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The Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre is your central source for small business information, resources and guidance.

Visit: Mississauga Central Library, 301 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., 4th Floor Mississauga, ON L5B 3Y3 Phone: 905-615-4460 Email: mbec@mississauga.ca Website: mississauga.ca/mbec

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Whether you are starting or growing a small business, or just thinking about it, the Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre (MBEC) can help you. › Start your business

› Build your business plan

› Grow your business

We offer:

•FREEbusinessinformationandresources •FREEone-on-onebusinessconsultations •FREEbusinessplanreviews •Lowcostbusinessseminarsandworkshops •Lowcostonlinebusinesstrainingcourses •Youngentrepreneurprograms

Visit us online at mississauga.ca/mbec or in person on the 4th floor of the Mississauga Central Library.

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› Internet Marketing for Your Business Howcanyoumarketyourbusinessontheinternet? Learn basic tools that can help you build a presence on the internet in this two-hour seminar. Fee: $26.50

Oct 30, 2012 Tues 6:30 - 8:30 pm 585624

Mar 6, 2013 Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm 585625

Pre-registration is required for our workshops and can be processed in two ways:

› On-line Connect2Rec at mississauga.ca/rec&parks or

› Visit a Customer Service Centre located on the first floor of the Mississauga Central Library or at your local community centre.

MBEC Online Business Training *Small business training at your fingertips. Learn from the comfort of your own home office! Choose from the following online training courses:

Small Business Management $199

Basic Sales $89

Basic Business Finance $49

Social Media $49

Understanding Financial Statements $39

* FormoreinformationortopurchaseanMBECOnlineBusinessTrainingcourse,pleasevisitusatmississauga.ca/mbec.

› Writing a Business PlanHowdoyouwriteabusinessplan?Learnthekey componentsneededtodevelopaprofessionalbusinessplan in this two-hour seminar. Fee: $26.50

Oct 10, 2012 Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm 585602

Jan 16, 2013 Wed 6:30 - 8:30 pm 585603

› HST and Your Business Haveyoustartedabusinessbutunsureifyouneedto registerfortheHST?LearnthekeyrequirementsoftheHSTinthisFREEtwo and a half hour seminar. Fee: FREE

Oct 24, 2012 Wed 6:30 – 9:00 pm 585620

Jan 30, 2013 Wed 6:30 – 9:00 pm 585621

› Doing Business with Government Seminar Interestedindoingbusinesswiththegovernment?Learnthefundamentalsofsellinggoodsandservices tothegovernmentinthisFREEthree-hour seminar. Fee: FREE

Sept 18, 2012 Tues 9:00 am-12:00 pm 585622

Mar 27, 2013 Wed 9:00 am-12:00 pm 585623

› Starting Your Small Business – The BasicsThinkingofstartingabusiness?Learnthebasicsofbusinessstart-upinthisFREEone-hour information seminar. Fee: FREE

Sept 6, 2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 568306

Sept 20, 2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585604

Oct 4, 2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585605

Oct 18, 2012 Thu 6:30 - 7:30 pm 585606

Nov1,2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585607

Nov15,2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585608

Nov29,2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585609

Dec 13, 2012 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585610

Jan 10, 2013 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585611

Jan 24, 2013 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585612

Feb 7, 2013 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585613

Feb 21, 2013 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585614

Mar 7, 2013 Thu 10:00 - 11:00 am 585615

Mar 21, 2013 Thu 6:30 - 7:30 pm 585616

› Four Part Workshop Series – Beyond the BasicsInthisfour-partseries,wewillwalkyouthroughtheprocess of starting a business from concept to reality. Theseriesrunsonfourconsecutiveweeks.

Fee: $96.30

Nov7,2012 Wed 6:30 – 9:00 pm 585618

Feb 6, 2013 Wed 6:30 – 9:00 pm 585619

“ThestaffatMBECweresohelpfulateverystageofdevelopingmysmallbusinessfromassistingwiththebusiness plan to building online presence through the

internetmarketingworkshops.MBECistheretohelp,supportandguidesmallbusinessesthroughthisexcitingexperienceofstartinganddevelopinganewbusiness.IhighlyrecommendMBECforsmallbusinessownersbecausetheservicesandresourcesareinvaluable.”–T. Kirbiyik, Mobile Lubes and Recycling Inc.

what our clients have to say...“MBECisdedicatedtoprovidesmallbusinesssuch as BlossomPure Organic with the necessary toolsandlinkstosucceedandflourish.”

– F. Alwan,BlossomPure Organic

Build your business with learning opportunities

offered by MBEC

Start your business with a visit to

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Centre (MBEC)Grow

your business to the next level with information and guidance offered

by MBEC

Pre-registration is required for workshops and can be processed in 2 Ways:

1. On-line Connect2Rec at mississauga.ca/rec&parks or

2. In person at a Customer Service Centre in a Mississauga community centre near you.