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Christine Adindu Roy Aggarwal Ildi Arlette Robert Bartel Christina Bartlett Selen Bassam Laura Bechard Victoria Bennett Chris Best Heather Black Jaclyn Bock Jay Boyd Jason Boyd Lewis Brown Aaron Caldwell Brad Celmainis Nicki Chang-Powless Kevin Chatain Priscilla Cherry Elisha Chin Sima Chowdhury Jacqueline-Marie Clement Natalie Coombes Linda Cunningham Lisa Dare Beverley DeSantis Victoria Driver Shirley Edwards Jenn Egroff Karen Ellis Gary Ellis Lois Faris Brittany Fehr Suzanne Ferguson Steve Finley Vince Fowler Lisa Gareau Danielle Gibbie Dana Goldstein Shannon Gordon Loretta Gotmy Lisa Graham Aislinn Grant Toni Guffei Tanvir Imam John Janssen Roger Jewett Kelly Jubenvill Gordon Kamitomo Olga Kazenina Monica Kretschmer Kate Kusza Jill Langer Stella Lee Melanie Love Nancy Lowery Dale Lyster Linda Lyster Erynn Lyster Zach Lyster Brenda Mahoney Jill Mallett Kathryn McMackin Kal Mist Farah Moin Lara Murphy Dustin Myers Adrian Nagle Vu Nguyen Des Nwaerondu Ray Pandya Jay Park Ave Peetri Sean Phillips Clifford Portier Radeeka Ratnayake Elizabeth Rondon Mike Ross Andrea Shandro Richelle Skrilec Katheryn Small Jonathon Stockdale Mackenzie Strong Tara Tanchak Kylie Toh Sonya Tonhauser Kelly Tweddell Meghan Twerdy Kari Viccars David Wald Amy Walters Bo Wu Martine Yzerman Kate Zheng
BETTER TOGETHER: FORMING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Entrepreneurs talk about how their businesses do better when they collaborate
“One of the greatest joys we get is when ‘The Commoners’ do things together; opening businesses together. It’s a really cool community we’re curating. It’s great to see so many people (who might be) lonely at home come to the space they’re networking and building their business at the same time.” Z A C H LY S T E R , c o - o w n e r o f The Commons Calgary, thecommonscalgary.com
“You have to be willing to accept where your weaknesses are and be willing to hire people or reach out to the community when you need a strength that you don’t have. From there we’ve just grown each year. We’ve been very fortunate to be centred in Inglewood. It’s a great community there of a lot of entrepreneurs and businesses owners and we’ve found huge support in that, together.”
“If you are presenting a partnership idea you really need to think through the other person’s business and why it works for them. Obviously you’ll see the benefit for yourself … No. 1 make sure you really nail the value proposition to the partner and No. 2 just don’t give up until they say yes.” R O G E R J E W E T T, f o u n d e r a n d CEO of Jump On Flyaways, gojumpon.com
L A R A M U R P H Y, c o - f o u n d e r o f Ryan Murphy Construction, ryanmurphyconstruction.com
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C A P I TA L B U Z Z
For the full recap of “Better together: Forming strategic alliances” including a podcast of the event, visit capitalideascalgary.com.
Here’s what Capital Ideas members took away from the Aug. 27 panel:
“Developing partnerships -- need persistence, show value for the partner and sometimes roses.”
Victoria Bennett, strategic marketing principal, Bennett Milner Williams Consulting., @VikiBennett
“Collaborating with your competition is the new way to do business.”
Elisha Chin, owner & event manager of Mint Event Management., @minteventmgmt
“An underrated quality but one I live by as an introvert: Be a good listener. It’s key to forming strategic relationships.”
Kylie Toh, founder of The Chic Geek., @kylietoh
“You have to ‘leave your ego at the door’ in order to find the common vision and build something truly great.”
Katheryn Small, chair of TEC Canada., @katherynsmall
NEXT EVENT
Thank you! Kevin Chatain, manager of entrepreneurship with ATB Business, presents Martine Yzerman, owner of Peloton Cycling (pelotoncycycling.ca) with a door prize after the event.
How do you succeed at succession? When: September 24, 2015, noon to 1 p.m. Where: Glenbow Museum RSVP at capitalideasyyc9.eventbrite.com
Questions? Contact us at hello@capitalideascalgary.com
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