World Zarathushti Chamber Of Commerce

Residential Real Estate Investment
2017-02-28 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
the Houston area, the areas where rental income and property appreciation
could be maximized, how to “run your investment like a business”, real
estate do’s and don’ts, the importance of running credit and criminal
background checks on tenants, and the risks associated with real estate
investment.
The next two speakers were Mr. Pankaj Arora and Mr. Kersi Engineer, and they
discussed the purchase, refurbishment and sale of residential properties.
Mr. Arora has been “flipping” homes for the past five years, whereas Mr.
Engineer has been a successful real estate investor in Texas and Nevada for
the past 30 years. They discussed how to purchase the “right” property
(which is very important), obtaining financing, contracting strategies for
home refurbishment, risks associated with such investments, and typical
returns that can be expected. They also provided some valuable insights such
as the need for being hands on and stay on top of the tasks being performed
by contractors, the need for having relationships with contractors and
vendors to obtain low prices for services/materials, why it is difficult to
maximize return on investment if you are flipping homes on a part time
basis, and how buyers focus on the quality of refurbishment of kitchens and
master bedrooms.
The seminar was very well received and the number of attendees was amongst
the highest at a WZCC-Houston event. The attendees not only had several
questions for the speakers after their presentations, but they also stayed
after the event was over to have one-on-one conversations with the speakers.

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

Career Conversation
2016-08-09 08:00 - 17:00
WZCC – Houston Chapter hosted a Career Conversation session at the Z Camp Texas 2016 held on July 29-31, 2016 at the Zarathushti Heritage and Culture Center in Houston. Participants from various parts of the state of Texas were in attendance. The interactive session was specially designed to help high school and college level students. It was very well received and was a big success.
Three speakers, Dr. Benafsha Irani, Ms. Anahita Nariman and Ms. Mitra Khambatta shared their educational and professional experiences with the enthusiastic audience.
Dr. Benafsha Irani practices Family Medicine in Houston, Ms. Anahita Nariman practices Corporate Law and Litigation and Ms. Mitra Khambatta is a practicing accountant. The youth got some good learning from the three young professionals on staying committed to their dreams, open to change and studying smart. After the discussion, youth teams presented their views on medical practices of the future, ideas ranging from hologram emergency medicine to bio-engineered orthopedic solutions.
WZCC – Houston Chapter is very thankful to the three speakers for providing firsthand information to the young and eager audience and looks forward to hosting another session next year at the Z Camp Texas 2017.

When Fridays became Skill Days
2016-06-09 08:00 - 17:00
The WZCCME organized an Essential Skills Program spread over 2 weekends in May 2016 at the Hilton Garden Inn, Al Mina. The Program organized on 13th and 27th May had 4 sessions where eminent speakers enlightened the crowd, which comprised of entrepreneurs, professionals and budding businessmen and women.

The 1st day saw Mr. Fadi Akel, founder of the OCD Group share his views on Leadership and Entrepreneurship. He engaged the audience with some great insights on human behavior and how ‘Entrepreneurship is about Idea Driven Enterprises’. He suggested an Inside Out approach to managing business and shared a Holistic approach to build a successful enterprise.

This session was followed by a very informative session by Mrs. Kashmira Kotwal, Director Knowledge Quotient who gave us tips on Understanding and Managing Finance. This number crunching session told us what figures we need to watch (I mean numbers …not the one you imagined) and how to leverage our assets and minimize liabilities. The simplistic approach made the session easy to understand for the uninitiated and provided some much needed answers to how to manage our business finances better.

Day 2 of the Skill Program took things to a very personal and social level.

The 1st session had Mr. Jean Oosthuizen, founder of Blue Dot sharing his experiences on Art of Winning Business and Networking. This session was an eye opener on how the simplest of tricks can have the best impact. He shared with us the importance of ‘Knowing yourself’ and having an elevator pitch ready. The need for a story and having a strong agenda for every meeting was brought to the fore. He also stressed on how any relationship is built on being a good conversationalist and a generally ‘happy person’ to be around.

If the 1st session was about being personal, the 2nd one was all about being social to build business. Mr Hameed Yousuf, an entrepreneur and social media guru at BPG Maxus told us how Social Media was taking over lives and business today. His session gave us some startling facts – UAE residents spend over 3 hours on social media everyday, the mobile is our constant companion and so many more. The growing impact of social media and the basics of each platform were also covered, the case studies he shared inspired many attendees to consider using social media to further their business.

All in all, the 2 Fridays were a great opportunity to learn, network and also enjoy some great snacks while adding on new skills to our repertoire. Here is to Fridays well spent and many more such sessions in the future

Essential Skills Building Program
2016-05-31 08:00 - 17:00
WZCCME organized the Essential Skills Building Program on 13th May 2016, at the Hilton Garden Inn, from 2.00 p.m to 6.30 p.m. Topics covered were: “Leadership & Entrepreneurship and Understanding & Managing Finance.”
Part II of the Program was organised on 27th May 2016 at the same venue and same time. Topics covered were – “Art of winning business and networking” and “How to effectively use social media for business development.”

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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

All you need to know about Crowd Funding and Peer-to-Peer Lending!
2016-04-14 08:00 - 17:00
WZCCUK has organised an event about Crowd Funding and Peer-to-Peer Lending on 26th April 2016, at the Café Spice Namaste. Speakers for the event are Jonathan Hill and Ruby Sayed

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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

Save the Date-Feb 26
2016-02-01 00:00
World Zarathusthi Chamber of Commerce, Pune invites you to a networking evening on Friday Feb 26, 2016 at the Poona Club, Bund Garden Road. More details to follow! Look forward to seeing you all. The WZCC Pune Committee

It’s all about supporting your business growth and career ambition
2015-10-08 08:00 - 17:00
Date: Thursday 8th October 2015
Venue: Assado
157 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8XA
(Tube/rail: Waterloo/Southwark – 5 min walk)
www.assado.co.uk
Time: 6:30pm for 7:00pm start
Cost: £10 for WZCC members, £15 for guests (free for those under 18, students and unwaged Zoroastrians).
Speaker: Sir Bob Reid

Sir Bob Reid is Chairman of ICE Futures and ICE Clear Europe. He is a Director of Intercontinental Exchange Inc., Diligenta Limited (TATA Group), Jubilant Energy and EEA Helicopter Operations. He is also Chairman of the Foundation for Young Musicians, Learning through Landscapes and the Edinburgh Business School.
He joined Shell in 1956 and spent much of his career overseas, including posts in Brunei, Nigeria, Thailand and Australia. He was Chairman and Chief Executive of Shell UK Limited from 1985 until he retired in 1990. He was also Chairman of British Rail and Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland until he retired in 2004.
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