This event is in french !
Join us on December 5th, to celebrate the last FAM meeting of the year, to network and discover the group’s new developments for 2025! We will have the pleasure of launching the FAM Scholarship, a prize that will reward the most active entrepreneur in our group! We will also offer a practical workshop on public procurement, essential for preparing you to sell to large companies and governments in 2025. This meeting is open to all French-speaking and bilingual women entrepreneurs, regardless of their level of experience in business. It’s a unique opportunity to network, exchange, and acquire new skills to progress in your entrepreneurial journey.
Agenda
- 17:30 – 18:00 Festive moment to celebrate our dynamic community
- 18:00 – 19:00 Practical workshop: Mastering public procurement with Nathalie Gonzalez The public sector offers many interesting opportunities, but it can also seem intimidating. Do you know acronyms like RFP, RFX, RFI, NOI, RFSQ? Do you know how to respond to a tender? Can you become a service provider or only a goods provider? It’s normal to have doubts, and these questions can sometimes constitute a barrier for women, preventing them from seizing market opportunities. Be ready to seize these opportunities with the right tools and advice from an expert in industrial and public sector procurement in British Columbia!
- 19:00 – 19:30 Announcement of the FAM Scholarship 2025 Discover this new initiative that honors the most dynamic entrepreneurs in our group
Location :
- French Language Centre
- 1555 West 7th Avenue Studio 16 Vancouver, BC V6J1S1
- Room 228
About : Nathalie Gonzalez
Nathalie has a rich international and multicultural life experience. She studied, lived, and worked in France, the United States, Spain, the UK, Switzerland, and Germany. In 2012, her family took the challenge of leaving everything behind (job, home, parents, and friends) for new adventures. This will be Vancouver! Starting from scratch with only a few suitcases and two young children is a life experience that can be difficult but irreplaceable. Initially a law and marketing graduate, Nathalie discovered and became passionate about supply chain management since 1999. She built her expertise in procurement in the industrial sector (automotive, energy, electronics) and in the public sector (health, education). She guides suppliers seeking to strengthen their activity in the public sector in British Columbia.
About the Femmes d’Affaires en Mouvement (FAM) group
The Femmes d’Affaires en Mouvement (FAM) group, founded by the SDECB in 2002, is a dynamic community that addresses French-speaking and bilingual women entrepreneurs in British Columbia. Its objective is to support entrepreneurs in achieving their ambitions and to help them overcome common challenges such as access to financing, markets, discrimination, or work-life balance. Through monthly meetings, FAM offers a privileged framework for exchanging with other businesswomen and participating in workshops led by experts on essential topics such as financial management, marketing, communication, and time management. These meetings allow for the development of key skills while promoting networking and mutual support to encourage perseverance and success in business.
