Black Business and Professional Association
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Tomorrow, October 3, at 10 AM EST.: FLIP FLOSS & FLY Financial Literacy personal development program - a BBPA/SAY IT LOUD national campaign for Black Youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black pride and positive cultural identity through technology, entrepreneurship, social innovation, fashion, culinary, visual, literary and performing arts. The FLIP FLOSS & FLY curriculum works with our mission of achieving performance out of potential by intersecting the themes of personal develo...pment and financial literacy. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flip-floss-fly-financial-litera #blackprofessionals #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #torontolife #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #work #employment #finance #education #money #wealth #progress

Ask a Professional is a BBPA online series providing ongoing dialogue consultation with industry experts in a wide range of fields. Business owners will have the opportunity to have specific, relevant questions answered about their various business concerns by a panel of proven industry professionals, and learn from the questions posed by others in the business community. In next week's edition we will feature Natasha Smith & Zeineb Yousif from Miller Thompson who will shar...e with us Key Considerations in Charities, Non-Profit and Employment Law. Click here to register for this event: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ask-a-professional-tickets-1230

Join the WE-CAN community as it comes together for FUSION 2020, an inspiring learning forum showcasing the successes of racially diverse women entrepreneurs in the Kingston region. Our president, Nadine Spencer, and CEO of Brand EQ Group Inc. (Toronto) will be hosting this special event. The event will also be co-hosted by Aba Mortley, owner of Cher-Mere (Kingston) and Elizabeth Hesp, owner of Elizabeth Hesp Coaching & Consulting (Kingston).... Spoken word poet Abena Beloved Green will add her unique brand of artistry to this event, with a commissioned poem written especially for our FUSION audience. FUSION 2020 will also feature a dynamic showcase of several Kingston area businesses owned by women entrepreneurs of colour. If you haven’t registered already, do so and invite a friend or two! Click on this link to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/123490859485?aff=efbneb #womeninbusiness #womenempowerment #blackbusinesswoman #blacklivesmatter #blackgirlmagic #canada

This Saturday, October 3, at 10 AM EST.: FLIP FLOSS & FLY Financial Literacy personal development program - a BBPA/SAY IT LOUD national campaign for Black Youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black pride and positive cultural identity through technology, entrepreneurship, social innovation, fashion, culinary, visual, literary and performing arts. The FLIP FLOSS & FLY curriculum works with our mission of achieving performance out of potential by intersecting the themes of personal d...evelopment and financial literacy. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flip-floss-fly-financial-litera #blackprofessionals #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #torontolife #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #work #employment #finance #education #money #wealth #progress

For the past 6 weeks, women entrepreneurs from all across Canada have been gathering to a power-packed dispensation of tools and information to uplift the face of their businesses and personal brands. The Boss Woman Entrepreneurship Program, designed by the BBPA, started August 18, 2020 and will run till October 6. It started with an expose on Black women in business and has featured different facilitators including the BBPA President, Nadine Spencer, Richard Rotman, and more.... Topics covered so far included 'The Entrepreneurs Road-map', 'Money Matters in Business', 'Why Viagra Sells', and more. Tomorrow, September 29, please join us for the next session, themed 'LinkedIn relationships matter', which will focus on why people tend to do business with who they know. We encourage all women in business to sign up for the program by clicking on the link below: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bbpa-boss-women-entrepreneurshi

Every Monday, at 12:30pm we’ll be having a digital press conference, hosted by our president to share updates and answer questions on the Black Entrepreneurship Program that was announced by the federal government 3 weeks ago. As one of the partners, we promised to be transparent and accountable to you as we work closely with the government to roll out this program efficiently. Are you an entrepreneur? Then be sure to be on the live! Invite a friend or two. ... #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #IGlive #facebooklive #blackbusiness #blackentrepreneurs #canada

This week we introduce you to our brand new "BBPA/GROUPE 3737/BBI/CDNBCA TV" platform. On this week, we revisit the historic announcement by Prime Minister Trudeau following months of collaboration with our organization. Indeed, we take pride in representing the rights and interests of Black Canadian Entrepreneurs and this announcement shows the fruit of our labor. Join us over the next couple of weeks as we bring you information and breakdown how $221 Million can change the economic realities of Canadians of African Descent. Stay blessed and enjoy your Friday.

