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GLBA's Business Networking Group (BNG) is changing its venue! The group will now meet at the Buzz Café in the Harrison Gallery at Homer and Smithe from 7am to 9am every second and fourth Wednesday of the month.

BNG membership is available for all GLBA members however guests are able to attend for $5 guest fee. Both guests and BNG members are subject to a charge for breakfast. Breakfast options are a pastry and a bottomless regular coffee for $7.50 or a breakfast sandwich and a bottomless regular coffee for $9.00. Anyone wishing to attend can email or call the GLBA office.

2012 Dates
February 8, 2012
February 22, 2012
March 14, 2012
March 28, 2012
April 11, 2012
April 25, 2012

 

First Friday Lunch - March 2012

Date:3/2/2012
Time:12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location:Be There Studio, 102 - 211 Columbia St., Vancouver
Details:
Come join us for the GLBA's March First Friday Luncheon featuring speaker Brad McPhee with his presentation, Rev Up Your Wealth for 2012 with Financial Strategies.

Brad McPhee is the new personal-finance columnist for Money$ense in Outlooks, Canada's national gay magazine, and a consultant with Investors Group. In this presentation you'll learn about the top five tax minimization strategies that every investor must know, including how to:

  • Receive similar tax refunds without RRSP contributions
  • Receive Tax free growth outside your RRSP
  • Invest with the goal of no negative returns
  • increase your RRSP refund by 30% on average
  • Dollar cost average your risk
Date: Friday, March 2nd, 2012
Location: Be There Studio
102 - 211 Columbia Street
Vancouver, BC
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Speaker: Brad McPhee
Agenda: 12:00pm - Registration & Lunch
12:30pm - Presentation
1:00pm - Questions & Networking
Cost: $20.00 for GLBA Members
$25.00 for non-members (*SPECIAL OFFER)
Includes lunch (salad & sandwich, coffee or tea)

*SPECIAL OFFER:
If you are a GLBA member and would like to bring a guest to our Friday Luncheons we are extending the member rate for your guests attendance. You will need to contact our office with guest information at 604-739-4522 or email us at office@glba.org.


RAISE YOUR COMPANY'S PROFILE!
All GLBA members are entitled to bring along marketing material in order to raise awareness of their company or industry.

Please inform the GLBA office prior to the event if you will be taking advantage of this opportunity so that we can ensure there is sufficient space for you. If you wish to discuss this member benefit in more detail then do not hesitate to contact the office directly. Please note that this is a MEMBERS ONLY benefit.

Brad McPhee
Rev Up Your Wealth for 2012 with Financial Strategies

Based on the West side of Vancouver and located downtown Brad heads up a dynamic Wealth Management practice at Investors Group.  A top 5 Pillar Award winner in his 1st, year with continuing accolades in both his 3rd  and 4th years with Investors Group demonstrates that Brad provides top quality advanced financial planning strategies and unique wealth protection solutions to Vancouver’s professionals, executives, and business owners. Brad’s clients are typically over 40 with more than $100,000 invested earning in excess of $90,000 a year.

Brad has contributed many hours to sitting on Boards of various associations in Vancouver as well as being on the Board of Directors of two corporations (Recombo and Lambda Solutions) in the past ten years. Two other Board positions have contributed to growing Vancouver entrepreneurs as well. Brad was the Founding Chairman of eLearning BC for two years from 2002 to 2004 and Brad has also been Chair of the Gay and Lesbian Business Association for almost three years from 2009 through 2011. Brad focuses on bringing clear marketing messages and promotes reaching new clients, revenue and referable clients. 

This year Brad was also invited to be a columnist for Canada’s leading publication for professional gays and lesbians called Outlooks based out of Toronto. Brad’s column entitled Money$ense simplifies the complex world of finance and helps readers to ask the right questions of themselves and their financial advisors. Brad also is the creator of Advisor Brad a website devoted to helping individuals understand the issues and processes required to build their financial success.

Please join me in welcoming Brad McPhee who is presenting the Top 5 Strategies for Gays and Lesbians building and protecting wealth in Vancouver.

Want to learn more about Brad? Visit his website at advisorbrad.com



PARKING DETAILS:

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Lot 4: 107 East Cordova Street, Vancouver
Rates (Mon-Fri):
6am - 6pm $2.25/hour (Max $9)
6pm - 6am $4.75 flat rate
Lot 31: 160 Water Street between Cambie and Abbott
Rates (Mon-Fri):
6am - 6pm $2.00/half hour (Max $11)
6pm - 6am $2.00/half hour (Max $7)

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In effect from 9am - 10pm (2 hour time limit)
  • 10 cents for 6 minutes
  • 25 cents for 15 minutes
  • $ 1.00 for 60 minutes
  • $ 2.00 for 120 minutes
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