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Fireside Chat: A Business Owner’s Export Journey

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Jan 23 | 10-11:00 am PT

Are you considering expanding your business beyond your BC? Exporting offers exciting opportunities, but it also comes with unique challenges.

On January 23, join us for fireside chat with Mara Mennicken, Owner of The GOOD Chocolatier, who will share her real-world journey of exporting to a new country.

Mara is a social entrepreneur who loves finding solutions for real-life social and environmental issues. Hailing from Germany 10 years ago and now stirring up delectable creations in British Columbia, Canada, she’s on a mission to prove that chocolate can be indulgent, highly ethical, and incredibly GOOD for you.

In this session, we’ll chat with Mara about her experiences with:

  • Navigating negotiations with international partners
  • Overcoming barriers to entry in new markets
  • Challenges she faced and what she learned along the way

This session is perfect for small business owners who are exploring the possibility of entering international markets or who are already in the process and want to learn from the experience of others.

Join us to gain firsthand insights into navigating the export journey!

Thursday, January 23 | 10am to 11am PT | Free Virtual Fireside Chat

Free and open to everyone!

Facilitator: Archana Samtani Singhania, WeBC Business Advisor

Panelist: Mara Mennicken, Owner of The GOOD Chocolatier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meet the Facilitator

Archana Samtani Singhania, WeBC Business Advisor

With 10+ years of experience in business development & growth in food production, retail and real estate, Archana is no stranger to hard work. An immigrant to Canada, Archana is a dedicated strategist who has driven entry and growth into new markets worldwide and has worked with culturally diverse customers & different target market profiles.

As a FITT-certified Business Advisor for WeBC, Archana she can help women with their import/export queries as well. She shares her real-world experience with women Entrepreneurs helping them to navigate all phases of organizational growth. She is passionate about harbouring open, creative and inclusive work culture and is an advocate of creative expression and intellectual rigor. A dedicated learner, she is resilient and driven – “Put me in any new situation – I will figure out all aspects of the how, why and what.”

Meet the Panelists

Mara Mennicken

Hailing from Germany 10 years ago and now stirring up delectable creations in British Columbia, Canada, she’s on a mission to prove that chocolate can be indulgent, highly ethical, and incredibly GOOD for you .

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