October Mid-Month E-Newsletter Sponsored By Brella Vida | |
Celebrating 50 Years Together | | |
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We are so excited to be celebrating our 50th anniversary this year! Follow us on social media and hear from some of our long-standing members about what being a member of the chamber means to them. We have been spotlighting many of our longest standing members throughout the year through weekly videos. | |
It's Small Business Week! | |
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Did you know there are over a million small and medium-sized businesses in Canada? They make up almost 98% of employer businesses in the country!
This week, October 15th-21st, is small business week and we encourage you to support small and local. Show your love to the business owners of Airdrie by posting about your favourite locations, spending a little money OR by giving yourself a pat on the back if you are an owner/small business yourself!
We appreciate you and you deserve to be celebrated this week! Feel free to use the hashtags #iheartairdrie #shoplocalairdrie #iHeartSmallBiz #SBW2023 when posting about your favourite small businesses.
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Thinking Big, Supporting Small: Fuelling Business Decisions with Data.
October 18 | 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM | Virtual | Discussion and Live Q&A
Join this free event looking at the evolving business landscape and help equip entrepreneurs and small businesses with the knowledge and confidence necessary to not only survive but thrive in this new era.
Speakers include:
- Pierre Cléroux, Vice President, Research and Chief Economist, BDC
- Stephen Tapp, Chief Economist, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
- Marwa Abdou, Senior Research Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce
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A.I. and The Future of Work(force Development)
October 18 | 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM | Virtual
Mark your calendars for the next Peer Learning Group event, AI and the Future of Workforce Development. Register for this free event now to secure your spot and be part of the conversation shaping the future of workforce development!
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Celebrate Business Success during Small Business Week!
Airdrie Business Awards Gala
October 19th, 2023 | 6:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Deadline to purchase tickets in Thursday, October 19th, 2023 at 12:00 PM.
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Casual Chamber Connections
November 2nd, 2023 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Members-only. Registration is required.
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Breakfast with
All Levels of Government
November 17th, 2023 | 7:45 AM - 10:00 AM
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Workshop: Conflict Management
November 22nd, 2023 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
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Complimentary Meet Your Chamber
November 30th, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
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Already attended a "Meet Your Chamber" Event? Feel free to join us for Optional Networking to follow with new and future-members! | | |
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Only a Limited Number of Tickets Available!
50th Anniversary Gala
December 9th, 2023
Doors open at 7:00 PM
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The Alberta Chambers of Commerce is a federation of 111 community-based chambers of commerce representing more than 24,000 job creators. | |
100 colleagues from across Canada met in Calgary at the Canadian Chamber Executives of Canada Convention and AGM last week. Over the two days,they dove into enriching professional development and seized the opportunity to share and champion ideas aimed at best supporting businesses in Canada. | |
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Canada Is Alone in the World: Recent Events Demonstrate Canada’s Increasing International Isolation.
Canadians need to strategically rethink where we would like to see Canada in the world in the 2020s and 2030s — diplomatically, militarily and economically. We need to think about how we can make a constructive contribution to the emerging global order — not for performative reasons for the benefit of domestic politics, but to protect the interests of Canadians in the years ahead and ensure Canada’s prosperity.
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Perrin Beatty co-authored an opinion editorial focusing on successive Canadian governments’ inattention to international affairs and defence, leaving Canada underequipped to deal with the evolving global order.
Read More
Seeking Your Support for the Business Data Lab.
For eighteen months, and during some of the most trying times of the pandemic, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and our cross-Canada network of local and regional chambers of commerce have benefited from the availability of data and analysis provided by the Business Data Lab (BDL), a partnership between the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and Statistics Canada.
They are seeking your support on a letter to the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Small Business, as they are now in the process of requesting a three-year renewal or expansion of the BDL's successful partnership with Statistics Canada.
They’ve created a short form that allows you to quickly share your support. They will add your name to a letter urging Minister Valdez and her colleagues to support this critical tool for business.
Support the BDL
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Airdrie Business Support Programs | |
Government News and Resources | |
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Applications for funding to help empower youth in Canada through volunteer opportunities are open. The 2023 call for proposals under the Canada Service Corps (CSC) Program has been launched. Successful organizations will receive funding to create, promote and facilitate access to meaningful volunteer service opportunities for young people ages 12 to 30. Learn more
Free Services for Women in Skilled and Red Seal Trades
Build a Dream is offering two new free programs: Career Coaching Services and national Support Networking Groups. The FREE Career Coaching Service is exclusively tailored for women and gender minorities in the skilled trades. Register here
Regulations allowing Transport Canada to fine persons or companies who violate the Motor Vehicle Safety Act are coming into force. Under the new regulations, penalties can range up to $4,000 for an individual violating the Act, and up to $200,000 for a company. Learn more
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Value Added Discount Programs | | |
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Purolator - Free Shipping Tuesdays!
