Small Business Week

For the past 17 years, the Oakville Chamber of Commerce has been a proud sponsor of Small Business Week.

A celebration of the creativity and energy of entrepreneurs, Small Business Week creates awareness of the significant contribution small businesses make to our economy. It is also an opportunity to participate in the many networking, information, and educational seminars hosted by the Oakville Chamber of Commerce and experts from the business community.

Chamber members and non members can participate in a number of educational events.

Call for Guest Speakers! The Chamber's Small Business Week Committee is looking for dynamic speakers to persent our 2010 Small Business Week seminar series. Interested? Please complete this FORM and submit to Nesrene Salem, Events Coordinator, nesrene@oakvillechamber.com

2009 Kick-Off Breakfast Keynote speaker Jim Treliving, Founder, Boston Pizza International Inc.

Jim opened his first restaurant in 1968 in Penticton, B.C. In the ensuing few years, he became friends with a local accountant, George Melville, who turned into his business partner in 1973.  Today, the two men share responsibility as co-owners and co-chairmen of Canada's No. 1 casual dining chain. Jim currently stars as one of the five Dragons in CBC’s reality TV show, Dragons' Den.  In Dragons' Den, aspiring entrepreneurs secure a financial investment from the Dragons to start their own business.

 Download the 2009 FLYER for a list of the seminar topics.

For more Oakville Chamber of Commerce events, please visit our online calendar.

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