Monthly Meeting

Robert will be speaking on pitching to venture captial companies and how he secured his spot on CBC's Dragons Den. He will intertwine the importance of a solid business plan and the importance of your relationship with the financial side of any idea, product or service.

Robert is the CEO and President of MrTaxes.ca Inc., a National tax franchise with 11 locations in the Lower Mainland and was one of three individuals chosen to write the training content for the three accredited courses for the Certified Tax Preparers CTP certification program.

Joe Newton, BTech, AScT
Research Head, Automation, Electronics and Photovoltaics
Product and Process Applied Research Team (PART) at BCIT Technology Centre

As Research Head in the Products and Process Applied Research Team,
Joe Newton oversees and conducts a wide range of research projects with companies, inventors and entrepreneurs. Involving the development of mechanical and electronic prototypes and devices, and automated production systems.

Nancy Paris is the Director of the Product and Process Applied Research Team (PART) at BCIT.

Since 1996, she has been responsible for the growth and management of a twelve person multi-disciplinary team of researchers that conducts applied R&D in emerging and next generation product design in health technologies, energy, consumer electronics, and industrial products for clients in industry, academia, government and the community.

Mr. Philip Be’er, owner of Home Harvest Farms, will take us on the journey that brought him to develop his current enterprise.

Mr. Be'er, born in South Africa, studied Mechanical Engineering Technology in Israel. There he acquired new knowledge and skills he was able to apply to develop various technologies to support farming, experiment with alternatives form of energy, building and wastewater treatment.

David Perkins, CFP, has 17 years in the financial planning field and specializes in working with business owners and high net worth individuals. Small business owners are of particular interest to David because there are more tax planning opportunities available to them.

During his talk he will provide real examples to show us how he has used different tax planning strategies in his practice in order to help his clients pay less tax. He will also teach us how to structure our finances and how we might adapt the rules to our specific situation.

Marc Caron is a certified life coach who is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Marc has studied and he has been trained by some of the best in the world including Anthony Robbins, Brendon Burchard, Steve G. Jones, John Maxwell.

During this presentation, Marc Caron will explain the following principles:

• The Power of Why – The psychology of why we do what we do-our driving force.

• The Ultimate Success Formula – The science of achievement-how to get the results you want.

During this presentation, Dean Palmer, lawyer, will touch on ten pitfalls to avoid when selling or commercializing an invention. He will also introduce some IP Law updates and take your questions.

Jayne Seagrave is Marketing Director for the Vancouver Tool Corporation a company she established with her partner in 1996.

She is also a British Columbian best selling author of six books including, From the Mind to the Marketplace: The Story of an Inventor, the Home Improvement Industry, His Wife and Her Lovers (copies available for purchase at the meeting).

Mr Lloyd created his first invention in 1963 and in the following years developed successful and unsuccessful products. He presently owns a successful business/patent. During this presentation, he will review his experiences and explain how to arrive at a happy conclusion and learn from your mistakes along the way.

The BC Inventors Society is proud to introduce you to the work of the Neil Squire Society and to its Executive Director, Dr. Gary Birch. We believe there is no better individual to inform us about the needs of Canadians with physical disabilities and what we as inventors could come up with as products and/or services to allow them to function independently.