Business Development Forum: "On the Ground"
Business Development Forum - "On the Ground"
*Formerly: "Market Expansion Forum"*
98% of businesses working in British Columbia are classified as "small business". Nobody understands better than the Chamber network that, while small in classification, these businesses have undertaken some pretty big work; work that is moving the BC economy forward, and is creating positive change in many sectors.
The Business Development Forum, brought to you by the BC Chamber of Commerce and the Prince George Chamber of Commerce, will focus on topics relevant to small businesses servicing and supplying the natural resource sector. It will provide "golden nuggets" of information and ideas for easy implementation on current capital projects (and how to get a piece of them), available small business grants, navigating HR trends, and finding success in a changing economy.
Don't miss this opportunity to learn from experts in these fields: people who have varied viewpoints based solidly in experience on the ground in northern BC, as well as the chance to build new relationships with others doing similar things. New information, new opportunities, new partners or clients: the potential is great.
You will have the choice to attend one of two streams of workshops during the day. Stream choice will be available on a first come basis. The agenda is as follows:
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration | |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Chamber of Commerce Opening Remarks: Board Chairs - Brant Hasanen, BC Chamber of Commerce, Cindi Pohl, Prince George Chamber of Commerce. Welcome by His Worship, Mayor Lyn Hall |
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| 9:30 - 10:05 | Northern Development Initiative Trust: Overview: Capital Projects in the North, Competitive Consulting Grants, Supply Chain Boot Camps/Connector - Janine North, CEO & Renata King, Director of Business Development | |
| 10:10 - 10:45 | BC Construction Association North: Growth opportunities for small business - Scott Bone, CEO & Jonathan Smallwood, Business Development, BidCentral | |
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Refreshment Break | |
| Stream #1 | Stream #2 | |
| 11:00 - 11:35 | Civeo- Servicing the LNG Canada temporary Camp needs - Mike Ridley, President, North America for Civeo | Maintaining & Servicing the BC Hydro Site C Lodge – Gregor Neilson, Senior Director of Projects, Atco Structures & Logistics |
| 11:35 - 11:55 | RBC Networking | |
| 12:05 - 1:00 | Lunch Proudly Sponsored by UNBC and ASTTBC John Leech, CEO, ASTTBC Daniel Weeks, President, University of Northern British Columbia Key Note Address Greg D’Avignon, President & CEO, Business Council of British Columbia |
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| 1:00 - 1:30 | UNBC/CNC Grad Panel: Homegrown Success Chantal Craig & Andrew McLellan, UNBC Carolyn Stevens & John Kason, CNC |
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| Stream #1 | Stream #2 | |
| 1:45 - 2:20 | HR: Recruitment and Retention: Creating the Culture: Darby Kreitz, President and CEO, AllNorth | HR: New Role of Sales in today's Business Environment: Geoff Simpson, Business Development/Recruitment, Excel Personnel |
| 2:30 - 3:00 | Managing Business Growth and Success in a Changing Economy | |
| 3:00 - 3:15 | Closing Remarks | |
*Lunch is included in each registration
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Business Development Forum: "On the G...
Date and Time
Tuesday Jan 19, 2016
8:30 AM - 3:15 PM PST
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
8:30am - 3:15pm
Location
Coast Inn of the North
770 Brunswick Street
Prince George, BC
Fees/Admission
Early Bird Rate - Registered on or prior to December 29, 2015.
Regular Rate - Registered December 30, 2015 or later
*In order to get the multiple attendee discount online, all registrations for a single company must be completed in one transaction.
Contact Information
Sandy Whitwham
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