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SUMMARY:A Path to Business Ownership - #Owners Wanted
DESCRIPTION:Launched by Futurpreneur\, #OwnersWanted is a program that will get you ready to buy the small business of your dreams. It’s completely FREE\, and if you already have a prospective seller in mind\, you can both attend to get the skills you need to complete this transition together.\n\nJoin us on Thursday October 16th\, 2025 to learn how to:\n\n 	Find a viable business that interests you\n 	Approach and appeal to the business owners\n 	Put a deal together\n 	Practice negotiation and due diligence\n 	Close the deal in a mock negotiation process\n 	Structure and obtain the necessary funding\n\nThis Workshop is supported by the Government of Alberta and Community Futures Lethbridge Region.
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/a-path-to-business-ownership-owners-wanted/
LOCATION:Sandman Signature Hotel\, 320 Scenic Drive South\, Lethbridge\, Alberta\, T1J4X6
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SUMMARY:A.I Training for Small Business
DESCRIPTION:Small businesses are constantly balancing competing priorities—marketing\, operations\, customer service\, administration\, and more. This training webinar is designed to help business owners and staff use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT to streamline tasks\, improve efficiency\, and boost day-to-day productivity. \nJoin AI experts Frank Kenny and Norma Davey for practical\, real-world strategies and use cases designed specifically for small businesses. You’ll learn creative marketing tactics\, time-saving workflows\, and ways to use AI more strategically and confidently in your business. \nThis webinar is intended for beginners and intermediate users who have a basic understanding of AI and want to use it more effectively and efficiently. It is not intended for advanced users. \nThis webinar is offered to Chamber members on a pay what you can basis. Please select the amount that works best for you at checkout. Your contribution helps support the work of the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce and allows us to continue offering valuable programming to our business community. \nThis event is a Chamber Member Exclusive Event 
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/a-i-training-for-small-business/
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SUMMARY:Social Media Management for Food & Beverage Brands
DESCRIPTION:📅 Date: February 26\, 2026\n⏰ Time: 2:00 PM MST\n📍 Format: Live online\n\n🔗 Register here:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/social-media-management-for-food-beverage-brands-tickets-1979885889994?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/social-media-management-for-food-beverage-brands/
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SUMMARY:Fundraising For Startups
DESCRIPTION:Startup Founders – this one’s for you! If you’re thinking about raising capital — or deep in the weeds trying to teach yourself how venture financing actually works — we’ve got your back.\n\n📢 Join us for the Alberta Venture Finance Education Series: Fundraising for Startups\n\n🗓️ March 2 – 5\, 2026\n\n🕖 7–9 PM MT | Live via Zoom Daily\n\n💸 FREE for Alberta residents\n\n \n\nThis course is designed specifically for Alberta-based founders navigating the early-stage funding landscape. We’ll cover:\n\n✅ How to prepare for your first raise\n\n✅ Understanding term sheets and cap tables\n\n✅ Communicating with investors\n\n✅ What’s “normal” in venture deals (and what’s not)\n\n \n\nWhether you’re exploring funding for the first time or ready to raise\, this course will give you the tools\, language\, and confidence to move forward.\n\n \n\n📍 Reserve your spot today: https://forms.gle/W4mZY5JkDG79SfWs9\n\n 
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/fundraising-for-startups/
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SUMMARY:MVP Mondays - Recurring
DESCRIPTION:Spearheaded by Craig Elias\, Adam Berk\, Wendy Muise\, Andrew Browne\, and Martin L’Heureux\, MVP Mondays are typically held on the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mountain time (GMT -7).\n\n​The format is a series of speakers\, panels\, MVP pitch sessions and successful examples of MVP development.\n\n​The series is designed to help aspiring\, first-time\, and early-stage technology entrepreneurs and product managers accelerate the development of a successful technology product offering by learning a repeatable data-driven process to validate their value proposition\, pricing and product offering and seeing relevant examples they can see what an exceptional MVP looks like.
