SOHO-SME Business Conference & Expo

BBB MEMBERS & GUESTS: Your invitation to attend the SOHO-SME event, a one-day event for business professionals, entrepreneurs and executives from small and medium size businesses. 

When:   Tuesday, October 30, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm

Where:  The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, 900 West Georgia Street

Cost:      Pre-register online and get your FREE tradeshow floor pass*
                    at http://www.soho.ca/bbb (or $25 at the door)
              *Special rates available for breakfast keynote, lunch keynote and
                    business networking reception

What to expect at the event:

• Keynote presentations, seminars, how-to sessions, and roundtable sessions
• Industry experts on selling, marketing, technology, and financing
• Exhibits, displays, ask-the-expert advice center on latest products and services
• Business networking to grow your business contacts, relationships and lead
• And more!

You will gain valuable tools, resources, information and connections.  Be enlightened by informative seminars from industry experts delivered throughout the day. Register online now!

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Contracts & You:

Rights & Responsibilities

Join us in a panel presentation by Boughton Law Corporation and Business Practices and Consumer Protection Authority (BPCPA).

WHEN:          Thursday, October 25, 7:30 - 10:00 am

WHERE:        The People's Law School, 150-900 Howe Street, Vancouver

SPEAKERS:   Winnie Sung, Boughton Law Corporation
                      DeAndra Chmelyk, Business Practices & Consumer Protection Authority

COST:           BBB Members:  $15.00/person
                      Non-members: $25.00/person

For registration, please click here for details.

Thank you to our Sponsor:

Information Session:

 

Presented by:

    

WHEN:       Tuesday, September 25, 2 pm

WHERE:      S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Training Institute - Burnaby Campus
                 118 - 5021 Kingsway, Burnaby

SPEAKERS:  Lynda Pasacreta, President
                  Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC
                 Valerie MacLean, Executive Director
                  BC Crime Prevention Association

Topics will include:

1. Employment scams
2. The Top Ten Scams in BC - Don't be a victim
3. How to identify a scam and ways to handle it

For registration & enquiry, please call 604.438.2100.

For online registration, please visit www.success.bc.ca (under "Latest News")

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BBB Sales Pro: Dealing with Those 'Darn' Customers
This is an opportunity to learn how to enhance your business profile and increase profits by developing effective customer service skills. Learn the skills now, ‘save’ a customer later!

Presented by the Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC

 

WHEN:     Thursday, September 27, 5 – 8 pm (Refreshments provided)

 

WHERE:    Douglas College, Room 1811, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster

 

SPEAKER: Lynda Pasacreta, BBB President

 

COST:   BBB Members: $15.00/person

             Non-members: $20.00/person

 

For registration, please click here for details. 

 

LIMITED SPACE AVAILABLE SO REGISTER NOW!

 

Thank You to our Sponsors:

Event Sponsor  

 

Food Sponsor       

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Spend Quality Time...With Your BBB

        How could you 'save' a customer for your business?
               Contracts - what are your rights and obligations?
                      What do you know about gas marketers in the marketplace?

Your BBB invites you to find answers to these questions, meet BBB members and have fun!

Click here for more information.

Save the dates! Stay tuned for details.

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Donate a Backpack: A One-Week Drive
     Thursday, August 23 to Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Your BBB and the Salvation Army British Columbia Division  thank you for your contribution of new backpacks and school supplies to local children returning to school this September.   

Please click here for details on this initiative or to locate a Salvation Army centre near you.

Thank you for your support.

6th Annual BBB Golf Tournament 2007
            Presented by the Better Business Bureau of Mainland BC

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