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Capturing Opportunities 2010 is the Place to Be!

 

The 2010 Capturing Opportunities Conference is going to help you take advantage of resources you didn’t even know you have!
 
Whether it’s roads, bridges, power sources, labour pools, business programs or tax benefits – you can make better use of your local infrastructure resources to improve your business and your community. 
 
Individual entrepreneurs, growers, producers, rural leaders and community economic developers will all discover how to identify, access and use Manitoba’s business infrastructure to your advantage.
 
At Manitoba’s premier rural business and community conference, everyone will benefit from a stellar lineup of talented, international and local speakers, focusing on "Infrastructure - A Tool for Economic Development".  The agenda features 5 renowned keynote speakers and a variety of workshops that will help rural businesses and communities to analyze how the future will impact rural communities and how to identify opportunities based on the infrastructure and assets that we have in order to grow into the future.

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)  - The popular "Food Fight" provides an opportunity for food entrepreneurs throughout Manitoba to present their food products to a panel of judges and compete for recognition and assistance in bringing their products to market.  The public is invited to watch the Food Fight competion at no cost.  

4.  Hydro Celebration Banquet (UCT Pavilion, Doors open at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 22) - this banquet has become a tradition at Capturing Opportunities to help celebrate local food as well as the achievments of rural youth, community volunteers, organizations and business.  Included is keynote speaker, Chad Hughes, an inspiring and successful entrepreneur from rural Manitoba.

5.  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)

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