Business Voice
// April E-Newsletter
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In this issue...
Your Connection //
Upcoming Events - Virtual Town Hall & Employment Law
Your Voice //
Vaughan Chamber's COVID-19 Business Resources
Your Low Down //
Keep it Local Marketplace / Business Tips
Your Membership //
Member Marketplace / Chambers Plan Resource Centre
Your Community //
Financial Advice with Frank Fazzari / Virtual Town Hall
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Message from Vaughan Chamber President & CEO
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The Vaughan Chamber business community remains strong and resilient because we continue to work together. During this unprecedented time, the world is working side-by-side in spite of our physical distancing. At the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce, our staff and board have been working tirelessly to fight for this community through our advocacy and outreach efforts, business recovery support, and promotion of local organizations. We are committed to supporting you and making concerted efforts to help all sectors navigate the challenging road ahead. We wanted to let you know how we’ll continue to fight
for
and
alongside you:
- Informative Virtual Town Hall meetings with all levels of government
- Being your voice, imparting your critical business concerns to elected officials
- COVID-19 Business Resource Page – updated daily
- Free Business Resource Webinar Series
- Free Facebook “Keep It Local” Member Marketplace – buy & sell with local businesses
- Helpful Member Business Tips for navigating this crisis
- Free Job Board for member businesses and job seekers
- #MemberSpotlight to recognize community COVID-19 efforts
Given the current turbulence and uncertainty, it is a critical time for the Vaughan Chamber membership to stay united. Please feel free to reach out anytime – we are in this together. Be well and stay safe.
Brian Shifman
President & CEO
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Your Connection //
Upcoming Events
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Virtual Town Hall with Political Leaders from Thornhill
Featuring MP Hon. Peter Kent, MPP Gila Martow and Hon. Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
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Watch our third Virtual Town Hall this Wednesday, April 22
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at 7:30pm
on our Facebook Page. We're building on our Virtual Town Hall Series with Vaughan's political leadership from Thornhill.
Please submit your questions
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Employment Law with Miller Thomson LLP
Featuring Inna Koldorf, Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
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Join us this Friday, April 24
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at 10:00 am for a presentation on Employment Law with Inna Koldorf, Partner, Miller Thomson LLP.
Topics that will be discussed include:
- Government assistance and benefits to employers and employees
- Options businesses have to temporarily lay off employees
- Essential services operations
*Session details coming soon.
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Community Events Calendar
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Check out our Community Events Calendar for Virtual Events from our Community.
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Your Voice //
Policy & Advocacy
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Vaughan Chamber COVID-19: Business Resources
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To assist businesses dealing with COVID-19, we’ve created this resource page which contains all the information on business supports announced by the Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels of Government. We’ve provided details and access to links.
Please check back frequently as we update this page on a regular basis with information as further announcements are made.
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Your Low Down //
What You Need to Know
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Keep it Local Facebook Marketplace
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#KeepItLocal
by shopping from Vaughan businesses. Our new Facebook Group allows anyone in the Vaughan community to post,
free of charge
, and shop from the amazing products and services in the Vaughan area. We have seen some great deals with convenient delivery or pick-up options and this is the place to showcase it.
Vaughan Chamber members get added benefits and recognition.
Are you a Vaughan business? Post your offerings today.
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Business Tips from the Vaughan Chamber Community
To assist businesses dealing with COVID-19, we’ve created a Business Tips page which contains information and helpful tips sent to us by our members and community.
If you have an informative business tip that would be helpful to share with the Vaughan business community, please send it to us at
info@vaughanchamber.ca
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Tag us in your Social Media Posts
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Share what your business is doing to support the community during COVID-19. This can be anything from changing your operations to accommodate, COVID-19 recovery efforts, offering convenient delivery options or initiatives you would like us to share. Tag the Vaughan Chamber and let everyone know about your current offerings and how they can connect with you. We will share your post and highlight our members with a
#MemberSpotlight
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Looking to hire? Post Available Jobs at no cost
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Take advantage of our Job Bank to help you find the right candidates. Members can post employment opportunities at
no cost.
Please contact Abinaa if you have any questions or require further assistance with posting jobs:
abinaa@vaughanchamber.ca
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Your Membership //
Benefits & Programs
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Member Marketplace - Take advantage of these savings
Members of the Vaughan Chamber post their savings on our website and newsletter at
no cost
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- Mega Cleaning Services Inc.: 10% OFF - First 3 months!!
- Raffaele Pileggi Real Estate: Lawyer Fees and Disbursements paid for when buying or selling Real Estate.
- St. John Ambulance - York Region: 10% Member Discount on all corporate training.
- Web on Demand: 20% off on a business website for members.
- Web on Demand: $80/month for business website for members.
- Wendy Brajuha Enagic Independent Distributor "Kangen Water": $500.00 one time instant savings
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*Interested in having your offers on our Member Marketplace?
Vaughan Chamber members can post available offers at
no cost.
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Chambers Plan Resource Centre
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The Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan recently launched a COVID-19 Business Resource Centre to support business owners during this challenging time.
The center shares information from professionals across Canada and around the world that are going through similarly unique challenges. Incredible business stories exist in every community creating a human connection that is so important during a time like this.
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COVID-19 ... What you can do NOW!
By:
Arik Kalininsky
, CEO, Dalikoo and Chair of the Vaughan Chamber Technology & Innovation Committee
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So, we’re living in a new reality, all of us, the entire planet. We are glued to the news, analyzing theories, and trying to help our communities and loved ones. With social media we are also experiencing information overload. There are so many instructions, opinions, directions. Some advice is good, and some is not as good. We want to focus on good advice and act on it, but it’s hard to prioritize a plan for moving forward.
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Your Community //
Virtual Events Recap
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Financial Advice for Navigating COVID-19
Featuring Frank Fazzari, Managing Partner, Fazzari + Partners LLP
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On Friday, April 3
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, we were pleased to host Frank Fazzari as he discussed financial advice for navigating COVID-19.
Frank discussed important topics including:
- What businesses are doing
- Steps to preserving cash
- Where to obtain information
- Tax filing deadlines
- Government Programs (Employee Subsidies, CERB, Property Tax Deferrals, etc.)
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Virtual Town Hall with Vaughan Political Leaders
Featuring
MP Francesco Sorbara, Minister Michael Tibollo and Hon. Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
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The Vaughan Chamber hosted its first Virtual Town Hall with all three levels of Government on Wednesday, April 8
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This Town Hall builds upon the outreach to Vaughan's business community. The Chamber’s focus has been to both understand the impacts stemming from
#COVID19
and to ensure businesses are aware of support being offered by all levels of Government.
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Key areas discussed include:
- 75% wage subsidy
- BDC Funding on the $40,000 loan
- Canada Emergency Response Benefit
- Supporting Seasonal Businesses
- Addressing Rental Concerns
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Virtual Town Hall with King-Vaughan Political Leaders
Featuring
MP Deb Schulte, Minister Stephen Lecce and Hon. Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua
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The Vaughan Chamber of Commerce hosted its second Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday, April 15
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The Chamber will focus its efforts on ensuring Vaughan’s SMEs and the broader business community are aware of the relief measures that have been made available due to the impact of COVID-19. We will also continue to advocate for additional support to address shortfalls facing businesses.
Key areas discussed include:
- Rental concerns
- Canadian economic recovery
- Business and community compliance during COVID-19
- The Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy and SME support
- Ontario Together Campaign-Repurposing to combat COVID-19
- Support for parents and children's education
- Support for seniors and their families
- Digital Government and continuing services
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