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Free Business Education Opportunities

Destination BC has partnered with Small Business BC to provide tourism stakeholders across the province with free access to Small Business BC’s webinars and online education to support COVID-19 recovery and help mitigate ongoing impacts. There is no charge to tourism stakeholders. Services are delivered online, by phone, email, webinar or in person (if available).

To access these resources completely free of charge, please register online via the links below using coupon code DBC3034. Learn more about the opportunities available below.
 

Business Education

Small Business BC provides practical business webinars and online education to develop your business skills and strategy, including a series of specialized back to business webinars to tackle the challenges faced by the pandemic. These expert-led sessions are geared at equipping businesses in British Columbia with the skills and knowledge they need to survive the new realities of our COVID-19 economy.

With over 300 Business Education webinars per year covering over 40 different business topics, Small Business BC is dedicated to helping you gain the business, financial, and digital literacy needed to nurture and develop your tourism business. Whether you need help starting (or restarting) your business, hiring employees, managing operations, planning financials, building your website, connecting with travellers online, and more, there’s a Business Education webinar for you.

Examples of upcoming sessions include:

    • Market Research 2: Surveys and Focus Groups (Mar 29)
    • Advanced Websites: How to Turn Your Web Traffic Into Sales (Apr 11)
    • How Grant Funding Can Help Your Business Survive Inflation (Apr 18)

 

To see all available educational opportunities at Small Business BC, visit: https://smallbusinessbc.ca/education

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