Once again, the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (GKWCC) is excited to welcome a new co-op team! Our two new students – Katherine Schill and Mark Griffin – will be working alongside Allison Mitchell, Experiential Learning Outreach Coordinator, on the Access Student Talent initiative that the GKWCC is piloting in partnership with Wilfrid Laurier University, University […]
Read moreSponsored by Grand River Hospital This award category seeks to acknowledge businesses that are doing incredible things for their employees. Workplace culture has become the cornerstone of company success – companies are now emphasizing the importance of providing opportunities for leadership, growth, comfort, work-life balance, flexibility, and even forming internal social committees to plan events […]
Read moreSponsored by the University of Waterloo This award category seeks to celebrate those that are not only key players in the Region’s economic landscape, but have over 50 full-time staff. This ultra competitive category is often comprised of noteworthy companies and organizations – names that ring familiar in the ears of anyone working or living […]
Read moreEnvironment & Sustainability Award Sponsored by Union Gas, An Enbridge Company This award category is unique in that it promotes the conversation surrounding the human relationship with the planet, and the significance of implementing sustainability measures not only for efficiency and best practice, but for longevity. This award shines a light on those that have […]
Read moreEmployee Engagement Award Sponsored by Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning This award category seeks to acknowledge companies who are doing incredible things for their employees. Employee engagement goes beyond fostering a safe, inclusive, and positive working environment – it means forward thinking, reducing barriers, opportunity for growth through training, and emphasizing diversity. […]
Read moreBusiness of the Year Award (11-50 Employees) This award category is catered to medium-sized businesses that are making a splash in the Region. Nominees in this category have gone above and beyond in ensuring that they’re leaders in their respective industry. This award is given to an outstanding business or organization with 11-50 full-time employees […]
Read moreNew Business of the Year Award (<2 Years) Sponsored by Bell Canada The New Business of the Year Award (<2 Years) is our newest award category! With such a strong tech and startup presence in the Region, we feel it is important to celebrate the entrepreneurial risk-takers and dreamers that help shape the business community. […]
Read moreSmall Business of the Year Award (1-10 Employees) Over 90% of the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber membership is made up of small business. In fact, small business plays a prevalent role in shaping Waterloo Region’s economic landscape – which is why the Small Business of the Year Award category is always a highly competitive category. […]
Read moreBy Silveri Jewellers Shopping local has become a trend that many of us are happy to get on board with. Knowing where your goods are coming from is important and exciting information. Many local businesses are starting to carry things grown or handmade right in our backyard and it’s no longer very hard to find […]
Read moreSometimes you have a vision for the perfect jewellery piece, you know exactly what you want but it feels like everywhere you look you haven’t found anything exactly like the piece you’re dreaming of. At Silveri, we’re all about making your dreams come true and that’s what we got to do recently with Sharon and […]
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