Marketing Basics is a one-hour long workshop that provides start-ups and small to medium-sized businesses with a solid understanding of key marketing concepts, strategies, and tools, empowering them to make informed marketing decisions and drive business success.

If you are interested in starting a business, Business Basics is your first step! This hour-long information session is offered twice a month virtually! Q&A period will follow.

The Business Builder Bootcamp uses the WKI - wendykennedy.com inc. Ideation Program: So, what? Who cares? Why you? ® we will guide you to move from ideation to initiation. Through presentations, collaboration, storytelling, and reflection, you will gain insights into your customer’s pain points and proceed confidently toward building your business.

The Business Immigrant Essentials program (BIE) is designed to give newcomers the confidence to navigate starting a business in Canada and provide the business skills needed to launch, grow, and accelerate the time to market, all while building their network and fostering connections with others with shared experiences. In this program, participants share their journeys with each other and learn how to overcome challenges they may experience as they integrate into the business community through a series of expert-led workshops.

The Grow with your Business Program is hosted by Ignite and Joe Uniac from Balance Beam Consulting. This day-long workshop aims to support business leaders in identifying opportunities to enhance their managerial proficiency and optimize business operations. This program provides business with comprehensive management training for business leaders to grow in their skills, knowledge, and insight to make strategic and operational decisions for business success.

Advance with your Business is a day-long workshop that provides targeted support to business owners looking to scale their operations and navigate the complexities of managing a growing enterprise. The session will be facilitated by Joe Uniac from Balance Beam Consulting. This comprehensive program offers targeted support to empower business owners with essential skills to grow their business.

Planning for Growth is a two-hour long workshop designed to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in crafting and refining their business plans, enabling them to pursue funding opportunities that support growth and expansion initiatives.

This highly interactive course combines in-person facilitation with co-operative learning to help your business manage your digital footprint. You’ll be hands-on, working with the highly-relevant example of your very own business. Not only will you get great personalized training, you'll also leave with a toolkit empowering you to adopt and maintain all the techniques and best practices you will learn over the course. Best of all, you’ll know how to reach your online prospective customers with a positive message and brand presence that inspires confidence.

41% of Canadian businesses expect to sell their business in the next five years. Ignite offers his workshop focused on business succession. This workshop will be designed for business owners looking to prepare their business for succession; it will provide the essential skills and knowledge to prepare your business for next steps. Upon completion of this workshop, you’ll be able to define your Succession needs, develop a strategy, and implement your vision, preparing you and your business for next steps.