TORONTO – BIDEM 2020, the premier International Caribbean Diaspora Entrepreneurs’ Conference and Trade Show, will be held  October 13-15 in Toronto.

It will present a forum and marketplace for mainstream entrepreneurs and professional service providers and will bring together ‘ a virtual gathering’ of Caribbean business leaders from Canada and around the world.

(BIDEM is an acronym for bridged, high impact diaspora entrepreneurs to efficient diasporic markets.)

Theme of this year’s event: “Connecting the Roots, Building Networks Together for Profit and Purpose”

Conveners of BIDEM 2020 are The Community of Practice for Caribbean Immigrant Entrepreneurs, Magate Wildhorse Ltd (Toronto) and Magate Wildhorse Inc (New York).

Meegan Scott, coordinator, explained that the event is organized ” to accelerate the reduction of the entrepreneurial skills gap faced by Caribbean Immigrant Entrepreneurs in Canada and other Caribbean diasporic markets as well as Canadians with no history of business in the family, entrepreneurs of African descendent and other immigrants who face similar challenges, in particular non-native speakers of English.

“Scott said the skills gap includes ” the barriers of  ‘ foreigness,’ lack of trust, access to capital,

sparse networks and lack of experience in growing big businesses. There are also barriers related the way in which women think and do business versus men and the lack of market intelligence, all of which will be addressed by the event”.

Despite the challenges some entrepreneurs, professional and technical service providers have grown big businesses in OECD Countries as well as in the Caribbean.

BIDEM presents a unique opportunity for big businesses looking to secure their supply chains, investors, hiring managers, government departments, donor partners, economic development clusters and entrepreneurs looking to boost their COVID _19 pivot.

Micro, Medium, and Small Enterprises (MSMEs) including the weak and ambitious will find a solution for them at BIDEM as will businesses pursuing an inclusive business model or those in search of visibility and opportunities for fulfilling their CSR objectives or simply playing apart in driving the delivery of UN Sustainable Development Goals.

For more information, visit: https://bidem.org/welcome-to-bidem/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/BidemShow

Conference, Sponsor & Exhibitor Registration :  https://bidem.org/bidem-2020-conference-trade-show-registration/

For COP member registration, visit: https://bidem.org/the-cop-membership-why-types/

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