World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce

The WZCC BC Vancouver Chapter - Effective Tax Strategies
2023-11-26 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr
The WZCC BC Vancouver Chapter & our Youth Wing had of our THIRD meeting for 2023-2024 on 26 November 2023 at the
Arbab Rustam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr. The speaker was Aurash Yazdgerdian, CPA
Topic was Effective Tax Strategies
The very detailed informative session was attended by 9 individuals with 11 person on Zoom.
We thank ALL who attended and the speaker and also the volunteers who looked after the refreshments under the leadership of Board Member Arian Sasani.
We acknowledge with gratitude Sorab Vesuna of Minuteman Press for the generous donation of the BANNER.
We also extend our deepest thanks to our dear Kayras Irani, President of the ZSBC for the use of the Dar-e-Mehr premises and facilities to WZCC BC at no cost.
We hope more will attend our next session, in the first half of 2024.
Published links:

Owning Canadian residential real estate – recent federal and BC developments (bccpa.ca)
CPABC-in-Focus_Mar-Apr-2023.pdf (bccpa.ca)

WZCC VANCOUVER BC CHAPTER MEETING
2017-07-28 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
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

Find your voice: release your power MINUTES OF THE MEETING
2016-11-29 08:00 - 17:00
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

INTERIM SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING OF WZCC,BC
2016-11-16 08:00 - 17:00
THIS SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD
AFTER THE SPEAKER AND REFRESHMENT BREAK
DAY: SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER, 2016
TIME: 3:30 to 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr,
6900 Halifax Ave. BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC Board of Directors & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar e Mehr BC.
AGENDA FOR INTERIM SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
Review of notes of previous meeting along with matters arising and
approval of same will be differed to the full AGM in 2017
Review of annual financial statement along with matters arising and
approval of same will be differed to the full AGM in 2017
Interim Status of Chapter by Chairman: Fariborz Rahnamoon
Interim Report by Secretary & Program Coordinator: Firdosh Mehta [D A]
Interim Financial Status AS OF 31 OCT by Treasurer: Homi Italia
Report on Discussions during the 19 NOV Global conference call: Homi Italia
Discuss submission of Chapter Financials to CHAMBER, Y / N: Homi Italia
Reimbursement of 40 % of fees to CHAMBER: Homi Italia/Fariborz Rahnamoon
Discuss New Global Web Site & Chapter contribution towards it: Fariborz Rahnamoon
Discuss Updates to Chapter Web Site & Chapter expense for it: Fariborz Rahnamoon
Raising funds through Advertisements and donations for SYNERGYZ: Homi Italia
Confirmation of FEE Schedule for 2017: Homi Italia, could be done at full AGM.
Appoint Nominations receiver for BoDs for 2017: Perviz Madon Volunteered
Future program announcements and speaker suggestions.
Any other business permitted by Chair.

Find your voice: release your power
2016-10-28 08:00 - 17:00
MEETING OF WORLD ZARATHUSHTI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VANCOUVER, BC CHAPTER
DAY: SUNDAY 20th NOVEMBER, 2016
TIME: 1:00 to 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr,
6900 Halifax Ave. BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC Board of Directors & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar e Mehr BC.

PROGRAM: Please email fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983, and confirm
attendance by Thursday 10th November.

1:00 PM Arrive and Register

1:30 PM Presentation by Ms. Narges Nirumvala

SPEAKER:
Narges 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”.

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.

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.

Topic: “Find your voice: release your power”.
“In this interactive, empowering and energizing speech Ms. Nirumvala will take you on a journey to look for moments to make a greater impact in your world. Filled with personal stories and tangible takeaways, you will leave inspired and ready to take action.”
2:15 PM Interactive Discussions, Questions & Answers.

2:45 PM Vote of Thanks. Speaker appreciation.

3:00 PM Refreshments – Tea/Coffee and snacks (No charge )

3:30 PM Chapter Members Meeting

Present Status by Chairman: Fariborz Rahnamoon
Report by Secretary & Program Coordinator: Firdosh Mehta
Present Status by Treasurer: Homi Italia, Financials AS OF 31 OCT
& Discussions during the 19 NOV Global conference call.
Discuss new Web Site and Chapter contribution towards it.
Reimbursement of 40 % of fees to CHAMBER and
Confirmation of FEE Schedule for 2017
Raising funds through Advertisements and donations for SYNERGYZ
Future program announcements and speaker selections

4:15 PM Adjourn meeting. Networking and refreshments.

