City of Toronto Business Webinars

For a full list of City of Toronto resources for businesses visit toronto.ca/BusinessSupport.

Business Webinars

Optimizing for Search Engines - Understanding SEO Basics
September 12, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Register (Free)

Insurance for Small Business
September 13, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Register (Free)

Service Canada: When an Employee is Separating from the Employer
September 14, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Register (Free)

Understanding Financial Statements for Small Business Owners
September 15, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Web Presence 101 - Ensuring Your Foundation Is Set
September 19, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Register (Free)

Business Planning for Small Business
September 20, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. – Register (Free)

Accounting for Non-Profits: Understanding Financial Statements
September 21, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Marketing Essentials for Small Business 101
September 22, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Social Media for Your Business
September 26, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Register (Free)

Getting Money: What Lenders and Investors Want
September 27, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) for Small Business
September 28, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Financial Survival for Entrepreneurs
October 2, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Legal Bootcamp: How to Start & Grow Your Business
October 3, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Register (Free)

eCommerce 101: What, Why, How
October 3, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Register (Free)

How to Start an Ethnic Food Business: Opportunities & Challenges
October 4, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

How to Do Business with the Government of Canada
October 5, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. – Register (Free)

Training and learning opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners

 The City of Toronto and its partners offer year-round learning opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners, from regularly scheduled seminars to large networking events.

Many of these learning opportunities are being offered online.

https://www.toronto.ca/business-economy/new-businesses-startups/training-support-for-business-start-ups/business-webinars/

Examples of Webinars this fall

Web & eCommerce

Cyber Resilience: What to Do When Your Small Business is Under Attack

This webinar aims to show you what you can do as a small business owner and entrepreneur to build your cyber resilience and prepare yourself. By the end of the presentation, you will know what you can do today to mitigate your risk of an attack, as well as empowering you to know what to do if it ever happens to your small business.

eCommerce 101: What, Why and How

More consumers than ever before are turning to online shopping for greater convenience, safety and variety. In this webinar, you will learn the basic steps to set up an online store.

Optimizing for Search Engines – Understanding SEO Basics

Often you will hear about needing to optimize for search engines or SEO. But what is it, and how does it impact your digital presence? In this webinar, the Digital Service Squad will explain search engine optimization and the best tactics you as a business can use towards increasing your ranking in the search engine result pages.

Staying Secure Online: e-Commerce & Cyber-Security Awareness

This webinar introduces cybersecurity to small online businesses, discusses the challenges, and shares best practices for securing your business from cyber-attacks.

Web Presence 101: Ensuring Your Foundation Is Set

Your customers are on the web. Having a strategy for your online presence allows you to market your small business online so customers can easily find you. Learn how to build the foundation for your business’s web presence.