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Moonlight Madness is quickly approaching, Friday, November 27. This is always a popular event with the community as it kicks off the magical Christmas season. Businesses are encouraged to extend their hours for late night shopping that night. |
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How late will you be open for Moonlight Madness?
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We are staying with our normal business hours
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The Future of Commerce - It's a Tall Order |
Thank you to everyone who joined us on October 19 for our special presentation by Heather Thomson. She provided us all with some very valuable advice and information on ensuring continued success for our businesses. If you were unable to attend, we will have a video copy of the presentation shortly. Please contact us for details. |
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Congratulations 2020 Business & Citizenship Award Recipients
Business of the Year - Brenda's Cozy Cafe
Small Business of the Year - Shell Stettler
Corporate Citizen of the Year - Stettler Dodge
Stettler Ambassador of the Year - Terry Chesla- Re/Max 1st Choice Realty
Employer of the Year - McDonalds Stettler
Customer Service - The Coffee Tree
Marketing - Rairdan Services Inc.
Business Service Award - Ember Graphics Trim & Signs Ltd.
Stettler's Best Kept Secret - Heartland Stationers/ Uptown Office Supply
Also Congratulations to the:
2020 Male Citizen of the Year
Malcolm Fischer
2020 Female Citizen of the Year
Karin Phibbs
2020 Youth Citizen of the Year
Dakota Derr
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Gala by invitation only; live stream event is available to everyone. Live steam link will be available on the Stettler Regional Board of Trade Facebook page. |
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Is Red Tape Holding Your
Business Back - Part Three?
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The Alberta Chambers of Commerce network has launched the third business survey in their Alberta Perspectives market research program—this one is focused on local opportunities for business. Please take a few short minutes to complete the survey.
If you haven't completed Part 1 on local red tape and/or Part 2 on business supports, please visit the activities section of the Alberta Perspectives member hub to share your views.
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Looking to hire a student? CAREERS can help! |
The Next Generation connects employers with high school students for paid internships in skilled trades, information & communications technology, healthcare and more. We even pre-vet applicants to find the perfect fit, completely free of charge.
Ann Garrett
Program Coordinator
18256 – 102 Ave. NW | Edmonton, AB T5S 1S7
P. 403-348-9025
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Maureen Easton
Small Business Strategist
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We were very happy to meet with Business Link Small Business Strategist, Maureen Easton earlier this month. Maureen will be supporting business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs in the Central Alberta region. She gave us a very informative presentation on the resources, tools, advice and support she has for both new and established businesses. A few of the resources provided by Business Link include writing business plans, new business start up advice and assistance, marketing and sales advice, finding and hiring employees and much more. We look forward to working more with Maureen and encourage you to reach out to her. With a renewed focus on rural business and Maureen's passionate approach to helping businesses succeed, we know you will see what a great resource she is to our community business district. Find out more about Maureen and the services provided by Business Link by clicking the link.
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Cash flow forecasting: Driving small business through COVID
During uncertain economic times, a cash flow statement is a critical tool for helping small business owners survive challenges that are not only impacting them now, but putting the long-term health of their business at risk.
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www.atb.com
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How to create a budget for your e-business project
Deciding what features and services you want to provide online will ensure you spend wisely. It will also help you consider all your options to avoid hidden costs later. You won't want to pay for features and products you don't need, or your...
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www.bdc.ca
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Learning and Development Opportunities |
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How to Make your Business Stand Out by Focusing on Customer Experience
Did you know 2 out of 3 businesses are now competing primarily on Customer Experience?
Join us for this webinar to learn more about why Customer Experience is quickly becoming the biggest revenue accelerator for businesses like yours! Learn about how to delight your customers and identify the Moments that Matter most to them and transform the way you do business.
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Webinar - October 22, 2020 - 11a.m. to 12p.m.
Cost - Free
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Introducing the Main Street Relaunch Program!
This program was designed to help small business owners relaunch their businesses with a focus on ecommerce and online marketing in the wake of COVID-19. The program goes beyond simply getting businesses online, it will help entrepreneurs create financial forecasts that allow them to recover from revenue loss, and transition their business model into one that relies less on foot traffic and face to face interaction.
8.5 hours of on demand video content, curated directly for small business owners. Topics include: Cash Flow Management, Business Operations, Marketing, PR and more.
