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The Official Newsletter of the Ottawa chamber of commerce
December 2014
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Update on Chamber Ambassadors
Ottawa Economic Leadership Summit
Ready to take your business to the next level?
Outclassing the Competition
Introducing 42 new members
Congratulations to our members...
Upcoming Ottawa Chamber of Commerce events (Click here to Connect!)
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Happy Holidays from the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce team: Ian, Chantal, Alex and Kenny.
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Ready to take your business to the next level?
Ottawa Economic LEADERSHIPSeries
Update:
The Ottawa Chamber would like to thank our Ambassadors for all of their hard work and dedication over the past year. The Ambassadors have helped encourageand nurture meaningful participation in the Chamber and its many programs andservices. If you are a new member and wouldlike to be connected with an Ambassador,please contact Alexandra Walsh [email protected].
Our Ambassador Corps is made up of thefollowing business leaders:
Chief Ambassador
Suzanne cyrSolPowered Energy Corp
Adam DufresneRhapsody Strategies
Ann maxProductive to the Max
bastian Kuhn24translate Inc.
bonnie robertsonRBC Royal Bank
Douglas mcNeillTurner & Townsend
Jarrod GoldsmithSax Appeal & eSAX
Jayson PeltzerU7 Solutions Inc.
Jo-Anne Saikaley SparkesSouthway Hotel
Joshua SpragueBurke-Robertson LLP
Kimberley barclayTelfer School of Management, Career Centre
Linda mccallumRoyal Lepage Team Realty Brokerage
melissa bairdGlebe Chiropractic Clinic
Omar AllamThe Allam Advisory Group
richard QuigleyRichard Quigley Business Development Consulting
Teresa WhitmoreKeller Williams Ottawa Realty
Is your business saleable? Do you know your numbers? Are youlimiting your focus to increasing sales and decreasing expensesinstead of driving overall profitability? What are your profit margins?
If you’re a business owner or company executive and can’t answerthese questions right off the cuff, you might be following yourbusiness rather than leading it. This was one of many messagesdelivered by Steph Sharp and Kevin MacNeill during a recentbusiness event co-sponsored by the Ottawa Chamber of Commerceand RBC Royal Bank.
Steph and Kevin revealed that the advice they regularly provide toFortune 500 companies equally applies to businesses of any size,old or new. Being a top performer means knowing how, when andwhat to focus on.
The presenters were then joined by Bruce Lazenby, CEO, Invest Ottawa, James Wong, VP, Business Succession Planning, RBC Wealth Management and Iwona Albrecht, Corporate Lawyer,Soloway Wright, to answer a wide range of questions.
If you missed the event and find yourself wanting to take your business to the next level, consider visitingMaximizeProfitSystem.com or MillionaireExits.com to learn more.
The Ottawa Chamber ofCommerce, in partnership with theOntario Chamber of Commerce,recently hosted the OttawaEconomic Leadership Series at the Fairmount Château Laurier.
With more than 40 business andcommunity leaders in attendance,the event was part of the Ontario
Chamber of Commerce’s initiativeto update its Emerging Strongeragenda. Ottawa business leaderswere given the unique opportunityto provide Ottawa-specific inputinto this province-wide initiative, aswell as to help the Ottawa businesscommunity prioritize economicdevelopment. The report from theseries will be released shortly.
Outclassing the Competition
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A warm welcome to all our new members.
We look forward to getting to know you better atvarious Ottawa Chamber of Commerce events:
Introducing 42 new members
Left to right: Patrick Dion,Partner, Greenbridge Consulting
Group, Ian Faris, President & CEO,Ottawa Chamber of Commerceand Sheefra Brisbin, Partner,
Greenbridge Consulting Groupand certified trainer by The
Protocol School of Washington®
Savvy Gen Xers and Millennials are recognizing thatmastering etiquette and protocol, which helps them feel morecomfortable in a wider range of business and social settings,is becoming the ultimate business tool. The art of making anentrance and working a room, extending and acceptingbusiness and social invitations, meeting and seating protocol,being silverware savvy, and following world-class dining Do’sand Don’ts pays dividends once it becomes instinctive.
In business, like in life, impressions are important.Awkward moments can be avoided when business protocoland dining etiquette become second nature. To assistbusiness leaders become proficient at outclassing theircompetition, the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce is partneringwith Greenbridge Consulting to offer an interactive, highly-specialized workshop in business protocol and etiquette.