This Saturday, September 26 at 10 AM EST.: FLIP FLOSS & FLY Financial Literacy personal development program - a BBPA/SAY IT LOUD national campaign for Black Youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black pride and positive cultural identity through technology, entrepreneurship, social innovation, fashion, culinary, visual, literary and performing arts. The FLIP FLOSS & FLY curriculum works with our mission of achieving performance out of potential by intersecting the themes of personal... development and financial literacy. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flip-floss-fly-financial-litera #blackprofessionals #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #torontolife #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #work #employment #finance #education #money #wealth #progress

It was a historical moment 2 weeks ago when the Prime Minister @justinpjtrudeau announced the launch of the Black Entrepreneurship Program; a $221million fund for the advancement of Black entrepreneurs and businesses. We’re grateful to have a Federal Government that believes in the promise and future of Black Canadians. Our president Nadine Spencer went on Bloomberg to share her thoughts. ... #blackentrepreneurship #blackentrepreneurshipprogram #blackexcellence #blacklivesmatter #canada #blackownedbusiness

Meet The First Ever BBPA Scholarship Award Recipient! For the past 34 years, the BBPA has supported over 1,200 students in their academic pursuit and we are always incredibly proud to see most of them go on to excel in their chosen careers. One of them is Dr Wayne Batchelor who received $1000 back in 1986! He was the only recipient then as we couldn’t afford to give more. In Dr Wayne’s words ‘I remember the day I got that award as if it was yesterday because it was the first ...time that I was recognized by my community, he said. One cannot entirely appreciate how that impacts you until you go through that process. It’s one thing to be honoured by your society or maybe your training program, but when your community recognizes your efforts and achievements, it almost has more meaning and it has an even deeper impact. That’s one of the awards I am most proud of because it came fairly earlier on in my career’ Dr Wayne went on to become Canada’s first Black Interventional Cardiologist! He is now married with a beautiful family, and thriving in his community. Stories like these encourage us to do what we do and that’s why we can’t wait to publicly announce this years BBPA scholarship winners. Thanks to our amazing sponsors, we can do more than we could do 34years ago. Are you inspired yet? We definitely are. #tuesdaymood #tuesdaymotivation #blackexcellence #BlackinStem #scholarships #scholarshipopportunities #canada

2 weeks ago, the Prime Minister @justinpjtrudeau announced the launch of the Black Entrepreneurship Program which has been met with great excitement from our community. The program is a $221million fund that will give Black entrepreneurs access to the tools and resources needed to scale up their businesses. We’re thankful for this much needed step, however, we have a lot of ground to cover in the road ahead Hear our president @msnadinespencer share updates on the announcement.... Also join us every Monday, at 12:30pm on Facebook and Instagram live, where she’ll be answering all questions that you might have concerning the program and it’s announcement. #blackentrepreneurshipprogram #blackentrepreneur #blackentrepreneurship #togetherwearestronger #blacklivesmatter

TOMORROW at 6PM EST.: We’re gearing for week 6 of the Boss Women Entrepreneurship Program tomorrow, where we’ll be discussing tools and resources available to make your business a success! We’ll have a special guest to drive that conversation! Meet Wendy Cukier, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy at Ted Rogers School of Business @ryerson_u . She’s an amazon and we can’t wait to learn from all she has to share tomorrow.... Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bbpa-boss-women-entrepreneurshi #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #bbpaprograms #health #healthy #blackprofessionals #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #youngleaders #womenofsubstance #future #womenleaders #toronto

TOMORROW: September 19 at 10 AM EST.: FLIP FLOSS & FLY Financial Literacy personal development program - a BBPA/SAY IT LOUD national campaign for Black Youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black pride and positive cultural identity through technology, entrepreneurship, social innovation, fashion, culinary, visual, literary and performing arts. The FLIP FLOSS & FLY curriculum works with our mission of achieving performance out of potential by intersecting the themes of personal deve...lopment and financial literacy. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flip-floss-fly-financial-litera #blackprofessionals #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #torontolife #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #work #employment #finance #education #money #wealth #progress

TODAY at 11 AM EST.: The Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA), in partnership with the Afro Caribbean Business Network and the Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council will be hosting our third in the series of capacity building workshops to empower Black Canadian businesses and professionals to provide tools for greater economic success. Join us for this instalment on September 21, 11am to 12:30pm. Topic: Becoming Marketing and Social Media Savvy.... TO REGISTER: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-series-of-capability-building #blackprofessionals #askaprofessional #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #likeforlikes #follow #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #toronto_insta #torontolife #torontoblogger #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #employmentlaw #law #work #employment