Current Board members of WZCC Vancouver BC Chapter for 2016
Fariborz Rahnamoon Chair
Homi Italia Treasurer
Firdosh Mehta Secretary & Program Coordinator
Perviz Madon
Percy Billimoria
Nevill Bhagat

Even if you cannot make it to the meeting, we would like your response to Firdosh Mehta by email: fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983

Please let us know:

Would you be willing to become a Member of this Chapter?
Would you be willing to work on the Board or a committee of this Chapter?

For more information on WZCC Chamber…….. visit www.wzcc.net
Thank you for your interest in WZCC.
Firdosh Mehta
WZCC BC Chapter Secretary & Program Coordinator

WZCC BC Chapter Meeting Notes
2016-09-17 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
MINUTES OF THE MEETING
DATE: 11th SEPT, 2016 TIME: 1:00 to 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, 6900 Halifax Street, BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC B of D & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Foundation for use of the facilities.
ATTENDEES: Total 42 including Speakers
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 the unusually large turnout.
Meeting started with a Presentation by: Mr. Andrew Peck
Firdosh thanked Piroj Amrolia for introducing the speaker to WZCC. He proceeded to introduce the speaker. Piroj Amrolia gave us a background on her professional connections and knowing Andrew for many years. Andrew Peck is President-Elect of CREA for 2016, having served on the Board of Directors for the past six years. Andrew is a fourth-generation British Columbian who has spent his entire career as a REALTOR® in the Metro Vancouver area. First licensed in 1983, Andrew became a managing broker in 1987. In 1996, he merged several companies to form Royal Pacific Realty Group – serving Metro Vancouver. Andrew is now the broker owner, vice-president and general manager, overseeing over 1,200 licensed REALTORS® and a staff of 30. Since 2001, Andrew has been a part of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, first becoming a director, then vice-president in 2003 and president in 2004.
In 2007, Andrew was elected president of the BC Real Estate Association.
Andrew gave us an update on what is happening in the real estate markets across Canada with some highlights about the market in the Greater Vancouver area. He explained the system of Realtors’ testing and exams and the recent withdrawal of Professional Status of realtors for neglect in self-regulation and member discipline. He also explained the issues of market pressures due to large influx of “Foreign Buyers”, that is those who do not have residency status for Income Tax purposes. This has led to the implementation of a new tax on those buyers. He also discussed some agencies who indulged in Flipping of not just the properties, but the sales agreements to multiple tiers of buyers without the additional gain to sellers, with increased profiteering by Sales Agents.
Firdosh summarized the talk and offered a Vote of Thanks to Andrew as a token of our appreciation.
Refreshments were served to all of Tea/Coffee, Pop, Samosas, Jalaybees & assorted fruits.
We are very thankful to Piroj Amrolia for bringing Sandwiches and Cake.
The meeting continued with a presentation by: Mr. Rob Gawthrop, CFP, CLU, EPC
of Gawthrop Financial Group Inc. and Customplan Financial Advisors Inc.
Firdosh introduced the speaker with an exhibit of the book to be discussed.
Topic: Important Financial and Life Lessons learned from “The Richest Man In Babylon”
Taking some of the valuable lessons from this best-selling book “The Richest Man In Babylon” by George S. Clason, Rob explained how the right knowledge, guidance and actions along with personal determination, can help you develop sound financial plans for your business, yourself and your family. He stressed on what the book promoted as the discipline of SAVING and then making wise investments with those savings. Rob did this by explaining the importance of systematic savings, asset accumulation, access to capital, minimizing taxation, protecting what you have, and leaving a legacy for your family and causes that were dear to you. He guides his clients towards successful financial decisions.
Rob also introduced and briefly reviewed his new book titled, “PAY CHEQUES & PLAY CHEQUES: RETIREMENT INCOME SOLUTIONS FOR CANADIANS.” He proceeded to give that book to Homi as appreciation for introducing him to WZCC. Homi requested that the book should be included in the ZSBC Library for all to read. Thanks a lot, Homi.

