Arrive early, settle in and network in-person with fellow attendees.

Presented by Small Business BC and BCAA Small Business Insurance.

Taking out small business insurance is just one way to keep your business resilient, and protect its growth and potential. Having confidence in the protection small business insurance offers allows business owners to focus all their efforts on business maintenance and growth.

Like everyone at BCAA, Director of Claims Shana Johnston knows that behind every claim is a real story, a real-life situation affecting real people.

Using her expertise, backed by BCAA’s 118 years of moving British Columbians forward, she’ll detail the most effective planning to be fully prepared if the worst should happen, as well as how to maintain resilience once disaster has passed.

If you want your business to stand out from the crowd, you have to be memorable. Creating a unique and authentic brand will help you build the credibility, visibility and confidence you need to succeed.

In this informative session, join Yvonne Bayer-Cheung, Client Services Manager at SBBC and owner of Yvonne’s Fitness, as she shares her insights on building a personal brand alongside a vibrant and supportive community.

Yvonne will discuss how you can establish credibility, attract and retain customers, opportunities for growth, and provide tools and best practices for managing your brand effectively.

Entrepreneurs are known for their can-do attitude. They’re the boss and they’re willing to put the hours in to make their business work. Over time, this day-to-day grind can take a toll on mental health.

To succeed in business it’s critical to avoid burning out. Taking care of your mental health should be top of mind. Join us for this important discussion and hear from a panel of experts on how to manage your mental health as an entrepreneur.

Moderator: Jessica Samuels, Business Owner (HUB Inc.) | Communicator | Community Connector

• Candace Chisholm, Founder, CEO at He Changed It
• James Addington, Pretty Not Bad, Unconventional Hospitality Group
• Trudi Rondou, Senior Manager, Prevention Programs and Services, WorkSafeBC

You’ve done the work and started your business. Next, you need to make people aware of the awesome work you do. If you’re interested in grabbing your moment in the spotlight, join Ada Slivinski, Vice President of Talk Shop Media, as she walks you through key strategies to leverage media and get your business noticed. Whether you are just starting out and want to do your own PR, or have an established business and are looking to reach a new audience, you’ll leave with actionable takeaways you can implement right away.

Growing a business and finding new customers can be a daunting task. It can be difficult to foster growth when a business is limited to only its local market. Businesses that look outside of their local borders are the ones that can set themselves up for both increased survivability and opportunities to thrive.

Join us as two Export Advisors walk you through important resources for growing your business outside its local constraints. We will talk about the history and benefits of the Export Navigator program, touch on who exporters are and why they should export, and outline some of the other key support organizations in the export ecosystem.

Presented by Amber Piche and Raeanne Anderson, Regional Advisors at Export Navigator.