Welcome to week 5! Want to know why Viagra sells? Join us later today as we take a deep dive into this topic! Click here to register:... https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bbpa-boss-women-entrepreneurshi #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #bbpaprograms #health #healthy

TOMORROW: September 12th at 10 AM EST.: FLIP FLOSS & FLY Financial Literacy personal development program - a BBPA/SAY IT LOUD national campaign for Black Youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black pride and positive cultural identity through technology, entrepreneurship, social innovation, fashion, culinary, visual, literary and performing arts. The FLIP FLOSS & FLY curriculum works with our mission of achieving performance out of potential by intersecting the themes of personal de...velopment and financial literacy. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flip-floss-fly-financial-litera #blackprofessionals #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #torontolife #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #work #employment #finance #education #money #wealth #progress

Canada Launches the first ever Black Entrepreneurship Program It’s no news that Black business owners and entrepreneurs make invaluable contributions to all communities across the county and our success is essential to Canada’s economic recovery and prosperity. It’s also public knowledge the impact COVID had made to Black business as well as the barriers Black entrepreneurs and businesses face due to systemic racism. While the government of Canada has made strides to alleviat...e these challenges, there’s still a lot of ground to cover. Earlier today, the Prime Minister announced investments of up to nearly $221 million in partnership with Canadian financial institutions including up to nearly $93 million from the Government of Canada over the next four years to launch Canada’s first-ever Black Entrepreneurship Program. This program will help thousands of Black business owners and entrepreneurs across the country recover from this crisis, combat barriers to economic success and scale up their businesses. The Black Entrepreneurship Program will include 1. up to $53 million to develop and implement a new National Ecosystem Fund to support Black-led business organizations across the country. 2. up to $33.3 million in support through the new Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund that will provide loans of between $25,000 and $250,000 for Black business owners and entrepreneurs. 3. up to $6.5 million to create and sustain a new Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub that will collect data on the state of Black entrepreneurship in Canada and help identify Black entrepreneurs’ barriers to success as well as opportunities for growth. This is exciting news and it is a targeted step in the direction of enabling the Black community and combating systemic racism. #BLM #blackempowerment #blackentrepreneurshipprogram #2020 #canada

City Resources to Support Businesses: The City has developed a number of resources to support businesses during this transition, including: Resources to help Toronto businesses reopen safely, including sector-specific guidelines created by Toronto Public Health, are available on the City's website at https://www.toronto.ca//covid-19-reopening-guidelines-for/... Printable screening posters and checklists for businesses are also available to download at https://www.toronto.ca//covid-19/covid-19-spread-the-word/ For more assistance, businesses can connect with the BusinessTO Support Centre at https://www.toronto.ca//covid-1/businessto-support-centre/ We have created some marketing tools, including pre-written web content and social media, which can be used to promote these resources for businesses. If you could please help in sharing, it would be greatly appreciated. Those materials can be found here - https://www.dropbox.com//i7xxfp/AAB3PaKuNHaZmFj2mYhMhfcZa

Whether you’re a job seeker or an employer looking to hire, we’ve just launched our NEW Professional Opportunities Portal! This portal opens up a new way of connecting the right jobs with the right people within the black community. Click on the link to find out more...... https://pop.bbpa.org/

We’re proud to announce that we’ve now launched the BBPA’s Black Business Directory! Click on this link to find and support black owned businesses near you. And if you’re a black business owner, you can now add your business information to our site by clicking on the Add Your Listing at the bottom of the homepage. Tell your friends and let’s continue to support each other during these trying times. ... #blackbusiness #entrepreneur #businessowner http://directory.bbpa.org/

This Saturday, September 5th at 10 AM EST.: FLIP FLOSS & FLY Financial Literacy personal development program - a BBPA/SAY IT LOUD national campaign for Black Youth aged 14-29 that promotes Black pride and positive cultural identity through technology, entrepreneurship, social innovation, fashion, culinary, visual, literary and performing arts. The FLIP FLOSS & FLY curriculum works with our mission of achieving performance out of potential by intersecting the themes of persona...l development and financial literacy. REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/flip-floss-fly-financial-litera #blackprofessionals #zoommeeting #bbpa #entrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #entrepreneurship #leadership #business #businessowner #businesswoman #businessmarketing #businessmentor #motivation #toronto #torontolife #startup #blackwealth #blackbusiness #cityoftoronto #covidtoronto #work #employment #finance #education #money #wealth #progress