Leading Through Turbulent Times Part 1 | Franchisor Panel
Moderator: John Dehart, Chief Strategist of Hartify Franchise Consulting; Past Chair of the CFA Board of Directors
Panelists: David Druker, President & CEO, The UPS Store Canada; John Gilson, Vice President, COBS Bread; Ken Otto, CEO, Redberry Restaurants
Leading Through Turbulent Times Part 2 | Ask the Experts Panel
Moderator: Sherry McNeil, CFA President & CEO
Panelists: Rick Chittley-Young, Partner, MNP LLP; David Black, Director, Government Relations & Public Policy, CFA; Lisa Raffaele, Vice President, Client Services, Fishman Canada; Peter Viitre, Partner, Sotos LLP.
Impact of COVID-19 on Employment Law
Speakers: Stefanie Di Francesco & Caitlin Russel, Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLPDescription: This webinar will provide you with an overview of the impact of the rapidly-changing COVID-19 situation on employment law.
Alleviating the Crunch – How New Government Programs Can Help
Speakers: David Black, Director, Government Relations & Public Policy, CFA; Scott Munnoch, Senior Counsel, Temple Scott Associates.
Description: The Government Resources Update provides Franchisors, Franchisees and Franchise Support Services with an update on the government policies and programs to help them through the current situation.
Navigating Rent & Leasing Challenges During COVID-19 Pandemic
Moderator: Sherry McNeil, President & CEO, CFA
Speakers: David George, DEG Consulting; Michael Calderone, Urban Reform Realty Inc.; Clark Harrop, Dale & Lessmann LLP; Ken Otto, Redberry Restaurants.
Description: This webinar provides you with an overview of the impact of the rapidly-changing COVID-19 situation on rent and lease agreements.
Managing Layoffs: How to Choose Who Stays or Goes
Moderator: John Dehart, Chief Strategist of Hartify Franchise Consulting; Past Chair of the CFA Board of Directors
Speakers: Lawrence Eade, Caffe Artigiano; Karen Sargeant, Fasken; David Druker, The UPS Store Canada; John Platz, Platz & Associates.
Description: This webinar gives insight on how to manage layoffs from a panel of experienced franchise experts.
Managing Budgets and Cash Flow During COVID-19 Pandemic (for Franchisors)
Moderator: Lyn Little, BDO Canada LLPSPEAKERS: Clark Lonergan, BDO Canada LLP; Jorden Sleeth, Deloitte; Sheldon Title, MNP LLP.
Description: In this webinar, experts in financial recovery walks you through the steps to prepare and appropriately respond to the business impacts of COVID-19.
How to protect and strengthen your brand’s reputation when crisis hits
MODERATOR: Lisa Raffaele, Vice President, Fishman Canada Inc.
SPEAKERS: Jackson Loychuk, 30 Minute Hit; Brian Bazely, Driverseat Inc.; Kim Hamm, Dogtopia.
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will explore communications skill-building techniques to help manage crisis when it happens, as well as sustain and protect brand reputation.
Managing Budgets and Cash Flow During COVID-19 Pandemic (for Franchisees)
Moderator: Lyn Little, BDO Canada LLP
Speaker: Clark Lonergan, BDO Canada LLP; Jorden Sleeth, Deloitte; Sheldon Title, MNP LLP.
Description: In this webinar, experts in financial recovery discuss strategies you can implement now and over the coming weeks and months to proactively plan and manage budgets and cash flows to overcome the hurdles associated with COVID-19.
Update on Government Relief Measures & Programs
Moderator: Sherry McNeil, President & CEO, CFA
Speakers: David Black, Director, Government Relations & Public Policy, CFA; Justin Mastrangelo, BDO Canada LLP; Hali Van Vliet, BDO Canada LLP.
Description: In this webinar, learn of recent developments and changes to government relief measures and programs and information on how you can access them.
Masterclass: How to Ensure the Survival of Your Brand
Moderator: John DeHart, Chief Strategist of Hartify Franchise Consulting; Past Chair of the CFA Board of Directors
Speakers: John Gilson, COBS Bread; Dan Steward, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors; Pino Di Ioia, Beavertails.
