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This Week's Member
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Please plan to join us for Redeemer University College's 13th Annual Business Partnership Open House on Thursday, October 17, starting at 4:30 pm. Throughout the evening, business leaders from across Hamilton will gather to network and view exhibits from other local businesses. They will also have the opportunity to explore all that Redeemer has to offer the business community, from conference services to Co-operative Education. To learn more, and to RSVP, please visit www/redeemer.ca/BPOH.
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HAVE YOUR BUSINESS PROMOTED HERE.
Contact Diane 905-522-1151 x 220
TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ON COST AND AVAILABLE DATES.
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What's Happening
Wednesday October 9th - Y-Fi Networking Night
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Chamber Events
 Business After Business Thursday, September 26 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Host: Paramount Fine Foods1441 Upper James Street
Free to members and their guests High Time for Transit: Conversations  with Christopher Hume and GuestsThursday, September 26 6:30pm For tickets and details, please click here
Thursday, October 10
Carmen's Banquet Centre
For tickets and details, please click here.
City Manager's Breakfast
Tuesday, October 22
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Waterfront Banquet Centre
$40+hst, tables of 8 available
To register for any Chamber event please contact Whitney at 905-522-1151 ext. 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
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Last Call! Include your ad in the 2014 Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Annual Membership Directory:
Maximize your company's coverage in this once-a-year marketing opportunity. With a hard-copy and digital version, this valuable marketing platform will enhance your membership investment by reaching a new virtual and vast audience. Members' company name and website address will be boldly displayed and will hyperlink to business websites in the digital version.
Deadline to book is October 4th, 2013.
Chamber members have been sent verification forms for the 2014 Directory. The information we have is the information that we use in our Directory, on our website member search and for referrals - it needs to be correct!
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This week's Member Profile - New Motto 
Recognizing a growing market for web design, video, and social media support, Kyle Kuchmey founded New Motto in the Summer of 2010. Kyle's versatile background in digital technologies as well as his passion for creative collaboration shapes the direction of New Motto. He strives to bring his clients' vision to reality, by finding the right teammates and technologies for the right project. Kyle also believes firmly in strong client support, and delivering effective solutions for any budget.
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High Time for Transit - September 26
Fine food, friendship and learning. That's the recipe for Conversations with Christopher Hume and Guests - a salon dinner series devoted to advancing inspired urban environments. Join us on September 26 as Christopher and his expert panel unlock the future of local and regional public transit as a building block to increase quality of life and prosperity in our community.
To register, CLICK HERE or contact Whitney Simmons at
This event is organized by The Renew Hamilton Project, an initiative of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
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Leadership in Transit Branding and Wayfinding - September 27
A seminar to share global best practices in the design and implementation of urban transit branding and wayfinding systems presented by two internationally renowned experts: Dr. Alex Bitterman (Rochester Institute of Technology) and Andrew Kuzyk (Entro Communications). Topics include the expectations of transit users in the digital age, survey of top transit trends, and the power of branding to boost ridership and drive economic development.
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All welcome, no cost. Friday September 27 from 9 am-12 pm at Hamilton City Hall, Small Business Enterprise Centre.
CLICK HERE to learn more and register.
This event is organized by The Renew Hamilton Project, an initiative of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce.
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YEP Roundtable with Councillor McHattie
The City is Listening- by Rachael Williams
City Councillor Brian McHattie says young entrepreneurs and professionals are keys to the future of Hamilton - and their voices need to be heard.
On September 16, McHattie attentively listened to those voices at a YEP roundtable at Ora in Hess Village. The focus was municipal politics. McHattie spoke about his goals for the city and responded to feedback from young professionals.
"The young professional movement wasn't around at the time that the city was establishing their grand plans, like the Vision 2020 concept," said McHattie. "Council hopes to fashion a new vision that will be based on your ideas."
McHattie announced his decision to run for Mayor in the 2014 election. After three terms on city council, he sees Hamilton in need of some major changes.
"We've got to recognize we are at a turning point...we need to find a way to make this city richer, more vibrant and attract more investment," said McHattie.
The young professionals provided McHattie with suggestions including a youth employment strategy, investment in small business, advancement of two-way streets, more garbage cans and increased opportunities for young people to enact change.
Kevin Huynh, Vice-Chair of YEP, asked for renewed emphasis on Barton Street. Joe Popkey, Treasurer of YEP, suggested an increased emphasis on manufacturing jobs to fix the city's poverty crisis.
