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Small Business Week 2019
In partnership with: Small Business Week runs from October 20th - 26th Small Business Week is an annual celebration of Canadian entrepreneurship. Events held during the week bring entrepreneurs together for workshops, networking, and tradeshows across the country....
Federal Election 2019
Election Day is October 21, 2019 The Candidates Burlington Riding Oakville North-Burlington Riding Lenaee Dupuis - Canada's NDP Jane Michael - Conservative Party of Canada Gareth Williams - Green Party of Canada Karina Gould - Liberal Party of Canada Peter Smetana -...
Red Carpet Task Force
Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward announced a new initiative being launched from the Mayor’s Office in partnership with Councillor Kelvin Galbraith: the Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force. The initiative's goal: identify and eliminate barriers to growth and new business...
New Staff Welcome
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce welcomes Lindsay Stevenson as their new Strategic Communications Coordinator. With a background in Global Studies, and post-graduate certificate in International Development, Lindsay is pleased to continue raise awareness for...
Addressing Regional Imbalances Critical to Ontario’s Future
On September 12, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) released a new report, The Great Mosaic: Reviving Ontario’s Regional Economies. The report outlines how government of all levels can work with industry to unleash the potential of Ontario’s regional economies and...
Supporting Economic Growth in Ontario
Each year the Ontario Economic Report (OER) presents the collective voice of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce's (OCC) membership through the Business Confidence Survey, the Business Prosperity Index and the Economic Outlook. The report provides a snapshot of the past...
Burlington Chamber of Commerce Announces New President & CEO
The Burlington Chamber Of Commerce is pleased to announce that Carla Y. Nell has been appointed as the organization‘s new President & CEO effective July 22, 2019. Ms. Nell is replacing Keith Hoey who announced his retirement in January. "Interest in the CEO...
Burlington Chamber of Commerce Announces Joel Ippolito as the 2019 Distinguished Entrepreneur
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce has announced that Joel Ippolito, CEO of Ippolito Group, will receive Burlington's 2019 Distinguished Entrepreneur Award. Joel Ippolito was chosen as the award recipient to recognize his leadership role in building a successful,...
What is advocacy, anyway?
Not too long ago I wrote a blog about what a Chamber of Commerce is and what it is not. Some of the questions that I got after the blog was published were about advocacy. What is advocacy? How does the Chamber do advocacy work? What difference does advocacy work make?...
Separation of Chamber and City Hall
I’ve been working at the Burlington Chamber of Commerce for about 15 years now and I’ve noticed a fairly common misperception about what a Chamber of Commerce actually is. Often when I’m out at an event, someone will ask me what I do for a living. When I...
Burlington Chamber of Commerce Announces Winners of the Business Excellence Awards
The 2019 Business Excellence Awards were presented at the Burlington Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Gala on April 4 to the delight of the 510 business people in attendance. John Goodwin, Chair of the Burlington Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, was proud to...
