Canada BC Jobs Grant and WorkBC-Avia Employment Services

Canada BC Jobs Grant

Back in Motion is an official Canada Job Grant delivery partner, providing free of charge support to employers, including training plan development, and comprehensive grant application services.

· The Grant pays for two-thirds of the cost of training your existing or potential employees, up to a maximum of $10,000
· Meaning, if you spend $15,000 on training an employee, you could get $10,000 back!
· Training can be designed for individuals or groups
· Eligible training includes any type of work-related employee development, such as leadership, management, trades, technical, or administrative training
· Training must be provided by an accredited educational institution, private training company, or industry organizations


Learn more here!

WorkBC-Avia Employment Services

Avia offers a full range of service designed to streamline your recruitment process and simplify your hiring experience.
· Free of charge employer services
· Single point of contact, who will help you to understand your hiring needs and find employees that are the right fit for your organization
· Access to a diverse pool of screened, qualified, and job-ready candidates
· Comprehensive database of pre-screened job seekers located in your community
· Job posting services, which share your posting with all Avia job seekers
· Assistance arranging and conducting interviews, including the provision of interview space (if needed)
· Job fairs to help you connect with job seekers interested in your available positions
· Placement incentives, such as wage subsidies, to off-set the costs of hiring and training new employees
· Information and consultation to support diversity in your workplace

Learn more here!

Understanding Angel Venture Capital - December 4th in Vancouver

Understanding Angel Venture Capital - Dec 4 in Vancouver

Open to anyone, our Angel Investing Overview workshop covers Valuation, Due Diligence, Term Sheets and Mentoring / Board Directors. Held annually.

Who should attend? Anyone wanting to learn more about raising money; Advisors, Entrepreneurs, Founders, Business Investors (friends, family and angels).

Why attend? If you are raising private equity, ask yourself:

·          With increasing public company valuations, how do I correctly value my private company?

·          Do I understand the language and ramifications of a term sheet?

·          What are investors looking for in a company (due diligence)?

·          What post investment activities (Mentoring, Management, Board Directors) are needed?

Almost mandatory for pre-revenue companies to present at spring Angel Forum

Special rate ends Oct 31  (then higher) for this full day workshop on Dec 4 in Vancouver. Why not invest $275 to achieve success?

Interactive live workshop; expert presentations with Q & A, panel discussions, 175 page reference book, elevator pitch contest, small group case studies with lots of networking time. "Great info, must have to complete a deal."  Agenda at http://bit.ly/rzaEgK.

Content by US Angel Capital Association was designed by angel experts for investors. It is ranked 90% or better and 300 + people attended the six workshops in this region. "very good; especially the mock valuation exercise."

Seminar Leader is the US Angel Investor of 2009: Bill Payne who is an active private investor, director and advisor to entrepreneurs. Bill is an active member of San Diego's Tech Coast Angels and has successfully founded or invested in 50+ start-up companies. "Bill Payne has a particular knack of delivering his great knowledge of angel capital, worth the price of admission.

Local Panelists last time: Adrian Palmer, Geoff Catherwood, Jack Gin, Basil Peters and Steve Lukas  

$50 off for registrations by Oct 31: For info see http://bit.ly/AngelVC  Bring a friend - 10% less for 2nd person on same registration.

Victoria area and Okanagan residents are invited to Investor Ready workshop in Victoria on Nov 13 at http://bit.ly/VIATeC and Exit Strategies workshop in Kelowna on Nov 26 at http://bit.ly/ExitStrat

Sponsors include

Questions? Reply to Bob Chaworth-Musters, Angel Forum - Vancouver