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MINUTES OF THE MEETING DATE: SUNDAY 11th June, 2017 TIME: 2:00 TO 3:00 PM LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, 6900 Halifax Street, Burnaby, BC. WZCC Directors thank ZSBC Board of Directors and Arbab Rostam Guiv Foundation for the use of facilities. ATTENDEES: Total 22 including the speaker. The meeting was called to order at 2:10 pm. Kayras Irani introduced the speaker Mrs. Fi Dastoor Since a young age Fi Dastoor has volunteered for a variety of projects and activities. Fi has been associated with CYBF (Canadian Youth Business Foundation) since 2003. CYBF is now called Futurepreneur. She was introduced to CYBF via CESO (Canadian Executive Service Organization) which she joined in 1988. Her career spans over thirty years in the technology industry. In the latter years she has her own business – Dastoor Consulting doing a variety of projects from the medical industry to the technology industry. Fi was associated with the telecommunications industry for many years. With Futurepreneur Fi has mentored quite a few young entrepreneurs who went on to run their own successful businesses. Her other volunteer activities include being an Ambassador to the Vancouver Opera and assisting them in any office/technology related work. Details of presentation on Mentorship: -What is a mentor, how does one become a mentor and what is involved in mentoring young business entrepreneurs A mentor is a person who has expertise in a specific field and enjoys assisting someone with their venture in this specific field.  A mentor is also a person who enjoys helping young entrepreneurs (age range 18 to 35 years) with their business.  Businesses, for example, could range from fitness studios, events planner, restaurant, ballet studio, setting up shops, setting up a daycare, starting freelance work etc.  Getting in touch with Futurepreneur and submitting a resume is the first steps involved in becoming a business mentor. – What are the steps involved for a mentor with Futurepreneur (business mentor) After an interview with Futurepreneur a seminar is arranged as introduction and what is expected of a mentor.  The seminar can be done on-line at one’s own pace and time. Most mentors have to have some business knowledge and basic accounting experience.  If a mentor does not have experience in certain areas that is required for a specific business, Futurepreneur will try and find a person who has the expertise and is available to assist.  This is a volunteer position and the time devoted to any project is mutually agreed upon by the mentor and mentee. – How does a mentor and protégé (mentee) negotiate a good fit When the on-line course is completed, Staff at Futurepreneur will then set up the mentor with a mentee who is starting up a business. A mentor can also be asked to help an existing business in progress.  The mentor will then set up an initial meeting with the mentee at a mutually convenient date. If both parties – the mentor and mentee – feel there is a good fit and they could work together, the mentor contacts Futurepreneur to say there is a good fit with the mentee.  If it is not a good fit another mentee will be found for the mentor to assist in setting up of the business. Government of Canada provides a loan of $15,000 without interest for two years to mentee. – What is involved for the mentor to keep in touch with the mentee Minimum time required of a mentor to help a mentee is approximately 10 hours per month for a term of two years.  In some cases more time per month maybe required and in other cases less time is required.  Contact with a mentee can be done via email, phone or face to face meetings. Every three months a report is submitted by both the mentor and mentee showing any updates, time spent and achievement to date with regard to the business. – What constitute a successful business operation Futurepreneur deems a business successful if it is still in operation after two years and also when the loan of $15K is paid back. The loan is usually paid back when the business shows a profit and the owner of the business is able to make a minimum payment. – The term and length a mentor is associated with a mentee Two years is the duration a mentor has to assist and help a mentee with their respective business. In order to assist with the business a mentor maybe asked for any type of involvement that is required to make the business a success.  A mentor should advise and direct a mentee in the direction towards making the business a success especially if it appears that the business is going off the rails or not following the business plan. – Wrapping up a contract between mentor and mentee. Just before two years, the mentor is alerted by Futurepreneur to inform that the contract is coming to an end.  The mentor may be asked to submit a final report regarding the business and whether is shows signs of being a success and if the mentee can manage on their own. The mentor is then asked if they wish to start another project with a new mentee or take a little break. The session ended with discussions, and question and answer session at 2:50 pm. Aubtin Yazdgardian offered a vote of thanks to Mrs. Fi Dastoor and presented her a book as a token of appreciation. Refreshments were served. Minutes Prepared by: Homi Italia Date: 15 June 2017

