Dug Stevenson, Executive Director of the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board (BoQ RMB), will talk about the business of tourism, resident attraction and what products & services could be in demand.  His presentation will help answer questions you have about our region!

Looking forward to welcoming all of the golfers this Friday at Timber Ridge Golf Course!

A special thank you to all of our 2019 Sponsors.

Enjoy a three course, full service white linen lunch or dinner while exposing your business to over 600+ guests in your local community.

Canadian businesses are straining under the Seven Burdens of Business: a complex regulatory system; an out of date tax system; technology infrastructure that is failing to evolve with the times; a mismatch between the skills workers have and the skills businesses need; a lack of accessibility to tools needed for small-and medium –sized businesses to thrive; barriers to trade, both at home and abroad; and a potentially costly pharmacare system.   

The Canadian Chamber’s Vote Prosperity platform is challenging all party leaders to adopt and implement the 45 recommendations to the Seven Burdens of Business. It is what our 200,000 members and the millions of Canadians they employ will be voting for in the next election.

Canadian businesses, our nation’s job creators, are not asking for a handout, they just want a fighting chance to compete and grow. Canada’s businesses have every right to expect a level playing field with the counties they compete against and for their political leaders to deliver it.

E-commerce presents a huge opportunity for small business.  Most business that attempt an e-commerce strategy fail to achieve a meaningful amount of sales.  In this workshop, we aim to fix that. We will take an in-depth look at how to build a successful e-commerce strategy, from the ground up.

Enjoy light munchies, cash bar and door prizes too!

If you would like to golf with other business people before the Get Connected, Roundel Glen has saved some tee off times for chamber members that day.

The Bay of Quinte Boat Cruise is an event the Quinte West Chamber puts on every year for the community. This event runs during Downtown Trenton's Festival on the Bay.

We will be hosting four cruises this year. A Lunch Cruise on Thursday July 18th, that will depart at 12:30pm. A Dinner Cruise Thursday, July 18th, that will depart at 6pm, and on July 19th a scenic Afternoon Cruise at 1pm and an Evening Cruise at 6:30pm. Each are three hours in length.

Large companies aren’t the only ones that can provide their staff with a Wellness program. According to a recent (2017) Sanofi Health Survey, wellness and illness prevention are top priorities for employers. Let the Chambers Plan provide you with the resources to provide your staff with wellness options regardless of the size of your organization.  READ MORE.        

The Government of Canada is providing funding support to the Trenval CFDC under the Rural Innovation Initiative-Eastern Ontario project to fund local innovation initiatives

• New and young workers health and safety initiative – May 1 to August 30

Did you know that new and young workers are three times more likely to be injured during their first month of employment? The Ministry of Labour is conducting an initiative to keep new and young workers safe on the job. The ministry will raise awareness of hazards and check on compliance in the industrial sector.

• New employment standards online tool

The ministry has launched the Employment Standards Self-Service Tool. The tool is helping Ontario employers and employees understand and comply with the Employment Standards Act. It also calculates whether money paid to an employee meets the minimum standards.

Use the tool

• Students to visit small businesses

Students will visit more than 10,000 small businesses this summer, distributing free printed resources to raise awareness of workplace laws. They will also be conducting surveys to get feedback from small business owners on the ministry’s tools, services and activities for small businesses. This will be the seventh year in a row the Ministry of Labour has hired students to conduct outreach at communities across Ontario. Small businesses can also obtain information, free resources and tools by going to Ontario.ca/ResponsibleEmployers.

• Working outdoors

Summer is just around the corner. This could put outdoor workers at risk of certain hazards. Employers have a duty to protect workers from these hazards. Learn about the hazards and how to comply with workplace health and safety laws.

The Canadian Experiences Fund (CEF), delivered by regional development agencies across the country, is a two-year $58.5-million national program to help Canada’s tourism sector innovate and grow.
As part of the $58.5 million Canadian Experiences Fund national initiative, FedDev Ontario will be administering $11 million to support Southern Ontario’s tourism sector.

The program has five priority areas:
• Tourism in rural and remote communities
• Indigenous tourism
• Winter and shoulder season tourism
• Inclusiveness
• Farm-to-table/culinary

It has a very broad range of eligible costs including infrastructure, product development, marketing and training and applicants can include municipalities, not for profit, incorporated businesses and indigenous organizations.

Priority will be given for projects submitted by May 31. 2019.

You cannot read or watch the news without breaking news about breaches, hacking or other great computer based event.  While the news talks about the computer and how an organization may have been hacked the Human linkage is not always front and center.  Join Louise Dandonneau as she provides her insights in to the Human Side of Cyber Security and how an organization’s human resources team play a more in-depth role in Cyber Security than many think.

The Quinte and & District Chapter of the HRPA is presenting the “The Human Side of Cyber Security.” 

June 6 -  4:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Meeting - Dinner  (Sans – Souci )

Quinte Ballet School of Canada (QBSC) presents ‘Dance of Spring Showcase’ at 7:00pm on Saturday, June 8th at Centennial Secondary School’s theatre auditorium, 160 Palmer Road in Belleville.  Professional dance program students will perform highlights from The Sleeping Beauty and Bournonville ballet classics in addition to original works in Modern, Jazz, Hip Hop and Flamenco.  Reserved seating tickets are adults $22 with discounts for seniors, students and children, and can be purchased at QBSC, 196 Palmer Road, Belleville, by calling 613-962-9274 (Helen/Teresa) or at the door.