CBRN Launches National Guide For Business Reopening As businesses prepare to reopen or revamp their operations amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, there are numerous issues and challenges to consider. This toolkit prepared by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Canadian Business Resilience Network is designed to provide guidance, or access to guidance, for business owners and&helli
Continue ReadingIf childcare programs aren't available in the near future, that is going to pose another challenge for businesses opening their doors after weeks of being shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of several challenges Niagara businesses face that were discussed by upper-tier political representatives during an online discussion organized Wednesday afternoon by&helli
Continue ReadingVirtual Market in Port Colborne Friday, May 22, 2020 Support local by joining us on Instagram LIVE this Friday at 12 pm! Over $500 in prizes drawn throughout the market. Check out the awesome local vendors taking part: 👉 @thegreenapplecoffeehouse 👉 @the_saucy_pot 👉 @karen_at_glam_girl 👉 @rvsn_canada 👉 @thepieguysbakery 👉 @breakwallbrewery 👉 @thecanalside 👉 @ villagescanada .
Continue ReadingMany are joining the COVID fight with new devices but how can these be IP protected? Find this out & much more at this info filled webinar On behalf of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (“IPIC”), Mark D. Penner and Jay Kerr-Wilson of Fasken will discuss pandemic related inventions and best practices for IP&helli
Continue ReadingBarb Butters and her group of volunteers call themselves “The Posse” and are currently making masks for the community and small businesses. A donation of $2.00 per mask help to cover the cost of materials. Any additional money will be donated back into the Community. The masks can be washed and reused. Anyone interested can contact&helli
Continue ReadingMay 14, 2020 Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced the much-anticipated details of the next stage of reopening Ontario's economy. Ford said that beginning on Tuesday, May 19 at 12:01 a.m., the province will enter Stage 1 of the three-stage reopening plan. The Premier cautioned that "businesses should open only if they're ready" and that health&helli
Continue ReadingWhat will re-opening our economy look like here in Niagara? The Chambers of Commerce invite M.P Badawey, M.P. Baldinelli, M.P.P. Oosterhoff, and M.P.P. Gates to the discussion. This session will be focused on re-opening the economy and what that might look like specifically in Niagara. We'll discuss information that businesses need to do now to&helli
Continue ReadingOn May 11, 2020 the Province announced measures to ease restrictions on retail stores. These measures are aligned with the first phase of the government's Framework for Reopening our Province, Protect and Support, which allows for businesses that can operate safely to do so. Ontario government announced that retail stores with a street entrance would be&helli
Continue ReadingWearing a mask to go grocery shopping or heading out into the world is becoming more common, but the masks themselves aren’t getting any more comfortable. So, when Lorie Tokola heard about a simple little gadget that makes masks less cumbersome, she set out to fill a need. The item itself is simple: a strip&helli
Continue ReadingHow are Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's) useful for small businesses & how can they be implemented? Find out in this webinar! This webinar will explore the 2015 Sustainable Development Goals and how they relate to small businesses and sustainable communities. The webinar will discuss how the SDGs are useful to small businesses, how businesses can&helli
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