By Cybele Negris

To kick off small business month, Small Business BC is hosting INSPIRE - The Freshest Business Fair of 2010! Join Small Business BC and local entrepreneurs for a dynamic afternoon of activities, exhibits and education to get your juices flowing with fresh ideas for your business or to inspire new business ideas!

Date: Friday, October 1st, 2010
Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm
Location: 390 - 601 West Cordova Street (Waterfront Station Building), Vancouver, BC
Tickets: $25 (refreshments & snacks provided)
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Event Itinerary:
     1:00-1:30pm   Welcome / Entrepreneur Exposé
     1:30-2:15pm   Seminar "Branding Tips for Small Business"
     2:30-3:15pm   Seminar "Effective Marketing for Small Business"
     3:30-4:30pm   Interactive workshop & networking (Public Speaking and Image Consulting)
     4:30 onward    Join us afterward for the Small Business BC Open House event

Featured Speakers:

     Angela Bains, CA Design
     Fiona Walsh, FM Walsh & Associates
     Dean Barbour, Public Speaking Consultant
     Giovanni Amenta, Pink & Grey Style & Image Consulting
     Bilijana Vasiljevic, Exhibit Cre8ive

INSPIRE will highlight the success stories of local entrepreneurs and their businesses through a mini business exposé. This jam packed afternoon provides a great opportunity to:

• Learn from industry professionals about effective branding and marketing for your business
• Perfect your image and business pitch with tips from public speaking and image consultants 
• Network, share ideas and experiences, and HAVE FUN!!

Cybele Negris is Co-Founder of Webnames.ca, Canada’s Original Domain Registrar. She was formerly the President of Wired Woman Vancouver. She is on the Boards of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, Small Business BC, Government of BC Small Business Roundtable and the Vancouver Economic Development Commission. More information is available at cybele.tel or webnames.tel. Follow on Twitter @cybelenegris and @webnames