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SUMMARY:Business Development Forum: "On the Ground"
DESCRIPTION:Business Development Forum - "On the Ground"\n\n \n\n*Formerly: "Market Expansion Forum"*\n\n\n98% 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. \n\n \n\nThe 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.\n\n \n\nDon'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. \n\n\n\nYou 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:\n\n \n\n	\n		\n			8:30 - 9:00\n			Registration\n		\n		\n			9:00 - 9:30\n			Chamber of Commerce Opening Remarks: Board Chairs - Brant Hasanen\, BC Chamber of Commerce\, Cindi Pohl\, Prince George Chamber of Commerce. \n\n			Welcome by His Worship\, Mayor Lyn Hall\n		\n		\n			9:30 - 10:05\n			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\n		\n		\n			10:10 - 10:45\n			BC Construction Association North: Growth opportunities for small business - Scott Bone\, CEO & Jonathan Smallwood\, Business Development\, BidCentral\n		\n		\n			10:45 - 11:00\n			Refreshment Break\n		\n		\n			 \n			Stream #1\n			Stream #2\n		\n		\n			11:00 - 11:35\n			Civeo- Servicing the LNG Canada temporary Camp needs - Mike Ridley\, President\, North America for Civeo\n			Maintaining & Servicing the BC Hydro Site C Lodge   Gregor Neilson\, Senior Director of Projects\, Atco Structures & Logistics\n		\n		\n			11:35 - 11:55\n			RBC Networking\n		\n		\n			12:05 - 1:00\n			Lunch Proudly Sponsored by UNBC and ASTTBC\n\n			John Leech\, CEO\, ASTTBC\n\n			Daniel Weeks\, President\, University of Northern British Columbia\n\n			Key Note Address Greg D'Avignon\, President & CEO\, Business Council of British Columbia\n		\n		\n			1:00 - 1:30\n			UNBC/CNC Grad Panel: Homegrown Success\n\n			Chantal Craig & Andrew McLellan\, UNBC\n\n			Carolyn Stevens & John Kason\,  CNC\n		\n		\n			 \n			Stream #1\n			Stream #2\n		\n		\n			1:45 - 2:20\n			HR: Recruitment and Retention: Creating the Culture: Darby Kreitz\, President and CEO\, AllNorth\n			HR: New Role of Sales in today's Business Environment:\n\n			Geoff Simpson\, Business Development/Recruitment\, Excel Personnel \n		\n		\n			2:30 - 3:00\n			Managing Business Growth and Success in a Changing Economy\n		\n		\n			3:00 - 3:15\n			Closing Remarks\n		\n	\n\n\n\n \n\n*Lunch is included in each registration \n\n\n\nPresented by:\n\n\n\n               \n\n\n\nStream 1 Sponsor: \n\n\n\n\n\nLunch Sponsors:\n\n           \n\n\n\nNetworking Sponsor:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsor:
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1 style="text-align: center\;"><span style="color:#0000CD\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong>Business Development Forum - &quot\;On the Ground&quot\;</strong></span></span></span></h1>\n\n<h1><span style="color:#0000CD\;"><span style="font-size:26px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&nbsp\;</span></span></span></h1>\n\n<div style="text-align: center\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong><span style="color:#0000CD\;">*Formerly:&nbsp\;&quot\;Market Expansion Forum&quot\;*</span></strong></span></span></div>\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="color:#222222\;">98% of businesses working in British Columbia are classified as &quot\;small business&quot\;.&nbsp\; 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.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;">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.&nbsp\; It will provide &quot\;golden nuggets&quot\; 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.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="color:#222222\;">Don&#39\;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.&nbsp\; New information\, new opportunities\, new partners or clients: the potential is great.&nbsp\;</span></span></span><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="color:#222222\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">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.&nbsp\;The agenda is as follows:</span></span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;\n<table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="width:499px\;border-collapse:collapse\;border:none\;" width="499">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">8:30 - 9:00</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-left:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Registration</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">9:00 - 9:30</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Chamber of Commerce Opening Remarks: Board Chairs - Brant Hasanen\, BC Chamber of Commerce\, Cindi Pohl\, Prince George Chamber of Commerce. </span></span><br />\n			<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Welcome by His Worship\, Mayor Lyn Hall</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">9:30 - 10:05</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Northern Development Initiative Trust: Overview: Capital Projects in the North\, Competitive Consulting Grants\, Supply Chain Boot Camps/Connector - Janine North\, CEO &amp\; Renata King\, Director of Business Development</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">10:10 - 10:45</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">BC Construction Association North: Growth opportunities for small business - Scott Bone\, CEO &amp\;&nbsp\;Jonathan Smallwood\, Business Development\, BidCentral</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">10:45 - 11:00</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Refreshment Break</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width:185px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;background:#D9D9D9\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Stream #1</span></span></td>\n			<td style="width:184px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;background:#D9D9D9\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Stream #2</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="height:69px\;">\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:69px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">11:00 - 11:35</span></span></td>\n			<td style="width:185px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:69px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Civeo- Servicing the LNG Canada temporary Camp needs -&nbsp\;Mike Ridley\, President\, North America for Civeo</span></span></td>\n			<td style="width:184px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:69px\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Maintaining &amp\; Servicing the BC Hydro Site C Lodge &ndash\; <span style="background:white\;">Gregor Neilson\, Senior Director of Projects\, Atco Structures &amp\; Logistics</span></span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">11:35 - 11:55</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">RBC Networking</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">12:05 - 1:00</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Lunch Proudly Sponsored by UNBC and ASTTBC<br />\n			John Leech\, CEO\,&nbsp\;ASTTBC<br />\n			Daniel Weeks\, President\, University of Northern British Columbia<br />\n			Key Note Address Greg D&rsquo\;Avignon\, President &amp\; CEO\, Business Council of British Columbia</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">1:00 - 1:30</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-size:10px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">UNBC/CNC Grad Panel: Homegrown Success<br />\n			Chantal Craig &amp\; Andrew McLellan\, UNBC<br />\n			Carolyn Stevens &amp\; John Kason\,&nbsp\; CNC</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="height:18px\;">\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:18px\;">&nbsp\;</td>\n			<td style="width:185px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;background:#D9D9D9\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:18px\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Stream #1</span></span></td>\n			<td style="width:184px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;background:#D9D9D9\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:18px\;vertical-align:top\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Stream #2</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr style="height:65px\;">\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:65px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">1:45 - 2:20</span></span></td>\n			<td style="width:185px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:65px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">HR: Recruitment and Retention: Creating the Culture: Darby Kreitz\, President and CEO\, AllNorth</span></span></td>\n			<td style="width:184px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;height:65px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">HR: New Role of Sales in today&#39\;s Business Environment:</span></span><br />\n			<span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Geoff Simpson\, Business Development/Recruitment\,&nbsp\;Excel Personnel </span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">2:30 - 3:00</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Managing Business Growth and Success in a Changing Economy</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n		<tr>\n			<td style="width:130px\;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-top:none\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">3:00 - 3:15</span></span></td>\n			<td colspan="2" style="width:369px\;border-top:none\;border-left:none\;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt\;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:8.0pt\;">Closing Remarks</span></span></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">*Lunch is included in each registration&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Presented by:<br />\n<br />\n<a href="http://pgchamber.bc.ca"><img alt="" height="82" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/2010ChamberLogos010.png" style="width: 240px\; height: 82px\;" width="240" /></a>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\; <a href="http://www.bcchamber.org/"><img alt="" height="82" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/BCChamberofCommerce.jpg" style="width: 350px\; height: 82px\;" width="350" /></a></span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong>Stream 1 Sponsor:&nbsp\;</strong></span></span><br />\n<img alt="" height="125" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/LNG_logo.jpg" style="width: 283px\; height: 125px\;" width="283" /><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Lunch Sponsors:</span></span></strong><br />\n<a href="http://www.unbc.ca/"><img alt="" height="55" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/UNBClogo.jpg" style="width: 319px\; height: 55px\;" width="319" /></a>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;&nbsp\;<a href="http://www.asttbc.org/"><img alt="" height="85" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/ASTTBClogo.jpg" style="height: 85px\; width: 145px\;" width="145" /></a><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Networking Sponsor:</span></span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<a href="http://www.rbc.com/canada.html" style="line-height: 20.7999992370605px\;"><img alt="" height="100" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/RBCcolourshield.jpeg" style="width: 84px\; height: 100px\;" width="84" /></a><br />\n<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;">Sponsor:</span></span></strong>&nbsp\;<br />\n<br />\n<a href="http://www.rbcds.com/"><img alt="" height="100" src="http://cloud.chambermaster.com/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1166/Image/RBCdominionsecuritieslogo.jpg" style="width: 529px\; height: 100px\;" width="529" /></a><br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Coast Inn of the North 770 Brunswick Street Prince George\, BC
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URL:https://business.pgchamber.bc.ca/events/details/business-development-forum-on-the-ground-01-19-2016-1714
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