Tuesday

Day Job Premiere Screening Tonight



Tonight is the premiere of Day Job documentary in Toronto at the TIFF LightBox. The film is about the process-the conflicts, sacrifices and hardships of chasing the dream of building a startup. This is a great evening to experience the entrepreneurial spirit and to even network with like-minded people in the Toronto Start-up community. On that note, I would like to give away a single ticket to the event tonight that begins at 6pm.


Just tweet me at @clickflickca and tell me why you want to go to the flick tonight. Add #ClickFlick to the tag.


I'll pick a winner at 12noon. Good Luck!

Toronto's First Carnival Food Festival Foodival




I have never been to Foodival before! It will be the first time for this event but I'm looking forward to experiencing something NEW and different in Toronto. I get excited when a unique event that involves food comes to town. It's also important to support local business to keep the city thriving. Reading the press release, it looks like an event that mixes food and a carnival atmosphere. The cool part of this type of event is that it allows you to bring your family too. ( Day passes )

There are 2 options when buying tickets on the site. You can buy for Day(All Ages)11:00-3pm or Evening(19+) 6pm-10pm. Tickets are $12.50 for Adults and $7.50 for children under 14. Children under 3 are FREE. So come out and enjoy some family time during the day or hang out in the evening.

Some of the listed food vendors to be present are: Neal Brothers Chips, Le Dolci, Smoke's Poutinerie
For a full listing of vendors: Vendors


The organizers of Foodival have been nice enough to give me tickets to giveaway for this Sunday September 29,2013. Please enter in specific areas below (Day or Night) for a pair of DAY tickets or EVENING tickets below. Good Luck! I will select WINNERS this Friday September 27th, 2013.

Enter to WIN DAY TICKETS:

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Enter to WIN NIGHT TICKETS:

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Boston Pizza is the Official Bar of the UFC



This weekend I had the opportunity to participate in some UFC festivities being held at Boston Pizza; Boston Pizza is the Official Bar of the UFC. I've visited the Boston Pizza on Front street many times due to it's proximity to the Rogers Centre but it was my first time visiting the Boston Pizza at Leslie and Lakeshore Avenue. I brought along my sister, brother-in-law, and cousin to enjoy UFC 165. The main match between John Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson ended up with Jones winning by decision.



The Boston Pizza is a great spot to watch sporting events and UFC for their multiple screens and great sound. It gives the feeling of being there in person. Check BostonPizza.ca for various promotions and events.



BP Pizza Spring Rolls, nachos, sticky ribs and bacon wrapped steak skewers are a few of the appetizers we enjoyed that evening. Bacon wrapped steak skewers was my obvious favourite appetizer. Everything tastes better with bacon!! Boston Pizza also has a great selection of main dishes worth trying. If you think Boston Pizza only serves pizza, you're wrong! I was surprised by the extensive menu and options.



My sister enjoyed the seafood fettuccini dish. Tender scallops, wild salmon, prawns and steam mussels tossed in a cream white wine sauce. She recommends this dish for any carb lover out there.. I will definitely have to try this pasta dish next time I visit.



The Panookie is a must try dessert when you visit Boston Pizza. A giant, freshly baked, pizza-pan chocolate chip cookie served with ice cream. It will send your sweet tooth in overdrive!



A big "Thank You" to the Boston Pizza crew and Olga, our server for the evening, who gave us great recommendations. Overall, my family enjoyed a great night of food and drinks, and are looking forward to their next visit. To keep the good times rolling, I'm going to giveaway 2 $25 Boston Pizza Gift Cards to two lucky WINNERS. All you have to do to ENTER is copy and paste tweet into rafflecopter below.

 @clickflickca @BostonPizza I want to go to http://www.bostonpizza.ca #BostonPizza

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Boston Pizza: Website
Twitter: @BostonPizza

Sponsored Post Disclosure: I have received compensation for this post and all opinions are my own and not reflective of Boston Pizza.


Saturday

Hello Eco Chasers!






Hey Eco Chasers,

Hope you’re enjoying taking part in this year’s Eco Chase!

I’m here to provide you with some intel on how you can score some extra points during your race.

One of the sponsors of this year’s Eco Chase, is RecycleYourElectronics.ca, Ontario’s e-waste diversion program, operated by Ontario Electronic Stewardship. Since April 2009, more than 200,000 tonnes of electronic waste has been collected and successfully diverted from landfill across the province, greater than any other diversion program of its kind in Canada.

To score 5 bonus points, take a photo of one of the items accepted by the RecycleYourElectronics.ca program, and tweet it out to all your followers! Make sure you include:

· the hashtag #EcoChase

· your team name

· My Twitter handle: @clickflickca


Hint: the list of items accepted by the program is right here

Good luck!

Wednesday

Race. Search. Strategize. It's the Eco Chase!



Do you know what the Eco Chase is about? Eco Chase is a large scavenger hunt happening on Saturday September 14th that challenges teams to learn about Toronto's green projects. It's like the TV show "Amazing Race" with a green/environmental component. Teams will be given challenges and clues throughout various stops. Lots of fun while learning at the same time. Great team building activity too!



