BCBusiness, which describes itself as the most widely read business publication in BC after 30 years in operation, is offering Delta Chamber members a complimentary three month subscription.
The offer comes from the Publisher of BCBusiness Magazine and Chairman and CEO, Canada Wide Media Limited, Peter Legge, who spoke to the Delta Chamber earlier this year.
“We [...]
Small Business BC is British Columbia’s premiere resource centre for knowledge-based business products and services for the small business community.
Our strategic mandate
1. To provide entrepreneurs with products and services that will assist their successful entry into small business ventures.
2. To provide small businesses at every stage of development with products, services, and support that;
• Assist [...]
Global Outlook: Double Dip Or Single Slog?
Douglas Porter, Deputy Chief Economist & Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets presented a view of the global economy at the recent annual meeting of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Here is a copy of his presentation on September 26, 2010 (for complete view of all slides view in full [...]
Florist blames media reports for wilting business
By: ctvbc.ca
Date: Sunday Oct. 10, 2010 5:23 PM PT: to view news clip >>click here>>
A Delta, B.C., florist says media reports about a drug bust on her street have confused customers into shunning her flower shop..
Kris Sanderson, owner of Delta Flowers, says that several news sources were too vague [...]
Customer Loyalty, according to Rita Schnarr, President of Schnarr & Associates, depends not only on factors such as satisfaction, performance, economic value and alignment, but also on dependence that is emotional, structural and business-related.
Ms. Schnarr, who is also a Partner with Profiles International Inc, an international online employment assessments and talent management solutions organization, spoke [...]
On October 12, 2010 the federal government released its fall Update of Fiscal and Economic Projections as well as the Annual Financial Report for fiscal year 2009-2010.
While the government posted a budgetary deficit of $55.6 billion for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, $1.8 billion higher than it had projected in its March 2010 [...]
The Statistics Canada report, of October 8, 2010, that Canada’s labour market shed 6,600 jobs in September demonstrates that the Ottawa’s highest priority must be to encourage private sector job creation.
While we still see the recovery taking hold, the loss of jobs indicates that the economy is fragile. We need to do everything we can [...]
As the biggest and most important businesses constituency in the country, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and its network across the country issued a resounding call to action in the wake of proposed changes to the Employment Insurance (EI) program, and plans to increase EI premiums by the maximum allowed under federal legislation. Our voice [...]
NEWS RELEASE originally released September 28, 2010
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Chambers of Commerce from across the country gathered in Canada’s Capital Region this past weekend for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting where they sent a strong message calling on the federal government to immediately move into an open skies approach to air agreements, both in passenger [...]