Chamber News

The Business Summit 2023:

Workplace Wellness

Tickets Available Now

Join us for the 2023 Business Summit, presented by the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce. The Summit will focus on workplace wellness, from how to recruit the right team members to supporting and fostering growth with your team.

Make your business more competitive through connection and exclusive training, gaining knowledge from speakers, curated information, and expert panelists.

The 2023 Business Summit kicks off on Wednesday, May 3rd at 9am with our keynote speaker, award-winning FCPA Robert Gauvreau of Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory. 

Find all the details online pkchamber.ca.

The Chamber is dedicated to providing programming and advocacy work that supports our Member businesses and organizations. In so doing, we draw upon the expertise and insights within our Membership.

We would greatly appreciate if you would take a moment to complete the following, letting us know what topics you would be interested in learning or speaking about.

Looking for office space? Exciting developments in Lakefield and Peterborough!

The Chamber office at 12 Queen Street in Lakefield is undergoing big renovations in partnership with the Township of Selwyn. When we re-open in the late summer of 2023, we’ll be in a beautifully refurbished and accessible historic building with two floors of office space available for rent. There will be an array of potential office rental spaces available including single smaller offices and larger 2 or 3-person offices. The building will be fully accessible with a ramp and elevator and will include kitchens and a beautiful board room for tenants to use. In the meantime, a temporary office has been set up nearby in Memorial Hall and the chamber team is available by appointment. To get in touch with the Chamber, please call the Peterborough office at 705-748-9771 or email us at [email protected].

Also, the Chamber location at 175 George Street North in Peterborough has an office available for day rentals. Another beautiful and historic building, it is fully accessible with free parking, shared kitchen space and reception, WiFi and printer access. $40/day (Member), $50/day (Non-member), Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm.



If you are interested in renting office space in either location, please contact Lindsay, Operations Manager, [email protected] or 705-748-9771 ext 204.

Booths are selling fast! Don't wait to get yours.

Here's a snapshot of our monthly events.

TBX

April 4th, 4-6PM

This is a great opportunity to see the Trent Campus, enjoy some food and drink, chat with your fellow business community, and ultimately have some fun! The folks at Trent CareerSpace are planning a fun activity for everyone as well! It is shaping up to be a great evening of networking and fellowship. 

Join us on the third floor of the Student Centre, in the event space. Right beside the Bata Library - Look for the Chamber sandwich board by the I-Lot parking lot to go in the correct building. From there, we will have signage and staff to direct you to the correct room. 

PARKING: You are invited to park at the I-Lot outside the Bata Library. Once you register for the event, you will receive the parking code for free parking in your email as well as a parking map. 

It is also #TrentDay on April 4th, so any Trent alumni, please come in your Trent gear or, if you just want to support Trent Day, come dressed in your green colours! 

ChamberAM

April 11th, 8-9AM

ChamberAM meetings are a great way to connect with #teamptbokawarthas and get caffeinated for your busy workday. It's a chance to stop by, get a free coffee, chat with some business community members, build connections and learn from a guest business speaker. 

We are at The Venue at 286 George Street in April. Featuring Laura Montague, employee of Ashburnham Realty and the newly announced Vice Chair of the DBIA. 

Laura will share about her entrepreneurial journey and about her experience with the DBIA. She will also be providing a couple of DBIA prizes as well, so you won't want to miss this! 

BOSS

April 19th, 12-1 PM

If any of this sounds familiar…

• You feel shy and hide instead of putting yourself out there to be seen and heard
• You tend to avoid sharing what you sell at networking events or on social media
• You get nervous about promoting your business and don’t want to come off as “salesy”, “icky” or “annoying” to others

…then this event is for you!

In this BOSS Series you will learn 5 ways you can increase the visibility of your business and start being seen and heard and grow your business!

Come and find out how you can make your business more visible and known in your communities with Chantal's Limitless Mindset! 

Join us at the Chamber office for an opportunity to learn some basic first aid response techniques including: 

Naloxone usage and common myths

Epi pen and other medications anyone can administer

CPR/AED use

This workshop will be led by Steve Day of Eleven14 Guidance and Care. This is a free trial course to give people the basics and you will not recieve certification for this course. This course will provide the basics of life saving measures and the full course can be booked with Steve or his partner, Julia.

Voice of Business

Your Voice of Business is sponsored by Mark's in Peterborough and Lindsay and by Nexicom.