Capturing Opportunities 2009 is the Place to Be!

Circle April 23 and 24 on your calendar and make sure you're at the Keystone Centre in Brandon to:

• Capitalize on innovation with international speakers and local achievers.
• Connect with each other and a wealth of valuable resources.
• Celebrate the achievements of entrepreneurs, young people and communities.

Capturing Opportunities is Manitoba's premier rural business and community conference for entrepreneurs, business and community leaders, private/public organizations, young people and volunteers. The key themes for this year's event are: 

The "Green" Economy

• Make business connections to identify lucrative new ideas and markets within this emerging sector
• Learn how businesses are capitalizing on success in the green economy

Entrepreneurship

• Take advantage of private, one-on-one consultations with business professionals to help you increase your business profitability.
• Identify proven approaches to business investment opportunities.
• Meet the Manitoba creators of the Clodhopper candy as they share their secrets to business success (also of special interest to Great Manitoba Food Fight participants)
• Learn how to cash in on opportunities from the young entrepreneur who was the creative inspiration behind the Dove Beauty campaign. Ben Barry will stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit in us all. (also of special interest to youth delegates)

Community Economic Development

• Be inspired by international speakers who know "what works" in economic development and community issues.
• Connect with professionals at the pre-forum workshop partnership with Economic Developers Association of Manitoba