Media advisory - BDC Chief Economist to address Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce during Small Business Week

"Back to basics. Reenergize your business."

VICTORIA, Oct. 16, 2014 /CNW/ - Pierre Cléroux, Vice President and Chief Economist, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), will be the keynote speaker at the Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday, October 21, during the 35^th annual BDC Small Business Week™. Mr. Cléroux will present BDC's latest research, which looks at how Canada's industry leaders have mastered the fundamentals of good business management that help keep them at the top of their game. It will also be an opportunity to hear about how businesses can excel if they steer clear of some of the most common pitfalls.

Media: Interview and photo opportunities with Pierre Cléroux and Toni Desrosiers, Abeego Designs Inc., 2014 BDC Young Entrepreneur Award runner-up available following the keynote speech.

Victoria Chamber of Commerce – Keynote speech by Pierre Cléroux, Vice President and Chief Economist, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Title of speech:  Staying Ahead of the Pack: The Essentials of Good Business Management

A short Q&A session will follow.

Date:		Tuesday, October 21
Time:		Mr. Cléroux's speech – 12:15 p.m. Q&A session – 12:45 p.m.
Place:		Inn at Laurel Point  680 Montreal Street  Victoria, BC V8V 1Z8

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™BDC Small Business Week is a trademark of the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

About BDC Small Business Week^™
BDC Small Business Week^™ is a Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) trademark whose origins date back to 1979 when BDC business centres in British Columbia's Lower Fraser Valley pooled their resources to organize a week of activities for entrepreneurs. This first event and the one that followed in 1980 were so successful that BDC officially launched BDC Small Business Week™ across Canada in 1981. The initiative was quickly adopted by Canada's business community. In 2013, over 280 activities across Canada attracted close to 10,000 business people to BDC Small Business Week™. This BDC flagship event celebrates entrepreneurship at the local, provincial and national levels.

About BDC
Canada's business development bank, BDC, puts entrepreneurs first. With almost 2,000 employees and more than 100 business centres across the country, BDC offers loans, consulting services, growth and business transition capital, securitization, as well as venture capital to more than 30,000 small and medium-sized companies. Their success is vital to Canada's economic prosperity. www.bdc.ca

SOURCE: Business Development Bank of Canada

Maria Constantinescu, Senior Advisor, Public Relations, BDC, [email protected], [phone], [phone] (cell)