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/mvp-mondays-recurring/
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SUMMARY:Angel Investing
DESCRIPTION: \n\nAre you interested in startup investing? The Alberta Venture Finance Education Series is offering a free\, live online course this March that breaks down the fundamentals of angel investing — no experience required.\n\n📘 Angel Investing: From Thesis to Term Sheet\n\n🗓️ March 9 – 12\, 2026\n\n🕖 7–9 PM MT | Live via Zoom Daily\n\n🎓 Free for Alberta residents\n\n \n\nWe’ll cover:\n\n🔹 How venture deals work (and what’s “market”)\n\n🔹 Building your personal investment thesis\n\n🔹 Evaluating early-stage opportunities\n\n \n\nWhether you’re new to the space or looking to sharpen your approach\, this course is designed to give Albertans the tools to confidently step into the startup ecosystem.\n\n \n\n📍 Register now: https://forms.gle/GokpoXj1bjoESH4f8
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/730/
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SUMMARY:Capital Access & Next Steps - What's Next
DESCRIPTION:Women entrepreneurs in Canada are starting and growing businesses at record levels. Nearly one-fifth of Canadian businesses are women-owned\, and access to financing tools and capital vehicles have greatly improved. Despite this\, women still represent a small share of the venture-backed founders in Canada\, average loan and equity amounts are smaller\, and access to large growth rounds continues to lag.\n\nJoin us March 11\, 2026\, at 12:00 p.m. MDT for our latest Capital Access webinar hosted by Ayo Aiyeleye from Alberta Innovates and Arielle Land from Movement51. Presenters Emily Smiley\, Executive Director at Movement51\, and Courtney Dragani\, Chief Growth Officer at Movement51 and The51\, will discuss how the capital landscape has shifted in recent years\, what has meaningfully improved\, where structural gaps remain\, and what that means in today’s more disciplined\, metrics-driven market.\n\nAll entrepreneurs\, investors\, and ecosystem partners are welcome to attend this session.\n\nAttendees will leave with practical\, forward-looking insights:\n\n 	Founders will gain clarity on how to align with current investor priorities.\n 	Investors will better understand the opportunity within the women-led venture landscape.\n\nPolicymakers and ecosystem leaders will gain perspective on where funding frameworks are working and where further refinement is needed.
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/capital-access-next-steps-whats-next/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:The Business of Video Games: Commercialization and IP
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 12\, 2026\n1:00–2:30 PM (MDT) | Online Event\nTicket price: $25 CAD\n\n Register here: https://www.showpass.com/the-business-of-video-games-commercialization-and-ip-2/\n\nThis webinar explores the business side of video games\, how games are marketed\, discovered\, monetized\, and scaled; alongside a clear overview of the legal and IP considerations that protect long-term value. Learn why most games fail commercially\, how IP becomes the real asset over time\, and how early decisions around platforms\, creators\, and monetization can either unlock growth or limit future opportunities.\n\n You’ll get clarity on:\n\n 	How modern games are marketed\, monetized\, and scaled\n 	The role of platforms\, publishers\, creators\, and communities in determining success\n 	Why IP ownership and early business decisions matter more than most founders realize\n 	Key legal considerations around copyright\, trademarks\, monetization\, and creators\n\nIf you’re willing\, please share this with your members via newsletter. (Click on this  link to download a graphic for you to share) (We just ask that the promo code isn’t posted publicly on social media.)\n\n“Join Catapult Startups for an online webinar\, The Business of Video Games: Commercialization and IP on Thursday\, March 12\, 2026 (1:00–2:30 PM MST). This practical session connects commercialization and IP so developers and founders can make smarter decisions early; covering how modern games are marketed and monetized\, and the key legal basics (copyright\, trademarks\, ownership\, and contracts) that create opportunity.\n\nRegister: https://www.showpass.com/the-business-of-video-games-commercialization-and-ip-2/
URL:https://lethbridgeregion.albertacf.com/event/the-business-of-video-games-commercialization-and-ip/
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