UPCOMING
SPECIAL EVENTS
BUSINESS
EDUCATION SEMINARS
Look
for details of all Chamber seminars on the Seminars
page.
NETWORKING SEMINARS - September 9 & October 4
To help you
make the most of all the Chamber networking opportunities (Business
Before 9s and Business After 5s), the Chamber is hosting two special
networking seminars.
Networking Basics on September 9 will give you the
fundamentals to get you started with your networking.
Advanced Networking Techniques on October 4 is for the more experienced
networkers and will give you some finer points to make your networking
endeavours really pay off.
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GENERAL RICK HILLIER TO SPEAK IN BURLINGTON
The
Chamber has made special arrangements to have General
Rick Hillier speak to a Burlington business audience. General
Hillier was Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff - the highest
ranking position in the Canadian Forces - from February 2005 to July
2008. Throughout his career he has had the privilege and pleasure
of commanding troops from the platoon level to the multi-national
formation level within Canada, Europe, Asia and the United States.
General's Hillier's presentation will be educational, entertaining
and inspiring.
"General Rick Hillier is the most impressive and inspiring
speaker I have seen," said Francis Mackan, Past Chair of the
Chamber.
"As the former Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces,
his teachings about leadership are unparalleled. I was lucky enough
to see General Hillier speak at the Canadian Chamber conference last
year. He had a business audience of 500 people well within his
command with his inspiring, motivating and entertaining
presentation."
You don't want to miss the special opportunity. The luncheon with
Rick Hillier is being held on September 22 at the Burlington Golf &
Country Club.
| Date: |
September
22 |
| Location: |
Burlington
Golf & Country Club
422 North Shore Blvd. East |
| Time: |
12:00
Lunch
12:30 Keynote
1:30 Conclusion |
Price:
(+HST) |
$40.00 Chamber
Members
$50.00 Non-Members |
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EVENT
PARTNERS
GOLD
SILVER
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CHAMBER RETAIL CRAWL - September 22
Join 35 other Chamber members for a
relaxing evening of networking and retail enlightenment. Team captains
will lead groups of six members through a variety of downtown retail
stores to experience the shopping diversity that downtown Burlington has
to offer. Immediately following the 'crawl' participants will gather at
a local restaurant for an informal networking reception. No
charge for Chamber members. You MUST register in
advance.
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STRESS
REDUCTION 101 - October 14
Stress is here to stay but how we handle it can make all the difference
in the world.
Stress
Reduction
101
is an
entrepreneurial customized workshop
. . .
practical, interactive and fun!
Learning useful tips to help manage and feel less stress at work,
develop skills, create a stronger team helping you to build a successful
business.
Learn from
two
experts with over 20 years of experience in stress management and
emotional health
Click here for details.
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SMALL
BUSINESS WEEK BREAKFAST - October 19
Join
us as the
Burlington Chamber
commemorates
Small
Business Week with a celebration breakfast. Join
keynote speaker Dean Paul Pates of McMaster's DeGroote School of
Business. Dean Bates will talk about small business in Burlington
and how the new Burlington Campus of the DeGroote Centre for
Advanced Management Studies will be an important
part of our community. Mark your calendar for breakfast on October
19. This is your opportunity
to see
McMaster's new Burlington campus - the Ron Joyce
Centre.
Click here for details of
this special event.
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ALL CANDIDATES MEETING
- October 22
In order to help you make an informed
decision about your vote for Burlington's next Mayor, the Chamber is
hosting an All Candidates Meeting on October 22. All
candidates that have registered to run for Mayor have been invited
to take part in the meeting. This is your chance to find out how each
candidate feels about the issues that are important to you and your
business. The meeting features a moderated question and answer session
where you can ask questions to each of the mayoral candidates. As a new
feature at this year's event, the Chamber is hosting a Council
Candidates Showcase in conjunction with the mayoral candidates meeting.
Before and after the mayoral candidate Q&A session, you can visit tables
hosted by each of the council candidates to ask them questions specific
to your ward (all
registered council candidates will be invited to host a table).
