carbon future is becoming the norm for businesses. Here are 10 steps that will make a difference, whether you are a start-up or a long-running operation.

. . .

Best digital tools to level up your business

Why do it the hard way when you can do it the digital way? Check out these tools that can actually make your (work) life easier.

. . .

Are you vulnerable to a hack? How to shore up your online business against cyber threats

Is your small business vulnerable to a cyberattack? Well, not to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer is probably yes.

. . .

10 ways to generate blog content ideas for your business

Continuously coming up with fresh ideas can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. With a bit of creativity and a little research, you can drum up a litany of interesting topics that will keep your readers coming back for more. Here are 10 strategies that you can use to help keep that content machine churning

. . .

Best ways to secure more investors for your business

Investors are often looking for businesses with high potential returns, and small businesses typically don't have the track record or growth potential to interest them. Read on for our tips for what you can do to maximize the chances of securing more investors in your business.

. . .

Best Places To Look for Funding as a Small Business Owner

"Money, Money, Money!!" If you're a small business owner, then you know that one of the most difficult aspects of running a business is finding . . .well .. $$$. Let's dive into the obvious and not so obvious places to look for funding for your small business.

. . .

Cracking the talent code: How to attract the right employees to level up your business

What is keeping business leaders and SMEs up at night?! Access to talent! Both globally and in Canada, unemployment is at a multi-decade low and the hiring market is the most competitive it’s been since at least the 1970s. Let our tips help you crack that talent code.

. . .

10 ways to reduce your business’s emissions and contribute to a low-carbon future

Adopting strategies that align a company with the transition to a low-carbon future is becoming the norm for businesses. Here are 10 steps that will make a difference, whether you are a start-up or a long-running operation.

. . .

Best digital tools to level up your business

Why do it the hard way when you can do it the digital way? Check out these tools that can actually make your (work) life easier.

. . .

Are you vulnerable to a hack? How to shore up your online business against cyber threats

Is your small business vulnerable to a cyberattack? Well, not to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer is probably yes.

. . .

10 ways to generate blog content ideas for your business

Continuously coming up with fresh ideas can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. With a bit of creativity and a little research, you can drum up a litany of interesting topics that will keep your readers coming back for more. Here are 10 strategies that you can use to help keep that content machine churning

. . .

Best ways to secure more investors for your business

Investors are often looking for businesses with high potential returns, and small businesses typically don't have the track record or growth potential to interest them. Read on for our tips for what you can do to maximize the chances of securing more investors in your business.

. . .

Best Places To Look for Funding as a Small Business Owner

"Money, Money, Money!!" If you're a small business owner, then you know that one of the most difficult aspects of running a business is finding . . .well .. $$$. Let's dive into the obvious and not so obvious places to look for funding for your small business.

. . .

Cracking the talent code: How to attract the right employees to level up your business

What is keeping business leaders and SMEs up at night?! Access to talent! Both globally and in Canada, unemployment is at a multi-decade low and the hiring market is the most competitive it’s been since at least the 1970s. Let our tips help you crack that talent code.

. . .

10 ways to reduce your business’s emissions and contribute to a low-carbon future

Adopting strategies that align a company with the transition to a low-carbon future is becoming the norm for businesses. Here are 10 steps that will make a difference, whether you are a start-up or a long-running operation.

. . .

Best digital tools to level up your business

Why do it the hard way when you can do it the digital way? Check out these tools that can actually make your (work) life easier.

. . .

Are you vulnerable to a hack? How to shore up your online business against cyber threats

Is your small business vulnerable to a cyberattack? Well, not to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer is probably yes.

. . .
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