ACC COVID-19 daily update
May 21, 2020
What's new
Phase two economic relaunch: A discussion with Alberta Economic Development, Trade and Tourism

The ACC invites businesses opening in phase two of Alberta's economic relaunch to join Michele Evans, Assistant Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Trade, and Tourism to discuss Alberta's relaunch. Please note that space is limited and individuals are required to register to attend. We ask all chambers to please assign only one representative for the call so there is room for business participants.

CBRN Launches National Guide For Business Reopening
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Canadian Business Resilience Network has prepared a toolkit designed to provide guidance, or access to guidance, for business owners and senior managers responsible for re-establishing their operations while ensuring the health and safety of their staff, customers, suppliers and the general public is at the forefront.

Relaunch strategy for Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce

The Lethbridge Chamber has prepared a document outlining its chamber relaunch strategy.

Webinar: Adapting your Business Plan in a Crisis, Presented by CPA Alberta

When “business as usual” becomes disrupted, how do you pivot and adapt? Presented by CPA Alberta, this webinar at 10 a.m. on May 28 will discuss how you can re-examine your business plan to identify next steps and opportunities, even in a crisis – allowing your business to emerge even more resilient than ever! Register through the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce .

BDC webinar: How to restart your business in the wake of COVID-19
 
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is organizing a free live webinar for entrepreneurs on May 22 at 10 a.m. MT on how to restart their business in the wake of COVID-19. During this webinar, BDC's experts will provide guidance on how entrepreneurs can address new operational and financial challenges in a changed consumer and economic landscape. Register online

ACC pulse check survey — LAST DAY
 
Tomorrow is the final day of the ACC's short COVID-19 and low oil prices pulse check survey. Please take the survey and share your insights. To share the survey with other job creators, please copy and paste the link https://albertaperspectives.vision-critical.com/c/r/ab-covid-pulsecheck2-2020-chambers rather than sharing your unique URL.
In an effort to keep these bulletins focused on new daily developments, we have moved key COVID-19 resources to our website . This list is updated daily as new information becomes available.

If you have permission to share experiences from your members on navigating the new federal support programs, especially challenges or gaps businesses have found, please email hclifford@abchamber.ca. The ACC will use these stories to inform our feedback and advocacy on behalf of Alberta's business community.

On behalf of all of the ACC executive and staff, we thank you for all that you do. Please know we are here for you and wish you and yours good health and a timely end to the current situation. Please contact office@abchamber.ca with any questions or concerns.
The Alberta Chambers of Commerce is a federation of 124 community-based chambers of commerce representing more than 25,000 job creators.

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