Totems to Turquoise Proposed Exhibition comes to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada!

The Bill Reid Foundation has been given a very special opportunity. The American Museum of Natural History’s touring exhibition Totems to Turquoise: Native North American Jewellery Arts of the Northwest and Southwest, has dazzled visitors and critics in New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. This 500-piece celebration of the artistic brilliance of native art on the northwest coast and southwest desert of our continent closes in Los Angeles on August 20, 2006. Now, the Bill Reid Foundation and the Vancouver Museum have added Vancouver to the tour -- coming October 26, 2006 to March 25, 2007 located at the Vancouver Museum in Vanier Park (Kitsilano), Vancouver, BC. Impact Communications Ltd., is pleased to be a strategic alliance in this project! To find out more...

You're Invited to Participate in a Sponsored Trade Mission to India!

We invite you to join us for an exciting journey –the discovery of India and Asia’s largest Exposition Center, offering one of the most exciting buying opportunities in the world. Featuring products from 900 permanent show marts— covering all areas of production: Textiles, Furniture, Glass, Metal, Decorative Accessories, Lighting, Tabletop, Bath, Essencia, Candles, Jewelry, Fashion, Bedding, Pillows and 500 Indian manufacturers and producers of household products and accessories, tablewares, kitchen and hotel wares, bath and bedroom accessories, and lawn, garden and outdoor living. Loaded with fresh new design ideas, setting trends, generating sales, creating business opportunities and ensuring success and profit, the India Expo Mart and Center brings all the pieces together. Brought to you by the The Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts under the aegis of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India. For more information on being one of the Canadian companies selected for the April trade mission, contact Impact Communications Ltd. To find out more...

"The Trade Mission to India with EPCH was excellent. Being able to network and brainstorm with 100 peers in your respective industry was truly progressive. Due to the exchanging of information by companies already connected with excellent manufacturers, Fairmont is in the process of doing private label manufacturing in India."
— Marilyn Harvey, General Manager, Fairmont Stores, A Division of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Canmore, Alberta

Global Linkages

Global Linkages — an Impact initiative — fosters and supports the on-going growth of small and micro companies by facilitating increased trade at both the national and international marketplaces.

Our goal is to promote further trade in the global marketplace by linking producers with key businesses, distributors, and buyers.

Companies must be export ready and have production capacity in order to be linked with key distributors and larger buyers to assist them in expanding their businesses. A company review will be conducted to ensure export readiness. For further information please click on one of the side links.

Afghanistan Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative

Barbara Mowat and a team of North American merchandise specialists, travelled to Kabul, Afghanistan to assist with economic development, supported by UNDP [UNIFEM]. After 25 years, the Afghanistan women had an opportunity to “shine” once again!
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