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Transportation available throughout Oakville. Please let us know as soon as possible if you will have an accessibility or accommodation need at a Halton Region hosted event or meeting. 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 " G ? J ? ? M P ? ? ? ? k ? 2 M J J ? $ P C C ? ? ? ? ? k ? 2 2 7 ? ? ? ? k ? U U U F ? J R M L A ? 2 F C ? 0 C E G M L ? J Municipality of Halton www.halton.ca 07 01 11 Halton Small Business Centre Stand Out in a Crowd: Marketing Strategies for Success Starting a Small Business: A general overview of the things you will need to consider, along with resources to help you succeed. Covers structure, registrations, P C E S J ? R G M L Q ? J G A C L A C Q ? R ? V C Q ? ? L B ? ? L ? L A G L E options. Wed., Jan. 12 Halton Regional Centre 1:00 3:00 p.m. $25/person Networking: Learn how to maximize opportunities and increase sales by meeting others and creating winning relationships in the business community. 2 F S P Q ? ( ? L ? Oakville Public Library 6:30 8:30 p.m. $25/person Consultant-on-Site Program: In partnership with the Halton Hills Public Library, a business consultant will be available to meet with small business clients at the Georgetown Branch Library M L ? 2 F S P Q ? ( ? L ? ? ? N N M G L R K C L R Q ? K S Q R ? @ C ? booked in advance. Bookkeeping: Understand bookkeeping N P G L A G N J C Q ? ? L B ? N P ? A R G A C Q ? ? L ? L A G ? J ? statements, taxation, expenses and software programs. Wed., Jan. 26 Halton Hills Public Library, Georgetown Branch 1:00 3:00 p.m. $25/person Consultant-on-Site Program: In partnership with the Milton Public Library, a business consultant will be available to meet with small business clients at the + G J R M L ? . S @ J G A ? * G @ P ? P W ? M L ? 2 F S P Q ? $ C @ ? ? ? Appointments must be booked in advance. Starting a Small Business: A general overview of the things you will need to consider, along with resources to help you succeed. Covers structure, registrations, P C E S J ? R G M L Q ? J G A C L A C Q ? R ? V C Q ? ? L B ? ? L ? L A G L E options. 5 C B ? $ C @ ? Milton Public Library 6:30 8:30 p.m. $25/person Registration and pre-payment for all seminars is required as seating is limited. Contact us for more information and registration details for these events. Join our online community. Get connected at www.halton.ca/business! Upcoming Business Seminars and Programs A unique educational and networking event that brings together small businesses from across Halton Region, Bridges to Better Business gives small businesses the opportunity to learn, share best practices and make valuable business connections. 2 F S P Q B ? W ? $ C @ P S ? P W ? ? Oakville Conference Centre 2515 Wyecroft Road, Oakville ? ? K ? l ? N K $50.00/person 0 C E G Q R C P ? ? R ? ? ? ? C V R ? ? M P www.halton.ca/businessevents w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER Fr id ay , Ja nu ar y 7, 2 01 1 2 2 Interested in discoveringyour family history or thehistory of our Oakville community? Look no further than your local library for amazing local history and genealogy resources, services and workshops. For those interested in local history, Oakville Public Library has a growing collec- tion of research materials unique to the history of Oakville and its people. Pop down to Central Branch to discover for your- self or visit us online at www.opl.on.ca Researching family history has proved extremely popular in recent times and the study of family relationships and histories from generation to generation can be fascinating. Oakville Public Library helps you in your research by pro- viding access to records that document your heritage. We have many resources and services to get you started and some excellent workshops to help with your research. Our Genealogy Online workshop is perfect if you are interested in researching your family roots. This free work- Library the perfect place to research family history shop will introduce you to Ancestry Library Edition and other online resources to help get you started. Suitable for ages 16 years and up. Central Branch Wed. Jan. 12 2-3:15 p.m. Course code: 140420 Wed. Feb. 9 2-3:15 p.m. Course code: 140427 To register, visit www.oakville.ca and select the iris tab. How I Wrote My Family History & Got It Published takes place on Thursday, Feb. 24 from 7-8:15 p.m. at Central Branch. In this free seminar, author Linda G. Layton will talk about the process she went through to research, write and ultimately publish her family history, A Passion for Survival: The True Story of Marie Anne and Louis Payzant in Eighteenth-Century Nova Scotia. Suitable for ages 16 years and up. To register, contact Andra Steele at asteele@oakville.ca or 905-815-2042, ext. 5903. Oakville Public Library also offers a fantastic six-week work- shop entitled A Life in Words: Memoir Writing Workshop that begins on Thursday, Jan. 20. It is for anyone who has thought about writing their memoirs, or who has tried, but has not had much success to date. Participants will receive tips and tricks to help them and will share stories with one another to receive constructive feed- back. An anthology of partici- pants favourite stories will be compiled, printed and bound for each participant at the con- clusion of the workshop. This workshop costs $45 for six classes and takes place in the Central Branch from 2:30-4 p.m. on the following dates: Thurs. Jan. 20, Feb. 3, Feb. 17, Mar. 3, Mar. 24 and April 14. Registration is through iris, so visit www.oakville.ca and select the iris tab and search for course code: 140389. Submitted by the Oakville Public Library Something For Everyone! All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or 1-888-489-7784 For more information go to www.oakvillecentre.ca SWIMMY, FREDERICK & INCH BY INCH JAN. 16 ROOM ON THE BROOM FEB.13 ~ LIBERTANGO (Studio Theatre) FEB.13