Chamber Events
 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 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 Winners Announced
On Monday evening, the Hamilton Chamber held the 30th Annual Outstanding Business Achievement Awards. The gala dinner, held at Carmen's, was attended by over 350 guests. The Hamilton Chamber of Commerce congratulates the following winners:
SMALL BUSINESS: Red Hill Coffee Trade
LARGE BUSINESS: Vrancor Hotels Group
IRONMAN: First Canadian Title Hamilton
YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR: Dr. Daniel Hyams, Fermata Inc.
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY: factor[e] Design Initiative
NOT-FOR-PROFIT: Hamilton Artists Inc
DIVERSITY: directWorx
CENTURY: TD BANK
We would also like to thank our sponsors:
MAJOR SPONSORS:
Bell
Bank of Montreal
Taylor Leibow
Hamilton Economic Development
OLG
PROGRAM SPONSOR:
Cogeco
MAIN RECEPTION SPONSOR:
Future Access
VIP RECEPTION SPONSOR:
Dan Lawrie Insurance Brokers
To view video profiles created by New Motto on all of our finalists, CLICK HERE.
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Young Entrepreneur of the Year Shares Success Recipe
Cheers erupted as Dr. Daniel Hyams, PhD was announced as this year's Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the Hamilton Chamber's Outstanding Business Achieve ment Awards gala held March 31. Hyams is the executive director of Fermata Inc., a music therapy centre headquartered in downtown Hamilton and serving the broader region. He was recognized for his business building skills, compassion for people with special needs, and commitment to Hamilton. In his emotional acceptance remarks to an audience of 400 fellow business leaders, he emphasized three keys to entrepreneurial success: hard work, gratitude, and broad-based support. "The measure of success is the people who support you and are in your corner," said Hyams. CLICK HERE to listen to Hyam's remarks courtesy of The Renew Hamilton Project.
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Expression of Interest (EOI) System from Citizenship and Immigration Canada Session
You are invited to you to a special session to discuss the future
implementation of a new program from the federal government that will enable you to select skilled individuals from outside of Canada to employ in your organization.
This Expression of Interest (EOI) system, which is set to commence in January 2015, is a great opportunity for Hamilton employers to attract the best and brightest international talent in order to compete and grow our local economy. It's intention is to make immigration more responsive to the labour market needs of the employers in the city, the province and the country.
The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has recently released a report on the EOI system based on feedback from employers in Ontario. In order to have a discussion about the new system and the ways in which the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce and community partners can assist your business with regard to this system, please join us at this free session.
Date: April 8th
Time: 8:30 am
Location: Hamilton Chamber of Commerce
Information about the EOI system will be presented by the YMCA of
Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford and Workforce Planning Hamilton.
Please contact Whitney Simmons at w.simmons@hamiltonchamber.ca
to reserve your seat.
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Member Profile: Scott Mulligan, Ellington Tenant and Facilities Services
Scott Mulligan has been a commercial
real estate advisor for over 25 years.
For the last 20 years he has specialized in
representing office tenants.
His firms services include negotiating lease renewals, site selection, lease audits and general facilities management services. Scott has been very active in the Hamilton market having recently represented Grant Thornton, Great West Life and McMaster University.
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Focus Management Presents: Executive Roundtable with Keanin Loomis
April 23, 2014, 7:30 - 9:30 a.m.
 Reserve your space by contacting: event.info@focusmanagement.ca or 905.945.0782 Continental breakfast at 7:00 a.m. Hamilton Chamber of Commerce 120 King Street West For more info, CLICK HERE |
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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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Protecting Business Owner Wealth: Seminar
 As a business owner, you've worked hard to accumulate your assets, so it's important to take precautions to protect them from both risk and unnecessary taxes.
Narciso Bomben, Investment Advisor at RBC Dominion Securities, would like to invite local business owners to a seminar where RBC experts will provide them with strategies to ensure their business is prepared to deal with a number of unexpected life events as well as how to minimize taxes.
Please click here for seminar details and RSVP instructions.
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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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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, April 10 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
Human Resources Committee: Thursday, April 3, 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 Business Development Committee: Wednesday, April 9, 11:45 a.m., Chamber office, 120 King Street West, Plaza Level. Innovation & Technology Committee: Thursday, April 10, 8:00 a.m., Innovation Destination, 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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Community Calendar
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All Chamber members are welcome to include their events in the Community Calendar.
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