This meeting includes a continental breakfast is is free to
Chamber members however, you must sign up in advance so we have a proper
head count. For more information about the upcoming municipal
election, visit the Chamber's
2010
Municipal Election web page or the
City of Burlington
Municipal Election web page.
| Date: |
October
22 |
| Location: |
Holiday
Inn Burlington
3063 South Service Road |
| Time: |
7:30 am
Registration Desk Opens
7:30 am - 8:30 am Council Candidates Showcase
8:30 am - 9:30 am Mayoral Question & Answer
Session
9:30 am - 10:30 am Council Candidates Showcase |
Price:
(+HST) |
No Charge
- Chamber
Members
$10.00 - Non-Members |
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RECENT
SPECIAL EVENTS
2010
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
More
than seventy people attended the
Chamber’s sixty-third Annual General Meeting which was held on April 13
at the Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel & Conference Centre.
Highlights of the meeting included introduction of the new
Board of Directors and Executive
Council, approval of the Chamber’s 2009 financial statements,
approval of the 2009 AGM minutes and the appointment of Grant Thorton as the
Chamber’s auditor for 2010. Outgoing Chair, Francis Mackan
thanked the Board and volunteers for making his year as Chair such a
success (watch
the video). New Chair Jamie Cunningham outlined his plans for the
Chamber for his year as Chair (watch
the video). Immediately following the AGM the
Chamber held its Volunteer Appreciation Reception. This event,
coordinated by the
Membership Committee, was held to thank those Chamber members who
sat on various committees throughout the year. Volunteers were
treated to dinner and drinks. Each committee chair made a short
presentation of the accomplishments of his or her committee and
presented everyone on the committee with a certificate and a gift.
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BUSINESS AWARDS GALA
The Burlington
Chamber Business Awards Gala was a great event celebrating business
excellence in Burlington. Visit the Gala
web page for detail, winners and photos.
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2010
ECONOMIC FORECAST PANEL
The
Chamber kicked off its 2010 line-up of education events with the popular
annual Economic
Forecast Panel on January 20. This year's forecast event was a terrific success with our second largest
turnout ever. This was no doubt due to the expertise of our
speakers and a keen interest in the current economic situation.
Our panel this year featured
Paul Ferley, Assistant Chief Economist with
RBC
Royal Bank
and Ray Kong, Senior Consultant with
Ipsos Reid. Both
presenters were enlightening and
very entertaining; they provided a depth of insight and information that
proved to be very valuable to those in attendance.
The presentations at our Economic Forecast
Panel event were immensely popular so we have made the slideshows
available (below).
Some of the highlights of the presentations include:
-
forecasted
oil price of $80 to $90 in 2010
-
forecasted
GDP growth of 2.8% in 2010 and 3.9% in 2011
-
forecasted
unemployment of 7.5% in 2010
-
a
marketing shift from "the tribe of the wealthy" to "the tribe
of the responsible"
-
a business
focus shift from "shareholder value" to "noble cause"
Click here for Paul Ferley's (RBC) presentation
Click here for Ray Kong's (Ipsos Reid) presentation
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REVENUE MINISTER JOHN WILKINSON:
TRANSITION TO HST
The Chamber has made special arrangements to
have the Honourable John Wilkinson, Ontario's new Minister of Revenue,
speak to a Burlington business audience about the Province's move to a
single sales tax, also know as the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST). Minister
Wilkinson's mandate includes the transition to and administration of the
single sales tax which will take effect on July 1, 2010. Minister
Wilkinson will discuss the importance of a singles sales tax, the
reasons why the government has committed to this policy and what it
means to business and the economy. The minister, along with ministry
staff, will be available to answer your questions about HST.
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MAYOR'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS - October
14
Each
year Mayor Cam Jackson presents his views on the City of Burlington's
accomplishments for the past year and his perspectives of the City's
challenges for the upcoming year. This year's Address was
Mayor Jackson's third. There have been several important items on
the city's agenda for the past three years and some high profile items
are becoming a reality (McMaster campus, Performing Art Centre).
The Mayor's State of the City Address is often viewed as the Mayor's
most important speech of the year.
Click here to read the Mayor's
Address.
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