BUSINESSES TALK TO STUDENTS!

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2009
Italian Cultural Center, 132 S. Algoma Street
10 a.m. to 12 noon
Networking Lunch to follow with
keynote speaker Frank O'Dea from the Second Cup

Our goal:  to motivate the students with LOCAL Entrepreneur stories – the good, the bad and the reality! 

Thunder Bay Ventures and partners have invited a number of local business owners to tell their stories to approximately 185 high school students and teachers in the business, marketing and accounting programs.  These workshop presenters include:

·   Start-Up Businesses
George Guenther – the Village Smith  www.villagesmith.ca and Paul Amano – Boreal Journeys  www.borealjourneys.com
These businesses are relatively new businesses and can speak more to the start up phase 

·   Newer Retail Business
Alan Tocheri - The Loop www.theloopclothing.ca
Alan can speak to retail marketing and the importance of creating, following and modifying a business plan.  

·   Established Pharmacy Business
Brenda Adams – Janzen’s Pharmacy www.janzens.ca 
Brenda is a great example of purchasing an existing local business and moving it forward through teamwork, technology and hard work.  

·   Newer Technology Business
Andrew Condor – Aerovate – unmanned airborne vehicles  www.aerovate.com  

 Andrew is selling his remote control airborne solutions all over the world 

·   Established Communications Business
Stephanie Ash – Firedog Communications – www.firedogpr.com
Stephanie won a Young Entrepreneur Award a few years’ back and has been busy growing the business and her family - a first child was born this summer.  

Each business owner will discuss their own experiences and how they established and/or moved their business forward. 

This event is one of many presented during Small Business Week and it is sponsored by: