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3 Ways to Stand Out When Everyone Else Is Trying to Do the Same
Social media is important in today’s day and age – there’s no doubt about that – but as important as it is, it can come with a sense of desperation and panic. How am I supposed to make myself and my business stand out in the endless world of social media when everyone...
6 Signs of a Healthy Business
Many of us have spent this year plus, concerned over the health of our businesses or those in the community. Ultimately, a healthy business has a good balance sheet. It has more coming in than it does going out. But that is not the only indicator of business health....
Master the Basics of Good Content to Increase Sales
Writing is difficult for a lot of people. You may worry about your mastery of grammar or vocabulary. Maybe you just don’t think you have anything interesting to say. But if you have something to sell, you need to learn the basics of good copy, at least until you can...
Now Hiring
Company Overview The Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit membership-based organization representing the interests of the local business community. This voluntary partnership of local business owners and professionals works...
6 Email Subject Lines That Get Clicks
Your email content can be the best ever but if people don’t open your emails, the emails might as well be blank. Two things make recipients click: who it’s from and how appealing the subject line is. In that order. That’s one reason I advise businesses to send their...
Further Supports Needed for Ontario Workers and Business
(Toronto – April 16, 2021) – Today, Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce released the following statement in response to further restrictions announced today by the Government of Ontario. “Anxiety among Ontarians, business owners, and...
No Easy On & Off Switch for Business
Ontario Chamber & The Carleton Place & District Chamber Call for Accelerated Vaccine Roll-out with Prioritization of Essential Workers to Expedite Safe Reopening of Ontario’s Economy No Easy On & Off Switch for Business: Recent Closures Devastating for...
3 Things in Business that Aren’t Worth It
We only have so many hours in the day so the last thing you want to do is spend time doing things that aren’t worth the time. Being labeled as “not worth the time” doesn’t mean they are annoying to do. In fact, some of the things you’re doing in your business may be...
We are Hiring!
Would you to work in a dynamic team environment where no two days are the same? Would you to support local businesses and promote our great community? Maybe you should consider working for the Chamber of Commerce? The Carleton Place & District Chamber of Commerce...
9 (More) Marketing Tips for the “New Normal”
Are you tired of the words “new normal” yet? If you're like most business owners, you probably are. But whether we recognize it as a new shift in how we do business or a temporary tack we take to survive the current economic storm, the point is how you do business has...