Workshop Your Business - Future-Proof Your Business: Building Resilience and Growth

Description

Build a Resilient Business That Can Weather Any Storm

Join us for the Workshop Your Business Series—focused, hands-on workshops designed to tackle real business challenges and deliver practical solutions. Each 2-hour session is presented by local Chamber Member experts.

📅 What’s in Store?

Resilient businesses aren’t built by chance—they’re built through strategy, structure, and adaptability.

In this session, Holly Sorgen, Executive Director of Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region, will walk participants through six key strategies that help entrepreneurs create a stronger foundation, support growth, and mitigate risk. Whether you’re launching a new venture or refining an existing one, this workshop is packed with tools and takeaways to strengthen your business for the long term.

Through real-world examples and actionable insights, you’ll explore the mindset and tactics needed to stay agile and thrive—even during uncertainty.

What You’ll Learn:

• Six essential steps to business resilience
• Practical tools for growth and risk management
• How to build adaptability into your business model
• Ways to strengthen your foundation before turbulence hits
• How to ensure long-term sustainability through proactive planning

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Meet Your Speaker – Holly Sorgen
Executive Director, Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region

A passionate advocate for entrepreneurs, Holly has spent over two decades guiding new and growing businesses in our region. As Executive Director of Community Futures since 2005, she’s built a reputation for helping clients connect with the people, resources, and strategies they need to succeed.

In addition to her leadership at Community Futures, Holly also facilitates economic development training, leads mastermind groups for female entrepreneurs, and consults on strategic planning for both businesses and non-profits. With experience that blends practicality and insight, she’s here to help you “connect the dots” for long-term business resilience.

A huge thank you to our 2025 Chamber Champions for making this series possible:

• Massage Therapy Collective 
• RIVR Solutions Ltd
• Nitrogen Technologies of Canada
• Two Twelve Consulting 
• Empire Oilfield Solutions 
• Mr.Mikes Steakhouse 

Limited spots available—secure yours today!