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  • Nearsighted Kids – Time for a serious talk about managing myopia

    By Richard Casselli, ood  My name is Richard Casselli and I am an Optician and board-certified contact lens fitter in practice since 1974. Since 2017 I have worked with Dr. Daryan Angle and Dr. Daniela Bugescu, IRIS Optometrists in Waterloo at our location on King Street. As parents we want to do what’s best for […]

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  • HOW TO HOST A SUSTAINABLE CONFERENCE IN WATERLOO REGION

    By Alex Kinsella | May 2022 Sustainability was top of mind when the Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners (CanSPEP) chose Waterloo Region as the host city for their 2021 national conference. Hosted at The Walper Hotel in Downtown Kitchener, the CanSPEP conference was an opportunity for event professionals and planners from across Canada to come together to share ideas, […]

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  • Job Posting: Events & Marketing Coordinator

    About Us The Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce (GKWCC) provides strong, continued service to over 1600 members in one of Canada’s marquee pioneering and entrepreneurial business communities. For the past 136 years, dating back to the Chamber’s founding as the Berlin Board of Trade, we have expanded into one of the largest and most innovative […]

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  • Welcoming Meetings and Conferences Back to Waterloo Region

    BY ALEX KINSELLA | MARCH 2022 After two years of working and meeting virtually, everyone is looking forward to welcoming back business visitors to Waterloo Region. Sure, meeting over video calls or attending business webinars have their advantages—especially being able to attend an all-day virtual conference in your comfy clothes. But there’s something to be said for […]

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  • Part Time CFO Services LLP Appoints Joel DeGroat as Chief Operating Officer

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rose Goodall, Part Time CFO Services LLP  Phone: (905) 269-5115  Email: rose.goodall@parttimecfoservices.ca    Cobourg, ON, March 28, 2022 – Part Time CFO Services LLP is pleased to announce that Joel DeGroat has joined the Part Time CFO Services and Perspective team as Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Darryl Goodall, President. He […]

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  • Accessing Student Talent: A Discussion with Waterloo Region’s Post-Secondary Schools

    Post-secondary students can bring immense value to businesses and not-for-profit organizations by providing them with the opportunity to add temporary resources to increase productivity, access innovative ideas, raise awareness of their organization and industry as well as build a strong talent pipeline. There is an opportunity to seek out talent resources to help businesses navigate […]

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  • How Employers Can Support Employees Who are Caring for Aging Parents

    Providing employee benefits and support is standard practice for most companies when it comes to caring for a newborn infant or tending to an ailing child. However, many employees have caregiving responsibilities beyond just the needs of their children. In fact, it was reported in Canada in 2018 that 1 in 4 people over the […]

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  • Staying Ahead Of the Curve In a Post-Pandemic Future

    As a result of the pandemic, many industries had to do a serious pivot from the way they used to do things. Business owners/operators had to accelerate their uptake of digital products, services, and tools to adapt their in-store and online strategies to continue to operate and meet the needs of their consumers. Though the […]

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  • Bringing the World of Sport to Waterloo Region

    BY ALEX KINSELLA | FEBRUARY 2022 Sports connect us all. Whether you’re a player, a fan, or a coach, the thrill of the game brings us together on pitches, courts, fields, and the ice. We love competing. We love winning. But most of all, we love the connections that playing sports can create. Youth and amateur sports […]

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  • What to Expect When Engaging with a Post-Secondary Student

    Working with students is a great option for businesses and not-for-profit organizations. There are many benefits to working with post-secondary students through work-integrated learning (WIL), whether you are searching for temporary resources, looking for fresh ideas, or possibly looking for professional development opportunities. What is work-integrated learning? Work-integrated learning (WIL) is an umbrella term used to […]

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