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SUMMARY:Women Entrepreneurs Session 8: AI Tools for Everyday Business: A Practical Guide for Entrepreneurs
DESCRIPTION:Doing everything yourself in your business? \nNo marketing team. No designer. No extra time. \n\nIf creating content\, making visuals\, replying to clients\, and staying organized keeps piling up\, this free webinar is for you. \n\n\nJoin Session 8 of the We Thrive BC Women’s Entrepreneurship Program and learn practical ways AI can help you save time\, create faster\, and handle everyday business tasks more efficiently. \n\n\n✅ Create content more quickly\n✅ Make simple visuals without starting from scratch\n✅ Improve outreach and communication\n✅ Reduce time spent on admin and daily tasks \n\n\nCompletely free to attend \n\n\n📅 March 31\, 2026\n🕕 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n💻 Online via Zoom\n🎟️ Free registration required \n👩‍🏫 Facilitator: A K M Amanat Ullah \nTopics: \nManaging social media. Use AI to write post captions and suggest hashtags. Take one piece of content and adapt it for Instagram\, Facebook\, and LinkedIn instead of writing three separate posts. Generate simple graphics with AI image tools such as Canva and Gemini. \nEmail. Draft professional emails faster for replies\, follow-ups\, or initial reach out. Summarize long email threads so you can summarize and understand what are the requirements. Build reusable templates for the messages you send most often: inquiries\, invoices\, thank you. \nTo-do lists and productivity. Hand AI a messy list of everything on your plate and get back an organized plan sorted by urgency. Break a big goal (“launch my online store”) into actual steps you can work through day by day. \nManaging your calendar. Use Calendars to find open slots\, avoid double-booking\, and block off time for focused work. Set reminders for deadlines so nothing slips through. \nMarketing. Write product descriptions and ad copy without staring at a blank page. Come up with campaign ideas aimed at your local audience. Put together a simple email newsletter. Figure out who your target customers actually are using a few well-crafted prompts. \nTranslating content to English. Translate business materials (menus\, flyers\, product labels) into clear English. Check grammar and tone so everything reads professionally. Create bilingual (both English and a different language such as Chinese) social media posts for multilingual audiences. \nCollecting news\, ideas\, and opportunities. Get AI to pull together summaries of industry trends. Search for local grants\, events\, and networking opportunities you might otherwise miss. Look into what competitors are doing or whether a new market is worth exploring. \nAnalyzing information and planning. Summarize customer feedback or survey responses to spot patterns. Compare pricing or supplier options side by side. Draft a simple business plan or pitch outline. Make sense of basic financial numbers without a spreadsheet headache. \n\n  \nA K M Amanat Ullah\nA K M Amanat Ullah is a PhD candidate in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia\, with over four years of university-level teaching experience. He has taught courses in Human-Computer Interaction\, Machine Architecture\, and Parallel Computing at UBC\, and has lectured at multiple universities. His research focuses on user interaction and emerging technologies including virtual reality. Amanat has published 15 papers\, including work at top venues such as ACM CHI and IEEE VR. He is also a VR developer and has experience building practical technology solutions for healthcare and housing. \n\n 
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LOCATION:Online\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Asian Heritage Month 2026 Opening Forum
DESCRIPTION:Asian Heritage Month 2026 Opening Forum\nCelebrate the start of Asian Heritage Month 2026 with an inspiring and community-driven Opening Forum\, hosted by the OCCA Communities Association. This in-person event brings people together to explore the rich histories\, cultures\, and contributions of Asian communities in a welcoming and engaging setting. \nRooted in Tradition\, Connected by Legacy The forum will commence with a traditional Indigenous Welcome by a Syilx Okanagan Elder\, honoring the land that sustains our diverse stories. As we delve into our 2026 theme\, “Heritage as Social Capital\,” we invite you to experience a profound cultural exchange. Through the wisdom of our community knowledge keepers and an intergenerational dialogue\, we will explore how our ancestral roots serve as a powerful foundation for our collective future in the Okanagan. \nBegin the afternoon with a warm VIP greeting and connect with community leaders\, special guests\, and fellow attendees through meaningful networking. Take part in a dynamic heritage dialogue and discussion\, where diverse stories\, perspectives\, and lived experiences come to life through thoughtful conversation. Enjoy vibrant cultural performances from a variety of Asian traditions\, showcasing music\, dance\, and artistic expression that highlight the richness and diversity of Asian heritage. \nEnjoy complimentary refreshments as you mingle\, learn\, and celebrate in a vibrant atmosphere designed for connection and discovery. All guests who register through Eventbrite will also receive a prize draw ticket for a chance to win exciting giveaways. \nEvent Details: \n📍 Location: Trinity Church – Family Room\, 1905 Springfield Rd\, Kelowna\, BC V1Y 7V7 \n📅 Date: May 2nd \n⏰ Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM (Doors open 1:30 PM) \nThis event is free to attend and open to all—everyone is welcome. \nLearn more at www.asianheritage.ca \nFor sponsorship and partnership inquiries: heritage@occabc.ca \nDon’t miss this opportunity to engage\, learn\, and celebrate together as we kick off a month of culture and community. \nPlease note that photography will take place during the event.
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