Learn and meet your downtown friends and neighbours!
Sessions will be held at the Stanford Inn – 8am to 9:20am, doors open at 7:30am.
The $7.50 (or 3 sessions for $20) cost includes continental breakfast.

To register, contact Janice at 403.340.8696 or info@downtownreddeer.com

In partnership with The City of Red Deer, we present the following two sessions during Crime Prevention Week (May 10 – 16):

May 12 - Preventing Business Crime - Inside and Out
Learn innovative techniques to prevent crime and loss in your business that are proactive and will help you maintain a strong bottom-line.
Topics include: shoplifting, employee theft and methods of protecting your business assets

May 14 - Design Out Crime - Inside and Out
Learn more about the key principles of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) and funding opportunities for downtown businesses.
Topics will include: business design inside and out, employee awareness regarding theft deterrence, defining public/private space, activity support and maintenance.
Steve Woolrich is the owner and director of SeCure Consulting Solutions Inc.  He has worked in a wide-range of roles during the past 25 years including policing, corrections and security.  Steve is a “certified” CPTED practitioner specializing in physical security and asset protection.  He continues to work with clients in a variety of industries and is always eager to share his expertise.  Steve remains actively involved in crime prevention and security initiatives that are community-oriented.

June 18 – Opening Downtown Doors
Special downtown events and festivals offer unique opportunities.  But how do we translate that added sidewalk traffic into new relationships, new customers, and new business?  This session will explore how to encourage individuals attending festivals and other events to open new downtown doors.  You will leave with tips, tools, and strategies to build community connections and customers.
Glynis Wilson Boultbee has been a small business owner for the past 10 years.  During that time, she has regularly worked for and in partnership with downtown businesses and the Downtown Business Association.  As a promoter of the September Earthdance festival, she appreciates the importance of building mutually beneficial relationships between businesses and festival organizers.  Like many downtown businesses, Glynis enjoys finding creative ways to build her own business while also contributing in meaningful ways to her community.