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Monday, 06 February 2012

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CEO HIGHLIGHTS

> Hollowing Out Greed or Market Necessity?
> Where is the Best Place in the World to Raise Capital?
> The Trouble with Private Equity
> Cool Clients - Leveraging Canadian Business Smarts

UPCOMING EVENTS > CEO Roundtable: Secrets from the Boardroom and Kitchen Table

PLUS > How Canadian Business Schools Support Entrepreneurship

Hollowing Out Greed or Market Necessity?

If I hadn't sold my company, I would be ramping up my manufacturing capacity in Mexico," says Tom Deans, former CEO and owner of Symplastics, Ltd., an Ontario based plastics manufacturer. Is that a cold dose of reality or a betrayal of Canada - more hollowing out of our beloved country? It is, indeed, a response to the difficult times industry is facing. If Canadian business is to adapt, a new approach to manufacturing is required. Tom encourages confidence with his choice of an article on the heartening possibilities of Mexico.

Where is the Best Place in the World to Raise Capital?

When the Milken Insitute, a Californian think tank, studied the top places to raise funds, they discovered something unexpected: Canada has moved into the top 5 position for a new business to raise capital, following Hong Kong (1st), Singapore, Britain and one place ahead of the U.S. Michael Graham of Heathbridge Capital reported in his latest newsletter that these results may surprise, but should also embolden Canadian business owners to find out more about raising funds.

The Trouble With Private Equity

In 1991, the entire private equity industry raised $10 billion, compared to $459 billion in 2006. This has led to blockbuster private-equity deals making headlines across the globe. Not all the reviews have been good: "Private-Equity Pigs" (Time), "Greed is Good and Ugly" (New York Magazine), read just two of the growing number of headlines that highlight private equity's less glamorous nature. As a result, though the public is made aware of this new and esoteric form of financing, private equity's strengths are becoming less understood.

Cool Clients - Leveraging Canadian Business Smarts

The textile business is not regarded as a growth industry and yet smart Canadian entrepreneurs are leveraging their technical ability to become global players. Spiros Pantziris, CEO of yarn manufacturer Spintex Yarns Ltd., is in the process of moving the companies' entire manufacturing base to El Salvador. "The country is an exciting textile hub with access to my major markets," says Spiros. "Competitive survival requires bold moves and financing. If you want to compete globally you need the right partners and you need to think beyond creating your ideas just in Mississauga."

Learn more about Spintex Yarns Ltd. »

How Canadian Business Schools Support Entrepreneurship

Every year, Canadian Business Schools run start-up business plan competitions where MBA students from across the country are invited to pitch their ideas to real, live Bay Street investors. It's a brilliant way for budding entrepreneurs to reach the finance community and push their crazy ideas to a revenue earning reality.

UPCOMING EVENTS
CEO Roundtable For Leaders Serious about Growth

Secrets from the Boardroom and Kitchen Table

CEO Roundtable

The National Club, Toronto
Sponsored by Loewen & Partners

Agenda:

10:30 am

Henry N.R. Jackman, Honorary Chairman, The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company

1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Tom Deans, Former CEO of Symplastics, Ltd.

Cost CIF Members $90 + GST

Non Members: $145 + GST

Event details »(PDF)

To register please email or
Call 1.416.961.0740 and ask for Anastassia

Accommodation arrangements available.