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<strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Network</strong><br />

A division of e-presence Consultants Inc<br />

An <strong>Ontario</strong> small business<br />

community where small business<br />

owners, entrepreneurs and<br />

professionals may join to build a<br />

network of connections, exchange<br />

referrals and promote their<br />

products and services<br />

WHAT IS ONTARIO SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK?<br />

<strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> <strong>Network</strong><br />

(OSBN) is founded by e-presence<br />

Consultants Inc., and was initially<br />

started in July 2010 as a project to<br />

help promote the services of e-<br />

presence Consultants Inc.<br />

It took two years to build the<br />

network and get it out on search<br />

engines, and by then small<br />

business owners were starting to<br />

develop interest in using the free<br />

online tool that had potential to<br />

connect them with other like<br />

minded business owners and allow<br />

them the chance to increase<br />

visibility and promote their<br />

products and services. By end of<br />

2012, there were a little over 500<br />

registered members using the<br />

platform. In January 2013 plans<br />

were in the making to bring a more<br />

human aspect to the small business<br />

community that is now ready to<br />

function actively in the real world.<br />

In June 2013, OSBN called for its<br />

first small business networking,<br />

professionally structured, event.<br />

The small business community was<br />

ready for that announcement and<br />

20 small business owners attended.<br />

Since then, and in a one years<br />

period, 10 events were held and<br />

reputation was built for OSBN<br />

Group events to be professional<br />

and value added for the small<br />

business. June 2014 happens to<br />

be OSBN’s events 1 st anniversary;<br />

one year of building business<br />

connections for OSBN members.<br />

For more information on OSBN Group events visit:<br />

www.ontariosmallbusinessnetwork.com<br />

To join OSBN and create your profile:<br />

www.yoursmallbiz.net


<strong>Ontario</strong> <strong>Small</strong> <strong>Business</strong> network (OSBN)<br />

How does OSBN<br />

benefit the small<br />

business?<br />

OSBN has great value for the small<br />

business. OSBN provides the small<br />

business with free and paid services:<br />

Free Services:<br />

1. A virtual community where<br />

they can join, build their<br />

profile page and create their<br />

own network of connection.<br />

2. <strong>Network</strong>ing opportunities<br />

through attending OSBN<br />

Group networking events.<br />

Paid Services:<br />

1. Joint ventures with small,<br />

medium sized and large<br />

companies that want to bring<br />

paid services to the small<br />

business<br />

2. Advertising opportunities - to<br />

increase visibility for their<br />

business<br />

3. Social media marketing - to<br />

ensure that their social media<br />

presence is strong and active<br />

4. Web technology – to provide<br />

web based business<br />

applications that help<br />

increase productivity and give<br />

more time for sales.<br />

5. Web Services – to improve<br />

their profile page layout to<br />

look professional and ready<br />

for use on social media.<br />

HOW DOES OSBN BENEFIT LARGE<br />

COMPANIES?<br />

OSBN has built over 1000 small<br />

business connections in<br />

memberships. The small business<br />

segmented audience is what we<br />

bring to the large business.<br />

If you are a large business with a<br />

goal to reach small businesses<br />

that are located in <strong>Ontario</strong>, OSBN<br />

can help your reach your goal.<br />

OSBN can provide you with your<br />

targeted audience whether it be<br />

at your office, in a venue outside<br />

your office or in a mass mailing.<br />

Services that we provide to the<br />

large business are:<br />

1. An opportunity to present<br />

value added material to<br />

the small businesses by<br />

presenting at OSBN<br />

Group events.<br />

2. Increase visibility among<br />

the <strong>Ontario</strong> small business<br />

community by advertising<br />

on OSBN virtual network.<br />

3. Increase visibility among<br />

the small business<br />

community by becoming<br />

a sponsor at OSBN Group<br />

events<br />

4. Increase sales by<br />

engaging in a joint<br />

venture with OSBN.<br />

Together we will provide<br />

the small business<br />

community with your<br />

products and/or services.<br />

5. Send your message out to<br />

your segmented audience<br />

in a mass mailing.<br />

6. Increase visibility and<br />

connect with small<br />

businesses by getting a<br />

booth at OSBN’s one day<br />

events.


<strong>Ontario</strong> small business network (OSBN)<br />

7. Promote your business by<br />

providing door prizes and<br />

gifts for use at OSBN<br />

Group events.<br />

8. Subscribe your sales team<br />

to OSBN membership in<br />

order to connect one-onone<br />

with small businesses<br />

owners. Large business<br />

accounts will get flagged<br />

with their logo for<br />

credibility. Up to 3<br />

accounts per business.<br />

9. Host an OSBN Group<br />

event. We will bring 20 +<br />

small businesses to your<br />

boardroom to hold our<br />

OSBN Group event there.<br />

10. OSBN can drive traffic to<br />

your website through<br />

social media campaigns.<br />

11. Whiteboard video<br />

segments to use for your<br />

advertising, social media<br />

marketing and public<br />

speaking engagements.<br />

For more information call:<br />

647.226.7313<br />

Who Are e-presence<br />

Consultants Inc? And<br />

Why Do We Keep<br />

Hearing That Name?<br />

1. e-presence Consultants Inc<br />

are the founders of OSBN and<br />

the organizers of OSBN<br />

Group events.<br />

2. e-presence Consultants Inc<br />

are located in Milton, <strong>Ontario</strong><br />

and are authorized to<br />

operate as a corporation<br />

within the province of <strong>Ontario</strong>.<br />

3. e-presence Consultants Inc<br />

are web technology providers<br />

for small and medium sized<br />

businesses. Their services<br />

include:<br />

WHO ARE ONTARIO SMALL BUSINESS<br />

NETWORK MEMBERS (OSBN)?<br />

OSBN members range from the entrepreneur that works from home to<br />

brokers and representatives that work with larger companies, life coaches<br />

and HR professionals, Import & Export services, car mechanics and body<br />

shop owners, chiefs and catering services, web designers, programmers<br />

and developers, grocery owners, cleaners and alterations services, fashion<br />

and clothing, printing and video production, graphic and interior design,<br />

environmental services, medical equipment and rehab centers, and many<br />

more industries are represented at OSBN. All are small business owners<br />

trying to promote their products and services in order to increase their<br />

client base and make sales.<br />

4. Custom web design<br />

5. Web hosting and domain<br />

name registration<br />

6. Search engine optimization<br />

and submission<br />

7. Whiteboard video production<br />

8. Office 365 implementation –<br />

Cloud partner<br />

9. Web and social media<br />

marketing


ONTARIO SMALL BUSINESS NETWORK (OSBN)<br />

WHO IS YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE?<br />

Are you a large company that has a marketing strategy aiming to reach out to small<br />

businesses? OSBN can be of great help to you. OSBN is the best tool to help<br />

increase visibility among the small business community. With 663 small business<br />

members and increasing, OSBN platform makes the best advertising vehicle for<br />

medium and large sized businesses. If your marketing strategy aims at increasing<br />

visibility by reaching out to the small business community we have options to help<br />

you achieve your marketing goals. OSBN has numerous advertising possibilities<br />

and speaking opportunities that can be at work for you to get your message out.<br />

For more information on how OSBN can help you achieve your marketing goals<br />

Call 647.226.7313<br />

Copyright 2014 © e-presence Consultants Inc

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