The event is sponsored, in part, by recycleyourelectronics.ca, Ontario's e-waste diversion program, operated by Ontario Electronic Stewardship, and is part of its 200,000 tonne collection milestone celebration. Since April 2009, more than 200,000 tonnes of electronic waste has been collected and successfully diverted from landfill across the province, greater than any other diversion program of its kind in Canada. That's a lot of electronics!!

To help Ontarians continue this success, RecycleYourElectronics.ca will be collecting out-of-use electronics on registration and start of the hunt at the Y Central Toronto, awarding bonus points to teams who participate in this drop off, and throughout the day. For what portable items are accepted, visit RecycleYourElectronics.ca.

For participants of the Eco Chase, I will have access to an EXCLUSIVE clue that will help you gain bonus points during the race on Saturday. Look out for my tweets ( @clickflickca ) and this blog to learn more.



To purchase tickets to the Eco Chase, visit Eco Chase Tickets. To receive 20% off your entry, enter this PROMO CODE: insiderscoop

Good luck to everyone participating in the race! :-)



To learn more on how you can participate visit Eco Chase on Twitter: @EcoDuo or on Facebook: EcoDuo Website Info: Eco Chase

Tuesday

VISA Canada payWave it Forward Giveaway




Do you know what is VISA payWave? Have you heard of it? VISA payWave is a quick and faster way to check out when making everyday purchases. All you have to do is simply have a VISA payWave card. Simply wave your card in front of a secure reader and that's it. No need to insert card into a slot or typing in a pin code. A simple wave is all that is needed. Neat right?


I recently visited my local Metro grocery store to give VISA payWave a try. It was quick and simple. I recorded this video below to show how simple the use of VISA payWave. For a limited time, every purchase made with my VISA payWave card; VISA will donate $1 to the Metro Green Apple School Program.



Just wave or tap over the display unit and payment is made.



Here is some current information from VISA:

Visa Canada survey shows that 71% of Canadians donated to a charity last year. Almost 1-in-4 (24 per cent) say they’d give more if they had a more convenient way to donate.

Visa Canada is introducing the payWave It Forward program where for a limited time $1 will be donated by Visa Canada to specific charities when using Visa payWave at participating retail stores.


On behalf of VISA Canada they have given me the opportunity to giveaway a $50 Visa gift card to a Canadian resident over 18 years old. You will also get to choose one of the participating charities and they will also receive $50 donation from VISA Canada.

ENTER BELOW and TWEET TO WIN(Copy and Paste):

@clickflickca @VisaCA I want to do good with payWave it forward with Visa Canada. #payWaveItFWD

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Disclosure: I received compensation for this post. However, all opinions expressed are 100% my own.


Monday

The Art of Small Business conference in Toronto



"The Art of Small Business" conference comes to Toronto this October 21st 2013. What is The Art of Small Business Conference? This conference is about learning and listening to well established story-tellers; in their field of expertise from marketing and small businesses. I often hear about the importance of storytelling in business and social media outlets that I saw a great opportunity to hear great speakers and gather new and relevant insights; something I can find useful in my own ventures. I'm a co-founder of a business so this will help me communicate on a different level of interaction, learning from others who have completed this path of self-discovery. This is another reason I find the importance of networking and sharing ideas among like-minded individuals. Every conference that I've attend in past has always given me something of value by taking other's triumphs and so called failure, and further digesting them intellectually; these networking opportunities made available through these conferences.

The Art of Small Business conferences are attended by well established business professionals in their discipline of choosing. It's always important to surround yourself with people of great knowledge or experiences so that you can continue to learn and grow. I encourage you to attend this event which will be a full day of learning and inspiration to strive for a strong foundation in business and life in general.



The list of speakers for the Oct 21 event:


1) Michael E. Gerber, Small Business Guru & Author of the Mega-Bestseller, The E-Myth Revisited

2) Chris Guillebeau, New York Times Bestselling Author of The $100 Startup & The Art of Non-Conformity

3) JJ Ramberg, Host of MSNBC's Your Business & Author of It's Your Business

4) John Jantsch, Small Business Expert & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Duct Tape Marketing,

5) Jonathan Fields, Award-Winning Author, Entrepreneur, & Founder of The Good Life Project

6) Stephen Shapiro, Innovation Consultant, Speaker & Author of Personality Poker & Best Practices Are Stupid

7) Mitch Joel, President of Twist Image & Bestselling Author of Six Pixels of Separation & Ctrl Alt Delete


The Art Of Small Business conference will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre located at 255 Front St. West.
Thanks, to the organizers they have given me a code to save up to $100 per ticket. You can use the code "TWITTERFAN" for the discount. BUY TICKETS

Purchase from 1-3 tickets – save $50 per ticket.

Purchase 3 or more tickets – save $100 per ticket.

Follow the event on Twitter: @TheArtOf Hashtag: #TheArtOf

Website for more info: The Art Of Productions Inc

Disclosure: I received compensation for this post. However, all opinions expressed are 100% my own.