Chamber Chatter - COVID-19 Resources - March 31 2020
Connecting Business. Creating Opportunity.
The Chamber of Commerce along with the City of Grande Prairie and County of Grande Prairie Economic Development Departments are working together to provide a unified approach to supporting local businesses during these unprecedented times. Many businesses may be experiencing difficult choices or financial hardship during the COVID-19 crisis and on our website is a list of resources to help you navigate various levels of support. We will try to update this page as often as we can to provide additional resources, including locally hosted webinars.

We plan on hosting another information webinar via Zoom this Friday, April 3 from 12:00-1:00 PM with a presentation from ATB. Watch for confirmation and registration details on the Chamber, City and County websites and social media as well as the Chamber Connections newsletter on Thursday.
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Show us on Facebook what you’re doing to #LoveLocalGP and you could win $1,500. Support of any business in the Grande Prairie & District area including the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie, Sexsmith, Beaverlodge, Wembley, or Hythe will qualify you to enter.

Entering is easy:
1) use  #LoveLocalGP  in your post
2) make your post public
3) tag the business you are supporting if possible and share a photo when you can
Get creative by sharing a business post, writing a review, patronizing a business or getting a delivery from them. The ways are countless!

All rewards will be in the form of a Chamber Cheque redeemable at any member(s) of our Chamber. Check out the list of members here, you have over 1300 to chose from:  https://business.grandeprairiechamber.com/directory

There are 4 weekly draws of $100; $500 draws in April and May; plus runner-up draws of $750, $500 & $250 when we do the grand prize $1500 draw in June.
Running your own business is never easy—even in the best of times. The coronavirus crisis presents a whole new set of challenges. How to survive? How to maintain cash flow? How to be resilient and navigate whatever comes next?

On April 2 at 1:00 p.m. (EDT) (11:00 AM MDT), join Smith Business Insight and Queen’s Executive Education for a free 60-minute webinar offering entrepreneurs a unique perspective on the current situation, and advice on how to overcome the obstacles and preserve your business. Featuring seasoned entrepreneurs and experts: George Rossolatos, CEO of the Canadian Business Growth Fund; Jess Joss, CEO of Equation Angels; Stephen Smith, CEO and co-founder of First National Financial; and Elspeth Murray, CIBC Faculty Fellow in Entrepreneurship at Smith School of Business.

Register now  to learn:
  • How to make sense of the current business climate
  • How to pivot your business in the coming weeks and months
  • Ideas for cash-flow management
  • How the current crisis is affecting funding for businesses
  • How to maintain a positive outlook
  • Useful lessons from past economic crashes
  • Advice to make it through and be ready for recovery
Following the presentation, we’ll have time for a Q&A with our speakers.

Learn How to Survive and Thrive in Difficult Times
 
Like most business owners and sales professionals, we are all going through difficult times in keeping our operations running productively and, more importantly, keeping our people focused and productive. Who knows when it will end, but it is imperative to stay positive, keep soldiering on and channel the despair and negativity.

In an effort to help, I am hosting a series of webinars to help you keep moving forward and start your days strong!

April 2, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
How to Succeed at Selling Remotely

April 9, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
How to Succeed at Leading in Uncertain Times

April 16, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
How to Succeed at Selling in Uncertain Times

April 23, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
Managing Your Team Remotely

April 29, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
Selling in the Digital Age...Moving Your Sales Game Online

We are open and here to support your business needs, give us a call at 780-449-4906.
 
Thank you,
Chad Banman, B.Ed
Sandler Training Edmonton
by Ayon Sales and Consulting Services
Phone 780.449.4906 | email  chad.banman@sandler.com
 
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Alberta Business Survey- COVID-19 Impacts Survey

In consultation with our various economic development partners, Economic Developers Alberta (EDA) has agreed to develop and this online survey for distribution to the broader Alberta business community.

This short survey will enable us to gather consistent, high level data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to Alberta businesses.

Our primary goal is to identify immediate and emerging business needs and trends, in order to ensure all of our economic development partners, and key stakeholders are able to provide the best response possible.

One of EDA's priorities is to ensure Alberta's economic development professionals have the most relevant tools and resources for their local businesses in order to accelerate long-term business and economic recovery efforts.

Thank you so much for taking the time to fill out this short survey. Please feel free to forward the link to others as well. We want to hear from as many Alberta businesses as possible.

Note: We will not be sharing specific information on your business, only summary data to identify top needs and trends.