Welcome to the Winter 2023 Virtual Conference!
This conference is planned and produced by the Digital Business Student Association in collaboration with the BUS 2504 Web Development class.
Supporting SME’s Online Presence
| Tuesday Jan 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM |
| Guests: Candice Cristovao & Kathyrn Keenan, Digital Main Street Hosts: Liza Chernova Watch recording |
| Candice and Kathryn will share how Digital Main Street supports small businesses through various programs, and will highlight the program success, web development process, and customer experience timeline. Digital Main Street (DMS) is a non-profit organization that supports entrepreneurs with digital transformation through access to digital experts, grant funding, structured training, as well as on-demand learning and more. Program Overview: The ShopHERE program is designed to help small businesses start selling online quickly and easily, with 1:1 dedicated support from an eCommerce Coordinator to build or optimize an online store. This includes: – An eCommerce website with customized branding, logo, products/services, and contact information – Hands-on assistance to set up and launch their online store – Training to get them started with inventory management, shipping, digital marketing, etc. – Access to free tools to help support the successful launch of their online store, such as a .CA domain Platform Overview: Bookmark, Lightspeed, Shopify, Square Online |
Developing e-Commerce Stores
| Tuesday Jan 31, 2023 at 1:15 PM |
| Guest Speaker: Julia Over, Performance Marketing Specialist at Futureproof Inc Hosts: Liza Chernova Watch recording |
| Julia will share her experience developing e-commerce stores at Futureproof, she will discuss user journey, UX design, best practices, scope creep, product knowledge, choice of Apps, Shopify collections, as well as navigation models and inspiration. |
Starting Your Own Business
| Thursday Feb 2, 2023 at 11:00 AM |
| Guest Speaker: Thomas Durham, Founder & CEO at Mango Digital Hosts: Carla Pineda & Haris Khan |
| Thomas will share his journey and experience starting his own business after graduating from the Digital Business Management BComm program at Humber college, he will discuss the challenges and lessons learned, and anwer our questions about starting and managing a small business. |
Wix Academic Partnership
| Thursday Feb 2, 2023 at 12:15 PM |
| Guest Speaker: Elery Rojas, Academic Partnership Manager at Wix Host: Brenda Acheampong Watch recording |
| Elery will discuss the process of planning and developing a website in terms of branding and content prep, and share examples of portfolio style as well as e-commerce style websites. Elery will also walk us through a live demo of the Wix dashboard, configuring a Wix template, SEO, and blogging, and will give us an overview of the Wix academic partnership and how to sign up for the one-year free student account, and discuss the benefits of this opportunity. |
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