Tuesday November 20, 2012
11:30 am – 1:15 pm
Metropolitan Conference Centre
333 4th Avenue SW

Recent investment and innovation in telecommunication networking has created a global infrastructure – a powerful business platform that changes how every company competes. This global platform opens up new opportunities for helping your business innovate for success, especially in an increasingly vital area of differentiation: customer service.

Join us as Dean Prevost, president of Allstream, examines these global developments and explains what they mean for companies in Calgary in sectors such as energy, finance and high tech.

Find out how your business can take advantage of these exciting advancements.

Calgary’s business community is one of the engines that helps give this city’s arts scene momentum.

Through partnerships and sponsorships, businesses and arts organizations can work together to create a vibrant Calgary that remains an attractive place to live and work. 

Learn more on how you can find an arts organization to partner with that aligns with the interests of your business.

Monday November 26, 2012
11:30am – 1:15pm
Hotel Arts
119 12th Avenue SW

Engaging in Aboriginal economic development can’t be done by using a one-size-fits-all mindset, since the needs and situation from one community or organization to the next can differ greatly from one another.

Join us as Calvin Helin, the bestselling and multi-award winning author of Dances with Dependency and the Economic Dependency Trap, shares his insights for enabling economic self-sufficiency in First Nations communities. Helin will also touch on the policies and approaches to Aboriginal economic development that business leaders need avoid.

Following Helin’s keynote presentation, there will be a panel workshop comparing band-owned development corporations with private sector Aboriginal entrepreneurs. 

Join us for this first event of Aboriginal-Business Connection Series 2 or purchase tickets for the whole series.

Wednesday November 21, 2012
9:00 am – 10:00 am
Self Connection Books
125, 4611 Bowness Road NW

If you want to grow your business, you need to know how to manage your company’s most important asset – its employees.

In this lecture, Yvonne Silver, a certified human resource specialist with more than 20 years of experience, will help you to manage the people side of your business without the need to hire a dedicated human resource person.

Join us for our latest Streets Smarts for Business lecture and workshop.