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Business Voice // July E-Newsletter
In this issue...
Your Voice // TAP Vaughan / RAP / PPE Local Suppliers
Your Low Down // Keep it Local Marketplace / Business Tips
Your Membership // Member Marketplace / CME Magazine
Your Community // Business Resource Series / Workshop
July 2020
Your Connection // Upcoming Event
Join the Vaughan Chamber at our 2020 Annual General Meeting and Networking Event on Wednesday, August 5 th ! Virtually mingle with our newly-elected Board as well as members of our business community.

Registration: FREE for Members
Registration is mandatory.
Your Voice // Policy & Advocacy  
New TAP Vaughan Cohort coming this October!
TAP is designed to help small- and medium-sized enterprises gain knowledge and a network of contacts to unleash their export potential. Through a series of in-depth workshop sessions with trade and industry experts, Canadian business leaders learn to overcome export barriers and reach new markets faster.

TAP can help your company make the most of your export capabilities. Through the program, you will:

  1. Define a growth strategy;
  2. Identify and analyze your target market;
  3. Complete an export plan; and
  4. Identify the resources available for international expansion.
Ready to expand your business horizons?  Sign up   for our October session.
Grow your business with the RAP!
 RAP is an immersive, highly practical program that offers businesses the know-how, blueprints and partners to address the conditions that COVID-19 has created by implementing digital solutions to their front, middle and back-offices. It will not only equip them to come through COVID-19 intact, but to thrive.

Each business that participates in RAP will graduate with a custom Digital Transformation Blueprint – their own roadmap for growing their business through technology.

It is organized in three stages:

  • Stage One: Identifying the core competencies and gaps in a business’ digital capacity.
  • Stage Two: Understanding the digital landscape, and how businesses can best take advantage of business recovery and improvement opportunities.
  • Stage Three: One-on-one mentorship with leading experts, to help participant businesses develop and refine a digital transformation implementation plan.
Need PPE Supplies? York Region Chambers have created a guide of local suppliers
As businesses start to re-open, the need for PPE equipment increases. The York Region Chambers and Boards of Trade have collected a list of local suppliers in the area that are supplying Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). The guide contains local suppliers of your personal protective equipment needs, from masks to plastic shielding. The guide will also be updated every few weeks as more PPE suppliers are available.
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Your Low Down // What You Need to Know  
Keep it Local Facebook Marketplace
#KeepItLocal by shopping from Vaughan businesses. Our rapidly growing Facebook Marketplace allows anyone in the Vaughan community to post, at no cost , and shop from the amazing products and services in the Vaughan area. We have seen some great deals with convenient delivery or pick-up options and this is the place to showcase them. Vaughan Chamber members get added benefits and recognition.

Are you a Vaughan business? Post your offerings today.
In partnership with: Vaughan Business Enterprise Centre
Few Spots Remaining! - Keep it Local Vaughan Direct Mailout

Back by popular demand, the Vaughan Chamber Keep it Local Direct Mailout is back and going out to 12,000 businesses in Vaughan next month!

Advertise to a targeted market in a cost-effective manner. Pay only a fraction of the cost compared to other mailout opportunities.

To book your spot, please contact Abinaa at abinaa@vaughanchamber.ca .
Tag us in your Social Media Posts
Share what your business is doing to support the community during COVID-19. This can be anything from changing your operations to accommodate, COVID-19 recovery efforts, offering convenient delivery options or initiatives you would like us to share. Tag the Vaughan Chamber and let everyone know about your current offerings and how they can connect with you. We will share your post and highlight our members with a #MemberSpotlight .  
Looking to hire? Post Available Jobs at no cost
Take advantage of our Job Bank to help you find the right candidates. Members can post employment opportunities at no cost.

Please contact Abinaa if you have any questions or require further assistance with posting jobs: abinaa@vaughanchamber.ca .
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Your Membership // Benefits & Programs   
Member Marketplace - Take advantage of these savings
Members of the Vaughan Chamber post their savings on our website and newsletter at no cost
*Interested in having your offers on our Member Marketplace?
Vaughan Chamber members can post available offers at no cost.
Click here to add your special offer today!
View the Latest Edition of CanadianSME Magazine
Exclusive access for Vaughan Chamber members

July Edition Includes:

  • Small business chat with Dan Kelly, President, CEO and Chair CFIB
  • Benefits of Diversity in the Workplace for Small Business
  • Startup Financing
  • Health and Safety Advice for Reopening Your Business with Hope McManus, Head of Health and Safety, Peninsula
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Your Community // Virtual Events Recap  
Navigating 2020: CN's Perspective on Canada's Supply Chain
Featuring Fiona Murray, Vice-President, Public and Government Affairs at CN
The Vaughan Chamber of Commerce was pleased to be joined by Fiona Murray, Vice-President, Public and Government Affairs on June 26 th .

Topics discussed included:
  • State of the railway
  • Milton Logistics hub
  • How CN is adapting to the "new normal"
  • How technology advancements assist CN with daily operations
  • Where does CN see itself 12 months from now
Workshop: Safely Reopening and Pivoting Retail
Featuring Sebastian Prins, from the Retail Council of Canada, and Gunjan Syal from Emerald Technology Group
The Vaughan Chamber hosted a virtual workshop on July 14 th between Sebastian Prins, from the Retail Council of Canada, and Gunjan Syal from Emerald Technology Group. We were also be joined by speakers from Economic and Cultural Development at the City of Vaughan to talk about digital transformation.

Our speakers shared practical advice on the implementation of measures to ensure a safe workplace as well as understanding and adapting to new consumer behaviour as a result of COVID. The focus is on ensuring retailers are prepared as we move forward with reopening our economy.
Women and Fashion: Impact of COVID-19
Featuring C arrie Kirkman , President of Kirkman Consulting, Mary Turner, President of T own Shoes Limited & Alison Coville, Canadian Retail Leader - Former President of Hudson's Bay
On July 21 st the Vaughan Chamber was pleased to have fashion industry leaders Carrie Kirkman, Mary Turner and Alison Coville join us for an insightful conversation focused on the impact of COVID-19 on the fashion industry.
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