We’ve got another big event coming up on June 12th (see below) but first a wee look back at what’s been happening… Tartan Day It’s been a busy time for the ScotCanBC members as we held our Tartan Day gathering, our third event of our 2018-19 membership year, at the Devil’s Elbow Ale and Smoke
On January 25, 2019, ScotCanBC held our 2nd annual Burns Supper gala event at the Pan Pacific Hotel raising over $14,000 for Prostate Cancer Canada’s Plaid for Dad campaign. Over 100 guests attended this spectacular showcase of the Scottish food, drink and culture in honour of the bard himself. The event was supported by
We wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy St. Andrew’s Day! We got our celebrations off to an early start with our event on November 22nd at the Whisky Room at The Devil’s Elbow in downtown Vancouver. ScotCanBC partnered with ICAS (The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland) to host an
On January 25, 2018, The Scottish-Canadian Business Association of BC (“ScotCanBC”) teamed up with the Pan Pacific Hotel and the British Canadian Business Association to host our first annual Rabbie Burns Supper. The event was a huge success with over $12,000 raised for the Prostate Cancer’s Plaid for Dad campaign. Around 100 guests enjoyed a
On September 18, 2014, the people of Scotland will vote in an historic referendum. They will be asked the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? This is a significant event for Scots all over the world, including those of us with Scottish connections and heritage living in Canada. ScotCanBC (the Scottish Canadian Business Association of BC)
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (April 3, 2014)— Scotland’s Minister for External Affairs and International Development will host a special Scotland Week event with ScotCanBC (the Scottish Canadian Business Association of British Columbia), supported by Scottish Development International, on Friday, April 4 2014, in Vancouver. Humza Yousaf MSP, Scotland’s first Muslim minister, will talk about strengthening business
ScotCanBC, in partnership with Scottish Development International, is pleased to announce that Humza Yousaf, Scotland’s Minister for External Affairs and International Development, will visit Vancouver for the first time in early April. Together we will host a special Scotland Week event at the Terminal City Club on Friday, April 4th. All members have received their
ScotCanBC would like to invite members to an informal evening of drinks and appetizers with Scottish Development International (SDI) Canada’s Senior Vice President, Raymond McGovern, on Thursday, February 27th, from 6pm-8pm at Craft Beer Market in the Olympic Village, Vancouver. Raymond will preview an exciting ScotCanBC/SDI event that will see Scotland’s Minister for External Affairs,
Summary
What links the world’s top school for entrepreneurship (Boston’s Babson College), global professional services firm Deloitte, prominent UK entrepreneurs, employees and students of all ages and some of the world’s poorest people? The answer is the Micro-Tyco Business Challenge, created by Mick Jackson, founder of WildHearts in Action Ltd.
Mick Jackson, with support from ScotCanBC, is in Vancouver to talk to organizations about the program on July 26 and we invite you to come along to learn more about how your organization, employees and students can benefit from taking part in the next (and Canada’s first) Micro-Tyco Business Challenge scheduled for November 2013.
What Is Micro-Tyco?
Micro-Tyco has been described by some of the UK’s top business minds as the ‘ultimate enterprise training’. The Scottish Government would like Micro-Tyco in every school in Scotland. Teams of employees or students are given a seed loan of $1 and have 4 weeks to grow it (by any creative and legal means possible) into as much money as possible. For example, one Scottish school team purchased slightly overripe fruit, which they sold to make 20 times their initial seed loan and then continued to grow their capital to $14,000 through a range of different commercially focused activities.
Profits from the project are then provided to some of the world’s poorest people to work their own way out of poverty with dignity and self-respect. No additional donations or payments are required.
Micro-Tyco brought together over 1100 teams from schools, colleges, universities and business to generate profits of nearly £250,000 in 2012. In February 2013 profits equaled almost $350,000.
Why
The Micro-Tyco challenge enables employees and students to flex their entrepreneurial muscles, stretch their imaginations and learn team-working skills that will benefit their organization, career and studies. Participants will become dynamic wealth creators and global ethical investors. Micro-Tyco’s ethos is that once you release your talents the whole world benefits.
Where and When
Mick Jackson is coming to Vancouver from July 26-29 to meet organizations that would like to learn more about participating in this unique program. ScotCanBC is hosting a ‘Lunch and Learn’ presentation and Q&A at RBC Dominion Securities HQ in Vancouver (Suite 2500, 666 Burrard Street) on Friday, July 26 from 12-2pm. Mick is also available for one-to-one meetings by request. Please contact WeCan@ScotCanBC.org if you would like to attend.
Further Information
For Business:
• Micro-Tyco Overview:
• http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/microtyco/
• Micro-Tyco for Business: http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/microtyco/businesses.html
• Micro-Tyco for Business Deloitte Case Study: http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/microtyco/videos/BobThustDeloitte.html
For Schools:
• Micro-Tyco for Schools: http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/microtyco/schools.html
• Micro-Tyco for Schools Montage: http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/microtyco/videos/schoolmontage.html
About WildHearts in Action
WildHearts in Action is an international organization based in Scotland that launches companies and uses their profits to tackle poverty in the developing world. Founder, Mick Jackson, is a serial entrepreneur and recipient of the prestigious ‘Top Scot’ award, an honour he shares with author JK Rowling.
Web: http://www.wildheartsinaction.org/aboutus
About ScotCanBC
New organization aims to expand trade and investment between Scotland and British Columbia VANCOUVER, British Columbia (June 6, 2013)—Today marks the launch of British Columbia’s first Scottish Canadian Business Association: ScotCanBC. ScotCanBC is a volunteer led, not-for-profit organization that supports the expansion of trade and investment between Scotland and British Columbia. Scotland and Canada’s close