TELUS launches technology centre for local businesses: Arlene Dickinson and colleagues celebrate technology for success at the Toronto Board of Trade

    
    TELUS Business Centre helps local companies optimize operations and grow
    their business
    

TORONTO, Oct. 9 /CNW/ - TELUS today announced the launch of the new TELUS Business Centre at the Toronto Board of Trade. The Business Centre is designed to provide local businesses with advanced communications solutions that will help them optimize operations and grow their business.

The TELUS Business Centre will provide businesses visiting the Toronto Board of Trade with work stations, thin-client computers, printing facilities and private meeting spaces, as well as access to sophisticated collaboration technology such as video and audio conferencing. Companies can utilize the TELUS Business Centre to extend partnerships, connect with colleagues in different cities and meet with new clients. The Business Centre will also demonstrate the latest in technology applications for business including GPS and Visual Voice Mail.

"TELUS' partnership with the Toronto Board of Trade was a natural fit as we both share the same goal - to help promote small business growth in Canada," said Dan Golberg, vice-president, TELUS Small Business. "At TELUS, we want to put the power of technology in the hands of our customers, and we know that a key challenge for Canadian small businesses is creating strategies that help increase productivity and business efficiency. The TELUS Business Centre provides businesses visiting the Toronto Board of Trade with the latest communications tools that may not be accessible in their traditional office space."

TELUS and the Toronto Board of Trade unveiled the TELUS Business Centre to celebrate Small Business Week, Oct. 19-25. The event included a panel session with business guru Arlene Dickinson, from CBC's Dragons' Den, Tony Lourakis, president & CEO, Complete Innovations Inc., Dan Golberg, vice-president, TELUS Small Business and Carol Wilding, president & CEO, Toronto Board of Trade, to discuss the trends and challenges facing small businesses today.

"As an entrepreneur, I know how important it is to employ the right tools to operate more effectively and build strategic partnerships to grow my business," said Arlene Dickinson, CEO, Venture Communications Ltd., star of Dragons' Den. "I'm excited to work with TELUS and the Toronto Board of Trade to launch this incredible asset to emerging Canadian companies, the new TELUS Business Centre."

"We were pleased to work with TELUS, a principal sponsor of the Board of Trade, to launch this innovative Business Centre," said Carol Wilding, president and CEO, Toronto Board of Trade. "The way we do business today is changing, and access to the kinds of technologies featured in the Business Centre will provide our members with the tools to transcend traditional geographic barriers and explore new territories to benefit their business."

About TELUS

TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) is a leading national telecommunications company in Canada, with $9.4 billion of annual revenue and 11.4 million customer connections including 5.8 million wireless subscribers, 4.3 million wireline network access lines and 1.2 million Internet subscribers. TELUS provides a wide range of communications products and services including data, Internet protocol (IP), voice, entertainment and video. In support of our philosophy to give where we live, TELUS, our team members and alumni have contributed $113 million to charitable and not-for-profit organizations and volunteered more than 2.1 million hours of service to local communities since 2000. Nine TELUS Community Boards across Canada lead our local philanthropic initiatives. For more information about TELUS, please visit telus.com.

Contacts

Allison Vale
TELUS Media Relations
(416) 629-6425
Allison.Vale@telus.com