Register TODAY: Increase Your Sales with E-Business Workshop

 Increase Your Sales with E-Business

Looking for ways to increase your sales potential? +Muskoka Community Network (MCN) and +Muskoka Futures are partnering to bring you the Increase Your Sales with E-Business workshop. 

Wondering what will be covered in this workshop?

• Why is e-business important?
• What is e-business?
• Types of e-business
• What is e-commerce?
• Privacy and security responsibilities
• Using e-business strategies for your website
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media Optimization (SMO)
• Creating and implementing you e-business strategy

 

Did you know?

—Over 70% of small businesses are making purchases online.
Online purchases in Canada totaled an estimated $18.9 billion in 2012, up 24% since 2010.

Statistics Canada

 Presented by Muskoka Community Network's Executive Director, Rob McPhee.

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This workshop is brought to you by Muskoka Community Network and Muskoka Futures.

Interested? Register here or contact Aileen Taylor, Program Coordinator at taylor@muskokafutures.ca or 705-646-9511 ext. 260. Hurry, seating is limited to 30 participants!

Increase Your Sales with E-Business

Increase Your Sales with E-Business

This workshop is for small- and medium-sized businesses who want to learn how implementing E-Business activities can be simple and cost-effective.

  REGISTER HERE
Hurry...only 30 seats available!
 

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment, Room 102
87 Forbes Hill Drive, Huntsville

Only $50 

($40 for Chamber/Muskoka Futures members)

If you are a business owner looking to create or improve your E-Business presence, this workshop is for you! This course will cover the costs, challenges, risks, regulations, security and privacy associated with building and maintaining an E-Business presence. 

To register, click here or contact Aileen Taylor.

5Mbps Broadband Enhancement RFP - Almaguin, Muskoka, Parry Sound

Muskoka Community Network is pleased to announce the release of the 5Mbps Broadband Enhancement Request for Proposal (RFP). MCN is seeking submissions from qualified vendors for the provision of broadband service to Almaguin, Muskoka and Parry Sound with speeds of at least 5Mbps.

To view the RFP and for more information, please visit www.mcnet.ca/rfp. Submissions are due by May 9, 2014 at 4:00PM (EST). An optional information session will be held for interested vendors on April 17, 2014. 

Should you have any questions regarding the release of this RFP, please contact Muskoka Community Network at 705-646-9044.

Want to learn about how GIANT INTERNET can continue advancing Muskoka and Almaguin? Come to the Gigabit Community Summit - February 18, 2014

View the latest Gigabit Community Summit communication, at http://bit.ly/ND5MGn. To register and find out more, navigate to www.acceleratemuskoka.ca/gigabit.

For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at www.mcnet.ca

Gigabit Community Summit

ABOUT ACCELERATE MUSKOKA PARTNERS

The Town of Huntsville is the largest city in the Muskoka Region of Ontario, Canada. It is located 215 kilometres (134 mi) north of Toronto and 130 kilometres (81 mi) south of North Bay.  For more information on the Town of Huntsville, please visit www.huntsville.ca.

Muskoka Community Network is a not-for-profit organization that creates economic value by building technology capacity through partnerships in the digital economy. For more information on Muskoka Community Network, please visit www.mcnet.ca.

The Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment is a year-round teaching and research centre, which acts as an outreach facility for the University of Waterloo. The WSCE goal is to connect research and educational opportunities to Muskoka and the surrounding regions. For more information on the Waterloo Summit Centre for the Environment, please visit www.uwaterloo.ca/waterloo-summit-centre/.

ABRA Program Extension

Subject: ABRA Program Extension

Release Date: January 29, 2014

MUSKOKA, ONTARIO. Muskoka Community Network is pleased to announce that the Advanced Broadband for Remote Areas (ABRA) program has been extended to March 15, 2014. The deadline has been extended to support businesses improving their Internet infrastructure as required within their business. Additionally, Muskoka Community Network is pleased to accept new applications where projects can be completed by the deadline of March 15th, 2014.

The ABRA program can assist rural and remote Northern Ontario businesses in working with a vendor to deliver high-speed internet access to match their business needs.

Jack Marshall, of Jack Marshall Developments LTD in Almaguin, recently completed an ABRA project. Jack notes that “the ABRA program is a great opportunity for businesses in the region. Muskoka Community Network’s service was helpful and efficient.”

Over the past year, Muskoka Community Network has provided support to 15 organizations. Muskoka Rent-All recently upgraded to a fibre optic internet connection in Huntsville. Cory Joiner of Muskoka Rent-All says “this improvement allows our employees to spend less time waiting for the Internet when ordering parts online. This improves our efficiency and our customer’s experience. . .”

To learn more about the program or to apply, visit: http://www.mcnet.ca/abra.

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For more information, please contact:

Marjorie MacDonald, Office Manager/Information Technology Specialist

Muskoka Community Network

705-646-9044 ext. 3

marjorie.macdonald@mcnet.ca

ABOUT MUSKOKA COMMUNITY NETWORK

Muskoka Community Network is a not-for-profit organization that creates economic value by building technology capacity through partnerships in the digital economy. For more information on Muskoka Community Network, please visit www.mcnet.ca.

For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at www.mcnet.ca.

Bala Cranberry Festival Website RFP

Calling all local businesses, webmasters and aspiring graphic design students: Bala Cranberry Festival (www.balacranberryfestival.on.ca) is looking for an innovative request for proposal to upgrade their website. All submissions are due January 10, 2014 at 7:00pm. 
The RFP and submission criteria can be viewed at the following link: http://www.balacranberryfestival.on.ca/data/_uploaded/file/tender%202013/REQUEST%20FOR%20PROPOSAL.pdf.


For more information on this exciting opportunity, visit www.balacranberryfestival.on.ca, Like them on Facebook or Follow them on Twitter. 

+Town of Bracebridge +Town of Gravenhurst +YMCA Employment Centre 
+Almaguin Highlands Secondary School +Huntsville High +Huntsville High +YMCA of Simcoe Muskoka +Bala Cranberry Festival

For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at www.mcnet.ca.