SMALL BUSINESS BIG GROWTH - OCTOBER 2022
BE INSPIRED | LEARN FROM EXPERTS | MAKE A PLAN | BUILD A NETWORK
We are pleased to announce we are bringing back our Small Business Big Growth Summit on Thursday October 27th.
Bringing connection, information, and inspiration to the Halifax business community. Participants will learn from the best of the best, with industry experts in brand development, risk reduction, talent acquisition, diversity and inclusion, leveraging global markets, and securing capital.
This conference is structured so that small business owners can build a tangible plan to strengthen their business and achieve their goals with the help of our industry experts.
What to Expect from the Summit?
IF YOU ARE...
- A small business owner/entrepreneur,
- Looking to grow your business,
- In need of a strategy expert to help enhance your goals,
- Ready to take your business to the next level...
THEN THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU
Last year, 97% of surveyed attendees said that the Summit helped them to identify a challenge or opportunity for their business and 98% said they would definitely attend again.
- "This event helped me to see where I am right on track and identify areas where I can improve. It also helped me to make connections for future opportunities." - Survey Respondent
- "The summit was an excellent use of time. It was run very professionally despite everyone being out of practice for live events. It was good to see people in person again. Thank you for running a safe and timely event with great messaging." - Survey Respondent
- "I had a fantastic time. Took a lot of notes and feedback to my teams. Handed out lots of business cards and was able to meet a lot of individuals I have been working with and put a face to the name. 5/5." - Survey Respondent
Eleanor Beaton
Eleanor Beaton is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and executive coach, working with women in leadership positions achieve unprecedented results with clarity, confidence, focus and grace. She is the podcast host of Power + Presence + Position with over 500 episodes.
Eleanor has served as Chair of the Visiting Women’s Executive Exchange Program at the Yale School of Management. In 2017, she won the prestigious Profiles in Diversity “Women Worth Watching” Award for her work promoting diversity and inclusion. She joins previous recipients of this award including General Motors’ CEO Mary Barra, Xerox CEO Ursula Burns, advocate/actress Geena Davis and many other women from diverse industries and backgrounds driving meaningful change in parity and gender equality.
Through her world-renowned leadership training, elite-level mentorship, international keynotes, and live events, Eleanor helps ambitious professional women and business owners develop the confidence, presence, political savvy and influence they need to smash the glass ceiling and take their seats at the tables where the big deals and big decisions are made.
Eleanor has been privileged to serve some of the country’s most recognized women leaders, including Arlene Dickinson, star of CBC’s hit show Dragon’s Den and former Canadian First Lady Margaret Trudeau. In 2017 she was a finalist for one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards, the National Business Book Award, for her collaboration with former Home Depot Canada CEO Annette Verschuren on Bet On Me: A Guide to Succeeding in Business and in Life. Eleanor was also a 2017 finalist for a National Magazine Award for her column on women’s leadership, The XX Factor.
Matt Symes
CEO, Founding Partner, Symplicity Designs
Back again this year by popular demand, Matt Symes is joining us to talk about how you can actually execute your strategies.
As a founding partner of the organization, along with his father, Merv Symes, and brother, Mark, Matt has been a leader at Symplicity for 10 years. Matt has helped over 400 organizations recover from some of their darkest moments. He brings a reality check to leadership teams and forces them to look at their brutal truths. He specializes in developing sound strategies to navigate through uncertain times.
Matt has a unique ability to bring clarity to chaos, which has earned him the honour of being named Business Leader of the Year (2020) from the Halifax Chamber of Commerce and one of Atlantic Canada’s Top 50 CEOs (2022) with Atlantic Business Magazine. He sits on the board at Groupe Savoie and is a strategic advisor for a $80M IT firm. A recovering academic, Matt graduated from the University of New Brunswick (BA, B.Ed), and Wilfrid Laurier University (M.A and PhD - ABD on Leave).
Russell Hopson
Business Centre Manager with BDC’s Halifax Entrepreneurship Centre
Russ Hopson has been with the BDC since 2005. He currently manages the Nova Scotia Entrepreneurship Center for BDC working with a team of business development professionals, interested in only one thing – the success of our Nova Scotia entrepreneurs! Growing up in his family’s small business, he has seen first hand the challenges and opportunities presented to small business owners.
Russ holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Western University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from McGill University.
Getting Your Business Funded for Growth with Scotiabank |
Building Your Brand with Symplicity Designs |
Facing Today's Labour Market Challenges with Grant Thornton |
Diversity in Action with Halifax Chamber of Commerce |
How to Protect Your Business From Cyber Crime with KPMG |
Hiring and Firing: The Ins and Outs |
Presenting Sponsor
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SMALL BUSINESS BIG GROWTH - OCTOBER 2...
Date and Time
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ADT
Thursday October 27th, 2022
8:00 am to 4:00 pm
8:00am - Registration and Breakfast
9:00am - Welcome and Introduction
9:10am - Presenting Partner Remarks: Scotiabank Nicola Ray Smith
9:15am - Keynote: Subtract to Scale with Eleanor Beaton
10:15am - Coffee Break
10:30am - Strategy Workshop: Alignment, Choice, and Execution - Move from Intention to Action with Matt Symes, Symplicity Designs
11:30am - 1st Breakout Session
1. Facing todays Labour Market Challenges with Grant Thornton
2. How to Protect Your Business from Cyber Crime with KPMG
3. Getting your Business Funded for Growth with Scotiabank
12:30pm - 2nd Breakout Session
1. Marketing that Matters for Small Business with Symplicity Designs
2. Diversity in Action with the Halifax Chamber of Commerce
3. Hiring & Firing: The Ins & Outs of Employment Law with BOYNECLARKE
1:15pm - Lunch
1:40pm - Luncheon Partner Remarks: Shelly Dauphinee WCB
1:45pm - Keynote: Inflation, Labour Shortages and Supply Chain Challenges with Russell Hopson, BDC
2:20pm - Panel: Ask An Entrepreneur
2:55pm - Presenting Partner Closing Remarks: Scotiabank Jim Rogers
3:00pm - Recap, Refreshments and Reconnecting
4:00pm - Event End
Location
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Kenneth C Rowe Hall
Fees/Admission
Full Day Tickets:
Members: $149.00
Future Members: $180
All prices subject to HST
Not-for-Profit / Student Member Discount of 25% available upon registration
Contact Information
Sandra Thomson, Event Specialist
(902) 481-1226
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