Wednesday, September 19th 2018
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Chair's Gala: 
Business Achievement Awards
 
- Thursday November 8th
 
The 23rd annual Business Achievement Awards which celebrate incredible innovations and success is unique in its engagement of a broad range of industry sectors and sizes from all reaches of our city. Please join us for an "evening of celebration" this year on Thurs day, November 8th at the 


Thursday November 8th, 2018
Cocktail Reception: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm
Award Ceremony: 9:00pm
NEW THIS YEAR " After Party Celebration" Old Stones




  

Host Venue
 
 
Workshop: Today's Digital World - Wednesday October 11th
 

Join us at the Landmark Cinemas for a presentation on "Attracting Customers in Today's Digital World". Together, spokespersons for each local media outlet will tackle three topics that are key to achieving our business and marketing goals. Breakout sessions will go further in-depth and answer your questions.

Facilitators:
Jennifer Bergen - Director, Local Digital Sales and iHeartradio Operations Bell Media. 
Dean Shoukas - Sr. Manager Digital Sales, Corus Entertainment Toronto






     

 
Good Morning Kingston: Meet The Mayoral Candidates - Tuesday Sept 25th at the Ambassador  


Join us Tuesday September 25th to hear from all the mayoral candidates in Kingston. Learn about their platforms, ask the questions that business needs the answers to.
 
   
 

THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR 





Workshop: Practical SEO For Small Business - Tuesday Sept 25th
 
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is one the most important marketing channels for small businesses. Unfortunately, when it comes to SEO there is a lot of misinformation out there. In this workshop, we aim to fix that. This workshop takes a look at how SEO affects your small business, and give practical tips for how you can improve your SEO for little to no cost.

Facilitator: Zack Talsma, owner, Lure Marketing  We will discuss:
 
  • What SEO is and why it is so important for small businesses.
  • How Google and other major search engines determine how to rank competing websites.
  • How to improve the SEO of any small business website.
  • How to avoid SEO penalties from major search engines.
  • The future of SEO.






 
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Connect: Expo Showcase - September 28th and 29th
Be part of the Connect EXPO Showcase at the Sail Room, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Exhibits are 85% SOLD!

   


  

    
Good Morning Kingston: Meet The New Ontario Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rocco Rossi at the St. Lawrence College Update with President and CEO Glenn Vollebregt - Tuesday October 2nd

Join us Tuesday October 2nd as we showcase the 
NEW Student Centre!  Wake up with some  Business Before Business  and "get connected" to what is happening in our community.

St. Lawrence College has been one of the driving forces behind the Eastern Ontario economy for half a century.  What are the opportunities and challenges that will drive SLC's success over the next 50 years?  
 
Glenn Vollebregt

Rocco Rossi
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