DATE:  SUNDAY  20th  NOVEMBER,  2016   TIME: 1:00 to 4:30 PM   LOCATION:   Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, 6900 Halifax Street, BURNABY, BC We thank ZSBC B of D & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Foundation for the facilities.   ATTENDEES:    Total   26   including Speaker   The meeting was called to order at 1:30 pm and chaired by Firdosh Mehta. He updated members of past meeting issues and thanked everyone for a good turnout.   Firdosh thanked Bella Tata for introducing the speaker to WZCC, and introduced the speaker.   Narges Nirumvala is a world renowned leadership communication expert and international speaker. One of the Top 100 Leadership Experts to Follow on Twitter in the World, she is the CEO of ExecutiveSpeak Coaching International and author of the book  “Capture the Spotlight” website……… http://www.capturethespotlight.com/   A trusted advisor to CEOs, Narges works with corporate leaders, association executives, elected community officials and high-performance teams to help them communicate with confidence in any situation. Her clients include Fortune 500 and FT 500 Companies. Narges has appeared on City TV, Breakfast Television Vancouver, OMNI Television, SUCCESS magazine, the Province, News1130 radio and many others. Her writing on the subject has been published in 106 countries worldwide. Her Company Website:   http://executivespeak.com/   Narges is also an influencer, community leader and philanthropist. She sits on the Board of Directors for the Dixon Transition Society and is Chair of the Fundraising Committee for the CKNW Orphans’ Fund and is a Patron of the Vancouver Opera. Recently she was nominated for the 2014 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.   Presentation by  Ms. Narges Nirumvala   Topic: “Find your voice:  release your power”. “In this interactive, empowering and energizing speech Ms. Nirumvala took us on a journey to look for moments to make a greater impact in the world around us. Filled with personal stories and tangible takeaways, we were inspired and poised ready to take action.” Interactive  Discussions / Questions & Answers. Narges also invited a few of us up front to go through a mock interview for learning the tools for proper presentations, communications and importance of body language. This included Kerman Kasad, Kayras Irani, Percy Billimoria, Sharookh Daroowala and Ashishvang Contractor.                                     Firdosh summarized the talk and offered a Vote of Thanks to Narges and requested Perviz Madon to present Narges a gift of 2 books and a WZCC Pin, as a token of our appreciation.   Refreshments: Tea/Coffee, Pop, Samosas, Spanakopita and Banana Cake, were served. We are very thankful to Rashna Mehta for pick up, delivery & warm up of the goodies.   The meeting continued with INTERIM SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING    Total # who attended special meeting = 20,                                                                    which included 15 voting members.   Review of notes of previous meeting along with matters arising and approval of same along with review of annual financial statement was deferred to the full AGM in 2017.   Interim Status of Chapter by Chairman: Fariborz Rahnamoon Interim Report by Secretary & Program Coordinator: Firdosh Mehta Interim Financial Status as of 31Oct by Treasurer:  Homi Italia Report on Discussions during the 19 Nov Global conference call: Homi Italia Reimbursement of 40 % of fees to CHAMBER: Not required per Chamber Board   WZCC Vancouver Chapter Treasurer (Homi Italia) mentioned that WZCC Mumbai had requested for an amount of USD 250 for the new WZCC Global website from the Vancouver Chapter. There was a lot of deliberation. Finally, with the help of a USD 50 donation, it was agreed that our Chapter will contribute USD 250 for the new website subject to the following conditions:   – The Vancouver chapter will not contribute 40% of the membership fees for 2016 – Vancouver chapter will have a page dedicated to it on the new website, which will be managed by the Vancouver Board – This is a one-time contribution made by the Chapter and not done as a precedent. Any ad-hoc requests in the future will be considered on their own merit by the then prevailing Board and Members.   Concerns were also raised around the on-going maintenance amount for the website and the Chapter’s ability to contribute towards this. Further, it was noted that this website is not used by many of our members on a regular basis and there was a recommendation that the website content should be more inclusive considering other global chapters.   Raising funds through Advertisements and donations for SYNERGYZ: The Board and Members were not in favor of directly contributing to SynergyZ via an advertisement, considering the financial position of the Chapter. However, the Board did encourage all the members to solicit advertisements for the SynergyZ Magazine.                     Confirmation of FEE Schedule for 2017: It was also noted that the Chapter fees for 2017 would be done at full AGM in 2017.   Nominations to the Board of Directors for the Chapter for 2017: Perviz Madon volunteered to be the Nominations Officer and all were requested to nominate those who were willing to serve.   Firdosh announced that he is willing to step down from any position on the Board and continue to remain a member of the Chapter, as we need to get new and younger members to take on the Chapter’s operations. He is willing to mentor and help anyone who requests.   With no other business to discuss, the Meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM.   We would like to offer our thanks to Aubtin and Manochehr for their assistance in audio-visual equipment set up and taking some photos.     Minutes Prepared by: Firdosh Mehta & Percy Billimoria     Date: 24 Nov. 2016