Tri-City entrepreneurs can be inspired, get some new ideas to grow their business and network with likeminded folks in the second annual Biz Talks and 5 Fun Work Weeks, hosted by Shop Local Port Moody and WorkBC.
The five weeks kick off tonight (Thursday) with the Biz Talk — a TED Talk-style event that brings together local independent business owners for an evening of mingling, networking and, above all, learning — led by Kirsten Anderson, former owner of the Village Toy Shop in Newport Village, on the theme of learning from failure. Another five business owners are also a six-minute talk about what they've learned from failures along the way.
The second week brings the Port Moody Spike Awards, which saw a record-setting 950 nominations for 114 businesses this year.
Weeks three to five include small business workshops from a range of presenters.
The Business Development Bank of Canada discusses financing and coaching on Oct. 27, followed by Egami Creative Group's talk on website development, blogging and search engine optimization and Empty Desk Solutions' social media discussion on Nov. 3.
The Cooperators-Coquitlam gets into the nitty gritty of business insurance and other business basics on Nov. 10.
• Tickets to the workshops are $15 for three or $5 each (free for members). Workshops are at Caffe Divano (Klahanie Drive, PoMo) at 7 p.m. Visit www.shoplocalportmoody.ca for more information and to buy tickets.
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