York Region entrepreneurs are being offered free access to the Schulich Executive Education Centre’s (SEEC) Certificate in Business Essentials course thanks to the leadership of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce and the support of the provincial government, York Region, Town of Aurora, and the York Region Chambers of Commerce.
This 20-hour, online certificate program, which is open to the first 100 eligible applicants only until March 31, will help business leaders gear up for the post-pandemic economic recovery and sharpen their skills to succeed in the future.
This initiative grew out of a project by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce to create the Accelerate Business Recovery Virtual Hub, a learning resource centre with content developed by the SEEC in the Schulich School of Business at York University. The SEEC online course was added with the support of the Government of Ontario.
“Being able to include the entrepreneurs of York Region in our training program with the support of the provincial government is further proof of the power of partnerships to respond to the needs of our private sector with leading-edge executive education,” says Rami Mayer, SEEC executive director. “We are proud to work alongside the Aurora Chamber of Commerce in this initiative and the Accelerate Business Recovery Virtual Hub project.”
“The Aurora Chamber of Commerce was pleased to partner with SEEC to provide 100 businesses who have had a downturn in revenue during the pandemic with the opportunity to take the Certificate in Business Essentials program free of charge,” says Sandra Ferri, president and CEO of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce. “These courses will support business owners as they develop the business skills needed to thrive in an ever-changing economic climate that has been made more difficult over the past two years by the pandemic.”
Free tuition for the Certificate in Business Essentials is made possible thanks to $463,000 in support from the provincial government. Eligible participants can enrol in SEEC’s Certificate in Business Essentials program, which features sessions taught by faculty from Canada’s number one business school and subject experts from the private sector. The deadline for free registration in the course is March 31, 2022.
The ABR Virtual Hub’s online resources include a 12-part video series developed by SEEC that cover areas such as digital marketing, strategic entrepreneurial management, and financial management.
For more information about the ABR Virtual Hub and to register for the Certificate in Business Essentials, visit acceleratebusinessrecovery.ca.
For more information on the Schulich Executive Education Centre, visit their website at seec.schulich.yorku.ca.