Get Ready for 2010!
Olympic Winter Games: February 12 to 28, 2010
Paralympic Winter Games: March 12 to 21, 2010
Being the host mountain resort for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games presents an exciting challenge and opportunity for large and small businesses in Whistler and the Sea to Sky Corridor. With regards to economic legacies, Whistler will experience increased tourism due to the high media attention. Moreover, the Olympic movement will open many opportunities for businesses to provide goods and services up to and during the 2010 Games.
The Whistler Chamber of Commerce is working in partnership with senior levels of government, VANOC, and the Resort Municipality of Whistler to communicate opportunities and stimulate business activity. To read more on the Chamber's role for 2010, click here.
Things to think about:
Imagine that there will be more people here in Whistler than we have ever seen on our busiest day. Add to that and multiply it by 17+ days. What are the opportunities for your business?
1. What are your options?
a. Run your business ‘above’ usual
b. Operate your business and rent out to certain groups
c. Vacate your business space and sub-lease to a group associated with the Games
2. What are the pros and cons for each option? Evaluate strategic and operational opportunities and challenges, such as short term versus long term revenue potential, marketing opportunities, operational constraints, staffing, personal preferences, etc.
3. Use online business planning tools. For an overview go to 2010 Commerce Centre
4. Calculate the revenue potential of each option. For more detailed planning, calculate revenue numbers for different scenario.
5. Calculate the expenses for each option, including potential moving costs, storage of inventory, utilities, HR costs, etc. Also, factor in loss of wages for owner/operators and potentially losing valuable employees.
How to find 2010 business opportunities?
Do you want to be:
1. An Olympic supplier or a licensee of products? Go to the 2010 Commerce Centre
2. A subcontractor to a winning supplier? Go to Bid Results (website of 2010 Commerce Centre) or Bid Results (VANOC's website)
3. Sell 2010 merchandise? Go to 2010 Merchandise
4. Promote yourself to businesses from all over the world? Go to 2010 Business Network
5. Consider sub-letting your commercial space or taking a booking from the many groups who need to be here during the period of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (the “Games”) - January 1 to March 31, 2010? Go to Commercial Space
6. Attend 2010 Business Events regularly
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2010 Business Overview