While Olympic athletes get ready to compete for silver and gold at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, local businesses will be competing for their own share of the haul.
RBC Olympic business development senior manager Betty MacLeod was in Prince George last week to speak about business opportunities created by the Games and how businesses across B.C. can profit.
?There are so many ways you, as a company, can be involved,? MacLeod said. ?Identify your opportunities as soon as possible.?
Distance doesn?t have to be a barrier to getting involved, she said.
In 1996, a home-based business in Dawson Creek partnered with the company producing the commemorative books for the Summer Games in Atlanta, Georgia.
The Dawson Creek company developed the Web site promoting the book, MacLeod said. That high-profile project led to other business opportunities for the small-town entrepreneur.
Local businesses can find opportunities as product licen! sees, Olympic suppliers and sub-contractors at www.2010commercecentre.com.
Some of the procurement opportunities listed as of Dec. 13 included opportunities in business writing, event planning, security, operational support planning, and office and school supplies licensees.
Companies can also register with the 2010 Business Network, MacLeod said.
?It is the Yellow Pages for National Olympic Committees looking for services,? she explained.
The Royal Bank will be bringing a workshop to Prince George next year for companies interested in taking advantage of Olympic opportunities, she added.
?The more a community can help a local business understand the opportunities... that will definitely help the local business,? she said.
City councillor and vice-chair of the Prince George Spirit Committee Don Bassermann said Prince George can benefit from the Games by bringing teams to the city to train or by local businesses reaching out to captu! re some of the business opportunities.
Drawing teams to! the cit y not only brings short-term gains in providing services, but can lead to positive international exposure.
?From my perspective, the opportunities are absolutely huge,? Bassermann said. ?If you get a team that brings a profile, you?ll attract the media attention. We believe we lead the way, or are certainly near the front of the pack, in terms of communities.?
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