ABM 2012 and ABM 2013

ABM 2012 took place in Prince George from February 13 to 16.

 

The event was a great success and attended by 110 First Nations and 100 corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations all focused on developing opportunities for business.

 

Over the 2.5 days 6,200 individual delegate meetings took place, translating into 3,100 business matching appointments and more than 2,060 person-hours of targeted one-on-one business development time.  Based on the results of the extensive post-event evaluation, which was completed by over half of ABM 2012 delegates, 98.09% of respondents made new contacts at the event. Out of those 60.51% indicated they made more than 10 new connections. 55.41% reported potential new business deals based on ABM 2012 and 21.66% anticipate the revenues derived from these new deals to exceed $ 30,000.

 

We are now preparing ABM 2013.

 

Please stay tuned. If you would like to be added to our e-mail list, please send us a note to info@ravenevents.ca.

 

You can submit an application for 2013 by clicking the "APPLY NOW" button below on the left.

For general information about ABM,  please click Read More.

Exhibitors about ABM 2012

Aecon Infrastructure VP of Business Development, Bill Clarke: “Aboriginal Business Match was a fantastic opportunity for Aecon to meet with Aboriginal community representatives and companies to discuss future opportunities for training, projects and partnerships, as well as sharing and building on our Aboriginal Engagement Program. Looking forward to participating next year.” – Toronto, Ontario

Pacific Coastal Airlines VP of Commercial Services, Spencer Smith: “Aboriginal Business Match brought many industry and First Nations partners together. The event allowed us to form new relationships and enhance existing ones in a quick and efficient way that otherwise would have taken much more time to establish.” – Richmond, British Columbia

All Nations Trust Company Business Development Manager, Paul Donald: “The meeting format provided an excellent opportunity for one-on-one business introductions. We made some solid business connections and look forward to assisting those First Nations with further developing their business opportunities.” – Kamloops, British Columbia 

HUB International Commercial Account Executive, Richard Trudeau: “If you are interested in doing business with First Nation communities, attending Aboriginal Business Match provides you with an effective, productive venue to meet one-on-one with your targeted audience.” – Victoria, British Columbia

T-Lane Business Development Manager, Chad Hanna: “The most beneficial aspect of Aboriginal Business Match from our perspective is that it helped to open some doors to potential new markets for our company. It allowed us to get our name out within the Aboriginal community and also within the exhibitor side of the show.” – Mission, British Columbia

BC Hydro Director, Aboriginal Relations, Site C, Trevor Proverbs: "ABM 2012 was perhaps the best organized and productive conference I have attended in my career.  ABM provided tremendous opportunities to talk to a wide range of Aboriginal businesses and organizations about their experience and services they can provide within a timeframe that worked for all parties.  We would be very supportive of participating in future ABM conferences”. - Vancouver, British Columbia

First Nations about ABM 2012

Khowutzun Development Corporation Director, Fred Hunt: “I’ve been attending economic development forums and workshops for many years and I have never experienced such a positive and productive event. The speed-dating format was amazing and workshops encouraged participation. I was blown away by the spirit of enthusiasm that seemed omnipresent at the event in both the presenters and the participants.” – Duncan, British Columbia

Tsleil-Waututh Nation Senior Project Manager, Lori Simcox: “The Aboriginal Business Match was a great success. Being able to discuss opportunities directly proved to be incredibly valuable. TWN Economic Development is now discussing business partnerships with companies we might not have met if it wasn’t for this conference.” – North Vancouver, British Columbia.

Akisqnuknik Development Corporation CEO, Lillian Rose:  "Upon accepting my employment as CEO for Akisqnuknik Development Corporation I made a committment that I would concentrate soley on the work I was hired to do, relinquishing participation in many worthwhile meetings and conferences  to concentrate on the grassroots issues in our community around economic development. We currenly manage 7 businesses on behalf of Akisqnuk First Nation and the Board of Akisqnuknik Development Corporation are extremely proud of our accomplishments to date.  
Attending ABM 2012 was a sound and worthwhile endeavour, out of a possible 31 dates, I made 32.  Many of the sessions were directly related to the expansion of our businesses and also helped us envision a bigger dream for the future of our community." - Windermere, British Columbia