{"id":12454,"date":"2021-03-09T21:35:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T02:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/?p=12454"},"modified":"2021-04-30T00:38:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T04:38:28","slug":"acce-young-entrepreneurs-webinar-20210324","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/acce-young-entrepreneurs-webinar-20210324\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 ACCE ACCESS Young Entrepreneurs Group Webinar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>DATE: <\/strong> Wednesday, March 24, 2021<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>TIME:<\/strong> 12:00pm &#8211; 2:00pm EST | 9:00am &#8211; 11:00am PST<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/acce_events\/albums\/72157718819318083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PHOTO ALBUM<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>WHERE:<\/strong> Event hosted on hopin<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>FEE:<\/strong> FREE<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/2021-access-acce-young-entrepreneurs-webinar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REGISTER NOW<\/a> &lt;&lt; <\/strong>(Pre-registration required)<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<h3><i>Roads Leading To Asia<\/i><\/h3>\n<p><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: The ACCE Young Entrepreneur Group | VELOCITY\u2026where game changing connections begin<\/p>\n<p>For North American entrepreneurs, Asia holds enormous promise with fast-growing markets, rising middle classes, and tech-savvy populations. However, navigating business expansion challenges to unlock this promise is not so straightforward. That&#8217;s because, more than any other global region, Asia represents a grouping of culturally, economically, and commercially distinct countries.<\/p>\n<p>Join us to help stake your growth potential claim in the Asian market with practical lessons from entrepreneurs who have leveraged support from diversified resources towards entering the region. Gain insight from those who were able to succeed where others have faltered and why. And dress up to live-network with the guest speakers and your peers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EVENT TOPICS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Discussion of risks and challenges often faced by start-up entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n<li>How and where should entrepreneurs look for funding?<\/li>\n<li>Learn from successful entrepreneurs who expanded into Asia.<\/li>\n<li>How Government help businesses expand in Asia?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>MC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessiema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jessie Ma<\/a><\/b>, Legal Advisor of ACCE<\/p>\n<p><b>12:00pm EST | 9:00am PST<\/b>    &#8211;    PART I<br \/>\nFireside Chat with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chris-bennett-can-b908419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Chris Bennett<\/b><\/a>, Manager, International Trade, National Bank of Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hua-yu-ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Hua Yu<\/b><\/a>, Managing Partner, Level5 Strategy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>(Moderator: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/humben\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Hum<\/a><\/b>, Chair of the ACCE Young Entrepreneurs Committee)<\/p>\n<p><b>12:20pm EST | 9:20am PST<\/b>   &#8211;    PART II<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/emily-mo-3b4305182\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Emily Mo<\/b><\/a>, Director, Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) to share insight of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>what top business sectors thrive in Hong Kong<\/li>\n<li>why the Hong Kong landscape is ideal for entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<li>the various HKSAR Government funding schemes to support HK and foreign SMEs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>InvestHK will moderate an engaging fireside chat with successful North American entrepreneurs who have expanded their businesses into Asia via Hong Kong.<br \/>\nLearn practical tips and solutions from them:<\/p>\n<p>Why did they start their business?<br \/>\nWhere did they get funding to start and grow their businesses?<br \/>\nHow did they find their first client?<br \/>\nWhat strategies did they use to generate revenue?<br \/>\nHow did they resolve challenges?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Education and Real Estate Innovator &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toby-chu-70b8b87\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Toby Chu<\/b><\/a>, Chairman and CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/cibt.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIBT Education Group Inc.<\/a> (TSX: MBA, OTCQX: MBAIF) &#8211; Vancouver, BC<\/li>\n<li>Bespoked Lighting and Decor Manufacturer &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lindsay-lau-a706133\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Lindsay Lau<\/b><\/a>, CEO, <a href=\"https:\/\/inlightii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INLIGHT<\/a> &#8211; Los Angeles, CA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>( <b>Moderator: Grace Lau<\/b>, Deputy Head of Investment Promotion, Invest Hong Kong (Canada))<\/p>\n<p><b>12:50pm EST | 9:50am PST<\/b>    &#8211;    PART III<br \/>\nCanadian government counterparts to&nbsp;share how they can help businesses expand globally, eg. Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Asia<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sue-rauth-5496a319\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Sue Rauth<\/b><\/a>, Deputy Director, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kevinpsullivan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Kevin Sullivan<\/b><\/a>, Senior Manager, Export Development of Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/raymond-zhu-b200687\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Raymond Zhu<\/b><\/a>, Senior Manager, Greater China, Trade and Industry Development Division, B.C. Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>( <b>Moderator: Ben Hum<\/b>, Chair of the ACCE Young Entrepreneurs Committee)<\/p>\n<p><b>1:10pm EST | 10:10am PST<\/b>    &#8211;    3 Breakout rooms<br \/>\nHosted by:  Government officials, InvestHK, National Bank of Canada<br \/>\nNetworking between speakers, panelists, and attendees<\/p>\n<p><b>1:30pm EST | 10:30am PST<\/b>    &#8211;    One-on-One networking (optional)<\/p>\n<p><b>2:00pm EST | 11:00 pm PST<\/b>    &#8211;    Adjournment<\/p>\n<p><strong> &gt;&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/2021-access-acce-young-entrepreneurs-webinar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">REGISTER NOW<\/a> &lt;&lt; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> &gt;&gt; <a title=\"2020 ACCE Velocity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/ACCE-YE-20210324.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EVENT FLYER<\/a> &lt;&lt; <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inquiry:<\/strong> 905-479-2802 or <a href=\"mailto:membership@acce.ca\">membership@acce.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><b>Organized by:<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sp_logo\/acce.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><b>Co-Event Sponsors:<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sp_logo\/NB2.jpg\" alt=\"nb\" width=\"165\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hketotoronto.gov.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sp_logo\/HKETO2.jpg\" alt=\"HKETO\" width=\"125\" align=\"left\" border=\"20\"><\/a><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investhk.gov.hk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/sp_logo\/InvestHK_logo.png\" alt=\"InvestHK\" width=\"140\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DATE: Wednesday, March 24, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":12495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12454","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12454"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12741,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12454\/revisions\/12741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.acce.ca\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}