What's Happening?Upcoming Chamber Events |
What's the Chamber working on?Connection, Advantage, Influence
Discover China - We invite you to experience China with us as the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce hosts a nine-day tour that will take you to see the natural beauty, culture and traditions of Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou.
Job Bank - Do you have a position to fill within your organization? Do you have any friends or family looking for a job? Sign in as a member and post your vacancy in our Chamber Job Bank or browse available jobs.
Call for Committee Members - Our committees are always looking for new member representatives to take part. Learn more about your community while influencing change. Contact the Chamber for details.
New Members - Each month our membership is growing, to find out who has recently joined go to our New Member section of the website.
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Sandler Training Customer Care Tip
Confidence Builders
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John Glennon |
To work with customers, either selling or in customer service, you must believe in your products and services, in your company, and most importantly, in yourself. Your skills and your success depend almost entirely on your own self-confidence.
Other people sense whether or not you believe in yourself, and by extension, whether or not you believe in what you're doing. It's called the Doberman Principle - the dog will read those that fear them and become very alert to those people. The belief in yourself is a large part of the customers' feeling persuaded that you can help them or that they should buy your product or service. Building your self-confidence will build your business and your success levels.
How do we build our self-confidence if we recognize a gap? If we believe we aren't as good as others, or we don't deserve to work with them? The Sandler principle of 'Act As If' is a great way to start.
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Most people dream of being an entrepreneur, others envy the role, but only few decide to actually live it. Individuals are compelled to build their enterprise to be challenged, to have a job, to give back, and countless more reasons. The 2009 B.C. Statistics show B.C. ranked the highest in Canada in terms of small business per capita. The Okanagan Valley alone consists of 28,897 small businesses. Looking at Kelowna's economic landscape it's clear that entrepreneurship is fully embraced. The Kelowna Chamber and Venture Okanagan (VO) both aim to foster business initiatives which allow for personal growth and economic development.
Venture Okanagan connects entrepreneurs, investors, and business leaders to encourage long-term growth and development of new businesses in the Okanagan. Accredited investors and members of Enactus Okanagan College work diligently to hold investment forums in the spring and fall of each year. The forums give opportunity for the great ideas of tomorrow to become a reality.
Sharing similar visions, Kelowna Chamber is pleased to join the VO Community as a Community Sponsor in 2013. Caroline Grover shares "The Kelowna Chamber is delighted to work with Venture Okanagan, and assist in the work of connecting entrepreneurs with a business idea to a mentorship team and possible venture capital. The opportunity for our business community to meet the talented students and faculty at Okanagan College is an important one."
VO is excited to collaborate with Kelowna Chamber to continue the celebration and growth of the small-business economy that benefits all who call the Okanagan home.
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In the newsBusiness, Technology, Economy
Northwestern Air Expands its YLW Reach - Northwestern Air Lease Ltd. is becoming a more familiar face at Kelowna International Airport (YLW). On March 3, Northwestern Air will offer service five days a week between YLW to Abbotsford, B.C and Red Deer, Alta.
Phase 2 Bernard Avenue Revitalization Begins - Beginning Monday, Feb. 4, at 5 a.m., Bernard Avenue from Abbott to Pandosy streets will be closed to motorists to accommodate utility replacement and streetscaping for Phase 2 of the Bernard Avenue revitalization.
Micro-Business Training - Funding support of up to $1500 is available to eligible Micro-Business owners to pay for training in the general business skills required to manage a small business.
CONGRATULATIONS:
Kelowna Canstruction - Congratulations to The Rotary Club of Kelowna, the Kelowna Community Food Bank and The Salvation Army for a very successful Canstruction
2013. Their goal was to raise enough food & money to feed those in need in Kelowna for OVER ONE MONTH! If you missed the event but would like to donate, please contact the Kelowna Community Food Bank.
Traction Program - Accelerate Okanagan has secured a contribution of up to $200,000 through the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) to deliver new programming services that will support the growth of high performing early to mid stage technology companies.
Best of '12 - Park Place Garage has won the HomeStars award for Best Garage Design & Organization company of 2012. |
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Breakfast of Champions
Contribute to conversations about sustainable business at this year's first Breakfast of Champions Wednesday, February 27th from 7-9am at Kelowna's Best Western Plus. Sponsored by FortisBC's PowerSense, the event features a hot "green" breakfast prepared by ORA Kitchen & Bar. Also on the menu are stories about progressive business practices that save notable amounts of energy and money!
Please register here before February 22nd. |
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