🆕 Fast-Growth Champions: Global entrepreneurs, unsung heroes
📅 March 28, 2017 🕒 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm 📍 ATB Entrepreneur Centre
Calgary's entrepreneurial spirit is legendary, driven by entrepreneurs who are making a name for themselves around the world as disruptive innovators.
At Fast-Growth Champions, you'll hear first-hand the inspiring untold stories of grit, determination, success and failure, from some of our city’s rising global leaders.
- DJ Sures, Founder & CEO, EZ-Robot Inc.
- Jeremy Bridge, President & CEO, PK Sound
- Melissa Gunning, CEO & Founder, Wean Green
Connect at upcoming events
📅 February 23
Member 101: Understanding your member benefits
📅 March 1
Business After Hours at Meticulon
[Next week] Only a few tickets left for Business After Hours at Meticulon!
📅 March 1, 2017 🕒 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm 📍 Meticulon
Social entrepreneurship isn't just about doing good, it's also about building a thriving business, one that disrupts industries and even has the potential to grow internationally. Meticulon has done that, and at our next Business After Hours they're going to teach you all about it.
Come for the networking, and stay for the unique opportunity to learn how social entrepreneurship can revolutionize your business.
2017 Southern Alberta commercial tenant real estate forum
📅 March 14, 2017 🕒 7:30 am – 11:30 am 📍 St. Louis Hotel
The Calgary Chamber, Orange Group Commercial Real Estate, and McLeod Law have partnered to present this first-of-its-kind event aimed at helping businesses navigate the commercial real estate market in the current economic environment.
This jam-packed morning of expert advice takes a deep-dive approach into topics such as:
- Ways to profit from a weak economy
- Negotiating your lease renewal or finding new space
- Top landmines in almost every commercial lease
- Getting landlords to compete for your commercial business
Expanding your influence
Labour Code changes may impact your business
The Alberta Government has indicated that they are reviewing the Labour Code, and those potential changes could affect costs, impacting your business and employment opportunities.
That's why our Policy Director, Zoe Addington, penned this blog to help you understand what those changes could be, and to get your input on how your business may be affected.
Tips to grow your business
Get new market-ready with this guide from the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
The Calgary Chamber is focused on helping you innovate, be more productive, and access new markets. That's why we wanted to share this handy export guide from our friends at the Canadian Trade Commissioner Service with you.
If your business has an awesome product or service you're interested in getting new market-ready, this guide will help you to:
- Be more competitive. Apply proven export strategies.
- Sell to more customers. Target global buyers online.
- Close more deals. Secure sources of export financing.
- Enter more markets. Leverage the benefits of free trade.
- Save time & avoid risks. Learn the legal aspects of trade.
Digital tip: Recruit your next great hire through Facebook Jobs
You may already be in the habit of sharing your job postings on the company's Facebook Page, but Facebook wants to streamline that process for you. Last week they launched new features For Business Pages that allow you to post jobs and receive applications directly on platform.
The best part? It doesn't cost you a thing to post a position, and you can post as many jobs as you want.
Member insights
Chamber Member: Encana
Encana is a leading North American energy producer that is focused on growing its strong portfolio of diverse resource plays producing natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids.
By partnering with employees, community organizations and other businesses, Encana contributes to the strength and sustainability of the communities where it operates
Members get a break on Business Banking Packages from ATB Business
As a Calgary Chamber member, you have a chance to enjoy a special price break on ATB's Business Banking Package when you sign up for ATB Merchant Solutions. Here's what you get:
- Merchant credit rates starting at 1.47%
- No setup fees for your merchant account
- Unlimited Business Banking account for $30/month
- No annual fee on ATB Business MasterCard for one year
From our partners
Exploring the UK oil and gas opportunity
📅 March 3, 2017 🕒 7:30 am – 10:30 am 📍 The Petroleum Club
The UK Department for International Trade (UK DIT) at the British Consulate-General Calgary, in partnership with Scottish Development International (SDI), would like to invite you to hear about the many UK onshore and offshore oil and gas opportunities available to Alberta companies.
With a discussion fueled by an expert panel, this event promises to be informative for any company interested in international expansion and a chance to network with peers at various stages of the internationalization process.
Community leaders
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