Firdosh summarized the talk with insight into one of the unusual investments mentioned in the book that involved the simple knowledge of heat transfer as imperative understanding for that investment.
He highly recommended that all should read this book.
He offered a Vote of Thanks to Rob with a Speaker appreciation gift.
Firdosh thanked the Speakers and all who attended. The attendees were requested to further partake of the refreshments and encouraged to engage in networking.
With no other business to discuss, the Meeting was adjourned at 5 PM.
We request those who have not paid membership fees for 2016 year yet, to please do so.
We welcome new members and request others to join.
We would like to offer our thanks to Aubtin and Kayras for their assistance in audio-visual equipment set up and taking some photos.
We have an excellent speaker lined up for the next meeting on 20 NOVEMBER 2016.
Please note this meeting will also be our Chapter AGM. Announcement to follow.
Minutes Prepared by: Firdosh Mehta Date: 24 SEPT 2016

An update on what is happening in the real estate markets across Canada and some highlights about the market in the Greater Vancouver area
2016-07-15 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
DAY: Sunday 11th September, 2016
TIME: 1:00 to 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr,
6900 Halifax Ave. BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC Board of Directors & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar e Mehr BC.

PROGRAM: Please email fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983, and confirm
attendance by Friday 26th AUGUST, 2016.

1:00 PM Arrive and Register

1:30 PM Presentation by: Mr. Andrew Peck

Andrew Peck is President-Elect of CREA for 2016 having served on the Board of Directors for the past six years. Andrew is a fourth-generation British Columbian who has spent his entire career as a REALTOR® in the Metro Vancouver area. First licensed in 1983, Andrew became a managing broker in 1987. In 1996, he merged several companies to form Royal Pacific Realty Group – serving Metro Vancouver. Andrew is now the broker owner, vice-president and general manager, overseeing over 1,200 licensed REALTORS® and a staff of 30. Since 2001, Andrew has been a part of the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver, first becoming a director, serving on task forces and committees, then vice-president in 2003 and president in 2004. In 2007, Andrew was elected president of the BC Real Estate Association. Andrew enjoys assisting Boards with progressive governance, teaching leadership courses for CREA and mentoring YPN members.

Topic : “An update on what is happening in the real estate markets across Canada and some highlights about the market in the Greater Vancouver area.”

2:30 to 2:45 PM Q/A, Discussions

2:45 PM Refreshments – Tea/Coffee No charge for refreshments

3:15 PM Presentation by: Mr. Rob Gawthrop, CFP, CLU, EPC
Gawthrop Financial Group Inc.
Customplan Financial Advisors Inc.

Topic: Important Financial and Life Lessons learned from
“The Richest Man In Babylon”

Taking some of the valuable lessons from the best-selling book “The Richest Man In Babylon” by George Clason, Rob will discuss and explain how the right knowledge, guidance and actions along with personal determination, can help you develop sound financial plans for your business, yourself and your family.

Rob will also explain the importance of systematic savings, asset accumulation, access to capital, minimizing taxation, protecting what you have, and leaving a legacy.

4:15 to 4:30 PM Q/A, Discussions

4:30 PM Vote of Thanks. Speaker appreciation.

4:45 PM Future program announcements and speaker selections

5:00 PM Adjourn meeting

Current Board members of WZCC Vancouver BC Chapter for 2016
Fariborz Rahnamoon Chair
Homi Italia Treasurer
Firdosh Mehta Secretary & Program Coordinator
Perviz Madon
Percy Billimoria
Nevill Bhagat

Even if you cannot make it to the meeting, we would like your response to Firdosh Mehta by email: fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983

Please let us know:

Would you be willing to become a Member of this Chapter?
Would you be willing to work on the board or a committee of this Chapter?

For more information on WZCC Chamber…….. visit www.wzcc.net
Thank you for your interest in WZCC.
Firdosh Mehta
WZCC BC Chapter Secretary & Program Coordinator

Shipping as a career: Advantages and disadvantages
2016-05-26 08:00 - 17:00
MEETING OF WORLD ZARATHUSHTI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
VANCOUVER, BC CHAPTER
DAY: Sunday 5th JUNE, 2016
TIME: 1:00 to 5:00 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, 6900 Halifax Ave. BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC Board of Directors & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar e Mehr BC.