Styled ideally for Canada’s time-stretched business leadersand ambitious Millennials, participants will receive the toolsand techniques they need in order to gain the advantage insituations where business is promoted or conducted. Thiswell-organized, affordable and comprehensive one-daycourse teaches business people key business protocol andetiquette without the time and cost burden.
Connect! here for more details and to register for theworkshop.
Bytown Bookkeeping & Tax Services
gdfd2uSteerUp MarketingClariti GroupSurmesurConnolly & McNamaraChartered Accountants
Waterstone HumanCapital
Greenmelon Inc.East Coast LimosTanger Outlets OttawaPeter Hadwen Consulting Inc.
DARTECH Enterprises Inc.
Corporate StaysRichard Quigley BusinessDevelopmentConsulting
Halo ManagementConsulting Inc.
Boyd Moving & StorageJensen & CoKylowave IncorporatedRobertson Sharpe & Associates
Capital City ChiropracticMike van de WaterChartered Accountantand Business Advisor
Deliberate AchieversCapital ClosetsSmarter ShiftCushman & Wakefield Ottawa
Greenbridge ConsultingGroup
Altaview Financial GroupKichesippi Beer Co.DriveTrafficPATRY ProfessionalCorporation, Business Law
APPCONIC Inc.TMA Solutions Canada Ltd.
NAIMA CanadaWestbury NationalThe Conference Board of Canada
ZEC Wind PowerCorporation
WSI eStrategiesStrategic SolutionsLouLou Lounge Furniture Rentals
Heart & StrokeFoundation
Willis Collegebbb architects
NOT YET A MEMBER? The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce will connect you toopportunities that grow your business, raise your profile,introduce you to new contacts, contribute to yourprofessional development, save you money, andadvocate for the best interests of Ottawa’s businesscommunity. To learn more about the benefits of amembership, we invite you to Connect! with Alexandra Walsh by phone at 613-236-3631, ext. 127, or by e-mail at [email protected].
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Left to right: Cyril Leeder, President, Senators Sports & Entertainment, welcomes Paul Guindon, CEO,
Commissionaires Ottawa, and 75 commissionaires during apre-game event honouring the company’s 75 years of service.
Mara Taracievicz, CEO, SupernaACHIEVEMENT: Appeared on the 2014 Women’s 100 List of Top Female Entrepreneurs in CanadaMara Taracievicz, CEO ofSuperna, was named #24 inthe 16th annual W100 rankingof Canada's Top FemaleEntrepreneurs by PROFITW100 magazine. The W100is Canada's largest annualcelebration of entrepreneurialachievement by women. Well done, Mara!
CareerJoyACHIEVEMENT: 10 years of business continuity
The Ottawa Chamber of Commerce would like tocongratulate CareerJoy on their exciting 10-yearanniversary. CareerJoy helps individuals andorganizations uncover and rediscover the “human” side of work. They are innovators within the careermanagement space and use today’s leading-edgetechnology and hands-on job search experience tocreate unique solutions for their clients.
Left to right: Alan Kearns, Head Coach and Founder ofCareerJoy accepts the Chamber Recognition from DonAnderson, Board Director, Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.
OakWood Renovation ExpertsACHIEVEMENT: Renovator of the Year award from the Ontario Home Builders’ Association (OHBA)Congratulations to OakWood Renovation Experts forwinning the top award from the Ontario Home Builders’Association. Finalists were judged on sales andmarketing, floor plan design, community service,industry support and ability to adapt to changing needs.OakWood is a local fourth-generation, family-runbusiness with over 58 years of design and buildexperience.
Left to right: Jim Levie and Kevin Chiswell, from OakWoodRenovation Expertsaccept the ChamberRecognition from Ian Faris,President & CEO,Ottawa Chamber ofCommerce.
Commissionaires OttawaACHIEVEMENT: Commissionaires Ottawa honouredby the City of Ottawa and the Ottawa SenatorsAs an extension of 75th anniversary celebrationsfollowing the City of Ottawa’s proclamation ofCommissionaires Ottawa Day on October 1st, 2014, 75 commissionaires infull uniform wererecognized at the OttawaSenators Home Openeron October 16th.Commissionaires Ottawais an award-winning,private sector marketleader that specializes inproviding a full range ofsecurity solutions.
CONGRATULATIONSto our members...
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