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About The Show
The Business Centre is a partnership between the City of North Bay, the Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, and several community partners.
The office assists in the start-up of new and the expansion of existing businesses. Services include:
• Business Central www.business-central.ca
• One-on-one consultations
• Review of business plans
• Assistance with market research
• Provision of relevant and timely business information
• Mentorship Program and networking opportunities
• Internet and computer access for business research & planning
• Professional advisor referrals
• Import and export information
• Youth programming; Summer Company, Business Central, and The FedNor Secondary School Business Plan Challenge.
• Our website: www.thebusinesscentre-nps.com
Our Mandate:
To provide support to start-up and small enterprises during their first through fifth years of operation in Nipissing and Parry Sound by offering easy access to business consulting services and information concerning market research, business planning, management, marketing, technology and financing.
The Business Centre. is pleased to introduce Business Central; an interactive website that will provide students, educators, and employers with a multitude of small business and employment resources. In addition to providing a central location for employment and entrepreneurial information, Business Central is also a tool to assist teachers to incorporate real life experiences into the classroom using community guest speakers. Educators will be provided with a toolkit including resources that will complement the curriculum and will also have a Member ID to an interactive website to allow them access to additional teaching aids and programs. As this initiative is multi-faceted, it will provide educators with an opportunity to integrate entrepreneurship into the classroom, provide youth with direct access to entrepreneurship/employment opportunities and provide program information to employers to encourage hiring youth to aid in youth out-migration.
About The Host - Our Team
Tony Cerasia
Manager
Tel: (705)474-0626 ext. 2425
Anna Iati
Small Business Advisor
Tel: (705)474-0626 ext. 2443
Norah Larsh
Business Development Officer
Tel: (705) 474-0626 ext. 2523
Marisa McCourt
Administrative Assistant
Tel: (705)474-0626 ext. 2528
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David Orlando
Mentorship Coordinator
Tel: (705)474-0626 ext. 2441
Neal Kelly
Youth Coordinator
Tel: (705)474-0626 ext. 2457
Parry Sound Office
1A Church Street
Parry Sound, ON P2A 1Y2
Renee Belisle
Business Development Officer
Tel: (705) 746-5892
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Anna Iati
Small Business Advisor
Anna Iati is a graduate of Canadore College majoring in Business Administration Marketing. This enabled her to launch her business career and secure a position within General Motors of Canada in Oshawa as an Operation Co-ordinator. She had the opportunity to work for this company for five years.
After realizing that North Bay (her hometown) was where she wanted to be, she moved back where she had the opportunity to launch her career in Economic Development.
She has a passion to deliver excellent customer service, and helping people achieve their professional goals. Through her Small Business Advisor role within The Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound Inc. she is able to do just that. She is devoted to create a strong and sustainable connection with clients as they grow and continue to develop their businesses.
Anna is honoured to be serving many committees in the community, on being the Young Professionals with the North Bay and District Chamber of Commerce.
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David Orlando
Mentorship Coordinator
As the Mentorship Coordinator, David Orlando is responsible for the recruitment and selection of mentors. Through group meetings organized by the program coordinator, mentees are provided with the opportunity to learn from knowledgeable individuals who have encountered many of the challenges presented.
In addition to the Mentorship Program, our organization has implemented the TBC Development Fund, a program designed to assist new and existing business owners unable to obtain traditional funding. The Business Centre has been fortunate to partner with several marketing firms within the local community who were willing to provide in-kind services to those individuals who qualified for the loan.
If you have any questions related to the services provided by The Business Centre, please feel free to contact us by phone at 705-474-0626 ext. 2528.
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Neal Kelly
Youth Coordinator
Bio: I have completed three years of work experience at two of Canada’s leading businesses (Sears Canada Inc. and Magna International Inc.). While working in their Finance departments I was able to advance my computer skills and knowledge of both financial software and principals. Further my experience within these two companies gave me the practical experience of working within a team environment while at the same time being individually responsible and accountable for the accuracy and efficiency of my work.
I have recently completed my Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a Major in Marketing at Nipissing University. Over my four years of study I have successfully completed many computer applications courses which advanced my skills in all Microsoft Office programs in addition to my workplace experience.
My current role at The Business Centre has allowed me the opportunity, on numerous occasions, to use and develop my learned marketing skills in a business environment. I have developed, designed, and produced many different marketing pieces using Microsoft Publisher under a minimal budget and ridged timelines. Planning large events again gave me the opportunity to showcase and develop my planning and organizational skills. The Centre also presented me the challenge of coordinating the 2009 Summer Company program; give over 20 students in the area the chance to be their own business owners for the summer. The program allowed 18 students in North Bay and 5 in Parry Sound to make a summer income while develop invaluable entrepreneurial skills all in a low risk environment with funding from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.
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