Community Futures-Shuswap is a proud local sponsor and coordinator of many events and activities.
This event schedule will be regularly update so please be sure to check back often!
Small Business Series
Looking for information and training to develop, launch and/or improve your small business? Community Futures – Shuswap in partnership with Small Business BC are offering a range of small business video conference sessions on an array of business topics. From market research to entrepreneurship for youth the session are timely and informative. Check out the Training link on the website to review the complete list of spring sessions. For further information contact Community Futures – Shuswap at 250.803.0156
Self Employment Benefits Program
Have you ever considered self employment as an option for you? Community Futures – Shuswap offers a Self Employment Benefits program to eligible participants. To find out if you qualify for this program, schedule an appointment with an employment counsellor at the Employment Place in either Sicamous (250.836.2655) or Salmon Arm (250.804.4770)
Shuswap Home-based Business Network
Join other home -based business owners for an informative evening and networking. Community Futures - Shuswap is pleased to host monthly HBB networking meetings on the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
March 31, 2010 - Developing Winning Proposals and Job Bids
April 28, 2010 - Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
Meetings are held at the Community Futures Shuswap office located at #101, 160 Harbourfront Drive NE, Salmon Arm.
Contact Community Futures Shuswap to confirm your attendance at 250.803.0156. Hope to see you there!
Bridging the Generation Divide Training Workshop
This comprehensive training includes six hours of instruction or approximately two hours for each workshop listed below.
The target audience of this training is employers, employment services providers, economic development organizations and other interested community groups. Bridging the Generation Divide can also be offered as a "Train the Trainer" workshop for organizations interested in developing workshop facilitators.
Generation Y: Who Are They? - November 5, 2009 - 8 am - 10 am
This workshop provides a detailed understanding of who these youth are and why this understanding is critical to the bottomm line of any business. Topics include:
- Generational clarification - The others
- Generation Y - Who are these people?
- Explaining the assumpitons about Gen Y
- Why do they behave in the workplace the way the do?
- Challenges for today's employers - affecting the bottom line
Generation Y: How to Hook 'Em - November 12, 2009 - 8 am - 10 am
This workshop assists employers to evaluate and rethink perceptions of Generation Y and provides strategies and tactics to attract and recruit Generation Y employees to the workplace. Topics include:
- How Gen Y friendly are you?
- Attracting and hiring Generation Y employees
- Okay, I've found them, now what?
- How NOT to manage Generation Y
- Core competencies for managers of Gen Y employees
Generation Y: Getting Buy-In! - November 19, 2009 - 8 am - 10 am
This workshop offers structures and approaches to develop, engage and retain Generation Y employees and reviews best practices other employers are using to promote buy-in and loyalty from their Gen Y employees. Topics include:
- What do Gen Y want in a workplace?
- How to get Generation Y to engage in the workplace?
- Now that I have them, how do I keep them?
- Developing your Generation Y employee
- Best human resource practices of top employers
The cost to attend all three workshops is $45.00 + GST.
Contact Community Futures - Shuswap to register. (250) 803-0156
Workshops will be held at the office of Community Futures Shuswap.
#101, 160 Harbourfront Drive NE. Salmon Arm
WorldHost Fundamentals Certification
Community Futures, in partnership with Tourism BC, is offering local WorldHost Fundamentals Certification.
Fundamentals: A one-day workshop that teaches front-line employees the skills and techniques to provide exceptional customer service. The objectives of the Fundamentals workshop are:
1. To provide participants with an understanding of the importance of excellent customer service skills.
2. To help participants make their communication with customers more effective and efficient .
3. To help participants demonstrate their attentiveness to customer needs.
4. To provide participants with an understanding of the social and economic contribution that a healthy tourism industry makes to their home communities and to the province as a whole.
5. To teach the five key Fundamentals commitments that help BC’s tourism workforce go that ‘extra mile’.
The five commitments are:
Give fully
Respect everyone
Empathize with others
Excel at your job
Teamwork works
This training is ideal for those working with customers in any capacity. This well-recognized training program is a must for anyone working in the retail/service realm. For more information contact 250.803.0156.