Description: In this business survival master class, you will learn the principles to surviving in uncertain times to ensure that your brand endures.
Staying Present and Profitable Working Virtually
Speaker: Todd Cohen, Building Sales Culture™
Description: In this fun and high energy virtual keynote, Todd Cohen will take us through some thoughtful and profitable ideas on how to stay present, and profitable in this unprecedented time.
Emerge From COVID-19 With A Growth Plan: How To Build Your Franchisee Pipeline Right Now
Moderator: John DeHart, Chief Strategist of Hartify Franchise Consulting; Past Chair of the CFA Board of Directors
Speakers: Steve Buors, Reshift Media; Ken LeBlanc, PropertyGuys.com; Denise Kelly, DeniseAKelly.com
Description: During this informative session, our panelists discuss what they’ve seen in the marketplace from a franchisee recruitment perspective, and they also walk through specific actions you can be taking to grow your business development pipeline in order to position your system for growth post-coronavirus.
Supporting Your Franchisees through COVID-19 Pandemic
Moderator: John DeHart, Chief Strategist of Hartify Franchise Consulting; Past Chair of the CFA Board of Directors
Speakers: Angela Cote, Angela Cote Inc.; Hadi Chahin, Mary Brown’s Inc.; Neil Farmer, A&W Food Services Canada; Dave Hopkins, Opa! Of Greece
Description: In this webinar, listen to panelists from well-established franchise systems as they discuss and exchange some considerations on how you can support and lead franchisees now and in the coming weeks through these turbulent times.
Profit Mastery: Taking Stock, Taking Action ─ It’s All About CASH FLOW/Going “Inside the Numbers”
Speaker: Steve LeFever, Founder and CEO, Profit Mastery
Description: Finance has always been the Achilles Heel for business owners; Steve takes the mystery out of the numbers. In this dynamic session, Steve will “make metrics matter” — and outline a process to assess your current position — and develop an action plan for moving forward.
The Great Accelerator: How the COVID-19 Crisis will simultaneously create the greatest business opportunities & tragic economic impact
Speaker: Carl Boutet, StudioRx.
Description: Carl Boutet, founder of StudioRx, shares overall global trends and insights, including those gleaned from Asia’s COVID-19 experience. Learn how you can increase your chances of success in the new world order post-COVID-19.
Legal Action Plan: Franchise System Contracts and Agreements
Moderator: David Shaw, Dale & Lessman LLP
Speakers: Clark Harrop, Dale & Lessmann LLP, Peter Viitre, Sotos LLP, Jennifer Tyrwhitt Gory, Insurance Portfolio.
Description: In this webinar, legal franchise experts provide an overview of franchise contracts and agreements and how to negotiate extensions, amendments or terminations of these agreements.
Driving Business Innovation in a Time of Crisis
Moderator: John DeHart, Chief Strategist of Hartify Franchise Consulting; Past Chair of the CFA Board of Directors
Speakers: Steve Collette, 3rd Degree Training / Actual Nutrition, John Evans, EverLine Coatings & Services; Brian Bazely, Driverseat
Description: In this webinar, explore how some franchise systems have successfully adapted their concepts to the current challenges, and how they’ve engaged their franchisees to help them adapt to these changes at the franchisee level.
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Update on Government Relief Programs and COVID-19 Tax Implications
Moderator: David Druker, The UPS Store Canada
Speakers: Justin Mastrangelo, BDO Canada; Paul daSilva, RBC; David Black, CFA
Description: Tune into this webinar to learn on recent developments and changes to government relief measures such as the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP), Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), wage subsidies and COVID-19 tax implications.
Roadmap to Innovation, Renewal, and Recovery
Speaker: David Snyder, founder of PONO Learning and co-founder of EDGE International
Description: In this webinar, listen to David Snyder, founder of PONO Learning and co-founder of EDGE International, as he provides a roadmap to franchisors and franchisees on how to execute and implement your plan for business innovation and renewal.