Local Citizens Come Together to Form an Opportunity Development Cooperative
Community Jumps at New Opportunities
Communities have been built on the foundation of citizens pooling their resources to fill gaps and ensure needs are met. The new Stettler Opportunity Development Cooperative ((ODC) does not stray far from the origins of community building. A grassroots committee has formed to address gaps in the Stettler community and look for opportunities to support a new business with local capital matched by a contributing partner. This is a made-in-Stettler solution to ensure support within the community, create stable jobs, use local suppliers and fill gaps in community professional and retail offerings...
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Have an idea you would like to submit? Simply fill out the form below: |
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If you have questions or need more information or assistance emailing your idea, please contact us the Stettler Regional Board of Trade office. |
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Kick off your holiday season with our traditional lighting of the main street tree and other community events during Moonlight Madness!
The lighting of the Main Street Tree will be completed by Mayor Sean Nolls and the 2020 Citizens of the Year and will be live streamed to the Stettler Board of Trade Facebook page.
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Many local businesses are offering their traditional sales and promotions over an extended period and late-night shopping will be available at many local businesses.
Main Street will be closed to vehicle traffic as of 3:00pm to assist businesses with adherence to Alberta Health Services social distancing guidelines. Watch for Tractor Trains to assist with travels to and from area parking lots, courtesy of the Stettler Antique Tractor Club.
Additional sanitization and masks are recommended. For more information visit www.shopstettler.ca
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The 2020 season of the Think Local, Shop Stettler Cash Cards promotion has begun!
Draws will be made weekly each Friday LIVE on the Stettler Board of Trade Facebook page starting on Friday, November 27th for the early bird draw of $100 Heart of Alberta Dollars.
Consumers will receive one entry for each purchase at a local participating business and additional entries for every $100 spent in the same purchase. (ie: $236.50 = 3 entries)
First pick-up date will be Thursday, November 26. Please have entries ready for Board of Trade staff and volunteers by 10:00am.
If you require additional entry slips or for more information, contact Donna by clicking button.
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Gift Giving Guide
December 4th is Santa's List Day- the day he officially makes his Naughty or Nice list.
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We want to help everyone with their gift selections for those on Santa's Nice list by hosting a Gift Giving Guide on the Think Local, Shop Stettler website. Each participating or supporting Think Local, Shop Stettler business may submit their top items to be highlighted on the page (see sample). Information for each product will be required including name of product and link to website order page. Submissions deadline is Tuesday, December 1, 2020. For more information, contact Donna. |
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Defining your business strategy - Articles and tools |...
Find out how to provide your company with a vision of where it will be in the future and learn how to develop the map to get there.
Read more
www.bdc.ca
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Studies have shown many benefits of offering employees learning and development opportunities such as:
- Increased job satisfaction and morale among employees
- Increased employee motivation
- Increased efficiencies in processes, resulting in financial gain
- Increased capacity to adopt new technologies and methods
- Increased innovation in strategies and products
- Reduced employee turnover
The list goes on and that is why your business may be interested in taking advantage of the Canada-Alberta Job Grant.
It is a training program where an employer applies on behalf of their present or future employee(s) for eligible training costs. Employers decide who gets training and what type of training may be needed for their employees.
Funding provided by the Government of Canada through the Workforce Development Agreement. If hiring and training an unemployed Albertan, up to 100% of training costs could be covered, up to $15,000 per trainee. Interested in learning more about the grant? Click the link below:
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ACC applauds GOA red tape reduction
"At a time when job creators are facing more pressures than ever, it's vital for government to streamline processes and reduce administrative burdens where it can. I applaud the Government of Alberta's latest step to do just that." - ACC...
Read more
www.abchamber.ca
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Community Futures East Parkland is offering social distancing reminder and directional arrows for local non-profits, community groups or small businesses in need. |
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They are being offered on a first come, first serve basis. If you would like to order please contact Kate with
Community Futures East Parkland.
