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Essential business news and resources curated by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, featuring key monthly updates from our partners at the local, provincial, and national levels.
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Key Updates from the Aurora Chamber of Commerce
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Empowered Business Women: #ToolsForChange Summit
Sponsorship Opportunities
Empower your brand at the #ToolsForChange summit!
When
: Wednesday, October 11
Time
: 8:30 am to 1:00 pm
Where
: Cardinal Golf Club, 2740 Davis Drive West, King City
Why?
Empower your brand at an exciting new summit designed
to give local business women the tools they need to create positive change in their businesses and lives! A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available to provide targeted exposure for your business.
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Aurora Chamber Tech Expo
Call for Exhibitors
Showcase your business! Engage potential clients! Generate leads! Sell products!
When
: Thursday, October 19
Time
: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Where
: King's Riding Golf Club, 14700 Bathurst Street, King City
Why?
Share your expertise and promote your business. Connect with 250+ members of the local business community, small business owners, home-based entrepreneurs and freelance professionals who need your help.This is an excellent opportunity to meet local business owners face-to-face and demonstrate how technology (along with your products and services) can help save time, increase profits and connect to more customers.
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Key Updates from Chris Ballard, MPP Newmarket-Aurora
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Ontario is Helping Small Business through Ontario’s Climate Action Plan
Ontario is making it easier and more convenient for homeowners and businesses to reduce their carbon foot print and save money is part of our plan to create jobs, grow our economy and help people in their everyday lives.
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Key Updates from the Aurora Public Library (APL)
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Aurora Public Library: Where Your Business is Our Business
Free courses, business events and books to upgrade your skills, increase your knowledge and improve your business success.
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Local Business News & Opportunities
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York Small Business Enterprise Centre (YSBEC) Fall Events Calendar
Discover a number of interesting seminars, webinars, and conferences geared toward small businesses in York Region.
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The Gateway 2017
A conference for internationally educated professionals (IEPs) and employers
Host
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The Regional Municipality of York
Date
: Monday, October 30, 2017
Location
: Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre & Spa, Markham
The Gateway 2017 conference offers attendees a
no cost
, full-day networking experience and learning opportunity.
With 25 percent of York Region’s workforce expected to retire over the next five years, our businesses are facing an impending labour market shortage, particularly in fields requiring post-secondary credentials.
A potential solution rests with the 10,000 to 12,000 newcomers that arrive in York Region each year. Of these, it is estimated that 5,000 to 6,000 are highly educated with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Join us for this great opportunity to hear from exciting speakers, discover novel opportunities, meet with colleagues and engage with IEPs and industry leaders. We hope to see you there.
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Provincial Business News
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Key Updates from the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)
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Ontario Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Rocco Rossi as its New President and CEO!
Rocco Rossi has been appointed as the organization’s new President and CEO, effective January 2, 2018.
The widespread experience Rocco brings in business, executive leadership and advocacy will no doubt help us advance our five strategic goals to ensure we continue to create value for our chamber network, corporate members and stakeholders.
Bringing over 30 years of experience in business leadership, public policy and advocacy to the OCC, Mr. Rossi currently serves as the President and CEO at Prostate Cancer Canada and will continue in this role until December 31, 2017. At Prostate Cancer Canada, Mr. Rossi helped to advance the research, advocacy, education and awareness of the most common cancer in men. Prior to joining Prostate Cancer Canada, Mr. Rossi held roles at Advanced Material Resources, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, The Boston Consulting Group, Torstar, Labatt/Interbrew and MGI Software.
We are extremely excited to have Rocco join the team. In 2018, Rocco will be getting to know the local chambers and our corporate members to ensure Ontario businesses are not only heard, but their issues are sufficiently addressed in the work that we do.
Thanks to all our members for their support during this time.
Sincerely,
Graham Henderson
Chair, Board of Directors, The Ontario Chamber of Commerce
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Building Better: Setting up the Next Ontario Long-Term Infrastructure Plan for Success!
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released Building Better: Setting the 2017 Ontario Infrastructure Plan up for success, a report calling on the Ontario Government to implement key recommendations in its imminent Long-Term Infrastructure Plan (LTIP) that will help ensure accountable planning and building resilient, adaptable infrastructure for the future.
With relatively stagnant infrastructure investment since the 1970s, the province of Ontario currently faces a significant infrastructure gap, where it would need an estimated $19 billion to improve current infrastructure alone. The gap exists because governments have not invested in upholding original infrastructure and Ontario’s harsher climate has contributed to the deterioration of the province’s infrastructure.
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Registration for the 2017 Ontario Business Achievement Awards is Now Open
Join leaders from across Ontario's business community as we come together to celebrate business innovation happening in our own backyards.
With a revamped program, this year's event will be taking place downtown Toronto at the Carlu on Wednesday, November 29. Check out this year's
award categories
; the full list of finalists will be announced in September!
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Provincial Business News & Opportunities
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Government of Ontario: Latest News
Review the recent headlines from the Government of Ontario and stay up to date on developments that could affect your business.
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National Business News & Opportunities
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Hammering Business – Finance Canada's New Crackdown
The government recently proposed the most radical tax overhaul in 50 years.
The CCC is particularly worried about the impact on business from (1) a new tax on investment income in a corporation and (2) tough new rules for compensation in family businesses.
In this special edition of
5 Minutes for Business
, Hendrik Brakel, CCC Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy, looks at what is driving the government's new crackdown on private corporations.
We encourage you to
contact your local MP
to tell him/her the government is proposing to hammer business with tax changes that will hurt families and punish entrepreneurs.
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Join BDC's Panel and Get Free Access to Proprietary Research!
BDC is recruiting Canadian entrepreneurs and business professionals to join a growing BDC ViewPoints panel.
BDC is looking for passionate contributors from across Canada to share their expertise and opinions regarding the reality of small and medium-sized enterprises in today's economic landscape.
As a panelist, you will be asked to complete short online surveys a few times a year. You could also be invited to participate in various focus groups, in-depth interviews, and concept testing and validation.
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Aurora Historical Society
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Aurora Chamber of Commerce | Phone: 905-727-7262 | Fax: 905-841-6217 | Email: [email protected] | Web: www.aurorachamber.on.ca
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