The Sto:lo Client Resource Centre REACH Site offers Aboriginal entrepreneurs business resource materials, professional advice and gain access to the Internet in order to do business research. The Resource Centre will help bot

ArtsNow is pleased to announce a series of workshops and information sessions on grant writing for arts administrators, artists and other interested individuals. The key topics include grant writing for all levels of government (municipal, provincial and federal), as well as arms-length from government organizations such as arts councils, companies, and foundations. In addition we will look at how to write support material, how to write effective project statements, and how to compile budgets. The workshops will also look at capacity building – what is it? How does an organization begin the process of assessing needs and moving forward on plans for growth and sustainability? We encourage communication with this organization to offer these workshops in our territories.

Government of Canada offers small businesses opportunities to market their services, products and programs. They offer the chance to bid on opportunities and other resources for small business operators. Add this link to your tool Kit:

An Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (OCOG) will be formed by the end of the year. Procurement for the 2010 Games will be done through that new body. In the meantime, we recommend that people wanting to benefit from B.C. hosting the 2010 Games, begin to plan now how their sector, business or community can capitalize on BC hosting the Olympics. For tips on how businesses have already benefited and can benefit in the future from hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games check out www.smallbusinessbc.ca/2010 or www.mcaws.gov.bc.ca/2010Secretariat/PlanforGold.pdf.

Tourism Chilliwack was formed in late1998 as a subsidiary organization of the Chilliwack Economic Partners Corporation CEPCO). Tourism Chilliwack was created in recognition of the importance of the tourism industry for the economy of Chilliwack and the surrounding area, and is led by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of 20 tourism industry stakeholders and community leaders who help guide the policy directions of the organization. The mandate of Tourism Chilliwack is to develop and promote the tourism industry.

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