Happy Small Business Month! Every Tuesday in October, you can ship one (1) free package (up to 5 kg) using Expedited ParcelTM and the promo code of the day.
Save on reliable, on-time delivery services within Canada as a benefit of a chamber membership.
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Member News, Events & Opportunities | | |
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Pizza On Us!
Chamber Member-Only Dinner
at Sal's Restaurant
Monday, October 30th, 2023
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
No fee to get in and your first pizza and cannoli’s are compliments of Sal's Restaurant!
Registration is required.
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Welcoming Airdrie's 2nd Annual Fall Fair
October 21st, 2023 | 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Airdrie Public Library
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Financially Fierce Workshops
Part 1: October 24th, 2023 | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Part 2: November 21st, 2023 | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Are you tired of financial uncertainty holding your business back? Ready to take control and build a rock-solid framework for lasting success? On Oct. 24 and Nov. 21, tap into the expertise of Nail The Numbers, who have guided over 10,000 entrepreneurs in defining financial targets, creating actionable plans, and laying the groundwork for a financially fierce future.
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SMARTstart Applications Now Open!
This made-in-Airdrie entrepreneurial training program offers tools, mentorship and business planning to help set your business up for success. Interested? Attend an info session on Tuesday, Nov. 7 or Thursday, Nov. 30, to learn more about program eligibility, commitment expectations and the application process.
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Trick or Treat Downtown
Saturday, October 28th, 2023
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Downtown Airdrie
Trick or treaters will be invited to collect a treat from participating Downtown Airdrie businesses. Businesses can participate by decorating the store front for Halloween and offering a treat or trick at their location.
Each participating business will receive an event poster to put up on event day and be placed on a promotional map for the public to visit.
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AIrdrie Economic Development Breakfast
Thursday, November 16th, 2023
7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Join Airdrie Economic Development at the 2023 Airdrie Business Breakfast and Economic Update! Join businesses professionals, government officials, and community leaders to celebrate our city's recent achievements and growth while gaining insight into development in Airdrie. Don't miss guest speakers Claire Fan, RBC economist; Brock Dickinson, entrepreneur-in-residence from the University of Waterloo; and Wes David, from Fishing in the Wild West TV!
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Drive Happiness
Drive Happiness is a non-profit organization with a clear mission to enhance mobility and connect older adults to the resources needed to live and age well. Dedicated volunteer drivers are the driving force behind the organization's ability to make a positive impact on the lives of older Albertans every day.
They are urgently seeking volunteer drivers to join their team to help continue this positive impact in the Airdrie area.
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Do you have exciting news you would like to share with the chamber network?
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Complete Home Collective
Bringing you Airdrie‘s premier furniture and home goods collective. A carefully curated selection of furniture, decor, gifts, apparel, live plants, and handmade items for any occasion! Also offering DIY workshops!
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Hi! I’m Jessie, and I’m so happy to share my journey with you!
In 2013, I was happily settled in to a successful career in the corporate world, thinking I was exactly where I wanted to be. My family and I were in the process of building our first home, and we were so excited about designing and creating the space.
I quickly realized that all of visions I had in my head for furniture, decor and finishing were nowhere to be found and I’d have to create them myself. So, I scoured Pinterest, grabbed some paint, and taught myself some basic furniture painting skills. What started as a coffee table, quickly grew into new pieces for every room in our home. It wasn’t long before I was hooked on this creative process and decided to give it a shot selling my work.
After a few months, I had grown so successful that I was no longer able to manage working full time and running my little side business, so I went all in. I left my career and decided that this was my calling.
Fast forward about 7 years, in 2021 I needed more space. It was time to move my workspace out of my home, into a shop. I set up a tiny retail space in the front to showcase my work. Within a couple of months, the retail space had grown to include a handful of local vendors.
Here we are today, with over 18 Canadian vendors and a retail space that has almost tripled in size! So, it’s time to rebrand. Airdrie Furniture Revival no longer captures the full scope of my business. It’s a piece of it, but not all of it. This is how Complete Home Collective was born. I truly wanted people to walk into the shop and see a vision for their home that they didn’t even know they had. I want to help you complete your home, make it unique, a place where you feel calm and whole. Our collective of creative makers will help you do just that. I pride myself on inviting vendors with unique products, items you just don’t see anywhere else, items made with intention and pride.
Stop in and say hi. You won’t regret it!
Address: 2903 Kingsview Blvd SE #204, Airdrie, AB
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October Mid-Month E-Newsletter Sponsored By Brella Vida | | | | |
