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SUMMARY:Webinar: Termination Preparation & Offboarding: What Employers Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Join Samara Belitzky of Emond Harnden LLP for a practical and informative session on effectively managing employee terminations in compliance with legal requirements. This webinar will cover: \n\nPerformance management and documentation to prepare for potential terminations\nKey considerations for maintaining thorough records and ensuring compliance\nConducting termination meetings with clarity and professionalism\n\nREGISTER NOW
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Cliché is shitté
DESCRIPTION:Escape “safe” marketing! Learn 2026 creative trends\, how to stand out\, and where AI helps or hurts your brand.\n\n\n\nEscape the fate of unmemorable marketing. \nLead creative and strategic trends in 2026 — and learn where AI helps or hurts. \nYou’re an expert at what you do — whether you’re a tech firm in Kanata or a construction firm in Nepean. But does your marketing stand out as much as your work? Or does it sound like Tom\, Dick\, Harry & Sons down the street? (Great people\, strong competitors.) \nNow\, imagine Tom\, Dick\, and Harry scooped your dream clients because your audience couldn’t tell what makes you different. \nJoin Blair Burchill\, Strategy Director + Fractional CMO at Xactly Design & Advertising\, to learn why “safe” marketing makes local businesses sorry — and what to do instead. Together\, you’ll cover: \n\nWhat makes you different\, the truth about what you do\, and what your audience wants.\nCarving out a unique brand position in apples-to-apples industries.\nPractical tactics to break through crowded markets.\nCreative work that is differentiating\, noticeable\, and cost-efficient.\nWhere AI tools create value.\n\nREGISTER NOW
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SUMMARY:From Conversations to Conversions
DESCRIPTION:A hands-on workshop for non-technical founders to turn user conversations into clear hypotheses\, validated use cases\, and simple prototypes. \nThis workshop is for founders who are already in motion. You have an idea\, you have started talking to customers\, and now you need to test it properly\, refine it\, and show something real to early users or investors. The goal is to help you turn what you already have into something that can be tested in the real world. By the end of the session\, you will have a working prototype and a clear plan for what to validate next. \nRegister for free here
URL:https://obj.ca/event/from-conversations-to-conversions/
LOCATION:Bayview Yards\, 7 Bayview Station Road\, Ottawa\, K1Y 2C5
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