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  • Canada’s Labour Market Report for 2013 Brings Mixed Results

    Ian McLean President + CEO Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce The Canadian Chamber of Commerce published its Policy Brief on Employment last week entitled Canada’s Labour Market Sputtered in 2013. There were a number of important insights for the business community from the year past and also will take us into the rest of […]

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  • 3 Simple Rules for LinkedIn Etiquette and Prosperity

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater KW Chamber of Commerce LinkedIn is becoming one of the most used tools for business professionals and businesses for countless reasons that range from business development to human resources and talent recruitment. Because of this the 160 Million users that make up LinkedIn all use it for their […]

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  • Final Business Award Profile: Volunteer of the Year Award & the Michael R. Follett Award

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce There are two very special awards that are given at the Business Excellence Awards Gala that are selected by a diverse panel of community representatives. The first award is the Volunteer of the Year Award. The Chamber is fortunate to have over 300 […]

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  • Business Excellence Award Profile: Business of the Year (Over 20 Employees)

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Waterloo Region is home to many outstanding organizations and we’re proud to have many of them within our membership. At the Business Excellence Awards Gala tomorrow, we will be awarding a ‘Business of the Year (Over 20 Employees) Award. For a company to […]

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  • Business Excellence Award Profile: Business of the Year (20 Employees & Under)

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Waterloo Region is home to many outstanding organizations and we’re proud to have many of them within our membership. At the Business Excellence Awards Gala, we will be awarding a ‘Business of the Year (20 Employees and Under) Award. For a company to […]

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  • Business Award Profile: Non-Profit/Charitable Award

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Waterloo Region is renown for its togetherness as a community that comes together whether than be private or corporate citizens. There are many organizations that are setting out to make a difference in the Region to help every thrive in a constantly changing […]

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  • Top 3 Reasons Why CEOs Should Be On Twitter

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater KW Chamber of Commerce It can be lonely at the top for many CEOs but many are reaching out to Twitter to help reach out and make their business more human. The micro-blogging social network is now attracting droves of CEOs to its user base and for very […]

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  • What it Takes to Recruit New Doctors to Waterloo Region

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce Physician Recruitment is one of the Chamber’s most important initiatives that culminates every year with the Family Medicine Resident Weekend that hosts 18 to 20 potential family doctors and their partners. The three day weekend is a way to showcase what the community […]

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  • The 5 Challenges Facing the Doctor Shortage in Waterloo Region

    Mary Sue Fitzpatrick Vice President, Physician Recruitment Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce For the past 15 years the Greater KW Chamber of Commerce and its Health Care Resources Council has made it its job to try and recruit as many doctors to the Kitchener-Waterloo-Woolwich community as possible. We have been successful in lowering the […]

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  • Physician Practice Opportunities in Kitchener Waterloo

    David Tubbs Marketing & Communications Lead Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce As many of you are aware, the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce has been working tirelessly on creating and maintaining the number of doctors in this community. With the launch of the new Medical Centre at The Boardwalk, we thought we’d shed […]

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