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NEWS

MONTREAL ENTREPRENEURS... AN OPPORTUNITY NOT TO MISS!

The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management supports the event: “Sustaining Montreal Businesses”, Saturday, August 7th 2010, from 11:30am to 3:30pm at Hyatt Regency Montreal, room Alfred-Rouleau C.

Management Scholars from well known universities of Canada, the United States of America, Europe and Asia will be meeting in Montreal to share their business management expertise with Montreal entrepreneurs.

The topics to be covered include: marketing, engaging employees, recognizing and pursuing opportunities, growing a business, managing partnership, the “in and out” flows of cash.

Registration required before August 1st at: 514.866.9941, ext. 303 or
entrepreneurship@ydesfemmesmtl.org

FREE ENTRANCE – places are limited

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THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTRE IS ON SUMMER BREAK

Please take note that the Entrepreneurship Centre will be on Summer break from Thursday, July 1st to Tuesday, August 31st, 2010. All our activities (Workshops on managing business growth and Business Women’s Circle) will resume on September 1st.
Stay tuned!!

A NEW GUIDE BOOK FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

The YWCA Montreal Entrepreneurship Centre launched on December 9, 2009, a new guide book, « Le leadership au féminin : la croissance et les opportunités dans un contexte économique difficile ».

Through this guide book, the Entrepreneurship Centre shares the best business practices that were highlighted during the second edition of Rendez-Vous Femmes Entrepreneures 2009. It offers both concrete action and innovative strategies that aim to promote the development of women entrepreneurs.

Some of the themes covered in this guide are: innovation, creativity, taking courageous and daring action, getting the right support and how to seize business opportunities.

« Le leadership au féminin : la croissance et les opportunités dans un contexte économique difficile » is intended for women entrepreneurs from all domains as well as professionals from both the entrepreneurship and business sectors.

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Who We Are
True to the YWCA mission, the Entrepreneurship Centre aims to give women entrepreneurs the power to achieve their dreams through the growth of their businesses. Its objective is to help women entrepreneurs successfully develop and manage their ventures by offering them support in the course of their actions and in the achievement of their goals. We assist women from diverse backgrounds by offering a wide array of quality services based on a personalized assessment of their particular business.

One vision…
The YWCA Montreal Entrepreneurship Centre is committed to support Montreal’s women entrepreneurs through the various stages of their ventures by offering them quality services such as counselling, the “Businesswomen's Circle” , networking, information, support and referral.

Our values…
To realize its vision, the Centre relies on solid foundations which reflect its philosophy.

Concern for the entrepreneur
Measurable results
Strong ties to the business community
Social responsibility

These are the fundamental values of the YWCA Montreal Entrepreneurship Centre.
Our goal is to counsel entrepreneurs, while encouraging their autonomy. The Entrepreneurship Centre is all this, and much more.

THE RELATIONAL ASSET: A PHILOSOPHY AND A PRACTICE
As a reference for support in the consolidation, growth and development of businesses owned or managed by women, the expertise of the Entrepreneurship Centre allows you to develop your enterprise step by step. In this regard, we help you acquire key practical knowledge and skills, and establish essential connections while building your relational asset.

WHAT IS THE RELATIONAL ASSET?
It is a philosophy and a practice whereby the Entrepreneurship Centre puts at your disposal the expertise of its team, its volunteers, the YWCA Montreal and members of the entrepreneurship and business community to allow you to carry out your projects.
It is through this approach that the Entrepreneurship Centre continuously innovates and diversifies its services in order to better meet your emerging needs.

Develop your relational asset and build a solid foundation for your company.

Our Services
The YWCA Entrepreneurship Centre offers a wide range of services which were created to respond to the particular needs of small and medium-sized businesses run by women.

Basic Services

CONSULTING SERVICE
The Consulting Service of the Entrepreneurship Centre helps you to set your goals and closely collaborates with you in preparing an action plan designed to assess the performance of your business.

Business Counselling
A personalized service that will help you identify your goals and create an action plan that will evaluate your business’s performance.

FINANCING
A service that helps you to evaluate your financial situation in order to grow your business and to secure funding. This service is offered in partnership with the TD Bank Financial Group.

Business Women’s Circle
A mutual support network that offers an opportunity to share experiences and discuss topics of interest in a welcoming atmosphere.

Complementary Services

Referral A first-class service that will lead you to the resources you are looking for.	Networking A service for all women who want to develop their business contacts. The Entrepreneurship Centre organizes activities such as conferences, seminars, luncheon meetings and theme days.
Support A support program offered to women entrepreneurs, which allows them to benefit from the many services offered by the YWCA Montreal.	Information The YWCA Entrepreneurship Centre is a place where entrepreneurs can access a vast array of information and reference documents concerning entrepreneurship.

Contact Us
The Entrepreneurship Centre team is available to answer all your questions regarding your business projects and to inform you of our ongoing activities.

YWCA Montreal Entrepreneurship Centre
Tel.: 514.866.9941, extension 303
entrepreneurship@ydesfemmesmtl.org

Esther Youte
Director of Entrepreneurship Services for Women
Tel.: 514.866.9941, extension 274

Edwige Graff
Coordinator
Tel. : 514.866.9943, extension 224

Micken Kokonya
Project Coordinator
Business Women's Circle,
Promotion & Referral
Tel.: 514.866.9941, extension 303

Office Hours
Monday to Thursday 9 am – 17 pm
Friday 9 am – 12 pm

Publications
Question d’affaires newsletter
Have the Question d’affaires newsletter in advance.
The Questions d'affaires is presently offered in French only.

Receive our free quarterly newsletter Question d’affaires and keep up to date with what’s new in the world of entrepreneurship.
To receive your copy by e-mail, contact us at entrepreneurship@ydesfemmesmtl.org.

Consult the back issues of Question d’affaires:

Question d’affaires – Éte 2010
Question d’affaires – Hiver 2010
Question d’affaires – Automne 2009
Question d’affaires – Été 2009
Question d’affaires – Hiver 2009
Question d’affaires – Automne 2008
Question d’affaires – Printemps 2008
Question d’affaires – Hiver 2008
Question d’affaires – Automne 2007

Direction of the entrepreneurship centre
Esther Youte
Director of employability and entrepreneurship programs

Members of the Advisory Comittee
President
Lina De Cesare
Co-founder and President of Tour Operators
Transat A.T. Inc.

Gaston Trépanier
Regional Sales Manager, Small Business Banking Sales
TD Bank Financial Group

Danielle Desbiens
Professor
UQAM

Danielle Blanchard
President
Danielle Blanchard Consulting

Sylvie Mercier
President
Board of Directors of the YWCA Montreal
President
MASIA développement stratégique

Geneviève Grégoire
Executive Director
YWCA Montreal

Our Partners
Principal partners

Other partners

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