August 15
, 2012        
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This Week's Member Promotions

 

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Your Business Is Now - conference and expo
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hamilton Ontario, October 12-13

TICKETS RELEASED TODAY! Get you early bird tickets now! Speed network with entrepreneurs
and companies and prepare to immerse yourself in conversations about your business NOW. Learn from panel discussions, keynotes and amazing speakers about the ways you can start using today's tools, trends and technology for your business or brand.
This awesome 2-day event ticket includes meals, coffee, snacks, swag and more! Want more info? Click here to see what we are all about!

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Chamber conversations on policy and business issues
 
Last Friday August 10, the Hamilton Chamber hosted our monthly "Coffee with CEO and Guests" with this month's guests, Juan Lopez, Pipeline Studios; Rob DePetris, KPMG and Jacqueline Norton, Economic Development.  We had a robust discussion about Hamilton's Creative Industries. We will be working on following up some ideas that came out of the morning's discussion.  Watch future Pipelines for updates as well as the Chamber's website.

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Canadian Exporters and Manufacturers information session
The CME's SMART Prosperity Now program will be hosting an information session in Hamilton on Friday, September 14 that will help exporting and export-ready manufacturers in Southern Ontario access up to $75,000 in financial support for product and process improvements. 


This free workshop is designed to connect companies with the information and resources necessary to take advantage of $18.9 million in new funding available through CME's SMART Prosperity Now program. 


Manufacturers conducting productivity assessments are eligible to receive up to 50 per cent of project costs to a maximum $5,000, while companies implementing productivity improvement projects may qualify to receive up to 33 per cent of costs to a maximum $75,000. All projects must be directly tied to export development.

 

Please click here for more information. 

 

New COO at Pearson Dunn Insurance

Pearson Dunn Insurance wishes to announce the appointment of Anthea McFarland to the position of Chief Operating Officer.  Anthea has been in the insurance industry for over fifteen years with experience in the direct and broker segment.  She holds her Chartered Insurance Professional degree.  Anthea has worked directly in the broker channel for the last ten years specializing in Personal Insurance, brokerage acquisitions and Brokerage Management.   Her strengths are customer and insurer relations.  She joins Pearson Dunn Insurance Inc. from The CG&B Group Inc.  

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From September 20-25, the Hamilton Chamber will play host Chamber to the Chamber of Commerce Executives of Canada and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce annual conferences (please mark your calendars!).  Check out www.hamiltonccc2012.ca for information as well as www.chamber.ca.  Both sites will be updated on a continuous basis up until the conference.  Look to future Pipeline e-newsletters on ways that you can participate in the conference.  The Hamilton Chamber would like to thank our members who have invested in sponsorships for the conference - they are acknowledged on the Hamiltonccc2012.ca website and more sponsors are being added each week. 

Chamber Division and Committee meetings and events

 
For an overview of the Chamber's committees and divisions, please visit, http://www.hamiltonchamber.ca/committees

Chamber Updates and Chamber Events

 

Business after Business at Staybridge Suites

Build your business network in a relaxed atmosphere.

Thursday, August 23

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Address: 20 Caroline Street South 

RSVP Whitney at [email protected]

 

Passport to Engineering 

An event for Internationally-Trained Engineers and local engineering firms.

Wednesday, August 29

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Location: Waterfront Banquet Centre, 555 Bay Street N, L8L 1H1

Contact Maher at [email protected] for more details and to register.

 

Chamber's Welcome to the Core Reception

The Hamilton Chamber has moved offices and wants to welcome our members to come and visit us. 

Thursday, September 13, 2012

5:00 p.m - 7:30 p.m.
120 King Street West, Plaza Level

RSVP Whitney at [email protected]

 

Coffee with the CEO and guest
John Malloy, Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Friday, September 14 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Location: Mulberry Caf�, 193 James Street N
$10.00 at the door

 

6th Annual Scotiabank Dundas Seniors Day

This event raises the profile of senoirs in Dundas.  Various activies will take place around Dundas all day.

Bingo, dinner and entertainment package may be purchased ofr $12.00 at Scotiabank Dundas or at Dundas Community Services.

For more details contact Allyson Wenzowski at [email protected]

 

All Points Lead to Hamilton EveningCCC logo

Meet over 300 business executives from across Canada at the Hamilton Chamber-hosted Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting
Sunday, September 23rd
6:30 p.m.
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Tours, Food & Beverage, Entertainment by John Ellison (Some Kind of Wonderful)
$95.00 per person inclusive
To register contact Whitney at [email protected]

 

LiON'S LAIR tickets on sale now
Emcee Connie Smith
Lions: Nick Bontis; Sophia Aggelonitis; PJ Mercanti; Rami Reda and Mike Morreale
Thursday, October 4
5:00 p.m. Welcome Reception
6:30 p.m. Dinner & Awards
Carmen's Banquet Centre

To purchase your tickets go to www.pitch-it.ca/lionslair.

 

Ancaster Division of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce

is hosting their second Annual Business Showcase

Call for Exhibitors
Wednesday, October 24th

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 
Ancaster Fairgrounds
To register contact Whitney at [email protected]

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Community Calendar
 
Be sure to check out the Community Calendar and the Member News links on the right side panel of this newsletter.  Contact Diane Stephenson at 905-522-1151 ext. 220 or
 to have your information included. 

*Please Note:  Member News is reserved for Not-for-profit member news and Hamilton Chamber Member milestone news i.e. Anniversaries, Grand Openings, Awards etc.  All Chamber members are welcome to include their events in the Community Calendar. 


 
  
 
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