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A Message from the President
Welcome to the Canadian Netherlands Business and Professional Association (CNBPA).
The CNBPA has enjoyed a long history as one of the most vibrant and active European business chambers in Toronto. In addition to leading-edge business speakers, we provide a strong networking forum for both Dutch expatriates and Canadian business people with Dutch interests.
Our focus for 2012 will be to increase the value that the CNBPA brings to its members and the broader Dutch-Canadian community with which we interact. We will do this by offering more events at more venues throughout the GTA and working hard to increase attendance – and hence the networking opportunities – at these events.
We always welcome new corporate and individual members and invite you to get involved through both our business and social events. We also invite you to join our LinkedIn group, and to follow us on Twitter.
We look forward to meeting you at our next event, and thank all the members and the Toronto Dutch business community for their ongoing support of the CNBPA.
Tom Vandeloo,
President
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Visit the European Union Chamber of Commerce in Toronto (EUCOCIT): www.eucocit.com
Visit Dutch Treat, a social and cultural club for the Dutch-Canadian community in Toronto and the GTA: www.dutchtreat.ca
Visit the Dutch Canadian Business club in Calgary:
www.dcbc.ca
Listen to Dutch Touch Radio:
www.dutchtouchradio.com
Visit The Netherlands Luncheon Club, founded 1954
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OUR PURPOSE STATEMENT
The purpose of the CNBPA is to assist you in exploring
your Dutch connection in the GTA by offering progressive
events around learning and connecting in a professional
and entrepreneurial business context. - July 2009
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Thursday, June 14, 2012, 6:30 p.m.
KPMG, 333 Bay Street, Suite 4600, Toronto | more ... | |
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Keynote Speaker: Perry Monaco, Recruitment Product Consultant for LinkedIn: “Your friendly neighbourhood LinkedIn tour guide”
Harness the Power of the World's Largest Professional Network. CNBPA invites you to discover the power of LinkedIn. Perry Monaco, “Your friendly neighbourhood LinkedIn tour guide” and Recruitment Product Consultant at LinkedIn will highlight free, amazing features on LinkedIn. Perry will show you how to integrate these features into your networking strategy while highlighting best practices for tailoring your professional brand on LinkedIn.
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LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with 161 million members in over 200 countries and territories and has been called, “the de facto tool for professional networking”. Professionals are signing up to join LinkedIn at a rate of approximately two per second. In Canada, LinkedIn has over five million members. More than 2 million companies have LinkedIn Company Pages.
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HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR CNBPA MEMBERSHIP? | learn more |
If you are a member who refers a new member to the CNBPA this year your admission fee for a networking event (such as Fireside Chat or Fall Meet-Up) will be waived!
CNBPA Tel.: (416) 981-3424 | Fax: (416) 981-3424 | E-mail: info@cnbpa.ca
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Welcome to the CNBPA - RECAP: News & Events in 2011
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The Canadian Netherlands Business and Professional Association marked its 30th anniversary in 2009 and continues to be a passionate presence in the Toronto community. We are looking forward to the next 30 years. Fall has arrived and the CNBPA is preparing for a new season of activities for members and guests.
Looking back on 2011 so far, we’ve had some amazing events:
February: we held our Inaugural Family Ski Day on February 5, 2011 at Blue Mountain. This event was a huge success.
April: we held our annual Economic Outlook in the Royal York's Imperial Room on April 18, 2011. This event was a joint presentation of the CNBPA, the BCBC and EUCOCIT. Lunch with, and keynote presentation by Dr. Nout Wellink, President, Nederlandsche Bank. Nout Wellink brought 14 years of experience as the head of the Dutch central bank and a candid view of the economy. Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney joined our head table and delivered introductory remarks about Dr. Wellink.
May: we organized a Fireside Chat at KPMG’s Bay Street offices on May 18, 2011. A panel of experts from the private debt, angel investing and traditional banking streams shed light on the availability of financing for small businesses in Canada and gave tips on how to maximize success as an entrepreneur looking to finance growth. The panelists were Sal Rabbani from the Business Development Bank of Canada, Arnold Denton from DUCA Financial Services. Elham AyoubZadeh from Maple Leaf Angels and John Vellinga, of Multiculture Marketing Inc.
July: we held out Summer Orange Feest on July 21, 2011 at the residence and garden of the Consul General, His Excellency Hans Horbach. By all accounts this was a great event. Some 50 people attended on the hottest day of the year and we raised over $1,000 for the Hammer Band.
We thank all those that helped organize and staff these events and to all the members and guests that attended!
October: CNBPA held its Fall Networking event, Fall Meetup with keynote speaker
Angus Murray. Murray, the 50th Canadian to summit Mt. Everest and an accomplished educator and expedition guide, shared inspitational personal stories of challenge and triumph and invite guests to consider how to live out loud in their professional and personal life. Guests also enjoyed an opportunity to network with business professionals from the Toronto business community
November 3:
- Business Opportunities in the European Union 2011-09-09 - a collaborative effort with the International Trade Branch of the Ontario Government.
November 24 - Annual General Meeting and Sinterklaas Social with special guest Mr. Hans Horbach, Consul General. Members and guests at the AGM met and confirmed the board for 2012, heard reports from the board on our financials, membership, and events, and learned about the exciting events and programs we have planned for the upcoming year.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
December/January: The first annual CNBPA Shinny Game and Family Skate, coming to an arena near you
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As you can see, the CNBPA offers some exciting events! We encourage you to think about becoming a member and recommend the CNBPA to your friends and contacts. Membership benefits:
Individual membership ($60.00 per year):
- Advance notice of our events
- Reduced price to CNBPA events, which generally include speakers and networking opportunities
- Voting rights at the Annual General Meeting, eligibility for Board positions, and volunteer opportunities at events
- Pre-information about and reduced member prices to certain events organized by other European Chambers and by EUCOCIT (The European Chamber of Commerce in Toronto) and
- Inclusion in Dutch Community Events
- An opportunity to network with professionals and business people representing a broad spectrum of Toronto’s businesses and professional firms
Corporate membership ($300.00 per year):
- All the benefits of an individual membership for three employees of your company
- A profile of your company on our website with a descriptive paragraph and a link to your website
- Your company's logo included a rotating banner ad on the CNBPA website and
- Your company's logo and a brief description of your company included in an email newsletter to the CNBPA's distribution list
- For your three registered employees and up to two additional guests, the reduced member price to CNBPA events
- If desired, an opportunity to profile your organization and services at one of our meetings
Membership is easy, just follow this link to the membership page of our website:
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Stay tuned for more CNBPA news.
You can also refer your friends and family to check us out and have them sign up for our email newsletter. It's free and a great way to become familiar with the CNBPA.
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