PROGRAM:  Please email fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983, and confirm
attendance by Friday 20th May 2016.
1:00 PM   Arrive and Register
1:30 PM Presentation by Capt. KHUSHRU IRANI

Topic : “Shipping as a career: Advantages and disadvantages”.

He has over 44 years experience in shipping industry worldwide and is currently working as a senior marine inspector with Transport Canada, Vancouver.
He started his career on the seas at the age of 17 as a cadet/apprentice on board a training ship. At 30 years of age, he got his Masters license and got his first command on board a cargo ship in France. Over the next 6 years he commanded over various types of ocean going ships like Bulk Carriers, Container ships. He later moved to a shore based job as a marine surveyor in Bombay working for Ericson & Richards and three years later was appointed as an Executive Director with Pandi Correspondents Pvt. Limited representing 6 international shipping insurance companies.
He immigrated to Canada in 2001 with his family and worked briefly with BC Ferries as Chief Officer/Master on the central coast of BC before joining Transport Canada Marine Safety in 2004. Since then he has various responsibilities such as Port State Control officer, Pollution and Accident investigator, Chief examiner of Nautical Officers, Pleasure Craft Safety inspector and Instructor for Transport Canada National Training Program.

2:30 to 2:45 PM   Q/A, Discussions
2:45 PM    Refreshments – Tea/Coffee (No charge for members & speakers, $ 3 for Non-Members per person)
3:00 PM    Update on NA WZCC AGM in Michigan by Fariborz and request from SYNERGY by Meher Bhesania ME Chapter.
3:15 PM Presentation by ASPI USTAD Account Manager
Vancity Savings Credit Union, Fairview Community Branch
Topic:  Ten Things a Lender looks for in a Business Plan

Some items covered will be –

Business Plan Top Ten
Various sources of Capital to support business growth
Most effective use of your start-up capital
The value of cash flow planning in attracting financing
Insider tips on what drives investor return expectations

4:15 to 4:30 PM   Q/A, Discussions
4:30 PM     Vote of Thanks. Speaker appreciation.
4:45 PM     Future program announcements
5:00 PM     Adjourn meeting

Please attend and participate in this educational and informative sessions.
Current Board members of WZCC Vancouver BC Chapter for 2016
Fariborz Rahnamoon Chair
Homi Italia Treasurer
Firdosh Mehta Secretary & Program Coordinator
Perviz Madon
Percy Billimoria
Nevill Bhagat
Please let us know:

Would you be willing to become a Member of this Chapter?
Would you be willing to work on the board or a committee of this Chapter?

For more information on WZCC Chamber…….. visit www.wzcc.net
Thank you for your interest in WZCC.
Firdosh Mehta
WZCC BC Chapter Secretary & Program Coordinator

Minutes Of Meeting for WZCC BC Chapter
2016-04-29 08:00 - 2023-12-27 17:00
DATE: 24th April, 2016 TIME: 1:30 to 4:30 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr, 6900 Halifax Street, BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC B of D & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Foundation BC for use of the facilities.
ATTENDEES: Total 22, including Speakers (M) = Members
Dr. Farah Shroff (SPEAKER)
(M) Murzban Eruch Chinvala (SPEAKER)
Lorelei Tolosa (SPEAKER)
(M) Nevill Bhagat
(M) Fariborz Rahnamoon
(M) Firdosh Mehta
(M) Behramsha Mizan
(M) Rostam Sasani
(M) Arian Sasani
(M) Kayras Irani
(M) Homi Italia
(M) Perviz Madon
(M) Pesi Balsara
(M) Percy Billimoria
(M) Aubtin Yazdgardian
(M) Farah Mistry
(M) Kerman Kasad
(M) Ruzbeh Lalkaka
(M) Kersasp Bharucha
And other non-members.
The meeting was called to order at 1:30 pm and chaired by Firdosh Mehta.
Firdosh recapped the previous meeting issues and invited younger members Kayras Irani, Aubtin Yazdgardian and Farah Mistry, to introduce and present gifts of appreciation to the speakers.
1:45 PM Presentation by Dr. Farah Shroff, PhD.
Dr Shroff, is the principal of Shroff Consulting, and a part time faculty member at the UBC Department of Family Practice and School of Population and Public Health. She is also a teacher of yoga, dance and other movement arts. Her passions are about making the world a healthier place and her consulting and teaching emphasize the limitless possibilities for mind-body wellness. She has recently started a project to improve infant and maternal health in India.
Farah’s Consulting firm has worked in the area of public health, social and educational issues, focusing on research, writing, facilitation, training and more. She gave us an overview of her early days growing up in a Parsi Colony in Mumbai. She talked about how Shroff Consulting emerged around the time of birth of her son Zubin, and how working from home as a mother helped care for her children, as well as consulting and part time university professor. We heard about the benefits of being self-employed and the rewards of self-marketing, as well as how to cope with the challenges of the feast and famine days in life. She discussed her latest ventures into real estate investing and shared how opportunities can be found. She talked about the applications of various Social Media, such as LinkedIn and others, and how they can be utilized in her work from home.
2:30 PM Refreshments – Tea/Coffee, Pop, Spanakopitas, Chicken Nuggets, Cake and Coconut
macroons. Rashna Mehta looked after the procuring and preparation of the refreshments.
2:45 PM Presentation by Murzban Eruch Chinvala

