On November 8th at 2:00 PM, TCCBC held the lecture series “Don’t Let Your Rights Slip Away” in the Shiang Garden Restaurant. TCCBC invited six experts for this topic: director Karen Wang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver, Ms. Phyllis Wong of the Canada Border Services Agency, Mr. Dean Hsieh and Mr. Francis Chen of the Canadian Chinese Consumers Association (BC), Mr. Jeff Lin of the Tapioca Express and Mr. Michael Hsieh of the Royal Pacific Realty.

A.

Cost of starting a business.

B.

Place of company and number of patrons.

C.

Where to get the material, cost of the material and any legal concerns

regarding the material needed.

D.

Sales and advertisement rules.

E.

Tax Avoidance.

F.

How to borrow money.

G.

Exporting and importing

products with relations to the

government.

H.

The past and future of the

industry.

I.

Strategy for ensuring the

placement of the product.

The key difference between service industry and product industry must be noted. The seminar suggested consulting with one of the experts first before going ahead to prevent unnecessary risks.