🆕 Rev: The conference to help you double your business

📅 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.
• Grant Thornton on how to access government programs to help you fund innovation in your company.
• NATIONAL on the evolution of market research and how your business can capitalize on it.

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

🆕 Minister of Finance Joe Ceci: Alberta's 2017 budget

📅 March 20, 2017    🕒 7:15 am – 9:00 am    📍 Hyatt Regency Calgary

Fresh from announcing the 2017 Provincial Budget, Minister of Finance Joe Ceci will deliver an important address to the Calgary business community to unpack its key initiatives.

This is your chance to engage with Minister Ceci on how the budget and the solutions it lays out for Alberta will impact your business and the economy.

Innovation lunch 'n' learn

📅 March 24, 2017    🕒 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm    📍 Calgary Chamber

Join us for lunch to hear from world-class innovator, Ray DePaul, and companies who are actively accelerating innovative new products to market, on how use can use proven innovation systems to generate new business lines and new revenue.

🆕 Federal Minister of Finance Bill Morneau: Canada's 2017 budget

📅 March 27, 2017    🕒 11:30 am – 1:30 pm    📍 Hyatt Regency Calgary

In a time of low Canadian economic growth, and an unpredictable economic agenda from the United States, Canada’s largest trading partner, the 2017 budget is one of Canada’s most anticipated budgets.

Immediately following the release of the Federal Budget, join us to hear from Minister Morneau himself on how the budget will impact your business, and plans to create conditions for long-term economic growth, while supporting Alberta on its road to recovery.

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

Business After Hours at Nexus Exhibits

📅 April 5, 2017    🕒 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm    📍 Nexus Exhibits

Trade show season is coming up fast and while each one is a unique opportunity for your business to shine, maximizing your impact can be a challenge. To help your business get expo-ready (both online and in real life), our next Business After Hours is happening at the hub of great display solutions: Nexus Exhibits.

Don't miss this unique opportunity on how to combine digital and display to make your booth the star of your next trade show.

Energy Future: Alberta's carbon tax—Its impact on the economy and the need for policy certainty

📅 April 19, 2017    🕒 11:30 am – 1:30 pm    📍 Hyatt Regency Calgary

The carbon tax has been one of the most hotly debated policy changes in Alberta politics. But despite all the coverage and experts weighing in on the issue, one thing remains clear: there are still a lot of unanswered questions.

That's why in this edition of the Energy Future series, we're bringing some of Alberta’s high-level CEOs and biggest names in business to provide their perspectives on one of the most important policy changes in recent history. You'll hear from:

• Brian Ferguson, CEO, Cenovus
• Scott Thon, CEO, BHE Canada
• Chris Ragan, Chair, Ecofiscal Commission
• Suzanne West, CEO, Imaginea Energy

Expanding your influence

The business case for fiscal discipline in the 2017-18 Alberta budget

Every spring, provincial budgets across Canada make headlines as they commit to print a government's economic game plan for the upcoming year. The 2017-18 budget is a big one for Alberta, and on Thursday, it will be tabled. 

While it's no secret this was a tough year for our province, this budget represents an opportunity for fiscal discipline, something that's been lacking for a long time and has led to a $10 billion deficit. In this blog, our policy team outlines the spending trends that have resulted in our large deficit, along with the implications for Albertans.  

Tips to grow your business

🆕 Introducing the Emerging Entrepreneurs Scholarship Program

Are you ready to innovate and take your business to the next level, but could use a scholarship boost to get there?

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: 5 ways to add variety (and strategy) to your YouTube channel

While a YouTube channel can offer a wealth of exposure, leads and even conversions, businesses need to approach the platform differently than the average user. The types of videos you create can help you do just that.

By creating videos like tutorials for your products, a company profile that tells your story, or even a behind-the-scenes that shows viewers a different side of your company, you can set yourself up for success on the platform.

What we're reading...

• How a beauty startup went from an incubator to selling in 18 countries
• Global supply chains are about to get better, thanks to blockchain
• Why Hootsuite's CEO appointed an employee to change dumb company rules AKA internal ineffeciencies
• Executives from Des Moines, Calgary partner to lead marketing advisory board
• Environment Minister McKenna says Canada has 'rehabilitated' its rep on the world stage
• How to turn social media spats into civil conversation: take them offline

Member insights

Chamber member: Gowling WLG

Gowling WLG is an international law firm created by the combination of Gowlings, a leading Canadian law firm, and Wragge Lawrence Graham & Co (WLG), a leading UK-based international law firm.

Employing more than 1,400 legal professionals in 18 cities worldwide, Gowling WLG provides their clients with in-depth expertise in key global sectors and a suite of legal services at home and abroad. They strive to see the world through their clients' eyes, and collaborate across countries, offices, service areas and sectors to help them succeed, no matter how challenging the circumstances.

Members get exclusive savings from WCBC

You can’t afford to make mistakes with employee compensation. Pay below market and run the risk of losing valuable employees and limiting your ability to attract talent. Pay too much and impact your HR budget. Annual compensation surveys can help you know if your salaries and total rewards are competitive.

As a Calgary Chamber member, you can save 15% off any of WCBC’s 10 compensation reports.

From our partners

2017 Best of Calgary surveys: Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment

Which local music festival is the best of the best? Where is your favourite place to dance? What art gallery is your go-to?

Best of Calgary, in partnership with your Calgary Chamber, is proud to announce that the Arts, Culture, Music & Entertainment category is now open! Have your say and share your top picks now—the survey is only open for this category until today, March 15th. 

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