It’s Official, On December 10th, 2011, a community of photographers, editors, make-up artists, hair stylist, and volunteers will come together as one to help professionally photographed the people in need within our community. Where if you are homeless, unemployed due to a loss of work, a single mom/dad with your children, sick from a life altering illness, elderly or even someone that is lonely, we invite and encourage you to join us at one of our 2 locations to get your professional portrait taken for FREE.

Help Portrait started with a vision by photographer Jeremy Cowart. He wanted to take one day in our day to day lives give something special back to the community. After spreading the word through social media, the response was unbelievable. With not knowing how many individual and families would show up to the first Help Portrait event, the results were overwhelming and amazing at the same time. To this day, over 100,000 portraits have been taken and given to those in need.

Now it’s your turn to be a part of this amazing and giving event. On December 10th, 2011, join us at one of the 2 locations.

• Pitt Meadows – Heritage Hall (12460 Harris Road) from 9am-4pm
• Maple Ridge – St Andrew Haney United Church (22165 Dewdney Trunk Rd) from 1pm-8pm.

Business Summit 2011 Sponsors

If you OWN  a business, are STARTING or BUYING a business, EXPANDING your business or SELLING your business…

This EVENT is for YOU! 

An EVENING of amazing SPEAKERS and expert INSIGHT

November 24th, 5:00-9:00pm
Meadow Gardens Golf Club, Pitt Meadows

doors open at 5:00pm – speakers begin at 6:00pm

Come to the Ridge Meadows Business Summit 2011 on November 24, 2011, 5pm – 9pm at Meadow Gardens Golf Club and gain years worth of legal and financial experience to succeed in your business.

You’ll Hear

From respected business experts including John Becker, Eben Louw, Ken Robinson, Keith Vincent and Norm Attridge.

You’ll Learn

Need to know legal, financial and succession strategies, the do’s and don’ts of incorporation, and ways to minimize taxation.

You’ll Meet

This is your opportunity to speak one-on-one with the summit speakers, entrepreneurs and like-minded business owners.

Timeline

• 5:00 – 6:00 PM – Registration, Networking, Appetizers
• 6:00 – 7:00 PM – First Presentation
  Legal structures for asset protection incorporation; advantages and pitfalls, tax minimization strategies for you and your business, and cash flow and financing strategies.  
• 7:00 – 7:30 PM – Networking and visiting Niche Booths
• 7:30 – 8:00 PM – Second Presentation
  Succession planning (sale or transfer of a business).
• 8:00 – 8:20 PM – Prizes
• 8:20 – 9:00 PM – Networking with Guest Speakers

Click the link below for a printable version of this event
Ridge Meadows Business Summit 2011 Poster

John Becker, B.Sc. LL.B.

Managing Lawyer
Becker & Company Lawyers
Legal Strategies
Legal structures and strategies to protect your assets and maximize profits as well as business succession planning now for your retirement later.

Eben Louw, CA

Partner Assurance Services
MNP LLP
Succession
Eben is a partner in the Abbotsford office of MNP, with accounting and taxation clients across a cross-section of industries. He has done considerable work with family businesses going through business transition, going beyond the tax advice and accounting needs to those areas that deal with the people involved in the businesses, their corporate and individual long term goals, and assisting them to exit their businesses in a planned fashion. He has presented to many groups on items such as exiting a business, innovation and understanding the financial impact of their business decisions pro-actively. He has been providing training to upcoming entrepreneurs on topics such as strategic planning, leadership and management skills and how to understand the fundamentals of business management.

Ken Robinson, CA

Partner Taxation Services
MNP LLP
Taxation Services
Ken is MNP’s Regional Tax Leader for the Lower Mainland. He has been in public practice for 28 years and has specialized in tax for the last 25 years. His practice focuses on tax planning for owner managed enterprises in a wide range of industries.

Keith Vincent, CA

Partner Taxation Services
MNP LLP
Taxation Services
Keith Vincent is a Chartered Accountant and Tax Partner with MNP LLP. Over his 17 years of public practice, including the past 3 in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows, he has focused on the tax issues affecting Canadian owner-managed businesses, from the decision on structuring the start-up to the sale to the next generation, and all points in between. Keith graduated from the Bachelor of Commerce program at Memorial University of Newfoundland in 1994 and has been a Chartered Accountant for 14 years.

Darrell Tracey, CA

Regional Leader
MNP LLP
Professional Services
Darrell Tracey, CA is the regional leader for MNP for the provision of services to professional clients in the B.C. lower mainland area. Based in Surrey, he has over 30 years’ experience serving professionals and owner-managers with their planning needs in the areas of tax, business, practice transition, retirement and succession.

