Ray Hrynkow MGDC is creative director, senior designer and strategist for Herrainco Brand Strategy + Design. He attended the September 'Design is our Business' breakfast event and I asked him to share his experience on what was our first Business Development event. Here's what he had to say:

Our friends at The Alcuin Society and Emily Carr University would like to invite all GDC members to an Awards Ceremony, honouring the designers and publishers of the winners of The 27th Competition for Excellence in Book Design in Canada – 2008.

Graphex 2008: the Best of Visual Communications in Canada will be featured as an official exhibit from October 24–November 4 at the Gallery of the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University in Beijing as part of Icograda's World Design Congress "XIN"

Common Thread – October 7 to 17 at Emily Carr University of Art and Design on Granville Island – will feature 20 posters showcasing work from respected contemporary designers.

GDC/BC is proud to present a Business Development Breakfast with Business Coach Fiona Walsh Westin Bayshore Hotel Thursday, September 17th 7:30 – 9:30 am (includes breakfast) If you have been wondering how to grow your business in this economy, look no further. Business owners that focus on building their business rather than insulating themselves against challenging markets are the ones that move ahead, prosper and grow their bottom line.