Small Business Forum 2023

The City of Toronto is hosting their signature free full-day, in-person event in support of small businesses - Monday October 30th, 2023 from 8:30am-4:00pm. The forum features:

• Main stage programming with keynote speakers and expert panels from a wide range of sectors

• The Nobellum Pitch Competition

• Breakout rooms

• Small group speed mentoring

• A vibrant Indigenous Market

• A trade show hosting diverse displays of small business services and goods providers
  

Main Stage Programming Includes:

• Building Smarter, Innovative, and Sustainable Businesses

• The Power of Partnerships

• Embracing Digital Disruption

• Diversity, Resilience, and the Lived Experience: Why it Matters

• Show Me the Money

Concurrent Programming:

• How to Build and Grown an Innovative Food Business

• How to Do Business with Government

• Financial Sustainability

• Why and How to Grow Green

• How to Start and Sustain a Fashion Business Through Innovation and Forward Thinking

• The Power of Design: How Innovation and Strategic Design Translate to Market Success

• How Incubators Can Help Your Small Business

• ChatGPT and AI for Small Business

• Succession Planning

• How Incubators Can Help Your Small Business Grow with EDI

• How to Modernize eCommerce for Small Business

The Trade Show

Throughout the day you can visit the dynamic trade show floor for a diverse display of small business services and goods providers. Get information from a range of B2B companies and other organizations, such as those in accounting, marketing, HR, finance, insurance, digital solutions, and more.

Toronto-based accelerator and incubators, as well as different levels of government, are there to share the variety of business support program available.

Exhibit your B2B Company

Showcase your small business products and services to over 3,000 forum attendees, as well as network with attendees, fellow exhibitors, sponsors, government representatives, and small business owners. Trade show exhibitors get access to all forum activities. For more information email sbf2023@toronto.ca. Click here to book a booth.