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What's Happening
#HIVEvotesWe have a Municipal Election in 2014, and Hamilton HIVE will be working until Election Day (October 27, 2014) to ensure you are informed and empowered to vote. Hamilton will be electing a new Mayor and members of City Council. This section of the e-newsletter will highlight the latest available information regarding the election, the candidates and the process necessary to get involved. Hamilton's YPs can make a difference in this election, if we all get out and vote. Please help us promote this effort amongst your networks, and let's see what can happen when #HIVEvotes.
Check out the first two features in the Spec Votes young professional series:
- Ryan Moran here - Diana Glennie here EVENT LISTINGSFriday March 28th - City Kidz Charity GalaFriday March 28th - Mac10 Young Alumni Pop Up DiningSaturday March 29th - For Your Eyes Only GalaOTHER OPPORTUNITIES: YP Election FeatureVolunteer Hamilton SurveyYoung Professionals wanted for Consultant positions
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Chamber Events
Outstanding Business
Achievement Awards
Monday March 31, 2014
Location: Carmen's
1520 Stone Church Rd. East
Doors: 5:00pm Dinner: 6:00pm
Tickets: $90 members, $110 non-members,
$850 per table, plus HST
 Ancaster Community Awards Tuesday, April 8 Reception: 5:30pm Dinner: 6:30pm
Location: Ancaster Mill (548 Old Dundas Road) Tickets: $70, tax included Business after Business with the Hamilton Philharmonic & Global Spectrum 
Thursday, April 24 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Location: The Studio (1 Summers Lane) Free to members and guests Dundas Community Awards Friday, April 25 Reception: 5:30pm Dinner: 6:30pm Location: Dundas Valley Golf and Curling Tickets: $70, tax included Nominations still open for the Ancaster Community Awards and the Dundas Community Awards To register for any Chamber event please contact Whitney at 905-522-1151 ext. 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca.
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2013 Outstanding Business Achievement Award
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Join us in celebrating the best in business!
Date: Monday March 31, 2014
Location: Carmen's
1520 Stone Church Rd. East
Doors: 5:00pm Dinner: 6:00pm
Tickets: $90 members,
$110 non-members,
$850 per table, plus HS
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Member Profile
Vicky Toon- Yellow Dog Grooming
Vicky is the Owner & Head Groomer at Yellow Dog Grooming Studios in beautiful downtown Ancaster. She was Managing Director of an Environmental company before making the decision to follow her dreams & open Yellow Dog Grooming. Vicky has created a calm & inviting grooming studio where local dogs can receive exceptional services provided by patient, caring & trained professionals.
"Yellow Dog Grooming grew out of a lifelong love I have for dogs. I was looking for a warm, inviting place within our community where Ancaster's Dogs and Dog owners would enjoy visiting to keep their dogs clean, tidy and happy. I was looking for an alternative to big box grooming and couldn't find the quality of service I was looking for. From this need Yellow Dog Grooming was born."
Vicky attended Pampered Paws Grooming School in Yorkville & Best Friends & Raina's Grooming School in St. Catherines. She is a licensed Bather of Achievement as awarded by the National Groomers Association of Canada & a Certified Companion Animal Specialist as presented by PIJAC Canada. She has also earned her certification in Pet First Aid from St. John Ambulance.
Vicky is married with two children. She has one dog & two cats. She enjoys hiking the trails with her labradoodle Wilson, reading, yoga and spending time with her family.
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Annual General MeetingChanging of the Guard  Vasudha Seth, a marketing executive with ArcelorMittalDofasco, was formally introduced as the new Chair of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce at our 168th Annual General Meeting on March 25, 2014. She takes over from past Chair Louise Dompierre and will serve a two year term. In keeping with a time honoured tradition, Vasudha was sworn in by the Mayor of Hamilton, Bob Bratina. During her remarks, Vasudha thanked fellow board members and the Chamber staff, and touched on several priorities moving forward, including sustained action on five theme areas arising from the 2012 Hamilton Economic Summit: Advanced Manufacturing, Creative Industries, Education, Health Sciences and Transportation. CLICK HERE to listen to her remarks. The AGM was held at Michelangelo Events and Conference Centre, and sponsored by Meridian Credit Union, Netaccess, and Guyatt + Moffatt Chartered Accountants.
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LiON's LAIR Submissions Now Open
Innovation Factory and the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce are now accepting applications for the 2014 LiON'S LAIR competition.
The fourth annual LiON'S LAIR competition will provide 10 companies the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of top business experts, the "Lions," to solicit over $100,000 in cash and professional resources.
Entrepreneurs interested in submitting a business plan for consideration are invited to a Pre-Submission Workshop on Wednesday, April 2 from 6pm-9pm (to register
The online application deadline is April 30, 2014. Full event terms and conditions, application form and directions can be found at the LiON'S LAIR website at pitch-it.ca.
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FirstOntario Hands-On Small Business Workshops 
FirstOntario Credit Union in partnership with Trigger Strategies and the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce, is pleased to offer five interactive workshops specifically tailored to today's small business owner.
Session 2: The top 10 mistakes business owners make
Learn how to spot the mistakes you might be making with your small business.
For more info, please CLICK HERE
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 The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be running a pilot project of 15 podcasts for the next 6 months. They will brief us every two weeks on the events, people and policies affecting Canadian business in 15 minutes or less.
Three episodes are now available for listening:
Upcoming episodes feature conversations on tourism, trade agreements, Canada's North and infrastructure.
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BIA Association hosting Scott Stratten of UnMarketing
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Member to Member Discount
Chamber Members receive 10% discount at Yellow Dog Grooming until April 1st 2015
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Advertise on the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Website - 50% off!
Place your banner ad on the Chamber Website Homepage and all internal pages for 3 months for only $500.00 plus hst.
The HCC website receives 1,000 distinct visitors per week!
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Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
HR Committee Presents:
Knowledge Transfer: It's Not Just About the Strategies!
Thursday April 3
7:45 am
William's Fresh Cafe
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Connections Networking Group
The next Connections meeting will take place on Thursday, March 27 at 7:15am at the Uptown Business Club/Financial Wellness Centre (236 Pritchard Road) 
Connections is a category-exclusive networking group.
The success of the program is based on a commitment by each Connections member to attend regularly scheduled networking meetings to:
- develop on-going relationships among members
- create awareness of each member's product and service
- utilize the products and services of members
- generate and exchange leads
Please contact Whitney Simmons at 905-522-1151, Ext. 100 or w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca if you would like to sit in on a meeting and learn what this group is all about.
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Chamber Division and Committee meetings and events
YEP Division: Thursday, March 27, Chamber office 120 King Street West, Plaza Level. Topics for discussion: PanAm 2015, Open for Business and Subcommittees Human Resources Committee: PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE Thursday, April 8, 7:45 a.m., Williams Fresh Cafe (47 Discovery Drive). Guest Speaker Anne Marie Peddle, ArcelorMittal Dofasco Topic: Knowledge Transfer: It's Not Just About the Strategies
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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Community Calendar
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All Chamber members are welcome to include their events in the Community Calendar.
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