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BACD on RogerTV Daytime January 5th, 2012 Join RogersTV Daytime and Wenda Abel as they discuss BACD services and small business across the Durham Region |
2012/01/09 | download |
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This year's Whitby Peter Perry winner is ... The Peter Perry award is named for one of the town's founders and has been awarded since 1955 to recognize commitment to the community. It honours an individual who has made significant contributions to Whitby. |
2010/11/23 | download |
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Whitby Chamber hosts BACD 2010 Business Plan Competition Presentation The Whitby Chamber of Commerce and the Business Advisory Centre Durham invite the media to attend the formal prize presentation to the 2010 High School Business Plan Competition Winners (43KB PDF) |
2010/11/03 | download |
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Summer Company Celebrates 10 Years of Launching Young Durham Entrepreneurs 2000 – BACD Business Advisory Centre Durham launches the Summer Company program and, launches 3 young high school and university students into the world of entrepreneurship. 2010 ...and over 85 youth business start – ups later, BACD celebrates the 10th Anniversary of the Summer Company program in Durham. |
2010/08/26 | download |
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New BACD/UOIT Satellite Caters to Aspiring Young Entrepreneurs University of Ontario Institute of Technology and Durham College students are getting ready to be the engineers of the new economy – the inventors, the innovators, the entrepreneurs who will create the products and services of the future. Now, they can get a bead on how to bring their big ideas to market, with the launch of the BACD /UOIT Satellite Location for young entrepreneurs. |
2010/03/26 | download |
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Campus entrepreneurs can get help at UOIT Local student entrepreneurs won't have to leave campus to get advice on starting up a business. The Business Advisory Centre Durham has opened a satellite location on the University of Ontario Institute of Technology campus. |
2010/02/20 | download |
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Durham organization offers free accessibility workshop for businesses By 2012, all businesses have to be accessible and a local organization is holding a workshop to show them how to do it. “It’s law, accessibility is not an option,” said Carol Ann Walker, executive director of the Business Advisory Centre Durham. |
2010/01/26 | download |
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Durham Summer Company program open for applications The Ontario government is looking for youth who want to be their own boss this summer. Summer Company is currently accepting applications for 2010. |
2010/01/25 | download |
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Got the summer job blues? If you've got a serious case of the summer job blues (boring job or no job at all) there's still time to make some cash for the school year ahead. Start your own summer business. Or, get a head start on creating your own summer job for next year. How? Here are a few tips from some of this year's crop of Summer Company young entrepreneurs. |
2009/07/24 | download |
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Is it time for a little creative destruction? As a small-business owner today, you might still be wondering how you will fare this year under the current conditions in the marketplace. Your business and your personal life may well be affected in a way that is different than ever before. Let's talk about how to take stock and transition from this shroud of uncertainty and take charge of your destiny by applying a little creative destruction to your business. |
2009/05/29 | download |
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Durham students ready to be their own bosses Youth in the region have caught the entrepreneurial spirit. It's almost summer, which means it's also the start of Summer Company, a program co-ordinated by the Business Advisory Centre Durham and funded the Ontario government. The program helps students ages 15 to 29 start their own companies. |
2009/05/26 | download |
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Tough times, don't hold back You can give back to your business community, inspire others ...and yourself. And, all you need to spend is a little of your time. Business mentoring, offering the next generation of entrepreneurs the benefit of your expertise and experience, is an honoured tradition in the business community worldwide. Opportunities to be a business mentor in Durham have existed at the Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) for years. |
2010/09/24 | download |
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If the shoe doesn't fit, it's time to get out the shoehorn If you are an employer, with a small staff, there may be no better time to assess who you really need working for you, than during these times of bigger and bolder challenges. |
2009/02/27 | download |
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Be your own summer boss Summer job prospects looking grim? Here's a chance to get up to $3,000 to create your own summer job. |
2009/02/06 | download |
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Eyes on the road and hands on the wheel of your business Recently, I attended Durham College to try the motorcycle training course -- a long-time dream of mine. You might wonder what motorcycle training has to do with being an entrepreneur or running a business. I found a number of parallels. |
2009/01/06 | download |
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Practical steps to take when considering self-employment Wondering what you would do in the event of being laid off? Perhaps you have dreamed about running your own business? If you have an idea, a unique talent or if you are a skilled tradesperson or have a hobby you would like to turn into a business, you'll want to take these three simple steps to discover if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur. |
2008/11/28 | download |
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Something new for This Week's business section It's time to get a fresh perspective for business owners and workers in the region. With tough financial times touching people all over the country it's always good to have some sound advice from people who know the best way to weather an economic storm. |
2008/11/13 | download |
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Design, plant, weed and fertilize Running a business is like gardening. Well, maybe not exactly, but the hobby does provide a good metaphor for CEOs. Both require design, planting, weeding and fertilizing, Bowmanville Foundry owner Deborah Patrick said. |
2008/11/06 | download |
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How to run a business from home While Alexandria Durrell works, her three-year-old daughter Story isn't in daycare or at a babysitter's. She is playing in the same room. Ms. Durrell is one of many small business owners who is a work-from-home mom. |
2008/10/10 | download |
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Striking out on their own Instead of spending the summer flipping burgers or selling clothes, 13 local teens and 20-somethings have become CEOs of their own companies, with some help from the provincial government. |
2008/08/30 | download |
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Around 1851, the first ginger ales were created in Ireland. Canadian, John McLaughlin invented the modern day Canada Dry version of Ginger Ales in 1907. McLaughlin also developed a method of mass bottling his Ginger Ales leading to successful sales. John McLauglin graduated from the U of T in 1885 with a Gold Medal in Pharmacy and by 1890 started in the soda pop business.