McHattie admits that a stronger relationship needs to be forged at City Hall. The Mayor and city councillors need to work together to turn ideas into action.
"I think Hamilton is succeeding in spite of itself...we need a city council that has a strong government relation strategy at every level," he said.
McHattie's major goals include a greater linkage of downtown and the Waterfront, advancement of light rail transit, the complete streets initiative and investment in arts and new businesses.
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Hamilton Hive HiveX: Click Here
 Hamilton Hive will hold their 3rd Annual Young Professional, Entrepreneur and Leaders Conference on October 26th 2013, Hive X: Click Here. In its third year, the annual conference is fast becoming a landmark event in the Golden Horseshoe region, as it attracts both attendees looking to advance themselves and the Hamilton community, as well as those who look for ways to attract, retain, engage, and develop young leaders.This year's event, to be held at Sheraton Hotel Hamilton, will feature a thrilling slate of speakers and moderators, civicengagement, career, and business focused workshops, as well a conference "grand finale" key-note and social event, to be held on the 21st floor of Hamilton's iconic Stelco Tower.
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Innovation and Technology Committee will host Geraldine Cahill
On Thurday October 10th at McMaster Innovation Park, The Innovation and Technology Committee will host Geraldine Cahill from MaRS Discovery District, who will be presenting her recently completed research paper on Social Innovation in Hamilton.
The subject matter is very important to the social fabric of our city.
Over the past 12 months Geraldine has researched the social innovation ecosystem in Hamilton and published a report on the subject. Geraldine's presentation is entitled Seeing Hamilton: when best is possible.
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Member to Member Discount
Hamilton Bulldogs Opening Weekend
The Hamilton Bulldogs would personally like to invite all Hamilton Chamber of Commerce members to join them for opening weekend of the Hamilton Bulldogs 2013-2014 season! Opening weekend will commence with the home opener on Friday, October 11th at 7:30 p.m. when they will take on the St. John's IceCaps. Prior to the start of the game, they will be closing Bay Street between Market Street and York Boulevard for a one of a kind street party!
For more information, please CLICK HERE
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Connections Networking Group
Thank-you to everyone who joined us for Visitor's Day on Thursday, September 19. Special thanks to Jamie Aitken, who presented some valuable networking tips.
The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce established Connections as a special program to promote business opportunities among Chamber members. This is a category-exclusive networking group. We are currently looking for representatives for the following categories:
- Chiropractor
- Florist
- Plumbing
- Renovations
If you would like to come to a Connections meeting to see what we're all about, please contact Whitney Simmons at 905-522-1151, Ext. 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
Next meeting: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:15 a.m. at the Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Club.
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 Human Resources Committee Workshop Presentation:
Emotional Intelligence: What it is and Why You Want It
This presentation offers a first look at Emotional Intelligence. (EI) EI is the ability to manage oneself as well as one's relationships from an emotional perspective. Whether you are a small business owner, manager of an HR department, director on a board or someone who wants to improve his/her collaboration, communication and conflict resolution skills, it will be of assistance. We will cover: what is EI, benefits of EI, leadership and EI, and how to hire with EI in mind. Dealing effectively with people's emotions both within and outside of your organization is paramount to maintaining a healthy reputation, financial success, and employee engagement and loyalty. Building your EI skills will help instill confidence, leadership abilities and more success in your work, personal life and business relationships.
Please let us know if you will be attending by RSVPing to Whitney Simmons at 905-522-1151, Ext. 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
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Chamber Division and Committee meetings and events
YEP Division: Thursday, September 26, 8:30 a.m., Chamber office: 120 King Street West, Plaza Level.
Human Resources Committee: Wednesday, October 2, 7:45 a.m., McMaster Innovation Park (175 Longwood Road South) For an overview of the Chamber's committees and divisions, please visit the Chamber's Committees page or the Divisions page.
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Hamilton Chamber Mailings are a great way to get your promotional material into the hands of 2000 Chamber members.
The last mailing of the year has been set for the beginning of December, this is our Directory mailing to all members so don't miss out on this great opportunity to get in touch with 2000 fellow members with your marketing/Promotional material. Members $599.00 plus hst, not-for-profit $399.00 plus hst and non-members add 75%. Space is limited, so book now. Please call Diane Stephenson at 905-522-1151, Ext 220 or e-mail d.stephenson@hamiltonchamber.ca for more details or to book your spot. Also a reminder that the Chamber has advertising opportunities here in our Pipeline newsletter contact Diane to find out more. |
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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