Dan Boudreau President and CEO, Macrolink Action Plans Inc.
Dan Boudreau is the President and CEO of Macrolink Action Plans Inc. Since 1980, he has been directly and indirectly involved in training and in small and home-based businesses. He has founded, owned and operated five businesses, including Macrolink Action Plans Inc., Learner’s Edge Curriculum Development Corporation, Sundance Reforestation Ltd., Tamarack Leasing Ltd. and Wolverine Enterprises Ltd.
Since 1990, Boudreau has played a key coaching and mentoring role for a growing number of trainers and entrepreneurs. For five years, the Prince George Native Friendship Centre employed Boudreau as Small Business Advisor (SBA) and as Coordinator for the innovative Native Entrepreneurial Training (NET) Program. Macrolink’s growth and performance won Boudreau nominations in 1997, and again in 1999, for the Entrepreneur of The Year Award, a national award that honours exemplary entrepreneurs throughout Canada and the United States.
Over the years, Boudreau has demonstrated a commitment to learning in the areas of business and training. He has completed many courses and programs, including:
- Native Adult Instructor Diploma Program
- How Adults Learn II
- Business Planning for Practitioners
- Financial Management For Non Profit Organizations
- Human Resource Management For Non Profit Organizations
- Assessment Component of Employment Counselling (ACEC)
Since the mid 90′s, Boudreau has served entrepreneurs as a member of the Community Futures Finance & Lending Sub-Committee, which manages a $5 million dollar loan fund for small and micro businesses. Since 2004, he has served as Manager for Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund Society.
He has developed and provides a number of workshops for entrepreneurs, including:
- RiskBuster Business Plan BootCamp
- RiskBuster Business Plan Coaches BootCamp
- Capacity Train the Trainer Workshop
- Dream Catcher Entrepreneurial Training Program
Boudreau has been actively involved as a member of Toastmasters International, and has served various executive positions including President of a club and Area Governor for an area comprised of a number of clubs. A number of articles written and published by Boudreau for trainers and entrepreneurs can be viewed at the RiskBuster website.
- Published Business Plan or BUST! in 2006
- Entrepreneurship columnist since 2007
- Published Business Planner’s RoadMap in 2007
- Published RiskBuster in 2009
