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presented by ATB Financial This year the program will feature presentations for home-based businesses, with success and pitfall stories. Topics like tax implications and benefits, adequate insurance to protect your personal and business assets, separating home and business activities, accessing business skill development opportunities and supporters, and firsthand accounts from mentors making their mark in the agricultural field today.
Protecting Your Business
April 8 - 10, 12:30pm
Corinne Tillotson
& Darlene Popik, AMA Insurance
Business Insurance – What’s in it for me?
From time to time we have all asked ourselves that very same question - what’s in it for me?
The right type and amount of insurance will provide you with financial peace of mind. Originally, insurance was created to protect families from financial ruin caused by the death of a primary breadwinner. Today, it goes a lot further than that. As a business owner, you have invested a great deal of time and effort into building a profitable business. However many people neglect to protect their investment with adequate insurance coverage. Come learn about the different options of ensuring that you are covered.
Entrepreneurs in Agriculture
April 8, 5:00pm and April 9, 1:30pm
Bill Poon, CMA Business Income vs. Farm Income vs. Other income
Learn about many of the common business components of having your own home based business including common deductions for your business, salaries paid to the family, the ins and outs of your home office, what a potential loss means, GST, business classification and much more!
Why clinicians teach and trainers train... And what's the difference?
April 9, 5:00pm
Stephanie Clark The challenge of knowing whether you are a trainer, clinician, or both. As a person who is passionate to help horses and people, it is important to be aware of strengths and weaknesses that could affect one's success in the industry. As a professional trainer and clinician Stephanie has learned the qualities of those who teach horsemanship, those who are horse trainers, and those who do both. Learning the benefits of developing each area of expertise and taking the time to progress before marketing yourself as a professional is a key to success.
Alberta Women Entrepreneurs, Realizing Success
April 10, 5:00pm Tracey Scarlett
Starting a business? Growing a business? Learn how Alberta Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a not-for-profit association dedicated to assisting women entrepreneurs in starting, growing, and expanding their businesses can help. An overview of AWE’s business financing and other support services will be offered. In addition, riveting client success stories and seasoned business expertise will be shared.
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