Biz Connect links tourism business across Turtle Island – Manitoulin Expositor

April 16, 2014

LITTLE CURRENT—Business to business connections are vital to the success of most enterprises these days, but making those all important connections are often fraught with difficulty, particularly for those entrepreneurs just starting out in the market or contemplating the development of a product or service.

The Great Spirit Circle Trail (GSCT) 9th annual Business Tourism Conference, held April 2 to 4 at the new Manitoulin Hotel and Conference Centre in Little Current, took its catchphrase of ‘The Spirit of Adventure: Journey into a world of opportunities’ close to heart, with a pilot launch of Biz Connect.

“Biz Connect is based on Aboriginal Business Match, a business to business concept first developed out west in British Columbia and Saskatoon,” said GSCT CEO Kevin Eshkawkogan. “It proved to be very successful out there and we are hoping the concept will roll out here in Ontario just as successfully.”

Aboriginal Business Connect is touted as the “most powerful aboriginal driven business development event in Canada.” Designed for community decision makers representing First Nations, tribal councils, Metis communities and aboriginal businesses, not-for-profits, banks, lenders and government funding agencies, Aboriginal Business Connect seeks to level the playing field to allow business connections to be made by reducing geographical challenges, condensing time frames, reducing costs and facilitating opportunities.