UPCOMING
SPECIAL EVENTS
BUSINESS
EDUCATION SEMINARS
Look
for details of all Chamber seminars on the Seminars
page.
Click here for details
of our special Economic Uncertainty Seminar Series.
BREAKFAST WITH TIM HUDAK
The
Burlington Chamber of Commerce is hosting a special breakfast event
with Tim
Hudak, Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, and leader of
Ontario's
official opposition. Mr. Hudak was first elected to Ontario parliament
in 1995 and has led several ministries including Northern Development,
Culture & Tourism, Consumer & Business Services, as well as several
critic positions in the PC Caucus. In his presentation entitled
"Ontario Can Grow Again", Mr. Hudak will present
his views on the
issues facing
Ontario’s economy and how the province can
best help the private sector create sustainable jobs. He will also
share the Ontario PC party’s perspective on the 2010 Ontario budget. Immediately following his presentation Mr. Hudak will take questions from the audience.
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Date: |
March 25, 2010 |
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Location: |
Burlington
Golf & Country Club
422 North Shore Blvd |
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Time: |
7:30 am
Registration, Breakfast & Networking
8:00 am Open Remarks
9:00 am Closing Remarks |
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Ticket Price:
(incl
GST) |
$30.00 Members
$35.00
Non-members
(You MUST pay in
advance to reserve your spot)
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Cancellations after March 18 can not be refunded.
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HOW
INNOVATION READY ARE YOU? - May 4
The New Economy has changed the rules of what it takes to run a
competitively successful business. In the Old Economy, businesses and
individuals who demonstrated some innovative flair were the exception to
the rule and therefore, assured competitive success. Product and service
life cycles are now two to three years in length and service life cycles
are sometimes less than one year into roll-out when the competition
arrives on your doorstep to pressure your margins and viability.
This will be a working session geared towards those who wish to tap
their own unique entrepreneurial genius in order to flourish in the
uncertainty and chaos that marks this new era.
Click here for details.
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RECENT
SPECIAL EVENTS
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
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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
EVENT PARTNER
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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PAST CHAIR'S GOLF TOURNAMENT SUCCESS DESPITE
RAIN
The Chamber of Commerce Past Chair's Golf Tournament
was played on June 25 at Carlisle Golf Club.
Click here for details.
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BUSINESS AWARDS GALA
The
2009 Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Gala was held on May 7 at
the Burlington Convention Centre. Click here for details.
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2009 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
More
than eighty people attended the
Chamber’s sixty-second Annual General Meeting which was held on April 1
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 2008 financial statements,
approval of the 2008 AGM minutes and the appointment of Deloitte as the
Chamber’s auditor for 2009. Outgoing Chair, Janet Whitehouse
thanked the Board and volunteers for making her year as Chair such a
success. New Chair Francis Mackan outlined his plans for the
Chamber for his year as Chair. 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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