In pictures: Entrepreneurs get together to talk about business challenges
Small business owners from Vancouver were invited to an event to network with their peers and to screen footage of the four finalists in the Challenge contest
About 100 small business owners from the Vancouver area came to the Shangri-La Hotel to find out more about the four finalists in the Challenge contest, which will award $100,000 in September to the business that best demonstrates how it will use the money for growth.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
The event kicked off with a networking session.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
Attendees were encouraged to share their own business challenges and how they plan to overcome them.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
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No event is complete without a good food spread.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
Hungry yet?Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
Managing partner Colin Bell, left, of Recycle Smart Solutions, one of the finalists in this year’s Challenge contest.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
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Report on Small Business editor Sean Stanleigh conducted a ‘how to pitch media’ session.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
Michael McCarthy of Telus talked about challenges facing small and medium-sized businesses in Canada.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
Blackberry conducted a prize draw for attendees.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail
Group shot.Katherine Scarrow/The Globe and Mail