LearnSphere / SavoirSphère

AI is everywhere right now… but where do you actually start as a small business owner? 🤖

Join us on June 24 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. for AI for Small Businesses Without the Hype: How to Get Started. Facilitated by Sara Phelan

We’ll keep it practical: what AI is, where it can help, and how to start using it without getting lost in the tech noise.

Hosted by CBDC Southwest

Register here: https://ilearn.learnsphere.ca/courses/ai-without-the-hype

📢 Nous recrutons!
SavoirSphère est à la recherche d'un·e coordonnateur·trice de l'administration et du système de gestion de l'apprentissage pour rejoindre notre équipe 100 % en télétravail. Ce poste est ouvert aux candidat·e·s situé·e·s au Nouveau-Brunswick ou en Nouvelle-Écosse. Si vous êtes bilingue, organisé·e et à l'aise dans un rôle qui touche à la fois aux opérations, à la gouvernance et à la technologie d'apprentissage, nous aimerions vous entendre. Consultez l'offre complète et postulez avant le 3 juillet 2026 : https://bit.ly/4vin1AT

📢 We're hiring!
LearnSphere is hiring an Administrative and Learning Systems Coordinator to join our fully remote team. This role is open to candidates located in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia. If you're bilingual, organized, and comfortable working across operations, board governance, and learning technology, we'd love to hear from you. View the full posting and apply by July 3, 2026: https://bit.ly/4fRl8Go

Small business owners: practical support is coming your way.

CBDC Southwest is hosting a series of workshops designed to help entrepreneurs save time, improve efficiency, explore AI, and strengthen their business operations.

You can register for the sessions that fit your needs:
➡️ June 24 – AI for Small Businesses Without the Hype: How to Get Started
➡️ July 9 – Optimizing Time and Efficiency
➡️ August 12 & 19 – AI for Business, Done Right: Build Your Custom GPT
➡️ September 17 – Stop Wasting Time and Money: Small Business Efficiency
➡️ October 14 – Bookkeeping: Where to Start?

These workshops are practical, accessible, and built with small business owners in mind.

Learn more and register at https://ilearn.learnsphere.ca/

📢 C'est officiel, et nous sommes ravis de le partager avec vous.

Avec nos partenaires exceptionnels sur le terrain Femmes et TIC au Sénégal, CECI Sénégal, et IUC Institut Universitaire de la Côte, nous travaillons pour que 1 000 femmes entrepreneures au Sénégal et au Cameroun aient tout ce qu'il faut pour participer et s'imposer dans l'économie numérique. Quand les femmes ont accès aux outils numériques, aux marchés et aux opportunités, elles ne font pas que développer des entreprises. Elles transforment des communautés.

Nous sommes fiers que le Nouveau-Brunswick contribue à mener ce travail. En collaboration avec The McKenna Institute, nous portons notre expertise à l'international d'une façon qui crée un changement réel et durable. C'est ça, la croissance inclusive.



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📢 It’s official, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you.

Together with amazing partners on the ground Femmes et TIC au Sénégal, CECI Senegal, and IUC Institut Universitaire de la Côte, we're working to make sure 1,000 women entrepreneurs in Senegal and Cameroon have everything they need to participate and lead in the digital economy. When women get access to digital tools, markets, and opportunities, they don't just grow businesses. They transform communities.
We're proud that New Brunswick is helping lead this work. Together with The McKenna Institute we're bringing our expertise to the world in a way that creates real, lasting change. This is what inclusive growth looks like.

Is your non-profit due for a strategic reset?

Join our interactive workshop Strategic Planning for Non-Profits and walk away with clear priorities, measurable goals, and a simple system to track progress.

You will learn how to:
• Refine your mission, vision, and goals
• Set realistic strategic priorities
• Build a plan with measurable KPIs
• Track progress and stay accountable

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Format: Online
Cost: $45 + HST per participant
Facilitated by Wendy Keats

Register here: https://ilearn.learnsphere.ca/courses/strategic-planning-0321

Non-profit boards carry real responsibility , are you protecting yours?

Join us for Managing Risks: Protecting Your Non-Profit, Board and Team and gain practical tools to identify risks, clarify roles, and strengthen governance before issues arise.

📅 Saturday, February 28, 2026
⏰ 9:00 a.m. – Noon
💻 Online
💲 $45 + HST

Facilitated by Wendy Keats.

Learn More and Register now: https://ilearn.learnsphere.ca/courses/managing-risks-0228

⏳ Application deadline: February 15
Running a business is demanding, finding time to plan for growth is even harder.
That’s where Customized Support comes in.
- Work one-on-one with a business expert to:
- Clarify your priorities
- Build a clear, realistic path forward

Turn plans into action with hands-on support and ready-to-use tools

✔️ Up to five days of expert support, tailored to your schedule.
📅 Deadline to apply: February 15
👉 Learn more & apply: https://learnsphere.ca/business-skills/profitlearn/apply-for-customized-support

⏳ Date limite : 15 février
Gérer une entreprise, c’est exigeant, et trouver du temps pour planifier sa croissance l’est encore plus.

Avec le Soutien personnalisé, vous travaillez avec un expert pour :
- Clarifier vos priorités
- Bâtir un plan clair et concret
- Passer à l’action avec du soutien pratique et des outils prêts à utiliser

✔️ Jusqu’à cinq jours de soutien, adaptés à votre horaire.
📅 Date limite pour soumettre une demande : 15 février
👉 En savoir plus : https://savoirsphere.ca/comp%C3%A9tences-en-affaires/profithabilet%C3%A9/acc%C3%A9der-%C3%A0-du-soutien-personnalis%C3%A9

Ready to grow your business, but struggling to find the time to take the next step?

Customized Support gives you access to a trusted business expert who works alongside you to tackle challenges, build tools and turn your ideas into real progress.

And because we know your time is limited, everything is designed to fit your schedule.

Learn more → https://learnsphere.ca/business-skills/profitlearn/apply-for-customized-support

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Prêt à faire croître votre entreprise, mais vous manquez de temps pour passer à l’étape suivante?

Le Soutien personnalisé vous donne accès au soutien d'un expert de confiance qui travaille avec vous pour relever vos défis, créer des outils et transformer vos idées en progrès concrets.

Et parce que votre temps est précieux, tout est conçu pour s’adapter à votre horaire.

En savoir plus: https://savoirsphere.ca/comp%C3%A9tences-en-affaires/profithabilet%C3%A9/acc%C3%A9der-%C3%A0-du-soutien-personnalis%C3%A9