Okanagan Business Students' Association
1000 K.L.O Road V1Y 4X8 Kelowna, BC, Canada

Only one more day to go! It’s not too late to reserve your spot at our Networking Round-table Event. Join us on March 25th at 6 pm, to connect with Kelowna’s top employers and learn about opportunities they may have for you. We hope to see you there! Tap the link below or in our bio to sign up for free! https://trellis.org/the-obsa-presents-the-networking-round-

With only 2 days to go, it’s not too late to reserve your spot at our Networking Round-table Event. Join us on March 25th at 6 pm, to connect with Kelowna’s top employers and learn about opportunities they may have for you. We hope to see you there! Tap the link below or in our bio to sign up for free!

We hope yesterday’s event has equipped you with some professional online networking skills and introduced you to the remote work world. Next up is our Networking Round-table Event. Join us on March 25th at 6 pm for a fun night of networking with Kelowna’s top employers. Maybe you’ll even find your dream job! The OBSA is excited to connect OC’s best and brightest students with some of the most successful local businesses in the Okanagan. Due to the effects of COVID-19, stude...nts have had limited networking opportunities. Our virtual event is meant to facilitate a Round-table discussion that will connect students with employers and allow them to establish professional networks and gain access to future job opportunities. We have invited 9 local businesses to partake, and as the event rolls out, each student will get a chance to rotate between industries and learn more about landing their dream job! Tickets are available for purchase, reserve your spot today and join us for a fun evening of connection! Tap the link below or in our bio to purchase your ticket today! https://trellis.org/the-obsa-presents-the-networking-round-

We’re less than 1 week away from our online networking workshop. Sharpen up your skills to prepare for our round table event next week! Register using the link below or in our bio: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZcsfumoqD8rGNQNI-n_Q0pHyN8O0XP5M

Since it’s #bellletstalk day, the OBSA wanted to share resources for those struggling with mental health as resources such as these can make massive impacts for those struggling. Mental Health takes a village, you’re not in this alone. #bellletstalk

Survey time - calling all students currently enrolled in courses at the Okanagan School of Business (OSB)! We want to know more about your experience with our online course delivery methods. --- Your participation in the study will be entirely voluntary and anonymous. Your participation in ... this study may help to optimize future online course delivery at OSB! Thank you! --- Access the survey link below, in our bio and our moodle page https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx

It’s finally here the mental health awareness event starts at 5 PM tonight. As our last post we would like to outline all of the services that will be presenting and will be available. Our first guest Corey Hirsch will be kicking off the event and you can find more information about his career and what he does in our previous posts. Foundry BC: Foundry Kelowna is a wellness centre where young people can find hope, help and support, when they need it. We serve youth ages 12-2...4 with primary care, sexual health, and social services as well as walk-in counselling with no barriers to access. Jack.org Jack.org is Canada’s only charity training and empowering young leaders to revolutionize mental health in every province and territory. They accomplish their goals through Talks, Chapters, and Summits The bridge: The bridge is a service that focuses on youth and families they have served the Okanagan for 50 years and will be at the event for anyone who needs them. We hope to see you there tonight! Register using the link below, in our bio or our moodle page. https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIlfuqoqT8jHNewTHKsZfaNNu7F72Xm6

Only three more days left until our mental health event! Just a reminder that this event is not just limited to business students. So please share with anyone that you think would like to attend this event! Register using the link below, in our bio and on our moodle page. https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIlfuqoqT8jHNewTHKsZfaNNu7F72Xm6

The Student, Graduate and Co-op Employment Centre welcomes all students who have questions about co-op to join us for an Open Question Session December 9th from 12-1pm. Any question is a great question! Join in an inclusive group discussion and receive answers to questions, ask your questions anonymously or meet privately with a co-op coordinator in a private breakout room. A team of co-op coordinators will be there to answer any questions you may have and help you navigate... a co-op employment journey. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to support your access and participation in this event, we invite you to convey your accessibility needs on the ticket order form. Register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/130320745859 For more info please visit @oc_coop on Instagram.

