In this Issue
Your Chamber - Right Now
Make an Impact on the Community - Join the Advocacy Committee!
Chamber Events
Growing Your Business: Growing Ontario Firms
Can you Name 50 Great Laurentian Alumni?
Canadian Chamber of Commerce News
Traffic and Construction Report
Red Tip
KUDOS!
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Welcome
Virtual Voice of Business
August 25, 2009
Your Chamber - Right Now Yesterday, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce met with Tony Clement, Minister of Industry and John Rodriguez, Mayor of Greater Sudbury at Tom Davies Square. The meeting resulted from the Mayor's invitation to tour the community. Check back next week to find out what was discussed.
Make an Impact on the Community - Join the Advocacy Committee!
The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (GSCC) is looking for individuals with specific expertise in these areas: finance, public service, accounting, managerial , education, human resource management, law and health care. If you are you interested in lending your voice to an issue that affects this city, then our Advocacy Committee is for you.
Interested candidates are asked to send along a short letter outlining their desire to volunteer. Click here to submit or contact Barb at 673-7133 ext 220.
Chamber EventsFind out what your Chamber has planned for the coming weeks!
Growing Your Business: Growing Ontario Firms The GSCC is offering ten small and medium-sized (SME) member companies an opportunity to enroll in a program designed to expand their revenue, profit and overall size. Funded by a grant from the Government of Ontario and made possible through a collaboration with the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University, Growing Ontario Firms will increase the revenue, profit, and employment growth of your business. Only ten small and medium-sized enterprises with revenues above $500 000 are being accepted. Each participant will recieve a workbook and one-on-one instruction from a Ryerson faculty member in order to determine a company vision, set personal and business goals and create an effective strategic growth plan.
The program will launch this September. To qualify for the program you must: a) have revenues in excess of $500 000; b) be privately owned; and c) a shareholder must be the participant. Remaining openings are extremely limited. For further information please visit the Growing Ontario Firms website at www.growingontariofirms.ryerson.ca, or contact Debbi Nicholson, President & CEO, Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce at 673-7133, ext: 225, or via email.
Can you Name 50 Great Laurentian University Alumni?In less than one year, Laurentian University will turn 50. In recognition of this great half-century accomplishment, the Laurentian University Alumni Association (LUAA) will be recognizing 50 graduates who are the epitome of Laurentian University’s core values - Excellence, Collaboration, Community, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility, and Quality of Life - and who exemplify these values through their scholarly, creative, professional or humanitarian contributions.
The 50 selected alumni will be celebrated at a Gala to be held at Laurentian on October 23, 2010.
If you know an exceptional individual in your family, community, city, country, workplace, network, circle of friends or beyond (it can even be you!), who is among the 40,000 graduates of Laurentian University since 1960, you are encouraged to submit their nomination before December 31, 2009.
You can find all information on the 50 Years of Alumni Achievement Awards and Laurentian’s upcoming anniversary celebrations here. You can also contact Lisa Demers, Director of Alumni Relations, at (705) 675-1151.
Canadian Chamber of Commerce News Last year, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce submitted two policy resolutions (strengthening Canada's position as a global mining leader and tax credits for skills training) as part of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's (CCC) annual submission to the federal government. Recently, the federal government responded to that submission package. Click here to see Minister Diane Finley's letter.
Traffic and Construction Report
What's happening this week?
Red Tip (Red Chair Branding)
Be remarkable. Have something interesting to offer your prospects that they can use, bookmark, and share on or offline. Interesting ideas and content get passed along rapidly, so make sure that adding fresh content is a priority whether it's a new recommendation list, quirky facts about your community, or a background piece on an upcoming city or organization event. Help your content travel. Encourage visitors to bookmark and tag your content with a click of a button by posting bookmark buttons on your site. Post your content on sites like Flickr and YouTube where it's easy for users to find and share it!
KUDOS!
Congratulations to all the sponsors and participants who spent the day networking at the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce's 28th Annual Golf Tournament at Cedar Green Golf Course in Garson.
One hundred and fifty golfers from businesses across the community enjoyed a beautiful day on the links sharing stories with friends and colleagues. Everyone received lunch, dinner and a prize.
A special thanks to the staff at Cedar Green and our tournament sponsor, Beyond Wireless.
See you next year!
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