Darrell works closely with his clients to develop tax efficient structures and effective tax minimization strategies. As part of the interdisciplinary team at MNP, Darrell delivers a range of services that go well beyond traditional accounting and tax compliance work. By listening to his clients, he is able to understand their business, challenges and their individual needs and help them identify and attain their business and personal goals.

Michael Sileika, CA, CBV

Lead Partner for Valuation Services
MNP LLP 
Business Valuation
Michael Sileika is the lead Partner for Valuation services in British Columbia; he is both a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Business Valuator. Michael has over 10 years of experience in providing valuation services for purposes ranging from owner managed business, litigation support, economic loss quantification, damage quantification, mergers and acquisitions, fairness opinion, arbitration and financial reporting. He has direct experience in a wide array of industries including professional service, small business, mining, sport-franchises, entrepreneurial, first nations, manufacturing and power generation and transmission.

Michael has been directly involved in numerous valuation and litigation support mandate related to owner managed business. Most recently, Michael has determined the fair market value of a tourism company, assisted in the expansion of a start-up food and beverage company and provided expert valuation opinion to a retail operation involved in litigation.

Charles Addison, BBA

Senior Vice President and Director
MNP LLP
Corporate Finance
Charles Addison is a Senior Vice President and Director with MNP Corporate Finance Inc. in Vancouver and head of British Columbia operations. Charles has extensive experience raising public and private equity and debt, as well as advising private and public companies on divestitures and acquisitions.

Over the course of his 24 year career in corporate finance, Charles has worked with clients from all sectors of B.C.’s economy on corporate finance engagements. He has a wealth of experience helping his clients grow their businesses through financing or acquisitions; restructuring capital to build more flexible, responsive organizations; and assisting in the sale of businesses.

Alex Whitehouse, MBA

Technical Specialist
MNP LLP
Scientific Research & Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Services:
Alex is an SR&ED technical specialist focusing on claims in a variety of disciplines, such as: agriculture, manufacturing, chemistry, metallurgy, marine science, and oil and gas. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University and a Master of Business Administration from Royal Roads University. He has several years of R&D experience in the Fire Safety and Healthcare IT industries, and is an expert in documentation, having developed guides and management plans for both private and government organizations.

MNP has over 20 technical and financial specialists available to offer SR&ED services across the firm, from Nanaimo to Montreal. MNP provides a full range of SR&ED services from claim preparation to CRA Review support to ongoing documentation development. We focus on developing reasonable claims that adhere to the principle and spirit of the SR&ED program. In addition, we specialize in coaching and training clients to develop their own SR&ED process, and capture all eligible SR&ED activities.

Norm Attridge

Assistant VP Business Services
Envision Financial
Business Finance
While it’s important for your business to have a positive cash flow, it’s not always easy especially if your business is new or expanding.

Purchase Your Tickets in Advance and Save

Ticket price includes presentations by all guest speakers, complimentary appetizers, and great networking opportunities.

Fantastic prizes

Including Vancouver Canucks Champion Club Seats for two…valued at over $1,000!

Early Bird: $19.95

At the Door: $39.95

Register for this event

Creating and Growing Your Online Business Identity

This is a hands-on workshop for business owners that are ready to take advantage of the benefits of social media.

This workshop is led by three marketing and communication specialists and is limited to 15 participants to maximize your learning experience.

At the end of this workshop, you will have:

• A Facebook page for your business
• A Twitter profile for your business
• A basic Social media plan with a strategic focus that fits your business
• Take-away reference materials and a workbook full of tips, tricks & instructions to maximize your online profile and your time as well as measure your success
• Social media connections to grow your business’s online reach

When: Sat, Nov 19, 9am – 12pm

Where:
Pitt Meadows Golf Club
Cost:
$149 per person (member)
$179 per person (non-member)

Light refreshments included

Participants will need:

• A wi-fi enabled laptop or a laptop with a wireless card/USB that allows you to connect to the internet
• A personal Facebook profile (a business page is not required – this will be created during the worshop)

To reserve your seat:

Contact the chamber of Commerce
604.463.3366
jesse@ridgemeadowschamber.com

Invitation brought to you by Haney Rotary

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Pitt Meadows hall

12460 Harris Road

Cocktails: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm
Tickets: $110

Cocktails are included in the ticket price

Enjoy dinner, drinks and some fun gambling at the races and betting with your friends and colleagues.

The evening end with the legendary reverse draw.

For more information and for tickets call
Ken Holland at
604.817.6656