Welcome
to the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. We have been the voice of
business in Burlington since 1947. With over 1,000 members we advocate
on behalf of local business and provide valuable networking opportunities to help
your business grow and prosper.
BUSINESS AWARD NOMINATIONS BEING ACCEPTED
Nominations are now open for the 2008 Chamber of Commerce
Business Excellence Awards and the Mayor's Community Service
Awards. Nominating a company is easy and you can nominate
as many companies as you like.
Simply click here for the short nomination forms.
SPECIAL SEMINAR FOCUSES ON MOST REQUESTED TOPICS
Marketing, sales and customer retention are
the most requested seminar topics by Chamber members. Our
informative panel discussion on September 11 focuses on the three major aspects of the
sales cycle: finding new customers, closing the sale, and retaining your
clients. The Find 'Em, Get 'Em, Keep 'Em panel will
teach you, with real life experiences, what you need to know to find,
get and keep clients. Our panellists bring a wealth of experience
to the table.
Click
here for details.
MAYOR'S
2008 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS
The Chamber is hosting the annual Mayor's State of the City Address
on October 15. This year's address will be Mayor Cam Jackson's
second. The Mayor's first two years in municipal office have seen
many high profile issues on the city agenda, only a few of which
include McMaster University, Burlington's Performing Arts Centre and
Wal-Mart. This address is often viewed as the Mayor's most
important speech of the year. We are very pleased to be holding the
State of the City Address at the newly rebuilt clubhouse at the
Burlington Golf and Country Club.
Click here for details and to register.
CHAMBER SETS UP SERIES OF FALL EVENTS
PAST
CHAIR'S GOLF TOURNAMENT A SOLD OUT SUCCESS
The Chamber's
annual Past Chair's golf tournament was a sold out success. It was
the largest and fastest in Burlington Chamber history. After
lunch, golf, dinner and prizes, happy golfers were sent on their way
home at 7:55pm.
Visit our
Golf Tournament page for winners, photos and details.
AWARD
WINNERS ANNOUNCED AT GALA
At the Chamber
Business Awards Gala 400 business people gathered at the Burlington
Convention Centre to celebrate business excellence in Burlington.
The Chamber announced the winners of the 2007 business excellence awards
and several other awards were presented.
Click here
for details and winners.
CHAMBER HOSTS SIXTY-FIRST AGM AND ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD
CHAMBER SURVEYS MEMBERS ON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
In March 2008
the Chamber surveyed its members to determine their views about the
Burlington Performing Arts Centre. The results of this survey were
used by the Chamber to develop a
policy
recommendation.
Click here for the survey results.
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CHAMBER
SURVEYS MEMBERS ON FAMILY DAY PLANS
The
Chamber office has received several inquires about how companies are
planning on dealing with the new statutory holiday, Family Day. To help
answer these questions, the Chamber surveyed its members to find out
their plans. It was a popular topic: 321 people completed the survey.
70% of companies are treating it as an additional holiday with no other
changes. Click
here for full survey results sorted by size and sector. For
more information about dealing with Family Day visit the Ontario
Government Family Day web page, the Employment
Standards Act web page, or the Ontario
Government Public Holidays web page.
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RECYCLING
WIN FOR BURLINGTON BUSINESS
For
the last year and a half, the Chamber has been working with both the
city and the region to increase the amount of fine paper recycling
pickup for local businesses. At the December Halton Region Council
meeting a recommendation was adopted that provides for fine paper
recycling for commercial locations. Click
here for details.
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CHAMBER'S
SCHOLARSHIP FUND REACHES $100,000 GOAL
In
May of 2005, the Chamber announced that it had partnered with the Burlington
Community Foundation to establish an endowment fund to ensure
the growth and sustainability of the Chamber's
scholarship program. The Chamber set an aggressive target of
$100,000 for the fund. To help encourage donations to reach this target,
Chamber President Keith Hoey promised to shave his head if the
target was reached by December 31, 2007. On December 4, at the
Chamber's Business
After 5 networking event, Board Chair Rosalene Phillips announced
that the fund had reached the $100,000 target. Phillips shaved
Hoey's head to the amusement of the 200 plus crowd. Read
more and see more photos and video on our Scholarship
page.
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CHAMBER
60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION A GREAT SUCCESS
On
October 17, the Chamber celebrated its
60th
anniversary. More than 300 Chamber members gathered to
recognize sustaining
members and Past Presidents and Past Chairs. The big surprise
of the evening was a $5,000 donation by Tourism
Burlington and the Burlington Hotel Association to the Chamber's Business
Student Scholarship Program. Click
here for details of the event.
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CHAMBER
DRIVES MAJOR
WIN FOR BUSINESSES
On
March 21 federal parliament voted against Bill C-257 (which proposed
anti-replacement worker legislation). This is a major win for businesses
in Canada and an excellent example of how being a member of the Chamber
of Commerce can help your business. When plans for this new bill were
announced, the Canadian Chamber mobilized local Chambers throughout the
country. The
Burlington Chamber contacted local MP Mike Wallace and solicited his
support in defeating this Bill. This type of advocacy work is only
possible because of the strength of each local Chamber and the channeling
of that strength to the federal level. Your membership makes a
difference.
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