Match Made in Five Minutes! RBC with IWSCC

Introducing Match Made in Five Minutes: Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada's (IWSCC) 2024 Virtual Networking Series!
About this Event
Join us on December 4th @ 12:30pm and pitch your business directly to RBC.

If you’ve ever wanted to be (digitally) face-to-face with a purchaser from the Canadian government or a large corporation, read on.
What is Match Made in Five Minutes? How Does it Work?

This program is a series of Zoom-based networking meetings running all year long in 2024, where individuals will get the chance to pitch their business directly to a purchaser from one of IWSCC’s Corporate Members.

At this networking event, businesses have 5 minutes each to meet the buyer. Skip the elevator and go straight to the pitch! Share your business, gain new corporate connections, and build relationships from the comfort of your computer.

Before the event, both sides receive a copy of the list of presenters. Suppliers know ahead of time when it will be their turn, and buyers arrive ready for the businesses they expect to meet. Events are moderated by IWSCC staff, freeing up both sides of the conversation to focus on connecting. Presentation time and room for questions afterward is limited! The IWSCC team provides contact information for all participants to continue their conversations after the session.

Want to learn more before pitching? Missed your chance to register before spots filled up? The IWSCC also hosts a secondary room for each event where attendees can listen and learn. Get to know what the buyer is looking for, and how your business can meet their needs to strengthen your pitch in the future.

How Does this Benefit Me?

For diverse and small business owners, getting in touch with the right people at large organizations can be a huge challenge. That is why the IWSCC partners with Corporate Members who are looking to do business with Diverse Suppliers like you.

IWSCC’s Corporate Members come ready to discuss their needs, requirements, and registration, arming suppliers with knowledge on how to prepare your business to best fit. Purchasers will work with you to seek out opportunities for your business throughout their organization and are happy to share your business with their internal network.

Veteran and disabled-owned businesses can present their business without the stress of bias or discrimination. IWSCC Members want to invest in businesses like yours! Diverse Suppliers can have confidence and comfort in an environment where their diversity is understood.

Corporate Members will be discussing their specific needs, what they’re looking for in a supplier, and what requirements are needed before starting a new contract. They will also help connect you internally wherever possible. With these details shared so openly, this a great first step to doing business with these organizations! Those in the secondary room will get the chance to be a fly on the wall to these in-depth conversations.

Fees
Join us for our December 4th Event with RBC.

Main Room

IWSCC Certified Suppliers: Free

Secondary Room

IWSCC Certified Suppliers: Free

Maximum Participation**

15 participants in the main room
10 participants in the secondary room

*Dates are subject to change upon 2 weeks’ notice.

**Registration is based on a first come, first serve basis.

*** ASL & CC will be provided during the session. Please let us know if we can assist with anything else.

Our Preparation Suggestions to Suppliers

These Corporate Members are ready to onboard new suppliers. Here are some suggestions for suppliers registered to pitch:

• Research the buyer! Visit their website, explore recent news, or connect with other suppliers who have worked with them before.

• Once you’ve done your research, structure your pitch! What does the buyer do, or need, that your business can offer them?

• Have your pitch ready? Practice, drill, rehearse! Readiness provides comfort and confidence for you and the purchaser.

Participants who are not registered to pitch can still take part by doing their own research. Being a part of the audience is a chance to learn about what the purchaser needs, preparing you to reach out after the event when you feel you are more ready.

Who is RBC?
How Can I Learn More?

If you are a Veteran and/or a disabled business owner and are not yet certified as a Diverse Supplier we would love to hear from you! Please email [email protected] to chat with us, or visit our website at to learn more.

If you feel that this opportunity isn’t right for your business, be sure to save the date for our other matchmaking sessions. Happening all year-round, there are always new IWSCC Corporate Members to meet.