Chamber Member Connections - March 26 2020

The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce continues to work with our members and partners to try to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business community. We recognize that this situation has put unprecedented stress on families, friends, and colleagues as the world struggles to contain this outbreak. The practice of social distancing and hand-washing remain the most effective means to flatten the curve of the spread. For the safety of everyone, we have postponed all events and meetings for the foreseeable future until it becomes safe to do so again. Our office is closed to the public but our team is still working remotely to provide you with updates and information pertaining to your business including the Chamber Chatter newsletter on Tuesdays and our  Connections newsletter which will now be issued every Thursday to give our members another avenue to share their information with the community. Our social media pages are also open for ALL businesses to reach out regardless of Chamber membership. We are working with our partners at the Alberta Chambers of Commerce and Canadian Chamber of Commerce as well as the City of Grande Prairie, County of Grande Prairie and MD of Greenview to ensure the voice of business is heard at all levels of government and we appreciate the efforts made. We have been working to find ways to help give a boost to businesses during the current situation and you can watch for initiatives coming soon. If you haven't noticed, we have been transitioning to a new website. Same address, new look and hopefully easier to navigate. It's been a struggle with the changeover due to technical issues but we believe most of the bugs have been worked out. Thank you for your patience with that. We encourage you to login and update your page with the most current information, logos, images, videos, etc. If you require any assistance, please contact our office. We have also launched a COVID-19 Business Resiliency taskforce with the City of Grande Prairie and County of Grande Prairie to provide support for businesses through this pandemic. The link on our website is https://www.grandeprairiechamber.com/covid-19-business-resiliency/ Our first event, a free webinar, is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, March 27 at 12:00 PM. More details are available below, as well as information on our new #LoveLocalGP initiative. Please reach out to us at any time, let us know what we can do to assist you as we work to support each other in these challenging and uncertain times. Above all, stay well and as always we appreciate and value your support. Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce

Let's work together to overcome the most recent economic upset. Learn how to build a resilient business which can recover more quickly. Building Resiliency Through COVID-19 The Grande Prairie & District Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Grande Prairie and the County of Grande Prairie invite local businesses to join us this Friday March 27th from 12:00-1:00 PM as we sit down with Holly Sorgen, Business Advisor and Executive Director of Community Futures Grande Prairie & Region. Holly will discuss supports available from various levels of government, navigating the processes, program eligibility and suitability and offer suggestions for quick actions that can be taken to help your business survive the impacts of COVID-19. CLICK HERE to register for this free webinar About Holly Holly Sorgen is the owner/operator of her own business coaching and Facilitation Company, developing and delivering training related to Career and Employment, as well as Business and Entrepreneurship. She has been Executive Director for Community Futures since October 2005. Holly has been involved in the development and facilitation of several Community Economic Development projects ranging from feasibility studies, non-profit strategic planning, new technology advancement and development and community capacity building.

Show us how you are supporting local using #LoveLocalGP in your Facebook post and tag the business you are supporting when possible to be entered into a weekly draw to win 1 of 4 Chamber Cheques valued at $100 each. Each unique post will also receive a ballot into our grand prize draw of a $1,500 Chamber Cheque or one of the runner up prizes. Chamber Cheques can be spent at any member businesses. Posts must be public to be entered to win. Follow the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce on Facebook for more details. Our thanks to the City of Grande Prairie   County of Grande Prairie Economic Development Departments for their efforts in helping to form this partnership.

CLICK HERE for the recorded webinar with Pierre Cleroux, Vice-President Research and Chief Economist with BDC

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