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Thunder Bay hosts lightning rod for business.


Learning a few tricks of the trade to successfully improve your bottom line, your way, will take you to Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships.  in April.

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters, in partnership with Ontario Exports Inc., Confederation College Confederation College is a provincially funded community college located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It was established in 1967, and has area campuses in Dryden, ON, Fort Frances, ON, Geraldton, ON, Kenora, ON, Marathon, ON and Sioux Lookout, ON. , the International Business Committee of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, and the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce, is hosting "Grow Your Business 2005" in Thunder Bay, April 26-27.

The two-day event will feature presentations on how to tap into domestic as well as potential business opportunities abroad. Panels will focus on doing business in the United States and Mexico, China the Middle East, Latin America and Europe, as well as leveraging opportunities with International Financial Institutions and bilateral donor agencies.

Confirmed and invited speakers include senior representatives from the Canadian Consulates in Detroit, Chicago and Minneapolis, International Trade Canada, Ontario Exports Inc., the Canadian International Development Agency The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) is a Canadian government agency which administers foreign aid programs in developing countries. CIDA operates in partnership with other Canadian organizations in the public and private sectors as well as other , as well as the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

international organization founded in 1959 by 20 governments in North and South America to finance economic and social development in the Western Hemisphere.
 and the Asian Development Bank Asian Development Bank

A financial_institution established in 1966 to reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region. The bank is headquartered in Manila, Philippines and consists of 61 member countries.
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For more information or to view the full program, visit www.cme-mec.ca and follow the links to Thunder Bay.
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