On September 29th, 2021, the Access Student Talent Program hosted the Greater KW Chamber’s Business Success Webinar Series to hear from small businesses and a not-for-profit organization about how students have helped support them. We were joined by panelists Bonita Eby of Breakthrough Personal & Professional Development and Fawzia Khan of Women That Give as […]
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This past April, the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre was honoured to receive the Non-Profit/Charitable Award at the online Business Excellence Awards Gala. “It is a real honour to have the efforts of over 40 dedicated professional staff recognized by the Chamber for their commitment to their clients and this community,” says Lucia Harrison, our CEO. The […]
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Being nominated for a Business Excellence Award is truly an honour. To know that someone in the community appreciates your business and is willing to nominate you, is a huge vote of confidence. The list of nominees is always exceptional and being included among them is a distinction in itself. The 2021 Business Excellence Awards […]
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The pandemic has undeniably changed the market, forcing businesses to rebound to continue their activities. Transformation imposed itself as an appropriate response, and many societies took a 180° degree turn: digital transformation. This challenge has been a subject of discussion for some time now, but the health crisis has certainly propelled the topic to the […]
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If you’ve been in business any length of time, you know the sickening feeling. Staring at a list of overdue accounts receivable, and knowing one or more has decided not to pay — ever. It puts you in an undesirable position. You’ve worked hard for every customer and every piece of business you’ve taken on. From […]
Read morePosition: Marketing Coordinator, Business Development, Community & Advocacy Department: Marketing & Communications Reporting Relationship: Reporting to the Director, Business Development & Strategic Initiatives under the direction of the CEO The Marketing Coordinator will support the Chamber’s marketing initiatives through planning, executing, and tracking the marketing efforts. They will be responsible for communicating through various mediums […]
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Although cleaning has been a part of most businesses long before Covid turned our lives upside down, here at Roxton it has been our mainstay business, even more so is the case with disinfecting. Disinfecting and cleaning may go hand in hand (no pun intended), but not everyone understands the difference, they want to know […]
Read moreDid you learn how to manage your money when you were in school? Probably not – most schools don’t teach kids much – if anything – about personal finances. As a result, a large portion of adults feel like they don’t know much about their own money, which can be a major source of stress. […]
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High vaccinations rates and record low COVID infections signify that things will soon return to normal. This means that many people are looking forward to returning to the office – everyone except marginalized employees. In a recent survey, only 3% of Black employees look forward to coming back to the office. That’s a stark contrast […]
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In a year marked by uncertainty and concern, it is no secret that small businesses have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As a voice and advocate for the business community in the Greater Kitchener Waterloo area, our mission has always been to help our local businesses succeed; when businesses succeed, our community prospers. […]
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