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Are You Too Busy For Business?
Ever heard the saying, “If you need something done, give it to a busy person.”? While that may work for errands, many business owners are finding they’re too busy for business anymore. Small business has changed a lot over the past decade and the demands of a business...
26+ Pieces of Summer Content You Need for Your Business
Providing quality content is important for your audience and critical to your success on social media. Your audience members are looking for answers to their questions and they want it all in one nice, neat place. After all, who has time to look for things all over...
What’s Your Business Succession Plan?
The reality of an aging workforce means "succession planning is becoming more and more important for businesses. With more business owners (Boomers) looking towards retirement, and potentially fewer entrepreneurs wanting to become business owners (Millenials) creating...
Is 2019 the Year to Simplify Your Business?
There’s a lot of talk about making life easier–getting rid of clutter, buying less, not making things so complicated. We carry around a powerful multi-tasker that takes pictures, does our banking, keeps us on schedule, and makes phone calls. Some people are even...
Working Toward Mental Wellness: A Toolkit for Employers
Public understanding of mental health issues has increased in both scope and sophistication over the past decade, including a deeper appreciation for the importance of mental wellness in the workplace. This sea of change has been largely positive, as employees who...
How to Improve Your Business’ Referral Marketing Through the Chamber
Referral marketing allows your loyal customers to “sell” for you by referring others to your business. Sounds great , right? Unfortunately, getting helpful reviews and referrals is not as easy as just providing good service or a worthwhile product. The disconnect is...
5 Minutes for Business
There is no low carbon economy without a regulatory system that works In this month’s 5 Minutes for Business, we take a closer look at Canada’s energy sector and how Canada’s regulatory system is limiting the ability to get energy products to market. Canada’s energy...
6 Ways to Build Long Lasting Customer Relationships
In this age of consumerism, there's a choice for every product. You alone do not hold a monopoly on your product so you must understand that the customer is king. For a business to be sustained and stay viable, the customer must always come first. Keeping them happy...
Pre-Budget Submission 2019
On January 15, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) and Ontario Chamber Network provided the Government of Ontario with thirteen tangible recommendations for the upcoming provincial budget to build a stronger Ontario and create a business climate which encourages...
Your January News
20 Gifts to Give Yourself and Your Business in 2019- We made it past the holidays and onto a brand-new year. Hard to believe the calendar when you see 2019 staring back at you. Didn’t we just start a new century yesterday? Most of us have spent a few weeks looking for...