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  • Echosims is very big on transparency, realistic expectations and having fun with their clients.

    echosims is this month’s Chamber member profile. Founded by Jeff Horst and Matt Martin just over five years ago they have been successful at growing a talented team that, like them, is very big on transparency, realistic expectations and having fun with their clients. “You don’t have to go to Toronto anymore to get great […]

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  • Profitable Marketing: It Shouldn’t Be Revolutionary, Right?

    Echosims profitable marketing Greater KW Chamber of Commerce Kitchener Waterloo Blog Member Profile

    This month’s member profile features echosims a local digital marketing company that builds sales-focused websites and online marketing campaigns for B2B and B2C customers. “It seems obvious: don’t invest in marketing that costs you more than the profit it generates, but the reality is that most businesses cannot accurately gauge the effectiveness of their marketing […]

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  • Grand River Raceway Open House on May 18th

    Grand River Raceway Event Open House Greater KW Chamber of Commerce Kitchener Waterloo Blog

    Member Profile – Grand River Raceway No one sets the pace quite like Grand River Raceway. Where else can you put a harness race horse through its paces as you travel around the track in the company of a professional driver? It’s just one of the many extraordinary things that the staff at the award-winning […]

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  • Four Small Business Marketing Trends for 2016

    Every year, every month, every week, and every day marketing changes. It changes with technology, audience, consumer tastes, and even the changing seasons. That being said, 2016 will bring with it four particular marketing trends that will impact the majority of small and medium-sized businesses in Waterloo Region. Think Local Branding Momentum has been building […]

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  • Request for Quote for Copy Writing Services

    Request for Quote To ensure all current members have equal access to KW Chamber contracts, the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce is issuing the following: Request for Quote for Copy Writing Services January 12, 2016 The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce is soliciting proposals for professional services for copy writhing services for various purposes […]

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  • Chamber Supports Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation Syrian Refugee Fund

    The Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation recently announced that it has created the Immigration Partnership Fund for Syrian Newcomers. This dedicated fund will use community donations to support up to 1200 Syrian Refugees that will settle in our community. The KWCF also announced that it will be matching these donations up to $400,000. The GKWCC has donated […]

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  • Housing Market Boosts Waterloo Region Economy

    For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 MEDIA RELEASE Housing Market Boosts Waterloo Region Economy Kitchener, ON – The most wide-reaching provincial economic forecast of the year, the Ontario Economic Update 2016, was released today by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Credit Unions of Ontario, with support from the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber […]

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  • Made Right Here: We Love Local Business

      If you’ve been watching CTV News the past few Saturdays you may have noticed something new with the “Made Right Here” segment. The Chamber is excited to be partnering with an outstanding community and Chamber member Heffner Lexus|Toyota|Scion in supporting the weekly segment that highlights one local business that is creating products for those […]

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  • Waterloo Region Business Community Supports Syrian Refugee Re-Settlement

    During the election Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised to relocate 25,000 Syrian refugees to the safety of Canadian soil before the end of the year. Of that number, experts believe that Waterloo Region will welcome approximately 1,000 Syrian refugees to our community as part of these efforts. The Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce supports […]

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  • Junior Achievement Re-Introduces the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

    Entrepreneurs are a rare breed. They go where only others have imagined and they create. They have long driven our community from its early development as a farming region into one of the most diverse economies in Canada. On November 5th Junior Achievement Waterloo Region will be honouring those entrepreneurs who have helped shape and […]

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