WTC Winnipeg's Podcast - BDC Small Business Week

From the rise of e-commerce and dealing with uncertainty to the ever-present labour shortage, discover some of the major trends that are shaping growth opportunities in Canada. Mariette and her guest Jonny Loewen also share tools available to small businesses in Manitoba through BDC’s Winnipeg Business Centre. Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg Guest: Jonny Loewen, Manager, Winnipeg Business Centrce, Business Development Bank of Canada

With a greater focus on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in the workplace, soft skills are becoming essential skills. EI Advantage, a Manitoba company that helps clients around the world with their coaching and training needs, discusses the importance of investing in people and how developing our emotional intelligence can contribute to a more inclusive work environment. Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg Co-Host: Camille Bardy, Trade Advisor, World Trade Centre Winnipeg Guest: Janice Gair, Co-founder, EI Advantage

Avec son poulailler robotisé tout-en-un, Ukkö Robotics améliore non seulement la qualité des producteurs et de leurs animaux, mais aussi la qualité des sols. Découvrez l'esprit inventif d'une entreprise manitobaine qui s'apprête à révolutionner l'élevage en Amérique du Nord et à rendre l'agriculture régénérative plus accessible. Animatrice : Mariette Mulaire, Présidente-Directrice Générale, World Trade Centre Winnipeg Co-animatrice : Carole Freynet-Gagné, Vice-présidente, conseil d’administration du World Trade Centre Winnipeg Invités : Daniel Badiou and Katrina Jean-Laflamme, Co-fondateurs de Ukkö Robotics

With their all-in-one robotic chicken coop, Ukkö Robotics is not only improving the quality of life of farmers and their livestock, but also soil quality. Discover the inventive spirit behind a Manitoba company that is set to revolutionize livestock farming across North America and make regenerative farming more accessible. Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg Co-Host: Fiona Webster-Mourant, Co-chair, World Trade Centre Winnipeg board of directors Guests: Daniel Badiou and Katrina Jean-Laflamme, Co-founders of Ukkö Robotics

From Canada’s Ambassador to France to becoming an ambassador for small and medium-sized business at BDC, Isabelle Hudon discusses this year’s Small Business Week themes, talks about the importance of entrepreneurship and how adversity has a way of nudging us towards unexpected and often positive outcomes. Host: Mariette Mulaire, President and CEO, World Trade Centre Winnipeg Guest: Isabelle Hudon, President and CEO, Business Development Bank of Canada