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17 · Friday, October 5, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com BDC's Small Business Week® Monday, October 15 to Thursday, October 18 The Oakville Chamber of Commerce presents Aim high! Invest in your future BDC's Small Business Week® The Oakville Chamber of Commerce PRESENTS Monday October 15- Thursday October 18 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Welcome to Small Business Week Over the last 58 years the Oakville Chamber of Commerce has been the voice of business in Oakville ­ your voice. The Chamber is proud of the role that we play in serving you and in bringing the business community together. Small businesses employ nearly half of the people who work in this country and create much of the wealth that we enjoy. Remember... every large business started as a small business. I have seen a lot of change over the years in Oakville but one constant has been the Chamber. It is THE original social network, before Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. The Chamber has stood the test of time - 400 years to be exact. The Chamber is where we still connect face to face, handshake to handshake. I know firsthand the power of this network. We advocate on your behalf, we educate and we facilitate connections and opportunities. Your success is the Chamber's success. It is not based on luck but on hard work and the risks you take every day as business people and entrepreneurs. We invite you to join your fellow members, the chamber board and staff in celebrating the innovation and creativity of businesses in Oakville and we urge to you get involved in continuing to create and grow our vital business community. A strong local economy will help attract new businesses, bringing a diversity of products, services and creating more local career opportunities. Julia Hanna Chair of the Board Aim High! Invest in Your Future Mac Voisin Chairman & Founder of M&M Meat Shops Ltd. Monday October 15 7:30am Registration & Breakfast 8:00am Keynote Presentation Location: Holiday Inn Oakville Centre, 590 Argus Road, Oakville Tables of 8 available HST not included (HST #R107790586) Celebrate the week's launch with breakfast and hear success story Mac Voisin discuss his life as an entrepreneur, the Mac journey, lessons learned, understanding your customers, quality customer service, achieving peak performance with your team and giving back to the community. From a background in real estate and construction, Mac and his then brother-inlaw Mark Nowak (hence M&M) opened their first M&M Meat Shop in 1980. Frustrated with the lack of quality, convenient food products being offered in the marketplace, they set up their first M&M Meat Shop in Kitchener, Ontario. Mark left the company in 1985 to return to his law practice. Today, there are 456 M&M stores across Canada. M&M Meat Shops has received the highest awards in the food and franchise industries, and for the last five years, were named one of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies. M&M raises millions of dollars each year for various charities across Canada. Kick-Off Breakfast with Keynote Speaker Member $25 · Non-Member $40 Register online at www.oakvillechamber.com or E-mail: carina@oakvillechamber.com Questions? Call Carina, Events Coordinator (905) 845-6613 ext. 205 Pre-Registration Required Monday October 15- Thursday October 18 Aim High! Invest in Your Future BDC's Small Business Week® Business After Hours & Trade Show Thursday October 18 · 5:00pm to 8:00pm The Oakville Chamber of Commerce PRESENTS VISIT THE TRADESHOW Browse local vendors , enjoy samplings by Peller wines, Cameron's beer and Slava vodka and other refreshments. Previous years have attracted over 400 attendees. FREE ADMISSION. No RSVP required for attendees The chamber's most popular monthly evening reception is combined with our Annual Tradeshow. Come to network with local business leaders, enter into our 50/50 and door prize draw.