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May 11 2012
May 10 2012
$9BN Arts Sector Feeds Toronto Innovation
TORONTO, CANADA – What helps an arts-based business grow? Answers to that question and other key business questions are the focal point of the City of Toronto’s sixth annual Small Business Arts Forum.
The forum was presented by Enterprise Toronto at the North York Civic Centre on April 24.
The event featured a full day of free seminars, presentations and information sharing among arts-business professionals. Subjects ranged from grants and contracts to business planning and social media.
“The arts business has a large impact on Toronto’s economy,” said Councillor Michael Thompson (Ward 37 Scarborough Centre), Chair of the City’s Economic Development Committee. “Our cultural sector employs nearly 133,000 people and annually generates $9 billion in GDP. Events like this help arts-based businesses to achieve their full financial and artistic potential.”
The day’s keynote speaker, Charles Pachter, is an inspiring example of how to build a sustainable business over five decades with integrity and passion. One of Canada’s leading contemporary artists and an Officer of the Order of Canada, Pachter is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, designer and lecturer. Born in Toronto, he continues to live downtown near Grange Park. His works are on display in the gallery adjoining his home.
Pachter’s works have been exhibited at the Royal Ontario Museum and Art Gallery of Ontario, and he is represented in public and private collections in Canada, the United States, Europe, Japan and India. His “Hockey Knights in Canada” mural is seen daily by thousands at the College Station subway, while his flag paintings hang in the Canadian Embassy in Washington, in the Parliament Buildings and the Prime Minister’s residence.
The Small Business Arts Forum featured seminars and presentations by some of Toronto’s most innovative, successful practitioners in the city’s arts and culture sector. This educational and networking event is geared toward Toronto artists and cultural businesses to increase their awareness and access to business support and resources. The event provides skill-building opportunities for entrepreneurs and small businesses in need of marketing, financing or operational assistance.
Produced and presented by Enterprise Toronto, the Small Business Arts Forum is an initiative of the City of Toronto’s Economic Development and Culture Division.
PHOTO SOURCE: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mshades/415411088/sizes/n/in/photostream/
New Dispenser for Complex Pill Regimens
PITTSBURGH, PA – Pittsburgh-based Automated Security Alert have created Dispense-A-Pill to manage not only scheduled pills, but as-needed medications, as well as eye drops, insulin injections, topical creams, liquids, and inhalers.
The device features battery backup in the event of a power failure, childproof settings, and can be password protected by a caretaker. If the patient misses a dose of medication, it signals the caregiver to alert them of the situation.
“With Dispense-A-Pill we are able to dispense up to eight different medications per day without limiting the number of dispenses. This is great for people with Parkinson, AIDS, and other diseases that require many dispenses,” said Jason Seyler, who is Automated Security Alert’s Director of Life Safety.
The device is designed to assist those with chronic health conditions.
Automated Security Alert technology enables seniors, physically-challenged persons and recovering patients to maintain an independent lifestyle in their homes.
SOURCE: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9366810.htm
PHOTO CREDIT: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9366810.htm
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