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Small business owners' get-together?

Greetings.

Had a couple of afternoon meet-ups at Stratenger's this summer, and general thought was that we might get better attendance if we had an evening meeting in the fall -- maybe one of the meeting rooms at the Ralph Thornton Centre, maybe have a speaker in to talk about a topic for a half-hour, followed by coffee and networking.

Is there interest? Let me know. We could shoot for an evening near the end of September.

Ben was involved in a small business association before he moved to Leslieville, and there are definitely some things that would be beneficial: we could have speakers in on a regular basis, network regularly, and start to take advantage of each other's skill set.

Tags: association, business, meet-up, small

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Permalink Reply by Fahmida Bhabha on September 5, 2011 at 10:12pm

Sounds like a great idea but Sept. is insane for me so I may look to Oct. or Nov. to attend.

Cheers,
Fahmida Bhabha
Art of Movement Pilates Plus

Permalink Reply by Marcie Cardinal on September 6, 2011 at 10:18am

Pat,

It is very nice to meet you within the Leslieviller. I am the Branch Manager at the RBC Branch in Leslieville (Canadian Tire Plaza) and have held 3 Business Seminar's/Networking events at the Branch over the last 18 months that were very successful (20-30ppl in attendance) I will once again be hosting a Business Networking Event on Tuesday Oct 18th at 7.30am at our Queen and Lee RBC Branch location. We will be having a Business owner from the area do a short presentation on a topic of interest followed by networking, coffee and breakfast treats. I would like to extend an invitation for you to attend with anyone you think would be interested whether or not your are RBC Clients. We welcome all !

Please email me or post if you have any questions. I will be posting a PDF on the site over the next week or two to advertise the event.

Take care and hope to speak soon.

Marcie Cardinal

marcie.cardinal@rbc.com

416-461-3949

Permalink Reply by Steeped and Infused on September 6, 2011 at 10:56am

Hi Pat,

Sounds like a great idea and if I'm available I would definitely attend!

Thanks for putting it out there.

Jenn

Permalink Reply by Mary Michaela on September 6, 2011 at 1:27pm

Hi Pat,

Great to meet you, and hi to Jenn - love this idea of connecting with people in the 'hood. It's a great thing. I'm going to be posting some workshops shortly - and have some great news from a little tiny client of 9 who just won the Rising Star competition and $1500... rather proud of her!

I do public speaking coaching and singing performance coaching as well. More information at Voice Empowerment - www.voiceempowerment.com. I work offsite a great deal, in the Annex, and in the hood, depending on the project.

Looking forward to meeting with you all!

Mary Michaela Weber

Permalink Reply by Reesa Del Duca on September 6, 2011 at 2:14pm

Pat,

That sounds like a wonderful idea; I'm in. I've been hoping for an opportunity to connect with other small business owners in the area. September may be a bit tough for me too, but please do keep us posted!

Hope to hear from you soon.

Reesa Del Duca

Ballyhoo Society Graphic Design

Permalink Reply by Atelier Jewellery Boutique on September 11, 2011 at 2:19pm

I would be interested! Julie from Atelier Jewellery Boutique

Permalink Reply by Bumble Bees Nannies- Richelle on September 12, 2011 at 4:12pm

Let me know where and when!! Great Idea

Permalink Reply by Laura Bowman on September 13, 2011 at 5:59pm

I would be interested in this, I'm new to Leslieville and just getting started up.

Laura Bowman

Bowman Law Office (www.bowmanlawoffice.ca)

Permalink Reply by Pat on September 13, 2011 at 8:36pm

OK, looks like we've got critical mass. Let me try to get us a room at Ralph Thornton.

Permalink Reply by Pat on September 16, 2011 at 4:21pm

I've gotten us pencilled in on the Ralph Thornton calendar for Wednesday, September 29th, 7pm-8:30pm.

It's tentative until I go over there on Monday and fill out forms and get approval :-)

Please pencil the date and time on your calendar!

Permalink Reply by Reesa Del Duca on September 16, 2011 at 4:50pm

Unfortunately I'm out of town from the 28th - October 4th. Count me in for the next meeting though!

Permalink Reply by www.jeffamesmortgages.com on September 19, 2011 at 3:50pm

Love this idea. Everything I pruchase I try to keep as close to home as possible in order to keep a propsperous neighborhood with thriving business'. I'm in 100%!