Events

Workshop 1- Getting your business ready and plan the roles you need HR Toolkit Series This Workshop series is 8 parts and is designed to take employers through pieces of an HR Toolkit that are vital to having a successful business.  No matter if you looking to polish skills and implement it all or need… Continue Reading HR Toolkit Series- Getting your business ready and plan the roles you need

Create an engaging job posting that does not paint you in a corner and expands your pool of candidates.In the second of an eight part workshop series, get creative and dive into what your business actual needs are when it comes to staffing. Learn how to job carve when the opportunity arises. Create an engaging… Continue Reading HR Toolkit Series- Expand Your Candidate Pool

Get hands-on with your business or business idea! Do you have a business idea, but don’t where to start? Want to improve your existing business model? Join Scot McNair, Business Analyst for an engaging, hands on, and in-person workshop called the Business Model Canvas! During this three-hour long workshop, you will create a one-page working… Continue Reading Business Model Canvas with Scot McNair

Learn about the programs and processes to take your small scale Farming Operation to the next level and expand your market reach.Join a panel of Agrologists, retailers and growers for an event to learn about the programs and processes to take your small scale Farming Operation to the next level and expand your market reach.

Interview Questions and Skills for SuccessIn the third of an eight part workshop series, understand the effective use of tools in the pre-screen. Set yourself up with a true understanding of effective questions, what you can't ask, how to interpret answers, read applicant body language and rate your candidates. Do it right now, and save… Continue Reading HR Toolkit Series- Selecting the Right People

Learn what your employees want, and how you can provide learning opportunities for them.Today's employees crave growth! Investing in their development delivers great returns on investment . Learn what your employees want, and how you can provide learning opportunities for them.________________________________________This is an online event via ZoomJohanna Currie~Johanna joined Community Futures as a Business Services… Continue Reading The Employee Experience – Develop

Join Mike Swallow from SysGen Solutions Group, a local IT and cybersecurity provider in the Okanagan, to learn how not to get hacked.Cyber attacks are continually on the rise. But if your organization is prepared, it will be protected. In this talk, you'll learn how to protect your business from cyber threats by applying a… Continue Reading How Not to Get Hacked

Learn how to create a great first impression right from the verbal offer.In the fourth of an eight part workshop series, learn how to create a great first impression right from the verbal offer. Overview of setting up an Employee Handbook, including what policies and procedures set up the employee and the organization for success.… Continue Reading HR Toolkit Series- Onboarding: Increasing Retention Part 1

Sometimes we get bogged down trying to learn social media when what we really want is to be working IN our business!Sometimes we get bogged down trying to learn social media when what we really want is to be working IN our business! Join this workshop to learn the basics of how to use and… Continue Reading Business Instagram 101

Get hands-on with your business or business idea!Do you have a business idea, but don’t where to start? Want to improve your existing business model? Join Scot McNair, Business Analyst for an engaging, hands on, and in-person workshop called the Business Model Canvas!During this three-hour long workshop, you will create a one-page working document that… Continue Reading Business Model Canvas with Margo Fleming

Learn proactive steps employers need to take to ensure they are properly accommodating employees’ needs.When it comes to employees with chronic health disabilities or family obligations, employers need to be mindful of their duty to accommodate. This presentation will cover the proactive steps employers need to take to ensure they are properly accommodating employees’ needs… Continue Reading Human Rights and the Duty to Accommodate

Get a better understanding on areas to focus on that are important to your employees.In the sixth of an eight part workshop series, Learn how to track your turnover rates, and use tools to get a better understanding of what you can celebrate and areas you should focus on that are important to your employees.… Continue Reading HR Toolkit Series- Get Them to Stay: Understanding Retention