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Looking to hire a student? CAREERS can help! |
The Next Generation connects employers with high school students for paid internships in skilled trades, information & communications technology, healthcare and more. We even pre-vet applicants to find the perfect fit, completely free of charge.
Ann Garrett
Program Coordinator
18256 – 102 Ave. NW | Edmonton, AB T5S 1S7
P. 403-348-9025
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Learning and Development Opportunities |
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Peninsula Canada, one of our new ACC Partners, is hosting a live webinar and Q&A series on Alberta Bill 32 and what businesses need to know in order to be compliant with these changes. Dates and registration details are below – please note that spots are limited to 30 per date and are exclusively for members of community chambers. |
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Doing Business With the Government of Canada: Supplier Registration and Finding Opportunities (2/2)
- Date: Dec 3, 2020
- Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Free Webinar
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Introducing the Main Street Relaunch Program!
This program was designed to help small business owners relaunch their businesses with a focus on ecommerce and online marketing in the wake of COVID-19. The program goes beyond simply getting businesses online, it will help entrepreneurs create financial forecasts that allow them to recover from revenue loss, and transition their business model into one that relies less on foot traffic and face to face interaction.
8.5 hours of on demand video content, curated directly for small business owners. Topics include: Cash Flow Management, Business Operations, Marketing, PR and more.
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Main Street Relaunch training sessions
8 live sessions touching on key topics that will help main street businesses relaunch. Registration for the second session is now open below:
Cash Flow Management Strategies - Dec 2 at 2:00p.m.
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Access Prosperity and the Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network (CARIN) have developed a cohort-based incubator. This incubator will focus on three industries, an oil pivot, agriculture, and manufacturing. The aim of this incubator is to help early-stage entrepreneurs build and develop their startups through customer discovery, training on emerging technology, as well as support from industry experts, industry-specific programming, and access to coaching.
This incubator will include 50 hours of training over twelve weeks and is free to motivated entrepreneurs.
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The Rotary Club of Stettler presents a Moonlight Scavenger Hunt |
During Moonlight Madness (Friday Nov 27) the Rotary Club of Stettler is hosting a scavenger hunt where customers will need to find the Rotary flag in 5 different locations throughout. We are looking for businesses who would be interested in hosting a small flag in their store. Consumers will come and take a photo with it and bring the photo to us on Main Street between 6pm-9pm for a chance to win gift cards and Heart of Alberta Dollars to our local businesses.
To host a flag and be part of the fun, sign up here!
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Business
Volunteer Opportunity
A Letter from Home Support Program Coordinator Terri Visser
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Home Support is a Not-For-Profit organization that has been around for forty years. We provide services to the seniors, disabled, convalescent people of our community. Our services include Meals on Wheels, Housekeeping, Laundry, Caring Championship, and Hand and Foot Nail care.
On annual basis our volunteers deliver 3500 meals. Meals are delivered at 12:00pm by a volunteer Monday to Friday. For our other services. We have qualified aides come to clients home and help them with daily living activities. On average we have 70 clients per month in town and in the county.
We are looking for businesses like yours to volunteer to deliver meals at 11:45am to 1:00pm. One week of the year. (You can take additional weeks if your organization wishes). It requires two vehicles to deliver. Volunteers pick up meals at the Front Main Entrance at Points West Living and deliver the meals to recipients through out town and after return meal carriers back to Points West Living.
We also except donations. Donations go directly towards service rates, so everyone is able to afford our services.
We thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and would like to assure you that any time volunteering for us and any funds donated would be gratefully accepted.
Sincerely,
Terri Visser
Program Coordinator
Ph: 403-742-6568 Email: info@stettlerhomesupport.com
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Shed Some Light
On Your Business
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The annual Light the Night fundraiser at Stettler Town and Country Museum is a continually growing success! On average 1000 vehicles with 3 to 4 people in each drive through the displays each season. Local businesses and groups are invited to put together displays for the big event. This gives each business the opportunity to not only support this local cause but to have your business seen by a large audience. Contact Karen at the museum for details on how your business can get involved! |
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