OMISTA Credit Union SmallBizRIOT Conference 2026
About this Event
OMISTA Credit Union Presents:
SmallBizRIOT: Revenue, Innovation, Operations, Team
Join us for the OMISTA Credit Union SmallBizRIOT, a business event built around the four areas every business owner has to wrestle with: Revenue, Innovation, Operations, and Team.
This is not a seminar full of theory. SmallBizRIOT features real business owners sharing real stories about problems they faced inside their own companies — and how they solved them.
You’ll hear practical, honest examples of what worked, what didn’t, and what they learned along the way. Each speaker will focus on one of the core RIOT themes:
Revenue — finding customers, increasing sales, improving margins, and building a stronger business model.
Innovation — adapting, testing new ideas, using technology, and staying relevant in a changing market.
Operations — improving systems, solving bottlenecks, managing workflow, and making the business run better.
Team — hiring, leadership, culture, communication, accountability, and building the right people around the business.
Whether you are trying to grow, fix problems, improve profitability, build a better team, or simply get fresh ideas from people who understand running and operating a business, SmallBizRIOT is designed to give you useful takeaways you can apply in your own company.
But SmallBizRIOT is more than a speaker event.
It is also a networking experience designed to make sure you actually meet people. You’ll connect with other business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals, advisors, and service providers who work with small and medium-sized businesses.
No awkward standing around. No hoping you bump into the right person. RIOT is structured so attendees leave with new contacts, new ideas, and new conversations already started. There is a seating plan that changes throughout the day which will guarantee that you'll end up face-to-face with new people friends.
What to Expect
At RIOT, you’ll hear from business owners who will share:
- The real problems they faced in their business
- The decisions they made to solve them
- What worked, what did not, and what they learned
- Practical insights other business owners can use
You’ll also have opportunities to meet:
- Other business owners
- Entrepreneurs and founders
- Local service providers
- Advisors, consultants, and professionals
- People who understand the challenges of growing and running a business
Who Should Attend
SmallBizRIOT is for business owners, entrepreneurs, founders, managers, consultants, advisors, and service providers who want practical business ideas and meaningful local connections.
Why Attend?
Because business owners learn best from other business owners and advisors who have helped many more people through the same problems.
SmallBizRIOT brings together people who are actually building, operating, fixing, and growing businesses. You’ll leave with practical ideas, valuable connections, and a clearer view of how others are solving the same kinds of challenges you may be facing.
By attending, your business will have access to over $1000 of partner bonus offers from our sponsors OMISTA Credit Union, Unison Workplace Strategies and ALP Ltd. Valuation Services.
SmallBizRIOT is where business owners come together to talk honestly about what works — across Revenue, Innovation, Operations, and Team.
Sponsorship:
We have one sponsorship slot left. Reach out to [email protected] and request our sponsorship package.
About our Title Sponsor: OMISTA Credit Union
For more than 85 years, OMISTA Credit Union has been 100% owned by New Brunswickers, for New Brunswickers. We’re a full-service financial institution that does everything the big banks do. From business accounts and online banking to lending, deposits, and capital for growth; the difference is how we do it. As a member-owned credit union, we take the time to understand your business, your challenges, and where you want to go next. That means business banking built around real relationships, local decision-making, and service that goes beyond the basics. Because when you’re running a business, it’s not just what your bank offers. At OMISTA, it’s real people with local influence over the decisions that impact you and business banking between equal partners.
Agenda
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Arrive and get settled
Info: It's important that you arrive on time as we are operating with assigned seating throughout the day.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Orientation and How to get the most out of RIOTing.
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
RIOT- Revenue. Expansion stories and strategies.
🕑: 11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
RIOT- Innovation. Insights and inspiration.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
Info: A catered lunch so you don't have to leave the site to recharge your energy for the afternoon.
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
RIOT- Operations. Investigations & Getting things to work better in business.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM
RIOT- Teams. Working Better in and on your business.
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Closing Strategy Discussion- The easy method to develop a business exit.
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
The Snowfox Vodka Networking Session
Info: Our friends at Snowfox Vodka have arranged for a selection of cocktails, beer and wine along with delicious charcuterie snacks for us to enjoy as we get to enjoy some final connections.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
CAD 148.35 to CAD 208.52
