/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory - BDC President to address Ontario Chamber of Commerce during Small Business Week/

Success ahead: Map your future growth

TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Jean-René Halde, President and Chief Executive Officer, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, October 23, during BDC Small Business Week™. Mr. Halde will discuss the challenges Canadian entrepreneurs are facing and will share new research findings on consumer behaviours with strategic insights that will enable businesses to effectively plan for future growth.

Media: Interview opportunities available following the luncheon.

Ontario Chamber of Commerce - Keynote Speech and Panel Discussion with Jean-René Halde, President and CEO, Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Title of Speech:  Growth: the only choice. A short panel discussion will follow.

Date:	Wednesday, October 23
Time:	Mr. Halde's speech - 12:45 p.m.
	Panel discussion - 1:00 p.m.
	Q&A session - 1:20 p.m.
Place:	InterContinental Toronto Centre - Ballroom
	225 Front Street West
	Toronto ON M5J 2N1

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^TM 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 one that followed in 1980 were so successful that BDC officially launched Small Business Week across Canada in 1981. The initiative was quickly adopted by Canada's business community. In 2012, over 200 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 financing, subordinate financing, venture capital, securitization and consulting services to more than 28,000 small and medium-sized companies. Their success is vital to Canada's economic prosperity. www.bdc.ca

SOURCE: Business Development Bank of Canada

Daniela Pizzuto
BDC Public Relations
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