Business As Mission

Vancouver

Partnering with ACE Development Fund

Social impact investment conference

Modelling transformative businesses to create change and impact for communities most in need both locally and globally.

Date & Time

6pm – 9pm Friday June 1st, 2018 8am – 4pm Saturday June 2nd, 2018

Location

Pinnacle Harbourfront Hotel, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date & Time

Pricing
2-day Full Conference – $299
Friday Only – $149
Saturday Only – $ 199
Student Rate Full Conference – $150

*Scholarships or Partial Assistance available, contact businessasmissionvancouver@gmail.com

Conference topics

Ideas, strategies, community, networks, encouragement, engaging with people, design, creative energy, intentional networking, business design. 

Social Impact Investment
Business as Mission connects engages and inspires business leaders, who share a common goal of implementing business solutions to help bring people out of poverty and building a sustainable future through economic and social development.

Transformational Business
Our panel will be looking at what it means to be transformational in their own businesses by sharing their experiences about the impact their businesses are having a positive change in the community.

Mentorship/Eagle’s Nest
The Eagles Nest will provide opportunities for you to participate in the success of small businesses locally and internationally.  This could be through a financial donation, through your business or professional expertise, through business coaching, connecting through your network, or any other way that helps develop sustainable business solutions.

Join Us

This two-day event includes a chance to network with like-minded people, share ideas and knowledge, and collaborate to help entrepreneurs, business people, students, investors transform that way you think about how you do business and invest in social impact. 

June 1st

Friday night from 6-9pm there will be a networking reception with business people, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, investors and Non-for-profits.  Followed by a keynote speaker and another session with a panel of Investors/Business People called the Eagles’s (modeled after Dragon’s Den) who will share their own business as mission passion and journeys.

June 2nd

Saturday is a full day 8am-4pm Includes panel talks on the theology of business and another session on transformational business.  Followed by a networking lunch a time for people to share their experiences and stories and network with the panel and speakers.

June 2nd

Saturday is a full day 8am-4pm Includes panel talks on the theology of business and another session on transformational business.  Followed by a networking lunch a time for people to share their experiences and stories and network with the panel and speakers.

Eagle’s Nest

There will be a live “Dragon’s Den” (we call it Eagle’s Nest) where real-life entrepreneurs (both locally and internationally) pitch their business ideas to a panel of established business people people “the Eagles”. Each of these people on the panel have agreed to provide significant financial support for these small businesses, IF they have a sound business plan and IF they meet their criteria for success.  The audience will have a chance to have watch this live to see the start of their business that have a social impact or transform their community.

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