Upcoming Events – Innovation PEI

*Due to the current circumstance, all travel by Innovation PEI employees has been suspended until further notice. Many upcoming events have been canceled, postponed, or rescheduled. If you are unsure of a previously posted event, please contact one of our staff at (902) 368-6300.

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5	6	7	8 Corporate Entrepreneurship Panel 12:00 pm Corporate Entrepreneurship Panel @ Startup Zone Jan 8 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Learn about the importance of bankers, lawyers, and accountants for entrepreneurs with Startup Zone CEO Patrick Farrar. About this Event What happens when a banker, a lawyer, an accountant, and an entrepreneur walk into the Startup Zone? You get a	9 Stop Random Acts of Marketing Workshop 8:30 am Stop Random Acts of Marketing Workshop @ Holman Grand Hotel, Dunes Room Jan 9 @ 8:30 am – 10:30 am Tickets Emergence presents a workshop in partnership with Mintent on effectively marketing your business in today’s digital world. The workshop will encompass marketing best practices, knowing your audience, tools/templates, case studies and actionable take-aways. We invite you and your colleagues to attend this free Understanding Financial Statements – Rodney Payne, CPA, CGA 9:00 am Understanding Financial Statements – Rodney Payne, CPA, CGA Jan 9 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Kick off the New Year with a FREE workshop as part of our Financial Success Series. Do you know your business but feel like you don’t understand your business? In this session, Rodney Payne, CPA, CGA will show you how	10 PEI Craft and Giftware Buyer’s Market A Wholesale Trade Show PEI Craft and Giftware Buyer’s Market A Wholesale Trade Show @ Delta Convention Centre Jan 10 – Jan 11 all day Tickets Welcome to the PEI Craft and Giftware Buyer’s Market A Wholesale Trade Show The Buyers’ Market is an annual two-day wholesale trade show in January which provides Atlantic craft producers with an opportunity to market their product to retail businesses Your Business Blueprint – Charlottetown 10:00 am Your Business Blueprint – Charlottetown Jan 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join PEI Business Women’s Association for Your Business Blueprint, a workshop for aspiring entrepreneurs who have a business idea and now want to get it on paper. A business plan can be a key tool in helping entrepreneurs assess feasibility,	11
12	13 Getting Started on Social Media – Charlottetown 10:00 am Getting Started on Social Media – Charlottetown @ PEI Business Women's Association Jan 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join PEI Business Women’s Association for Getting Started on Social Media! This workshop is targeted towards beginner social media users. We will teach you the differences between social media platforms, offer basic tips and tricks, and a how to plan a BDC – Let’s Talk Business – Central Bedeque 12:00 pm BDC – Let’s Talk Business – Central Bedeque Jan 13 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Drop by the Rural Women’s Business Centre to meet Katelyn Godfrey, Senior Account Manager with BDC. BDC helps create and develop small- and medium-sized businesses through financing, growth and transition capital, venture capital and advisory services. Drop-ins are welcome, or	14 Potato Expo Trade Show Potato Expo Trade Show Jan 14 – Jan 15 all day Tickets POTATO EXPO is the largest conference and trade show for the potato industry held in North America. In 2020 the Potato Expo will return to Las Vegas and will be held in the Mirage. Potato Expo offers educational programming covering	15 Growing your Social Media Presence – Central Bedeque 10:00 am Growing your Social Media Presence – Central Bedeque Jan 15 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join PEI Business Women’s Association for Growing your Social Media Presence, a workshop for business owners and professionals looking to take their social media to the next level. This workshop is targeted to social media users who have some experience with	16 Get Connected – PEIBWA Business Mixer with Tignish Employment Resource Centre and Tignish Co-op 3:00 pm Get Connected – PEIBWA Business Mixer with Tignish Employment Resource Centre and Tignish Co-op @ Employment Resource Centre Jan 16 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Join us for our first Get Connected mixer of 2020! Tignish Employment Resource Centre and Tignish Co-op are kindly hosting the mixer at the Employment Resource Centre in Tignish. Grow your network by connecting with other PEIBWA members and the wider Third Thursdays – PEI Culture Action Plan 4:00 pm Third Thursdays – PEI Culture Action Plan @ Harbourfront Theatre Jan 16 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm Tickets Third Thursdays is a fantastic opportunity to network with members of creative industries, meet the cultural development team, reconnect with your industry colleagues in a casual environment and enjoy some complimentary snacks! Come on out and find your next great collaborator. Is this	17 Monthly Coffee Chat with Jessie Inman 12:00 pm Monthly Coffee Chat with Jessie Inman @ Startup Zone Jan 17 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets Come have your Friday morning coffee and chat with local like-minded entrepreneurs and business executives about the trials and tribulations of starting, running or growing a business. These events are an informal, open discussion and a great chance to network	18
19 The 2020 Winter Fancy Food Trade Show The 2020 Winter Fancy Food Trade Show Jan 19 – Jan 21 all day Tickets The Winter Fancy Food Show is a trade-only event designed to promote business growth in the specialty food industry. The show is open to qualified buyers and other industry professionals (18 years of age or older). The Fancy Food Show is NOT	20 Growing your Social Media Presence – Charlottetown 10:00 am Growing your Social Media Presence – Charlottetown @ PEI Business Women's Association Jan 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join PEI Business Women’s Association for Growing your Social Media Presence, a workshop for business owners and professionals looking to take their social media to the next level. This workshop is targeted to social media users who have some experience with	21 International Builders’ Trade Show International Builders’ Trade Show Jan 21 – Jan 23 all day Tickets Innovation PEI on behalf of the partners of Atlantic Trade and Investment Growth Agreement is recruiting export-ready building products and services companies who are interested in developing the US commercial and residential building market to join the Atlantic Canada Trade BDC – Let’s Talk Business – Charlottetown 10:00 am BDC – Let’s Talk Business – Charlottetown @ PEI Business Women's Association Jan 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join us at PEIBWA’s Charlottetown office to meet Katelyn Godfrey, Senior Account Manager with BDC. BDC helps create and develop small- and medium-sized businesses through financing, growth and transition capital, venture capital and advisory services. *Please note that this is Business Bootcamp (The #1 Asset you are NOT leveraging in Your Business) 4:00 pm Business Bootcamp (The #1 Asset you are NOT leveraging in Your Business) @ The Loyalist Country Inn Jan 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Event Description: The Greater Summerside Chamber of Commerce is committed to providing a diverse array of high-quality business training sessions in the Summerside area. Throughout the year, the GSCC will be hosting a series of workshops designed to engage and	22	23	24	25
26	27 ARAB Health Trade Show ARAB Health Trade Show Jan 27 – Jan 30 all day Tickets As the largest collection of healthcare product manufacturers and service providers under one roof, Arab Health is your one-stop shop for all your healthcare sourcing and procurement needs. With thousands of products to explore, coming in from more than 66	28 How To Do Business With the Federal Government 11:30 am How To Do Business With the Federal Government @ ADL Room at Inspire Learning Center Jan 28 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Tickets Event Description: The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) as part of Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), can help you to better understand how the government buys goods and services, and how you can navigate the process to	29	30	31

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