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 A Message from our President, Jim Carty CSP
 With the turning of a leaf... Just like the weather, many of us have business models which experience seasonal cycles. The amount of emotional upheaval which the onset of fall seems to have created can be used to confirm this. Colleagues and clients alike are sharing comments illustrating both ends of the spectrum:
"As short as this year's summer was, I hate that it's almost over."
"Things are really picking up now that the summer is over."
Recently, I again had the honour of participating in the annual CAPS Leadership Summit. Spending a couple of days with the national leaders reminded me that even though we all experience cycles in our businesses, we do have the opportunity to leverage the cycles and have them work for us.
Across the country, at the local level, preparations are being made for successful chapter leadership transitions into the 2010 year. Nationally, guidance and direction is being sought in order to develop the new strategic plan which will carry our whole association forward for the next three to five years.
Over the coming months and years, in our businesses, each of us will experience cycles, some of planting and others of harvest. Sometimes they will be caused by industry events or client schedules; sometimes by our own lifestyle choices. During these times, you can take comfort in the fact that there are individuals giving of their time and experience at both the local and national levels to lead our association into the future.
I encourage, and even challenge you to consider what your part could look like in the association's future leadership. You may find it a season of great harvest. Jim CartyPresident 2009
CAPS Ottawa Chapter
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Message from the PAO Chair
We are delighted with the success of our 2nd Annual PAO Charity Golf Tournament held on August 12, 2009 at The Meadows Golf and Country Club. The co-operation of four Ottawa Professional Associations helped make this event successful. This year Make-A-Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario was the recipient of the money raised at this event.
For those who took part in the event, the many sponsors and gift donors who donated prizes for our golfers and the people who contributed to the live and silent auction, all helped to make the 2nd Annual PAO extremely successful. By far, a great time was had by all. With your generous support, we raised $5,509.29 to help make a child's wish come true!
On behalf of CAPS, IAAP, ICF and SPO, thank you for helping us make a difference! Plans are already underway to make the event even better! We hope that we can count on your support for next year's event. Yours truly,
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Coming this fall!
Contribute to the CAPS Foundation and take home a great book at the same time! Janet Stewart-Lussier has collected dozens of relevant business books, donated by CAPS Ottawa Members. At the fall meetings, you'll be able to purchase raffle tickets and potentially take home one (or more) of these for a fraction of the cover value. All of the proceeds raised from these raffles will be donated to the CAPS Foundation on behalf of the Ottawa Chapter.
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Make Your Life a Masterpiece -
What Got You Here, Won't Get You There!
Grow your Expertise, Grow your Business, Grow your Wealth
with Peter Legge O.B.C. CSP CPAE HoF
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Date: Saturday, October 3, 2009
Time: 9:00am - 4:00pm (All day event)
Location: Room T117 - Algonquin College
1385 Woodroffe Avenue
Ottawa, ON K2H 1V8
Tel: (613) 727-4723
Join us on October 3, 2009 to hear Peter talk about "Make Your Life A Masterpiece - What Got You Here, Won't Get You There!"
Creating and growing wealth takes courage and the belief that you have a gift to offer world. It takes self-mastery, and a winning attitude! Peter Legge is a masterful leader in business an in life. He is the best-selling author of 12 books including "Make Your Life a Masterpiece" and is an internationally sought after professional speaker. Learn how your distinctive style and one of a kind experience is the key to being the master of your own destiny and moving your life and your business forward to a whole new level.
Join us to find out how Peter did it and how you can achieve the same remarkable success. Learn the secrets to help you make your own life a masterpiece. Click here to read more.: $59 members
Cancellation policy Refunds will not be provided for cancellations received within 7 working days of the event. Cancellations received prior to this period will be subject to a $10 administration fee. Substitutions are allowed at any time. |
The CAPS Silent Auction is back!
...and this year, we have items that you're sure to want more than ever! From studio time to produce audios or videos, to consultations with CSP's, we have a wide range of 'hot' and 'to die for' items. Again this year, you'll get the chance to bid online and we'll then cap off the auction live at the October 3rd event. Want to get your bids in but won't be at the meeting? Have someone bid for you! This event is in support of our chapter and the CAPS Foundation so please bid to help! For more information, contact Pierrette Raymond at praymond@1800gotjunk.com. We look forward to another successful event whereby you'll walk away with exciting items to grow your self and your business!
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Power Partners
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Time: 9:00am - 11:30am
Location: Country Inn & Suites (578 Terry Fox Dr.Ottawa, Ontario)
Power Partners is a new professional development initiative specifically designed to help members to grow their businesses. So mark your calendar now for this dynamic session where professionals get together to Learn, Share and Grow.
Prepare to participate! If you would like to talk to someone who has already experienced a Power Partner event please contact: Jim Carty, CAPS Ottawa - (613) 482-2288 - jim@altimark.comPaul Frazer, CAPS Ottawa - (613) 264-3791 - info@mindscape.caJean Brun, CAPS Ottawa - (613) 290-3472 - info@jjcommunications.com
Cancellation policy
Refunds will not be provided for cancellations received within 7 working days of the event. Cancellations received prior to this period will be subject to a $10 administration fee. Substitutions are allowed at any time.
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Holiday Reception
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Time: Start at 6pm Location: To be confirmed
Join your colleagues at this year's Holiday Reception. Hosted by CAPS Ottawa President Jim Carty,this is an event not to be missed! Exquisite food, drink and company will all lend themselves to an enjoyable evening expanding your personal and professional network.
Registration information coming soon.
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Annual Sponsors' Corner
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Creative Unity Ad-vantages
------------------------------------ By Anthony Snippe, President, Creative Unity Limitedtsnippe@creativeunity.com
Promotional Fallout - Part 1 of 3
You've heard things like ''you have to spend money to make money'' before. This can be in advertising dollars, training courses, events, you name it. The question though is: how do you know what works? If you advertise somewhere, or you go to an event, how do you know what your return is? Events are easy enough, get cards and do follow ups. You can get a pretty good feel for those that way. But when you put out an ad, or build a website or do direct mail, are you measuring it? Do you know how to get the statistics of who's on your website? What pages they visit or how long they are there? When you do direct mail, is there a call to action that you can measure? Maybe you should look at a campaign specific web URL to send them to, maybe a discount code, or a membership number?
The simple fact is, if you aren't measuring your media, you have no idea what's working and what's just fallout. There are many methods for tracking what's happening with your promotional activities. If you want to learn more, consult Google or you could always give us a call. If you're going to spend the money to grow your company, you should spend it smartly.
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CAPS Library
CAPS Ottawa members are welcome to contact Evelyn Budd if you wish to check out available cds or books (maximum 4 per person) between meetings.
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| Upcoming Events from our Partner Organizations
Women's Business Network of Ottawa (WBN)
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News from CAPS National
Join us for the 2009 CAPS Convention that will take place in Calgary on December 6-8, 2009.
Need to call the national office? Now you can do it toll free!
CAPS National new toll-free number is 1-877-847-3350
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About CAPS
CAPS Vision is: To be the association of choice for experts who speak professionally
CAPS Mission is: To raise the profile and professionalism of our members
CAPS Values: Connection, Continuous Improvement and Professionalism
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