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Black Opportunity Fund
  • Black Entrepreneur Lending Ecosystem

  • ‘Real Talk’ Roundtable

  • October 27, 2022
EVENTS DETAILS

Black Entrepreneur Lending Ecosystem

‘Real Talk’ Roundtable

To all Canadian Black Entrepreneurs,

Black Opportunity Fund is pleased to be hosting a virtual Black Entrepreneur Lending Ecosystem – ‘Real Talk’ Roundtable

When: Thursday October 27th, 2022
6PM EST to 8PM EST

This interactive and informative conversation will feature insightful presentations and panel discussions featuring: Afro Caribbean Business Network (ACBN), Black Opportunity Fund, Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC), Federation of African Canadian Economics (FACE), along with Alterna Savings and other leading Canadian Financial Institutions.

Speakers will present findings and updates regarding the progress of various Black Entrepreneur Lending and Capacity Building Support Programs, demystify commonly heard myths, provide answers to your questions, and offer advice to Black entrepreneurs to help guide you on the complex journey of launching and managing a sustainable business.

As well as representatives from the following Canadian financial institutions will tell you how they are trying to dismantle systemic barriers to improve access to capital for Black entrepreneurs, and offer advice on how to maximize your chances for a successful lending application.

In anticipation of the Q&A portion of the roundtable, please submit any questions you may have for the panelist through the registration form, provided in the link below.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER NOW

Simultaneous French/English translation will be provided.

BOF LEADERSHIP TEAM - BIOS

Victor Beausoleil

Moderator

CEO, Intuit Consulting and founder and Executive Director of SETSI (Social Economy through Social Inclusion).

Tiffany Callender

CEO, FACE

Ryan Knight

CEO, ACBN

Doug Minter

Mgt Consultant/Elevate Program Manager, CBCC

Craig Wellington

Executive Director, BOF

Susan Henry

Director, Community Impact and Financial Inclusion, Alterna Bank

Kevan Edwards

Senior Consultant, CIBC Bank

Mona-Lisa Prosper

Director, Black Entrepreneurs, Futurpreneur

Al Ramsay

Vice Present 2SLGBTQ+ and Black Customer Segment, TD Bank

Black Opportunity Fund
AGENDA
Topic Agenda Time
Welcome and introductions

Craig Wellington, ED of Black Opportunity Fund

6:00 pm - 6:05 pm
FACE first-year activity report highlights

Tiffany Callender, CEO of FACE Coalition

6:05 pm - 5:17 pm
ACBN highlights from the Black Labour Market Assessment

Ryan Knight, CEO of ACBN

6:17 pm - 6:27 pm
Moderator & Panelists discussion

Victor Beausoleil, CEO of Intuit Consulting and founder and Executive Director of SETSI (Social Economy through Social Inclusion)

6:27 pm - 6:40 pm
BOF Lending Program Highlights

Craig Wellington, Executive Director of BOF

6:40 pm - 6:50 pm
CBCC Highlights

Doug Minter, Mgt Consultant/Elevate Program Manager, Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce

6:50 pm - 7:00 pm
Q & A Session

Moderator Victor Beausoleil

7:00 pm - 7:45 pm
Closing comments

Moderator Victor Beausoleil will ask panelists to share brief closing comments.

7:45 pm - 7:55 pm
Thank you & closing remarks

Craig Wellington will sum up the discussion and thank panelists and attendees

7:55 pm - 8:00 pm