Profile History
The Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACCE), formerly known as "Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Club", is a non-profit organization incorporated in 1994. In 1995, the Association signed a letter of co-operation with the Centre of Entrepreneurship of Centennial College to foster entrepreneurship training.
Since 1992, the association has been organizing various seminars for business people and entrepreneurs. In 1997, in association with Centennial College , Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly known as Coopers & Lybrand) and Ming Pao Daily News, we held our first Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur Awards.
Our mission is to encourage entrepreneurship and to strengthen the competitiveness of Chinese Canadian business in the global market. It is also our objective to assist Chinese Canadians to develop new businesses by sharing their expertise through quality training and mutual support. Our processes include providing a network for members to share resources, organizing seminars, workshops, conferences and other special programs on relevant business topics, and facilitating communication between government official and new businesses. A new initiative is to assist entrepreneurs to explore and develop the trade potential in the Asian Pacific Region for Canadian goods and services.
As a non-profit organization with ambitious goals, we need continued support from our members and the Chinese business community as well as assistance from our friends in the Canadian business environment.
You are welcome to join us in our future endeavors and dreams.
Committees
Membership Committee
Maintain the membership registration and retention of the Association. Review, propose and implement new membership strategy for the Association. Report to the Board the status of new membership recruitment. Provide a networking platform and organize activities (e.g. social, training, seminars) for members in order to attract new members and retain existing members.
Substantiate membership base and bridging between members of the Association and the ACCE Board.
Education/Counseling Committee
Provide valuable information and effective training to members so as to improve their competitive edge in a constant changing environment. Apart from hosting our own seminars, we also co-organize joint events with fellow associations and municipal governments such as Taiwan Entrepreneur Society Taipei/Toronto, Town of Markham and Town of Richmond Hill etc. with a view to out-reach our program to other business communities.
The association is also showing its social responsibility by participating in the Education, Language and Mentoring (ELM) program which is a government funded joint project with Chinese Professional Association Canada (CPAC) and Centre for Information and Community Service (CICS) to provide training, mentoring and counseling to new immigrants in order to help them getting started in Canada.
Communication and Publicity Committee
This Committee is to effectively utilize of the media which include ACCE's official website, newsletter, newspaper, TV and radio program to enhance the communication between ACCE and people outside the organization. Promote quality profile of the Association, its vision and goals to the public. Now the Committee is working on the revamping of the ACCE's official website to better facilitate for the Association.
Association Development Committee
Internally: - To grow unique association culture, the sense of belongings, responsibilities and fun. Streamline administration work.
Externally: - Develop and maintain relationship with past winners, nominees, nominators, contacts, Presidents of other associations etc. to gain continuous and future supports to the Association.
Networking
ACCE had hosted its first networking function in 2004, with the aim of providing our members the opportunity to network, to gain practical knowledge and to build friendship. At the meeting, all participants were encouraged to make a brief introduction of themselves and their business.
The meeting was definitely benefited our members with the opportunity to network in a relaxed learning environment.
