Business Development Forum: "On the Ground"

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Name: Business Development Forum: "On the Ground"
Date: January 19, 2016
Time: 8:30 AM - 3:15 PM PST
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:

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
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
1:00 - 1:30 UNBC/CNC Grad Panel: Homegrown Success
Chantal Craig & Andrew McLellan, UNBC
Carolyn Stevens & John Kason,  CNC
  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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Location:
Coast Inn of the North    
770 Brunswick Street
Prince George, BC
Date/Time Information:
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
8:30am - 3:15pm
Contact Information:
Sandy Whitwham
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Fees/Admission:
Early Bird Rate - Registered on or prior to December 29, 2015. 
  • First attendee from one company: $200
  • All addition attendees from one company: $175
Regular Rate - Registered December 30, 2015 or later 
  • First attendee from one company: $250
  • Additional attendees from one company: $225
*In order to get the multiple attendee discount online, all registrations for a single company must be completed in one transaction. 
 
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