October 19-25 is Small Business Week. 

 BDC Small Business Week Luncheon- 3twenty entrepreneurship journey.
October 21 – Saskatoon

Thriving Through Change- Empowering Black Entrepreneurs to Adapt, Compete, and Grow in Canada's Evolving Economy- Hosted by CoBSMEs. October 14 – Regina

2026 SOAR Pitch Finale - A celebration of Indigenous entrepreneurship from across Saskatchewan.
October 21- Wanuskewin Heritage Park

Destination Business Project- Free workshops for Entrepreneurs.

BDC - Canada's entrepreneurship celebration webinar’s.
October Podcasts have dropped
We conclude our four part series on regional ecosystems with special guest Milton Tootoosis as we view ecosystem building through the Indigenous lens. Crystal Froese profiles Economic Reconciliation as a Competitiveness Strategy in our short narrative podcast this month.
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Stop training kids for a one job career
Education was built for a world of specialists, lifelong jobs, and four-year degrees. This world no longer exists.Today’s young people will change careers, sometimes radically, multiple times, and will flourish because of that volatility. They were made for it. A humane and effective education system, therefore, must do the following three things.
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Students congratulate each other with the end of the school year. University friends are happy that they successfully passed the final exams and waving hands..
How to read the room like a pro
Reading a room is a skill, not an instinct. Stress, fatigue, and misleading body-language myths can distort what we see, while strong observers rely on preparation, patterns, and context.
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See the world as a start-up does
Professor Rory McDonald, an expert in disruptive strategy, urges corporate leaders to learn from startups—and preschoolers—as they seek to reinvent their organizations.
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October 21 - AI Productivity Tools - virtual

October 26-28 Connecting the Dots: 2026 Provincial Summit

November 2, 2026 Community Futures Entrepreneurship Summit

November 2-3, 2026 Western Canada Rural & Remote Broadband Conference

November 4 Start selling online - virtual

November 18 How to get more 5 star reviews - virtual

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