April 19, 2022
Good Morning, Chamber Community!

We hope everyone had a relaxing long weekend, despite the snow yesterday!

We have a busy couple of months coming up with events, and we hope you'll be able to join us at one of them - in-person, or virtual! See below for more information.

We're looking forward to connecting with you SOON!
Upcoming Events



Connections grow businesses.

Join us on Friday, April 22 at 8 AM to build your business network!
Create Connections! Start your day off with a hot beverage in the comfort of your home and connect with your peers in the Chamber community.
We're looking forward to seeing you there, virtually!
Join us to create connections in person on Thursday, April 28 at Station 1 Coffeehouse! This event will be held outdoors on the Station 1 Coffeehouse patio, weather permitting. If Mother Nature sends rain that day, we'll enjoy Station 1's wonderful hospitality upstairs in the 24 Steps Lounge. We are looking forward to connecting in person!
Join us to create connections over breakfast on Wednesday, May 11 at JJ's On The Docks Eatery! This event will be held outdoors on the JJ's On The Docks patio, weather permitting. We are looking forward to connecting in person.


Connections grow businesses.

Join us on Friday, May 27 at 8 AM to build your business network!
Create Connections! Start your day off with a hot beverage in the comfort of your home and connect with your peers in the Chamber community.
This is our last opportunity to connect until September - we hope you can join us!
Small or Medium Sized Business?
We are pleased to partner with Brock University’s Goodman School of Business on an important initiative. Brock’s Dr. Kai-Yu Wang and his team are creating programming that will help local businesses expand and improve their marketing.
Opportunities from the Ontario Chamber
Earth Week
Niagara Region Celebrates Earth Week!
Rapid
Screening
The Chamber has received a new shipment of Covid-19 rapid tests and we have appointments available for businesses to pick up them up.


The Ministry of Health has recently released this publication containing guidelines for living with and managing COVID-19
Marketing Opportunities
A BANNER OPPORTUNITY!
Now that we are starting to host in-person events again, this means more opportunities to connect YOUR brand to the business community. We still have a two spaces left on our banner and we want you to be a part of it.

A full year is $200 and your logo will appear on our Events Banner that gets displayed at every in-person event in 2022, including our annual golf tournament, which had nearly 150 attendees in 2021! The banner will be displayed in the Chamber office when not at events.

Email us if you want to make sure your logo is on display at chamber events.

It also includes a monthly shout-out in our email newsletter.
Take advantage of the Chamber's marketing opportunities and get the word out about YOUR business!

Interested? Click HERE for more information.
Make sure that YOUR logo appears below!
Send your message directly to fellow members.
Did you know that the Chamber offers a unique business development opportunity through our paid E-blast marketing initiative?

Twice a month the Chamber will send out YOUR personalized marketing message to our members.

It's a great way to connect to other members and showcase your business.

Contact the Chamber to find out how we can help you gain exposure for your local business.

Thank You to our 2022 Event Partners!
Member Benefits
Affinity Program offer from Meridian
Business Offering:
  • Free daily chequing account for 1 year, with a 30% reduction in daily chequing fees after the one year as long as the member continues to be an OCC member.
  • $200 welcome bonus deposited in the daily chequing account
  • For our existing members that their chamber belongs to the OCC, they can receive a 30% discount on their daily chequing fees
Employee Offering
  • No fees on the daily chequing account for one year
  • $250 Cashback when they transfer or open a mortgage or home equity LOC to Meridian
  • 1% Cash Back on Wealth Transfers in (Min $10,000 to a maximum of $250 cashback
  • No Annual Fee on a personal Visa
  • The first personal cheque order is free
  • Complimentary wealth portfolio review with an investment advisor
If you have any questions, you can reach out directly to Sara Holmes at
Or 905-329-8356
Click above to learn more about just a few of our
membership benefits!
Member to Member
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