TOWN OF
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Events
Hosted/Sponsored By Town:
monthly YTA luncheons
monthly BACC meetings
Jan 6
Jan 20 GST for Small Business seminar
Jan 17
Jan 29 Owner-managed Business Taxation seminar
Feb 4 Seneca College/Markham Campus media event
Feb 18 Opening of Small Bus.
Feb 24 WSIB Safe
Communities Incentive Program
March 5
March 8 International
Women’s Day Business Event
March 17 Grow Your
Customers marketing seminar (MBT in a.m.)
March 18 Legal &
Financial seminar for small businesses
March 27 ACCE dinner and
awards
March 28
March 31 Tax Planning for
Small Businesses seminar
April 7 Marketing Your
Small Business seminar
April 21 Effective
Business Plan Writing seminar
April 27/28 Radio Frequency
I.D. Conference
May 12 Launch new DVD
campaign
May 20 MBT. Mayor’s
Luncheon at York Downs
May 20 Selling &
Generating Leads Through the Internet seminar
June 1 Host
International Trade
June 2-4 CDEA district
energy conference
June 8 Summer Company
Award training
June 10 U of Toronto
engineering school reception
June 21-24 RHMCBA
June 25 Summer Company Award Winners (2004)
July 23 International
Air Rally
August 12 YTA golf
tournament event
Sept. 23 MBT After Hours
Networking event at MSBEC
October MBT. Business Excellence Awards
October Summer Company Awards
October Salute to Small Business event
October
November GTA Consular Officials reception & briefing
December MBT Christmas
Luncheon event
Business
Conferences and Industry/Trade Shows:
Feb. 3-5 EDCO Conference (
March 3/4 TVG Venturefair (
April 7 Regional
Global Traders Awards (
May 1 ACCE 2004 Forum
for Entrepreneurs
May 26-27 NC Biotech
Conference (RTP)
Oct. 16-19 EDAC Conference & Marketing
Nov. 6-10 Corenet Global
Nov. 30-2 Real Estate Forum conf. & trade show (
Other Strategic
Initiatives:
Monthly EDCO Board
meetings
Monthly BACC meetings
Quarterly EDAC Board meetings
Quarterly GTAEDP meetings
Occasional YRBCC meetings
Occasional Knowledge
Community Task Force meetings
Advertising and
Promotion Materials:
May
May 12 Media launch and distribution of new DVD
May Purchase 500
copies MBT 2005 Directory
May MBT 2005
Directory back cover 4-colour ad
June Area Devt
Magazine “Bio and
July
September
October Site Selection
Magazine ad
November CCCA Annual Directory
2005 and ad
November Labour force DVD
December
International &
Economic
April 5 Dinner for
April 27-28
May 26-27 NC Biotech Conference
June 16 German Centres of Excellence exec. Reception
June 21-25 Road to
June 29
July 5 Noerdlingen delegation
July 14-15
July 19 H. Strass of Noerdlingen tour of
August 26-30
Date Description Key Staff Person
January 2004
6
YRBCC status
meeting T.
Northcott
YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
17 Ont. Secondary
School Business Plan awards S.
Tam
20 GST For Small
Business seminar S.
Tam
29 Owner Managed
Business Taxation seminar S.
Tam
3-5 EDCO Conference and
awards
4 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
4 Seneca College
Markham Campus media event S.
Chait
YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
18 Official Opening of
MSBEC S.
Tam
24 WSIB Safe
Communities Incentive Program event S.
Tam
March 2004
4 TVG Venturefair T.
Northcott
5
8 International
Womens’ Day business event S.
Tam
17 Grow Your Customers
Marketing seminar S.
Tam
18 Legal &
Financial seminar for small business S.
Tam
24 YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
27 ACCE Chinese
Entrepreneur Awards S.
Chait/Tam
28
31 Tax Planning for
Small Business seminar S.
Tam
April 2004
5 Dinner for
7 Marketing Your
Small Business seminar S.
Tam
7 Regional Global
Traders Awards luncheon
14 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
16 YRBCC Focus Group S.
Chait
17 RHMCBA Anniversary
Gala S.
Tam
21 Effective Business
Plan Writing seminar S.
Tam
27/28 Radio
29 YTA Luncheon S.
Chait
Date Description Key Staff Person
May 2004
1 ACCE Business
Forum S.
Tam
12 Formal launch event
for new DVD T.
Northcott
16 Milliken Mills H.S. &
Middlefield H.S. Career Day S.
Tam
20 MBT. Mayor’s
luncheon S.
Chait
20 Selling &
Generating Leads Through The Internet S.
Tam
26 YTA Luncheon &
GTMA Annual Meeting S.
Chait
26 Knowledge Community
Task Force meeting S.
Chait
26-27 NC Biotech Conference
(Cary/RTP) T.
Northcott
June 2004
1 CISP briefing T.
Northcott
2-4 CDEA District
Energy conference D.
Ciastko
8 Summer Company
Award Winner training S.
Tam
10 U of
15 MBT Annual General
Meeting
16 German Centres of
Excellence exec reception S.
Chait
16 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
23 Govt. of Quebec
economic development reception D.
Ciastko
23 YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
24 Breakfast
Networking Meeting With MBT S.
Tam
21-24 Trade Road to China
Business Conference T.
Northcott
25 Summer Company
Award Winners (2004) S.
Tam
29 Hubei, China
delegation T. Northcott
July 2004
5 Noerdlingen
delegation Chait/Wilson
7 Markham Lunch ‘n
Learn “Well Being of Entrepreneurs” S.
Tam
13 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
14-15 Cary, NC Annual
Planning Meeting Mayor/O’Donnell
19 H. Srass of
Noerdlingen tour T.
Northcott
22 MBT Golf Tournament
at Sleepy Hollow C.
Wilson
23 International Air
Rally Chait/Ciastko
August 2004
26-30 Cary, NC Business
Forum & community event S.
Chait/Webster
Date Description Key Staff Person
September 2004
16 MBT luncheon at Angus Glen S.
Chait
22 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
23 MBT After-Hours
Networking event at MSBEC S.
Tam
23 YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
October 2004
14-18 EDAC Training,
Conference and awards Chait/Northcott
13 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
21 MBT Business
Excellence Awards S.
Chait
27 YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
Markham Real
Estate Industry Open House D.
Ciastko
Summer Company
& Business Plan awards S.
Tam
Salute to Small
Business Month event S.
Tam
November 2004
10 BACC Meeting S.
Chait
6-10 CORENET Global
Summit (San Antonio, TX) D.
Ciastko
24 YTA Luncheon T.
Northcott
GTA Consular
Officials reception & briefing C.
Wilson
Wake Tech NC
Mission to Markham/Seneca Chait/Northcott
December 2004
N 30-D 2 Real Estate Forum conf. & trade show (Toronto) D. Ciastko
MBT. Christmas
Luncheon C.
Wilson