Murzban’s power point presentation was on “Mortgages – An insider’s viewpoint & all you need to know about it”. He provided insights on how one can save money and avoid making costly mistakes on our biggest debt, usually in homes.
Being a mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centers’ Clear Trust Mortgages, with access to various sources of funding from big banks, monolines and private lenders, Murzban explained the pros & cons of various funds. Murzban was Finance Controller of Canada’s largest private post-secondary education group before migrating to Canada,
Murzban was Head of Finance & Member of the Board of Directors of GlobeOp Financial Services (I) Pvt. Ltd., a leading fund administrator co-headquartered out of London & New York, having USD 190 billion of assets globally. Prior to that he was Head of Finance for Yahoo in India having been employed with the company since its initial stages. He was also instrumental in playing a lead role in the incorporation and registration of Yahoo’s global Software Development Center in Bangalore, India.
Murzban explained how he became a licensed mortgage broker with certification from University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. In addition, he is a Commerce graduate, has an MBA with specialization in finance from Australia and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. He presented various scenarios of mortgage funding with charts and some hands-on activities, weighing different parameters applicable to mortgage funds.
3:45 PM Presentation by Ms. Lorelei Tolosa
Her background has been in the entertainment and film industry where she spent 10 years as a production coordinator.
An event led her to go the entrepreneurial route, a decision she’s very happy to have taken. Lorelei shared her story about her journey as an independent distributor of a personal franchise system in areas of whole-food nutrition and wellness, which is being marketed in 60 countries and discussed opportunities available to our members wishing to pursue this either full-time or on a part-time basis and create residual income.
She helped us understand the over-all health benefits of using a unique plant based product from South East Asia and many other parts of the world. Brochures and her cards we made available to all.
As an independent distributor, Lorelei’s business excelled quickly qualifying her for the award program in just a few months. She gave us an insight into her role as a major leader and trainer, building and supporting distribution teams globally.
There were 5 new memberships added for FY 2016 at this meeting, to bring the TOTAL so far to 16 Individual + 1 Student. We would appreciate some Corporate memberships also.
The following will be the newly elected Board of BC Chapter for 2016:
Homi Italia Fariborz Rahnamoon
Perviz Madon Firdosh Mehta
Percy Billimoria Nevill Bhagat
And the following will continue as the executive for 2016:
Fariborz Rahnamoon (Chairman) Homi Italia (Treasurer)
Firdosh Mehta (Secretary & Program Coordinator)
Firdosh informed those present about the upcoming WZCC North American AGM,
on 29 APR 2016, in Michigan, in conjunction with FEZANA AGM.
Chapter Chair Fariborz Rahnamoon is scheduled to attend. Further details available next meeting.
4:45 PM Firdosh thanked the Speakers and all who attended for their support.
The meeting was adjourned and attendees were requested to further partake of the
refreshments served, and encouraged to engage in networking.
Fee Structure for 2016 year is :
Corporate (Business, with 2 individual members)…. $ 50
Individual (1 each)……………………………………………..$ 25
Student [Full Time] (1 each) …….…………………………$ 10
This was our second meeting for 2016. The next meeting is scheduled for 5 June 2016.
Minutes Prepared by: Firdosh Mehta Date: 27 April 2016

Here are some photos of the meeting which we hope you will enjoy.

