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Open Doors for Diversity: Opportunities for Small Business

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Supplier Diversity is changing how business is done.
Please join us for a free information session:

Open Doors for Diversity:  Opportunities for Small Business

Thursday, July 11 | 8:30am – 12:00pm
Membertou Trade & Convention Centre
Membertou, Nova Scotia

Some of North America’s largest companies and biggest brands are looking for businesses like yours.

If your business is 51%+ owned, managed and operated by…
Aboriginal and/or Indigenous Persons
Persons with Disabilities
LGBT+
Veterans
Visible Minorities
Women
… supplier diversity is for you.

Supplier diversity helps your business get access to supply chain, sales, partnership and mentorship opportunities like never before.

Special guest speakers:

Certifying organizations:

Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC)
Cassandra Dorrington, President & CEO

Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce
Darrell Schuurman, Co-founder & CEO

Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council Canada
Deidre Guy, Co-founder

Women Business Enterprises (WBE) Canada
Silvia Pencack, President

Other special guests:

Nova Scotia Business Inc.
Laurel Broten, President & CEO

PeopleCan Training
Debbie Adams, Founder

Government of Canada – Public Services and Procurement Canada
Alison Campbell, Senior Director, Supplier Engagement & Regional Coordination

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Kiruba Sankar, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility, Global Procurement

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Canada’s experts on supplier diversity and learn how it can open doors for your business.
Seats are limited.

Learn More and Register

Questions?
Karen Williams, Export Development Executive, Nova Scotia Business Inc.
kwilliams@nsbi.ca |902.424.3976