BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CQCC: Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:CQCC: Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://queerchamber.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for CQCC: Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T160940 CREATED:20240502T012600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T180806Z UID:10002013-1697022000-1697025600@queerchamber.ca SUMMARY:Corporate Member Lunch and Learn DESCRIPTION:Date: October 11\, 2023 11:00 am – October 11\, 2023 12:00 pm EST \n\n\n\nLocation: Online \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourting the queer community is about more than Pride Season\n\n\n\nUtilizing queer media channels & Advertising to the queer community all year round\n\n\n\nRegistration available for corporate members only – sent via direct invitation. \n\n\n\nBe part of a very hot and timely conversation about how allyship by a business of any size needs to be more than around pride season only. \n\n\n\nChat with a 35 years queer media and marketing expert about how to make queer media your friend and why it is important to advertise/speak to the queer community in the medias they love (queer media IS the voice of the community)\, and also via organizations they support and events they attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your Speaker\n\n\n\nAntoine Elhashem\, President & Creative Director of INspired Media Inc. \n\n\n\nA 35 years’ 2SLGBTQI+ media and marketing expert\, Antoine Elhashem has had\, and continues to have\, one of the most successful careers in the industry. In Toronto (and Canada in general) Mr. Elhashem has worked at all the major 2SLGBTQI+ publications over the years during his media career\, including a 12-year stint at The Pink Pages Directory\, and was an integral player in opening many doors between mainstream businesses and the 2SLGBTQI+ community\, as well as advocating for respect and inclusion. \n\n\n\nHis wide range of experience gave him the tools and skills to deal with all aspects of promoting\, marketing\, advertising\, and sales needed for any business to thrive. With that\, Antoine opened his own advertising\, marketing\, graphic and web design firm in 2004\, and called it INspired Creative. \n\n\n\nIn 2007\, Antoine brought on board a team of passionate and experienced individuals to form INspired Media Inc.\, which by this point became a corporation\, and he acquired The Pink Pages Directory\, the number one directory of its kind in Canada\, and one of the oldest publications in the history of the 2SLGBTQI+ community in the world. Over the years Antoine and his team launched three very successful magazines PinkPlayMags and theBUZZ for the 2SLGBTQI+Q market\, and The Local Biz Magazine for mainstream families across Durham Region. He also produces and hosts the longest running 2SLGBTQI+ entertainment talk show in local history ON the COUCH on ROGERS tv across Ontario. Recently he launched an online talk show called “the Queer Bunch” with a panel of hosts and guests discussing important and relevant community topics. \n\n\n\nAntoine has been called a “force to be reckoned with” and “the man who puts ‘inspire’ in inspiration”. His insistence of diversity and everyone being represented\, and his passion and love for the industry\, for the power and influence of positive media\, for every client he worked with over the years\, and for the communities he belongs to\, as well as the big world in general\, is the key to his success in work and in life. URL:https://queerchamber.ca/event/more-than-pride-season/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T120000 DTSTAMP:20260501T160940 CREATED:20240502T012626Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T180902Z UID:10002026-1697022000-1697025600@queerchamber.ca SUMMARY:CQCC Members-Only Webinar | Growing your business with the Canadian Small Business Financing Loan DESCRIPTION:Date: October 11\, 2023 11:00 am – October 11\, 2023 12:00 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn how to start or expand your business with the Canadian Small Business Financing Loan Program (CSBFL). CSBFL is a treat financing option through TD and the Government of Canada to help small business owners that can help fund many aspects of their business needs.   \n\n\n\nTakeaways: You will learn how the program works\, the qualification criteria\, and how it can help your business needs. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYour speaker\n\n\n\n\n \n Our Team \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ivan Ding \n\n \n Account Manager\, Small Business \n \n \n \n TD Business Banking \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Ivan Ding \n\n \n Account Manager\, Small Business \n \n \n \n TD Business Banking \n \n \n I have a tenure of more than 11 years with TD. In the past\, I held the position of Customer Services Manager. Presently\, I have been serving as an Account Manager Small Business (AMSB) for approximately 4 years. In my current role\, my main focus is on nurturing strong personal and professional relationships with our Small Business Banking clients.rnrnMy primary objective is to offer optimal solutions to address our clients’ various needs\, whether it pertains to launching a business\, ensuring financial stability and resilience\, fostering business expansion\, or facilitating business transitions. I firmly believe that my extensive knowledge of credit products will bring enhanced value to my clients’ businesses. URL:https://queerchamber.ca/event/members-only-webinar-scaling-your-business-and-what-you-need-when-launching-a-small-business/ CATEGORIES:Certified Supplier,Corporate Partner,National,National (Voting),OUT For Business,Rainbow Registered ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://queerchamber.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/Webinar-Wednesdays-webbanne-LA0kYj.tmp_.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231011T160000 DTSTAMP:20260501T160940 CREATED:20240502T012622Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251022T180850Z UID:10002023-1697029200-1697040000@queerchamber.ca SUMMARY:Supplier Diversity Days (SDAC) - Calgary DESCRIPTION:Date: October 11\, 2023 1:00 pm – October 11\, 2023 4:00 pm MST \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the leading council members of Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada as they discuss the benefits of Supplier diversity.\n\n\n\nAre you a diverse owned company looking to grow your business? \n\n\n\nSupplier Diversity provides diverse owned businesses with greater access to corporate and public procurement opportunities. By connecting diverse suppliers with organizations that are actively looking to diversify their supply chain\, supplier diversity is supporting the growth of those businesses that are owned by Indigenous\, Black\, racialized\, 2SLGBTQI+Q\, disabled\, women\, Veteran\, and refugee people. \n\n\n\nThis event will provide you with the opportunity to learn how certification as a diverse owned business can benefit you\, hear from corporate and government leaders on what they are doing to engage diverse suppliers\, and network with other entrepreneurs. As part of the event\, diverse owned businesses will also have the opportunity to pitch their company to corporate buyers through our roundtable connections. \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now URL:https://queerchamber.ca/event/supplier-diversity-days-sdac-calgary/ CATEGORIES:Certified Supplier,Corporate Partner ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://queerchamber.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/05/SDAC-SD-Days-1920x1080-1-UGC8gj.tmp_.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR