Take the opportunity to build your skills with Tecconnect+ED's Education-on-Demand. You can select a course or package offering and we will provide you with the webinar version of the content and the appropriate course materials within 48-72 hours of your registration. From there, you can always reach one of our Entrepreneur Program Manager's or Business Advisors to consider further business coaching, education opportunities or our Tecconnect Entrepreneur Program. We wish you well in your upcoming learning experiences and look forward to assisting you!

The WESTEM Program has partnered with Ammolite Analytx to offer 30 scholarships for Foundations in Cybersecurity. This course is designed for female entrepreneurs and/or female IT professionals in Southern Alberta looking to start a business. Upon completion of the program certification, a digital badge will be awarded.

Get that app idea out of your head & into the App Store! Overcome your doubts & get that app out into hands with our 6 week interactive course. You will learn the six vital steps to take you from your idea to your app in the App Store, with rave reviews.

You’re in the right place if you’re a new Canadian interested in learning more about entrepreneurship or starting a business! The goal of this program is to help new Canadians determine their fit for entrepreneurship, develop a business idea, conduct market research, and create a plan for starting their businesses.

Learn about the reality of being a women in STEM! Our panelists will discuss their achievements, setbacks & experiences in STEM fields.

Join the Regional Innovation Network of Southern Alberta (RINSA) and Grande Prairie RIN (GPRIN) for this exciting new event format where we collectively look at assisting each other in overcoming problems related to your business’ current value chain. Facilitated by Jefferson Gardner of InBridge Inc., the RINBRIDGE EVENT – Using Technology to Produce Value Chain Enhancements will provide you the opportunity to work collaboratively to brainstorm in an effort to overcome some key problems that business owners, including you, are facing across Alberta.

Have you heard of RINSA? The Regional Innovation Network of Southern Alberta was formed in 2011 as a collaborative partnership between Alberta Innovates with Economic Development Lethbridge/Tecconnect, Lethbridge College, and the University of Lethbridge. It has since grown to over 10 member organizations and proudly serves the region of Southwestern Alberta stretching from Taber to the Foothills, and Okotoks to the US Border. We also collaborate with the 7 other RIN areas through the province to provide programs and resources to Alberta businesses with a focus on supports for technology and innovation outlooks.

This workshop is for female entrepreneurs who are interested in learning more about data and how to utilize it to improve their business.

Building a Business Support Team: Professionals that Set You Up for Success This webinar is a great opportunity to learn from a variety of business professionals about how to set your business up for success.

This webinar is for women in or interested in tech fields who are looking to expand their knowledge in coding and Python.

The Tecconnect Synergies Conference invites you to enjoy a fun-filled set of half day engagements meant to bring additional networking, insights and inspirations to your week at the end of March! The synergies that can be found when we connect and support each other are usually found when we spend time sharing ideas, discussing, and hearing about the amazing things going on around us. Come out to this virtual event – join the pitch competition, or just spectate and enjoy. You can also take part in our networking exhibition that will have some fun icebreaker games and activities alongside community resources that you’re invited to explore. Lastly, we will also have a few keynote speakers that are sure to leave you invigorated about entrepreneurship, community, and the innovation and technology that are driving SW AB forward. This event is open to everyone! Please encourage your friends and community to register along with you!

As a part of the Tecconnect Synergies Conference, we are hosting a Pitch Competition to showcase the resilience of SW AB entrepreneurs! Register for your chance to pitch to a panel of expert judges and to have your success story featured across Tecconnect channels and some additional prizing. The challenge for the Pitch Competition: With 10 slides, in 10 minutes - can you showcase how you used technology or innovation within the last year to pivot or persevere through the challenges of current circumstances.

In this Pitch to Win workshop, you'll hear from Tecconnect Business Advisor, Wendy Muise, about the considerations and possible considerations while thinking of key inclusions for those very important pitch engagements in your future! Through a variety of principles and tips, Wendy will help give you pointers on what might work well and what might be imperative to make your pitch a "Pitch to Win". This occasion is also a workshop for registrants of the Tecconnect Synergies Conference - Pitch Competition and is highly recommended so that those of you joining can prepare for your 10 slide, 10 minute pitches at the Pre-Qualifiers on March 17, 2021. We hope you'll take this opportunity to keep strengthening your presentation skills for your business idea / business venture! If you have questions, please reach Entrepreneur Program Manager at education@chooselethbridge.ca

This workshop will explore what makes your business idea unique & how to market the value of your product or service to your customer. The goal of this workshop is to not only introduce the participants to how to develop a Value Proposition, but also help them apply it to their business endeavour.

This program is designed to help women entrepreneurs learn how technology can help them grow and expand their business.

This workshop series is for female entrepreneurs who are interested in exploring virtual & augmented reality. The Intro to XR Series will introduce the topics of virtual and augmented reality by exploring the technology, the industry, the development process, and  exploring applicable, real-world use cases.