Grub in The Hub: Accelerate your Growth – Here and Abroad

Accelerate your Growth – Here and Abroad

Join Kris Neely and Sally Guo for the session that will cover the following topics:

- Available services and solutions mandated by Canadian government
- Risk mitigation – addresses risks and uncertainties in emerging markets
- Contract financing that enables export growth
- Building connections with trade commissioners
- BDC consulting services

About our Guest Speakers:

Sally Guo – Account Manager, Export Development Canada (EDC)

Sally has been with EDC since 2009 in various functions ranging from underwriting to business development. She works with businesses who have the ambition to go abroad - mitigating risks inherent to international contracts, and finding working capitals to support their growth in foreign markets. She is passionate about the clean technology initiative at EDC, and has closed transactions that enable small businesses to deliver under renewable energy projects. In 2014, she spent four-month with CARE India as a Small Business Advisor to a local women-led social enterprise – providing capacity to train local resources and set up financial management systems. Sally is a local graduate of Sauder School of Business (UBC) and excited to see the BC technology companies go global.

Kris Neely – Partner, Consulting, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

In her current role Kris helps small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses grow, be more productive and more competitive. She has a strong track record of clarifying and executing strategy, as well as increasing sales revenue in both large multinationals and small start-ups. Prior to joining BDC in 2015, Kris spent a decade in the technology industry where she drove revenue growth with public sector clients in the US, Europe and the Caribbean, developed strategic partnerships and contributed to product development. Kris is passionate about enabling sustainable growth for businesses, and is known for her unwavering focus on bringing value to clients.

Agenda:

11:45am - Pizza is served
12:00pm - Presentations begin
1:00pm - Networking

About Grub in The Hub:

Designed for busy tech entrepreneurs, Grub in The Hub offers bite-sized (pun intended!) information on useful day-to-day topics ranging from sales and marketing to 'selecting the right benefits program for your growing team' and delivers it for free during the lunch hour. Pizza is provided at Grub in The Hub and attendees are encouraged to eat while they learn.

If you have topics that you would like to see featured at future Grub in The Hub events, please email Dylan at dfreeze@bctia.org or phone 604.691.2279.

FAQs:

What is the cancellation policy?
All ticket sales are final. No refunds.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the Hub?
The Hub is conveniently located 7 minutes by foot from VCC-Clark Skytrain station. Hourly parking is available on both sides of the building which are metered by Impark. Alternatively, street parking is available on Great Northern Way, free of charge. There is also a $2 daily parking lot available at the end of the block where you will see a fleet of white trucks.