🚨 Alberta's Workplace Legislation Review: It's a big deal for your business

The Alberta Government is making changes to Alberta’s Labour Relations and Employment Standards Codes. The Codes outline the rules for employee leaves, overtime, vacation, and the establishment of unions.

Simply put, any changes to these codes will have implications for your business, and we want your feedback for the consultation process. 

In this blog, the Chamber’s Director of Policy and Government Relations, Zoe Addington, outlines the consultation process, along with what to expect from your Calgary Chamber moving forward on this issue.

🆕 Crisis communications for entrepreneurs

📅 May 2, 2017    🕒 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm    📍 Calgary Chamber

Let’s face it: sometimes bad stuff happens. Whether it’s a flood, a fire, a product malfunctioning, or an employee committing a crime, there are certain scenarios you can’t prepare for.

So how do you plan for the unexpected?

Join us, along with Ben Morgan, Public Relations & Crisis Communications Leader with the City of Calgary, and the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA), to take a deep-dive into how to strategically pilot your business through a crisis.

Making your voice heard in Canada's renewed Senate

📅 April 26, 2017    🕒 11:30 am – 1:30 pm    📍 Delta Calgary Downtown

One year after his appointment as Government Representative in the Senate, the Honourable Peter Harder will speak to Calgary business leaders about building a more independent, accountable and transparent Senate.

Senator Harder will also discuss what Canadian businesses need to know about the Senate's increasing independence – and how their voices can be heard on critical issues that affect their business.

Want your own advisory board? Join a CEO Peer Mentoring roundtable!

📅 April 27, 2017   🕒 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm   📍 Calgary Chamber

As the entrepreneurial leader of a growth-oriented company, you often don't have the benefit of drawing on the collective experience of a board of directors—a group that's seen it all before, and can help you navigate 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.

🆕 Business After Hours at Sante Medical

📅 May 3, 2017   🕒 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm   📍 Sante Medical

You only get one chance to make a first impression – Sante Medical specializes in helping people do just that.

At our upcoming Business After Hours, you'll have a chance to network with some of Calgary's finest business leaders as you take a peek behind the curtain of one of the city's largest medical aesthetic clinics.

Join us for this unique opportunity to amp up your first impression.

🚨 Rev: The most valuable time you'll spend working on your business this spring

📅 May 11, 2017    🕒 8:30 am – 4:00 pm    📍 Calgary Zoo

Join 300 of Calgary’s fastest-growing companies for a full-day entrepreneurial growth conference, packed with real learning opportunities laser-focused on driving sales, market research, tech trends and innovating to drive productivity.

You'll hear from speakers like:

• Jill Belland, award-winning journalist and founder of Barre Belle, on being your strongest self while running a growing business.
• Jim Dewald, Dean of the Haskayne School of Business, on staying innovative but with a purpose.
• Hannah Cree, CO-FOUNDER, CMNGD (COMMONGOOD) on social entrepreneurship.

PS: Members get sweet Early Bird ticket pricing until April 14th.

Tips to grow your business

🚀 Ignite: Accessible innovation, for business owners like you

Building innovation into your business doesn't have to be daunting. It's about finding a new opportunity for your business. It's making a new idea reality. It's about bringing a new product to market.

Sounds good, right? That's what the Ignite programs are here for!

🤑 Get a business boost with the Emerging Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program

Are you ready to innovate and take your business to the next level (maybe you're even interested in the Ignite programs), but could use a scholarship boost to make it happen?

Price should not stand between you and innovation. That's why your Calgary Chamber, in partnership with the Distinguished Business Leaders Award and Coril Holdings, want to help support your growth with the Emerging Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program.

Digital tip: You now have 140 characters for your Twitter replies

Last week Twitter rolled out an update that makes conversations simpler to have (and read). Now, when you reply to someone or a group, those @usernames won’t count toward your Tweet’s 140 characters.

• Who you are replying to will appear above the Tweet text rather than in it.
• You can tap on “Replying to…” to easily see who’s part of your conversation.
• When reading a conversation, you’ll actually see what people are saying, rather than lots of @usernames at the start of a Tweet.

What we're reading (and watching)...

• Pioneers, drivers, integrators, and guardians
• [Video] How the blockchain will radically transform the economy
• Editorial: Brad Wall's rude wake-up call (with poll)
• Mental matters: Why your workplace should have a mental health initiative inititative
• When nostalgia in marketing works

Member insights

Chamber member: PwC Canada

As part of a larger network of over 223,000 people in 157 countries, PwC Canada has more than 6,700 partners and staff in locations from St. John's, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia.

With more than 100 years of excellence in Canada, PwC provides industry-focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in four areas:

• Corporate accountability
• Risk management
• Structuring and mergers and acquisitions
• Performance and process improvement

Members get online access to comprehensive liability insurance coverage

If you work in a profession where you routinely offer professional services or advice, you could be sued if a client believes you’ve made a mistake or left out important information.

As a Calgary Chamber member, you can request a free quote online for Professional Liability, Commercial General Liability or Directors and Officers Insurance, and purchase your coverage in minutes, at competitive rates, from the comfort of your home or office, without speaking to a broker.

From our partners

Secure your booth for the 2017: Your Future is Now - Job Fair

📅 April 24, 2017    🕒 10:00 am – 4:00 pm    📍 Calgary Stampede Park - Grandstand

Our friends at the Talent Pool would like to invite you to take advantage of a unique opportunity to strengthen your workforce at the 2017: Your Future is Now - Job Fair.

Here you can connect with local talent, and meet candidates that can add new skills to your team. Plus, candidates interested in your specific industry sector will be pre-identified and invited to attend. Don't miss out on those required skills.

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