Friday, October 9, 2015
11:30 am – 2:00 pm
BMO Centre
20 Roundup Way SW

In her first official address to Calgary’s business community, and in advance of her government’s first budget release, Premier Rachel Notley will speak to the unique challenges facing Calgary’s business community in these challenging economic times, as well as outline her long term vision to restore stability and move our province forward.

Join us to hear from Premier Notley on what the future holds for Alberta.

Every year we shine a light on the vibrant community of small but mighty business owners in our city with the Small Business Week Calgary Awards and Expo.

Help us celebrate these unsung heroes by voting for who you think deserves a Small Business Week Calgary Award for their valiant efforts. Voting is open until October 12th.

Head to SmallBusinessWeekCalgary.com to vote for an outstanding small business today!

Thursday, September 17, 2015
3:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Calgary Chamber
600, 237 8th Avenue SE

As the federal election continues to ramp-up, join the Chamber for this free event with our expert panel breaking down everything you need to know for The Globe and Mail’s federal leaders’ debate. With a regional perspective, the panel will breakdown each of the official party’s platforms on issues that matter to business such as slumping oil prices, taxation and jobs. After the panel, we invite you to stick around to watch a live-stream of the debate.

Our panelists include:

• Dan Ouimet, VP Western Canada, Corporate & Public Affairs, Environics Research Group
• Sally Housser, Senior Consultant, Navigator Ltd.
• Jeffrey Jones, Senior Calgary and Energy Correspondent, The Global and Mail

Join us to hear insights on the federal election and network with some of of our city's finest business leaders.

Wednesday, September 17, 2015
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Glenbow Museum Theatre
130 9th Avenue SE

Though it might sound like a pie in the sky dream, it is entirely possible to make money as business when your goals are to solve the world’s problems. As a partner of Beakerhead, the Calgary Chamber is excited to invite you to hear from five incredible social entrepreneurs whose companies are tackling the world’s problems, all while conquering markets:

• Ecovative Design, creators of the organic mushroom blocks®
• SunSaluter, personal solar energy sources
• Aspire Food Group, at the forefront of the crickets-for-food movement
• Nanoleaf, the world’s most efficient light bulb with a lifespan of between 27-40 years
• BB Suit, the air-purifying suit

Join us at this exciting Beakerhead event to hear about their extraordinary journeys.

Ask any well-informed business owner or executive whether we can run Canada’s economy without welcoming foreign-trained workers, and the answer will be “no.”

Businesses of all types and sizes suffer from labour shortages in many sectors of Canada’s economy.

With the federal election fast-approaching, our guest blog this week is from Evelyn L. Ackah, Founder and Managing Lawyer at Ackah Business Immigration Law.

See why Temporary Foreign Workers are a key business issue to watch.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Charbar – Simmons Building
618 Confluence Way SE

In the latest edition of our Agribusiness series, we explore the new "farm to fork" standard of sustainability over a locally-sourced menu at Charbar in the heart of the East Village.

With fork in hand, hear from some of the biggest players in the local food industry as they discuss where our food comes from, food security, food supply and sustainability, and how it all relates to food trends.

Join us as we learn what it takes to cultivate a sustainable local food culture, and discuss some of the biggest food issues globally.

Thursday, October 22, 2015
3:00 pm – 9:00 pm
TELUS Spark
220 St. George's Drive NE

After an exciting week of highlighting small business, Small Business Week Calgary wraps up with the highly anticipated Expo and Awards Show. The day kicks off with an opportunity for businesses of all sizes to display their products and services, network, and attend valuable breakout sessions with other members of the business community at the business Expo. As the evening marches on, we move into the week's crowing glory of the Awards Show, hosted by Andrew Phung, where the city'’s greatest small businesses are recognized for the important contributions they make to Calgary.

Some of the awesome breakout sessions* you can attend are:

• Crowdfunding 101: Learn how to leverage the power of the crowd
• DIY Email marketing for small business
• Understanding how to partner with a bank to best support your business

*Links to sign up for breakout sessions will be included in your event registration confirmation email. 

Come celebrate our city’s greatest small businesses with over 600 other business leaders.

Small Business Week in Canada was founded by our official partner BDC, and is powered locally by ATB Business.

Google Apps for Work gives your business an all-in-one suite to communicate, store and colaborate. Whether you need to work on the go, have more productive meetings or sync projects in realtime, the Google Apps help ensure that no matter where your team is, everyone is on the same page.

And as a Calgary Chamber member, you can get 20% off your first year of Google Apps for Work.

Sign up for this online suite of tools to get more done today!

Wednesday, September 23, 2015
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Calgary Chamber
600, 237 8th Avenue SE

As the CEO of a growth-oriented company, you navigate the unique set of challenges that come with being a leader on a daily basis. But sometimes that mantle is hard to carry on your own. 

Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a group of peers in a similar set of circumstances to help talk through the tough stuff? The Calgary Chamber's CEO peer mentoring programs can help you with that.

In this introductory session, learn how an ongoing CEO roundtable could help your business grow quickly and be more successful as you find your tribe and develop a meaningful business network.

Invest in yourself, invest in your company and join a CEO peer mentoring roundtable today.

Thursday, October 8, 2015
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Hyatt Regency Calgary
700 Centre Street SE

The workplace can be a stressful environment, especially now in a time of economic uncertainty. Every day 500,000 Canadians miss work due to mental illness, making it imperative for Canadian companies to address mental health issues in the workplace.

The Calgary Chamber, in partnership with the Calgary Counselling Centre, will host representatives from TELUS, ATB and WestJet for a conversation on how they are effectively breaking down the barriers of mental illness, and the importance of mental health awareness in the workplace. 

• Ian Wild, Executive VP, ATB Corporate Financial Services
• Dr. Elaine Chin, Chief Wellness Officer, TELUS
• Mark Massicotte, Chairman, WestJet Pilot Assistance Team

$20 of proceeds from each ticket from this event will go towards community mental health initiatives in Calgary.

Join us to learn how you can contribute to positive mental health in your workplace.

From operational complexity to fluctuating commodity prices to a lack of available skilled personnel, today’s oil and gas producers constantly face new challenges in the quest to be more productive, more profitable and more sustainable. 

As a leading oil and gas technology and services company, Zedi knows you have to continually look to the future while drawing on the past to come up with the right solutions to meet customers’ ever-changing needs. They offer a unique combination of award-winning automation, data management, and field and professional services to conquer challenges head-on. 

Learn more at Zedi.ca

• Calgary Chamber announces finalists for Small Business Week Calgary Awards
• Why your sales team isn't closing deals
• Citizens Commission meeting to discuss Calgary infrastructure issues
• Why curious people are destined for the C-suite
• How to gently crush clients' dreams when they have unrealistic goals

These Prestige members have shown a substantial and unwavering commitment to supporting the work of the Calgary Chamber. We thank our Prestige members: Suncor, TELUS and Nexen for helping to make Calgary a better place to live and work for all.