BDC Small Business Week is an annual celebration of entrepreneurship that the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) has organized for 43 years. Every year, close to 10,000 entrepreneurs gather to learn, network, and celebrate Canada’s dreamers and doers. The 2022 edition of the BDC Small Business Week would be celebrated from October 16 - 22 with events across Canada.
There are more than 1.2 million small and medium-sized businesses in Canada.
Here are some events organized to celebrate the 2022 BDC Small Business Week that you can attend.
Dare to do things differently
Join Isabelle Hudon, President, and CEO of BDC, who will talk to those who dream and build a better world, to celebrate their willingness to go off the beaten path and how it can become a source of growth and entrepreneurial success.
Register for the BDC Dare to do things differently Event
How to succeed in today’s economy: A roadmap for SMEs
Date: October 18, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Location: Online
Organizers: BDC
Join Pierre Cléroux, BDC’s Vice President, Research and Chief Economist, for a free live event. Pierre will unveil the results of BDC’s most recent research looking at how you can make your business more profitable, more resilient and more competitive.
Register for the BDC’s How to succeed in today’s economy: A roadmap for SMEs
Startup Canada’s Startup Day 2022
Theme: Empowering Canada’s Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
When: October 20th, 2022
Where: Shaw Center, Ottawa, ON
Startup Day will highlight the important role entrepreneurs play in fueling economic growth in Canada and how we can further empower SME’s to continue to innovate and create new companies.
Register to attend the Startup Canada’s Startup Day 2022
Small Business BC (SBBC) Build. Grow. Thrive Event
Date: Thursday, 20 October 2022
Time:8:30 AM – 3:30 PM PDT
Location: Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
FREE day of education is designed to equip attendees with the skills and resources they need to thrive in today’s rapidly changing BC economy.
Register to Attend the SBBC Build. Grow. Thrive Event
Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Thinking Big, Supporting Small: Fuelling Business Decisions with Data Event
Date: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Location: Online
A special one-hour session with the Chief Economist from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, Stephen Tapp, and the Chief Economist from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), Pierre Cléroux, as they discuss how data can be used to help small business owners make better decisions and improve their performance.
Register to attend the Thinking Big, Supporting Small: Fuelling Business Decisions with
Futurpreneur’s Starting a Successful Business in Trying Times
Date: Friday, 21 October 2022
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location: Online (virtual event on Microsoft Teams}
Learn from entrepreneurs paving the way forward…
- Louis Pallascio - founder of Studio Machiavel
- Carolann Robyn Cruz - founder of Enn Taant
Register to attend the Futurpreneur’s Starting a Successful Business in Trying Times
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For More Information: BDC Small Business Week 2022