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Capturing Opportunities 2010:  Shaping Assets into Profits
Infrastructure tools for economic development in 2010 and beyond.
Rural Manitoba has the people, services and infrastructure to grow local businesses in a big way.  The ingredients are all around you:
  • Collective knowledge, talent and entrepreneurial spirit
  • New technologies and alternative energy
  • Industry incentives and tax credits
  • Support for education and training
Capturing Opportunities 2010 is designed to help you succeed in a changing world.  This year's program will give you new, innovative ways to turn existing assets and infrastructure into future profits.  The two-day program is packed with exciting opportunities to listen, learn and connect:
  • Stellar keynote speakers
  • Informative workshops and seminars
  • Social events and networking opportunities
Whether you are an entrepreneur, rural leader or community economic developer, you will learn how to identify, access and use Manitoba's business infrastructure to your advantage.  The opportunities are there to be seized.  With the new information and perspective provided at this forum, you will learn to recognize your many options and how to use them to reach your goals.

Capturing Opportunities includes the following events:

 
1.  Capturing Opportunities Conference, April 22nd and 23rd featuring a great line-up of renowned speakers and workshops.
2.  Youth Events, April 22nd and 23rd - our young business leaders of tomorrow from schools all across Manitoba can take part in these events. 
  • Junior Achievement Entrepreneur Elimination (winners presented at the Celebration Banquet)
  • Student Business Plan Competition 
  • Manitoba Research Institute Young Entrepreneurs Challenge (winners presented at the Celebration Banquet)

3.  Great Manitoba Food Fight, (9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday, April 22 Pioneer Lounge)  - In The Great Manitoba Food Fight, local food entrepreneurs face off in a battle of taste - competing for major cash prizes and the opportunity to bring new products to market.  Competitors pitch their ideas and provide product samples to a panel of judges.  Three finalists are chosen to attend the Celebration Banquet, where they are presented with their awards.  Each finalist will also receive a complimentary membership to the Manitoba Food Processor's Association.

4.  Entrepreneur Boot Camp - Manitoba entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas in this exciting new two-day Capturing Opportunities event.  Competitors in this unique contest spend Wednesday learning how to perfect their business pitch in a workshop with Rob Warren of the Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship (U of M) and Chad Hughes, winner of the 2009 Manitoba Venture Challenge.  On Thursday, they pitch their business ideas to panels of business professionals and compete for three prize packages which are a combination of cash and business services up to $2000.

5.   Hydro Celebration Banquet (UCT Pavilion, Doors open at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 22) - this gala evening banquet has become a tradition at Capturing Opportunities to enjoy good food, good discussions and to celebrate the achievents of:  rural youth; community volunteers, organizations and businesses; and  local food entreprenerus.  All Capturing Opportunities and Youth Awards will be presented at this Celebration Banquet.  Take in our featured speaker, inspiring local entrepreneur, Chad Hughes.

6.  Bob Johansen Leadership Workshop - a three-hour workshop on developing and identifying future leadership skills based on his book Leaders Make the Future - Ten New Leadership Skills for an Uncertain World.

7.  Economic Developers Association of Manitoba Spring Forum (Salon A, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Wednesday, April 21st) - training is included in conference registration fees for EDAM members.  Non EDAM members cost is $125.  Training offered - Business Retention and Expansion (Gerald Cathcart) and Regional Economic Development training with Brock Dickinson (trainer with Economic Developers Association of Canada)

8. Thursday Morning Networking Breakfast (UCT Pavilion, 8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Thursday, April 22) 

 



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