An active growing economy is a healthy economy. But how can businesses grow when there is a talent deficit? As expected with retiring baby boomers, Canada’s economy is going through a talent shortage making it important for small businesses to get engaged with post-secondary students for the future. The Ontario Chamber of Commerce report, Obstacles […]
Read moreFor the first time, the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (GKWCC) is proud to announce that we have developed a Co-op team! Our co-op students – Anika Ibrahim, Brody McManus, and Harvir Grewal – are working with Allison Mitchell on the GKWCC’s initiative, Access Student Talent that is being piloted in collaboration with Conestoga […]
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We caught up with our friends Lesley Warren Design Group and Little Mushroom Catering to talk about their experiences with experiential learning and working with post-secondary students. Little Mushroom Catering is a local business founded in Kitchener in 2010 and they are a full service catering company mainly catering weddings, milestones and business/corporate events. Little […]
Read moreRequests for Expressions of Interest Great Opportunity! Head the Sales Team at the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. Are you looking for a new challenge to lead and build out a new sales team? The GKWCC has a huge opportunity to re-shape our sales team. With two pending retirements upcoming, the time is right […]
Read moreHello, my name is Aparna Gupta and I am a third year Psychology and Business student at the University of Waterloo. As a part of the school’s co-op program, I have the opportunity to work with the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (GKWCC) on their new initiative that helps small businesses access student talent; […]
Read moreWith over one-third of the workforce being age 55 or over, a talent gap is on the horizon (Vander Wier, Will the uneven job market for youth improve in 2018?, p. 2, 2018). As more and more of these employees rapidly reach the age of retirement, it is important to partner to build for a […]
Read moreWith 1800 members, the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is the leading business association in Waterloo Region. We are a dynamic group of community leaders that act as the voice of business for the betterment and economic prosperity of our region. We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Events Manager. Events Manager The […]
Read moreShop local – join shopkw.ca The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the launch of ShopKW. Help us build up and support local businesses by claiming your online profile. The Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), focuses on its members’ needs by providing services which strengthen the local business community thereby strengthening […]
Read moreFederal government has to overhaul archaic corporate tax system, says Ian McLean Article written by Ian McLean, published in the Waterloo Chronicle. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has concluded that last week’s federal budget contains many interesting measures, however it fails to address fundamental issues for Canadian businesses and their employees. The national business community […]
Read moreYoung Professional of the Year Award Sponsored by Libro Credit Union The Young Professional of the Year Award is another award that has been revamped. In previous years, this award was titled the “Young Entrepreneur of the Year”, which had a narrower focus on young people building a product or business from scratch. We still […]
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