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The Board and staff of the Dufferin Board of Trade are proud to announce that nominations are open for the 2017 Business Excellence Awards! This annual celebration of the best in business culminates at the awards gala in October where our organization has the honour to present the eight highly esteemed awards to the deserving recipients. This year we are presenting awards that recognize every aspect of our business community from large to small businesses, non-profits, community organizations, and individuals who exemplify business leadership.  I encourage you to visit our website to read about the award categories and nominate a business that you believe exemplifies business excellence in Dufferin.

In addition, our annual Golf Tournament on August 24th is fast approaching and what better way to think local than to play local at our Play Local Golf Tournament. This year's silent auction will be benefitting Headwaters Health Care Foundation. As always the golf tournament promises great fun and prizes, friendly competition, and a year's worth of bragging rights!

Pete Renshaw, Chair
Dufferin Board of Trade

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Nominations Open for 2017 Business Excellence Awards!

The Dufferin Board of Trade (DBOT) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2017 Business Excellence Awards (BEAs).  The Business Excellence Awards recognize outstanding businesses, organizations, and individuals in Dufferin County who have worked diligently and tirelessly to excel in their field. The eight highly esteemed awards are presented at the Business Excellence Awards Gala held annually in October. It is a night of celebration and inspiration unrivaled in the region and business excellence has the centre stage. The Business Excellence Awards Gala will be held on October 19 th , 2017.

In 2017 DBOT is excited to be presenting three new award categories: Association of the Year, Emerging Business Award, and Innovator Award. These new awards recognize the dynamic, ever-changing and evolving business environment in Dufferin and the Province of Ontario. Local businesses can participate through award nominations and the many different sponsorship opportunities. Award sponsors present their award to the deserving recipient at the gala event.

The Dufferin Board of Trade presents the following 2017 Business Excellence Award categories:

Business of the year - under 10 employees
Business of the Year - 10 or more employees
Association of the Year
Emerging Business Award
Innovator Award
Young Professional of the Year  
Sustainability 
Business Citizen of the Year


Think Local Member Outreach Program

Wade Striebel, Think Local Champion
Back in January of this year the team at DBOT launched the Think Local campaign.  Think Local is DBOT's campaign to support our outstanding members and the greater Dufferin business community.  Thinking local means buying local, partnering local, and working together to build a strong and robust business community in Dufferin.

We are very excited to have Wade Striebel join the DBOT team this summer as our Think Local Champion. In this new role Wade will be travelling around our region meeting with our members and collecting their stories and experiences. The goal is to understand what makes this region the best place to do business and to spotlight the amazing businesses that call Dufferin home. The secondary goal is to collect information on business issues that affect operators in our region. These interviews will help us to form our policy resolutions and frame our advocacy agenda.

The stories of our hard working entrepreneurs and business professionals will be captured on our website under our key sectors section.

If you would like to have Wade capture your business experience in Dufferin click here!
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The Changing Workplaces Review and newly announced Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Plan has presented new and concerning challenges for our members and the greater Dufferin business community. The Dufferin Board of Trade and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce have been vocal opponents of many of the reforms.

We have collected comments from our members on how these changes will affect their operations and we encourage you to take action against these reforms by submitting a letter to your local MPP through the Keep Ontario Working Coalition's website. The Keep Ontario Working (KOW) group is a coalition of Ontario's leading industry and sector associations as well as major employers. KOW brings together divergent voices to strengthen our collective advocacy. 

To submit a letter, click here. 
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5 Minutes for Business: Modernizing NAFTA - Come Join Our Campaign!
This brief from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce reflects on the relentless efforts of business communities around the world in support of trade and what you can do to put the power of the Chamber network behind NAFTA.

We remain optimistic that NAFTA 2.0 could be a huge boost to the economies of North America because there is so much to be gained. But we're also starting to worry: anti-trade rhetoric and posturing could veer the talks towards trouble. There are a lot of contentious issues to resolve in an unreasonably short deadline. Trade, in general, and NAFTA, in particular, are massively unpopular with Trump supporters.

Click here to read the entire brief.
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Keystone Performance Group











Keystone Performance Group is an advisory firm specializing in creating program management strategies and project plans to help businesses and entrepreneurs realize their goals and full potential on key projects.

Click here for more information.
CME Operations and Risk Management Consulting
Charles McCabe is an operations oriented Management Consultant with depth in Risk and Project Management whose goal is to help organizations in Dufferin County achieve their objectives with an eye towards managing risk.

Click here for more information

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Correct Fire and Security


 20% off on all new equipment.





D&D Pools and Spa


10% discount to DBOT members on regular priced pool and spa water treatment products, maintenance products (ie: nets and hoses), toys and barbecue accessories.




Click here to see all our Member 2 Member Discounts.
Events
Dufferin Board of Trade Play Local Golf Tournament
August 24 @ 11:00 am - 7:30 pm
Shelburne Golf and Country Club,  516423 County Rd. 124 RR 3 
Melancthon, ON L9V 1V2 Canada  

It's time for the annual member favourite, the Dufferin Board of Trade Play Local Golf Tournament! Come out to enjoy a round of golf, a delicious dinner, a silent auction benefiting Headwaters Health Care Foundation, and vie in friendly competition for the many prizes to be won! As always there will be plenty of opportunity to network with business and community stakeholders!

Not a golfer? Join us for the dinner portion of the evening for networking, the silent auction, and plenty of fun!

Click  here  to register.
Public Information Centre
June 26 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Shelburne Recreation Complex,  200 Fiddle Park Lane 
Shelburne, ON L0N 1S0 Canada

The County of Dufferin is in the midst of preparing is Long-Term Waste Management Strategy. Join in on the conversation and attend one of our drop-in Public Information Centres. Your opinions on how we manage solid waste in the County are important and will help steer the new Long-Term Waste Management Strategy in the right direction.

Click  here for more information .
Public Information Centre
June 27 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Alder Street Recreation Centre,  275 Alder Street 
Orangeville, Ontario L9W 5H6 Canada

The County of Dufferin is in the midst of preparing is Long-Term Waste Management Strategy. Join in on the conversation and attend one of our drop-in Public Information Centres. Your opinions on how we manage solid waste in the County are important and will help steer the new Long-Term Waste Management Strategy in the right direction.

Click  here for more information .
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