Attention students, Register by February 4, 2021, at 12:00pm to compete in the annual CPABC Business Case Competition Show off and refine your business acumen by challenging yourself and your teammates to think strategically and develop innovative solutions to real issues facing businesses. Teams are asked to work remotely in response to a case selected by CPABC and a chance to win prizes up to $2500 and be featured across CPABC communications. Please visit the link below to ...find more information, schedule, and registration. https://events.eply.com/CPABCAnnualBusinessCaseCompetition2 Competing in the CPABC case competition really helped me contextualize many of the abstract concepts that I have learned throughout the school. Many times, learning in school simply consists of memorizing concepts and facts, but CPABC granted me the opportunity to apply these in real-life business scenarios, allowing me to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the business world -Scott Quon, Simon Fraser University, 2020 Case Competition Winner

We made it! It may have been hard and stressful but now we are finally at the home stretch! We hope everyone enjoys their winter break and we are looking forward to showing you what the OBSA has planned next semester! Good luck with exams everyone!

ONLY 2 MORE DAYS! Today’s spotlight is on our second speaker Aura Rose. Aura Rose is the Co-owner of house of Rose Winery here in beautiful Kelowna B.C. Started by her father, a retired teacher from Edmonton who pursued his dream of growing his own grapes and starting his own winery. Aura and her Husband took over House of Rose from her father in 2009 and has since moved up from Salmon Arm to run it full time.... Join us for our second conversation event this Thursday at 6 PM. Don’t forget to register using the link on the moodle page, or using the link in the bio. For our Facebook and non-mobile users: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIlcu2srj0qGNK5D2WdX_bLkrWRaOWvo

Meet John Perrott! John Perrott, is the Economic Development and Tourism Manager for the City of West Kelowna, managing both Tourism and Economic Development portfolios since 2010. John graduated Okanagan College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 2003 and immediately began a career in Community Development by working for the Downtown Kelowna Association (BIA). While with the Association, John worked as the Marketing Director for three years before being promoted... to Executive Director in 2007. From 2006 to 2010, he served as a Director and Vice President of the Business Improvement Area Association of British Columbia. John joined the City of West Kelowna in December 2010 as the first Economic Development Officer, spearheading a number of initiatives including forming the Westside Wine Trail, Westside Farm Loop, establishing the Economic Development Committee and managing the rebranding of Visit Westside tourism marketing cooperative. He is currently Second Vice President for the British Columbia Economic Development Association. In 2015, John’s dedication to his community was recognized with two awards: 2015 Okanagan College Young Alumni & Chamber of Commerce’s Top 40 Under 40. In 2019, John completed his Master of Management degree from the University of British Columbia. Outside of the office, you’ll likely find John enjoying the best of the Okanagan lifestyle: skiing, golfing, boating, wine touring, and cooking! John will be speaking in our upcoming speaker series event this Thursday! Register now before it’s too late! Link in the bio, and for our Facebook users find it in our previous post!

Attention OC business students. If you are interested in signing up for our event happening on Thursday please sign up by using the link below! https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIuf-2tqzotHNdd8bk5FgZSlohamQGDF

Attention business students in the Human Resource specialty! If you are finishing your 4th year this semester, or have participated in a co-op work term, MNP is looking for a human capital assistant. Find out more info in the photo attached and through the link below.... https://experiencedcareers-mnp.icims.com//assistant%2c/job

Attention OC business students, this Thursday, October 15th at 6pm marks the OBSA’s first speaker panel event, and a great opportunity to extend your OC experience outside of the virtual classroom. Our guest will be Jared Lee from Kelowna's very own Central restaurant! Listen in as he talks of his experience regarding covid-19, the changes made, the lessons learned, and what's in store for the future.

Our next event is coming in just a few weeks. This will be the last event for the fall semester. You won’t want to miss it. More info coming soon! Keep up with all the updates on our Facebook, Instagram and moodle pages!

Join us Wednesday for our general meeting. This meeting will focus on our upcoming event Thursday, October 15. Zoom link can be found on moodle.