You see them on everything from a package of gum to the heart monitor in the hospital – barcodes – but do you know what you need to ensure your product identification/ barcode is ready for market, both locally and traded internationally?
Join us to learn why getting the barcode basics right will help you grow your business across various channels, allowing you to work with multiple trading partners when you are ready.
Presented by GS1 Canada, you will learn:
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What is a GS1 GTIN/barcode
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Why a barcode and quality product data are so important
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What is needed to ensure product is market-ready
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What regulatory compliance is essential when exporting
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What certain Industry Managed Solutions are important to consider
Event Info:
October 10th, 2024
12:00 – 1:00 pm CST
Event Value (Cost): $250
Discounted to $10.00 thanks to our funders.
Speaker
Alain Picard
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Alain is an Advisor with the Community Engagement team at GS1 Canada. This new division was created in early 2022 with the main objective of supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs get their products to market quickly and efficiently.
Part of his mandate is to work closely with Trade Associations and Educational Institutions alike.
The goal being to support, educate and familiarize their members with GS1 Global Standards emphasizing the importance of minimizing start up and scale up hurdles along the way. As a previous business owner in Wholesale Packaging & Distribution, he truly enjoys sharing his experience and building relationships which bodes well in this role.
GS1 is a trusted strategic partner that inspires, leads and enables best-in-class supply chain. Their standards improve the efficiency, safety, security, sustainability, and visibility of value chains across physical and digital channels in over 25 sectors. GS1 has been partnering with industry, globally, for more than 50 years; GS1 barcodes are scanned 10 billion times a day and GS1 standards are the most widely used system of standards in the world. GS1 Canada is one of 116 GS1 Member Organizations around the world.