ANNOUNCEMENT for the WZCC BC Chapter meeting
2016-04-05 08:00 - 17:00
DAY: Sunday 24th APRIL 2016
TIME: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar-e-Mehr,
6900 Halifax Ave. BURNABY, BC V5B 2R5
We thank ZSBC Board of Directors & Trustees of Arbab Rostam Guiv Dar e Mehr BC.
PROGRAM: Please email fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983, and confirm
attendance by Friday 15th April 2016.
1:00 PM Arrive and Register
1:15 PM Presentation by Dr. Farah Shroff PhD.
Dr Shroff, is the principle of Shroff Consulting, and a part time faculty member at the UBC Department of Family Practice and School of Population and Public Health. She is also a teacher of yoga, dance and other movement arts. Her passions are about making the world a healthier place and her consulting and teaching emphasize tthe limitless possibilities for mind-body wellness. She has recently started a project to improve infant and maternal health in India. Trent University awarded her the Spirit of Trent Award in 2015 for her contributions to society.
Topic: Since 1997, Shroff Consulting has worked in the area of public health, social and educational issues, focusing on research, writing, facilitation, training and more. Discussion on how Shroff Consulting emerged around the time of birth of Zubin, and how working from home as a mother helped care for her children, as well as consulting and part time university professor. Hear about the bonuses of being self-employed and the fun of self-marketing as well as the challenges of the feast and famine life. We will also discuss her latest ventures into real estate investing and the wonderful opportunities that can be had. Social Media like LinkedIn and others will also be part of her talk.
2:00 to 2:15 PM Q/A, Discussions
2:15 PM Refreshments – Tea/Coffee
(No charge for members & speakers, $ 3 for Non-Members per person)
2:30 PM Presentation by Murzban Eruch Chinvala
Topic: Mortgages – An insider’s viewpoint & all you need to know about it.
Murzban will provide pointers on how you can save money and avoid making costly mistakes on your biggest debt! This is one presentation you do not want to miss. He is a mortgage professional with Dominion Lending Centers’ Clear Trust Mortgages with access to various sources of funding from big banks, monolines and private lenders.
Murzban is a licensed mortgage broker with certification from University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business. He is also Commerce graduate, has an MBA with specialization in finance from Australia and is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
He has had an extensive career in Corporate Finance & Accounting in senior management capacity with multinational corporations. He was the Finance Controller or Canada’s largest private post-secondary education group, Head of Finance of GlobeOp Financial Services Pvt. Ltd and Head of Finance of Yahoo in India. He was also instrumental in playing a lead role in the incorporation and registration of Yahoo’s global Software Development Center in Bangalore, India.
Presentation by Lorelei Tolosa
Topic: Presenting a distribution opportunity in Health & Wellness Marketing
Her background has been in the entertainment and film industry where she spent 10 years as a production coordinator.
An event led her to go the entrepreneurial route, a decision she’s very happy to have taken. Lorelei will share her story about this journey as an independent distributor of a personal franchise system in the whole-food nutrition and wellness space, being marketed in 60 countries and discuss opportunities available to our members wishing to pursue this either full-time or on a part-time basis and create residual income.
As an independent distributor, Lorelei’s business excelled quickly qualifying her for the Company’s free Mercedes Benz program in just 5 months. She is a major leader and trainer, building and supporting distribution teams globally.
3:30 PM Q/A, Discussions
3:45 PM Vote of Thanks. Speaker appreciation.
3:50 PM Future program announcements and speaker selections
4:00 PM Adjourn meeting
Please attend and participate in this educational and informative sessions.
Current Board members of WZCC Vancouver BC Chapter for 2016
Fariborz Rahnamoon Chair
Homi Italia Treasurer
Firdosh Mehta Secretary & Program Coordinator
Perviz Madon
Percy Billimoria
Nevill Bhagat
Even if you cannot make it to the meeting, we would like your response to Firdosh Mehta by email: fdjmehta@shaw.ca or call 604-544-8983
Please let us know:

Would you be willing to become a Member of this Chapter?
Would you be willing to work on the board or a committee of this Chapter?

For more information on WZCC Chamber…….. visit www.wzcc.net
Thank you for your interest in WZCC.
Firdosh Mehta
WZCC BC Chapter Secretary & Program Coordinator
