Business As Mission
Vancouver
Partnering with ACE Development Fund
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Social impact investment conference
Modelling transformative businesses to create change and impact for communities most in need both locally and globally.
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Date & Time
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Location
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Date & Time
Pricing
2-day Full Conference – $299
Friday Only – $149
Saturday Only – $ 199
Student Rate Full Conference – $150
Conference topics
Ideas, strategies, community, networks, encouragement, engaging with people, design, creative energy, intentional networking, business design.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
thank you
To Our Sponsors
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In Collaboration With
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