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Main Street Relaunch training sessions
8 live sessions touching on key topics that will help main street businesses relaunch. Registration for the first session is now open below:
Creating a Business Plan to Grow your Business - Nov 4 at 2:00p.m.
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Access Prosperity and the Central Alberta Regional Innovation Network (CARIN) have developed a cohort-based incubator. This incubator will focus on three industries, an oil pivot, agriculture, and manufacturing. The aim of this incubator is to help early-stage entrepreneurs build and develop their startups through customer discovery, training on emerging technology, as well as support from industry experts, industry-specific programming, and access to coaching.
This incubator will include 50 hours of training over twelve weeks and is free to motivated entrepreneurs.
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The Regional Resilience Initiative Presents: Protect People
About this Event
Protect People - Policy, Management, Communications, HSE, & Employment Regulations
The Regional Resilience Team is proud to team up with CEvO Solutions Inc. to bring you the complimentary Protect People Webinar.
As leaders, your people are looking to you to step up and lead through these difficult times. They need you to acknowledge their fears, give them perspective, have an informed plan, focus on solutions, and over-communicate with confidence that we will come through this intact, together. To do this you have 2 critical priorities: 1. PROTECT OUR PEOPLE and 2. PROTECT THE BUSINESS.
This webinar will focus on what you need to know and do to protect people both inside and outside your business.
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Expanding Your Agriculture Horizons:
Trade and Logistics Workshop
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Virtual Platform: Zoom
Target Audience: SMEs, Agriculture and Agri-Food Companies
FREE to attend. Register early to reserve your seat.
WHY PARTICIPATE?
Join experts who will provide you with:
Valuable information on logistics, cargo services, freight forwarding and
customs brokerage considerations related to exporting products;
Expertise and information on different modes of transportation including
trucking, air, and rail;
Information on market changes due to COVID-19 and market access
opportunity updates; and
Connections to key organizations
For further details and to register, click link below.
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Central Alberta Business Centre
Upcoming Events
November:
November 4 - Wednesday *Work Lunch
November 12 - Cash Mob
November 19 - Basic Business Accounting Q&A
Business Book Club will be the 3rd Mondays of the month. Attendees can find the digital or hard copies of the book at the Stettler Library.
RSVP online - Free
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2020 Stettler & District Needs Survey |
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Our friends at the Stettler Learning Centre are looking for help from our local businesses. They would appreciate your insight through a short survey to better understand the training and development needs in our community.
When answering survey questions, please consider the broad range of adult learning programs and post secondary programs offered through our Campus Alberta Central site. Survey will take approximate 15-20 minutes of your time. To show their appreciation of your time and thoughts, if you complete the survey by OCTOBER 23, 2020, your name/business will be entered in a draw!
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Business
Volunteer Opportunity
A Letter from Home Support Program Coordinator Terri Visser
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Home Support is a Not-For-Profit organization that has been around for forty years. We provide services to the seniors, disabled, convalescent people of our community. Our services include Meals on Wheels, Housekeeping, Laundry, Caring Championship, and Hand and Foot Nail care.
On annual basis our volunteers deliver 3500 meals. Meals are delivered at 12:00pm by a volunteer Monday to Friday. For our other services. We have qualified aides come to clients home and help them with daily living activities. On average we have 70 clients per month in town and in the county.
We are looking for businesses like yours to volunteer to deliver meals at 11:45am to 1:00pm. One week of the year. (You can take additional weeks if your organization wishes). It requires two vehicles to deliver. Volunteers pick up meals at the Front Main Entrance at Points West Living and deliver the meals to recipients through out town and after return meal carriers back to Points West Living.
We also except donations. Donations go directly towards service rates, so everyone is able to afford our services.
We thank you for taking the time to read this letter, and would like to assure you that any time volunteering for us and any funds donated would be gratefully accepted.
Sincerely,
Terri Visser
Program Coordinator
Ph: 403-742-6568 Email: info@stettlerhomesupport.com
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Stettler Curling Club - Call For Members
The Stettler Curling Club is reaching out to businesses to strongly consider putting together a team to curl this winter. During this time of restricted travel and limited activities, curling would be an ideal option to stay active, while reducing the risk of transmission of COVID, as well as supporting the Stettler Curling Club’s viability. The Curling Club is open to having different leagues ( traditional 4 person, 3 person, doubles and Sturling, ladies, men’s, mixed, afternoons) depending on the membership interest.
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