The Chamber of Commerce held its annual Business Summit this past September 22, 2021.  This year’s theme was Culture Without Compromise. The core message of the summit is that your business can create a positive culture without compromising profitability or productivity.  This one-day summit explored this business foundation.  Here were my key takeaways from this…

I am relatively new to the Whitby Chamber of Commerce.  I’ve been a member for less than a year and only know members from this new, virtual-focused world. You would think that a reason to join the Chamber would be the networking opportunities….and while these are always better in person, the Whitby Chamber has gone…

For decades the advocacy committee has advocated on behalf of the members of the chamber of commerce. Part of those efforts is to host a forum for the committee to ask questions of the federal political candidates vying for office which is broadcast to the entire community on zoom and local tv. To make this…

For the last 10 weeks, the Whitby Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Town of Whitby distributed COVID-19 antigen testing kits free to businesses. Together, we distributed 9,875 tests to the business community! Now that September is upon us, the Town of Whitby will be using their building for municipal programming, and as such, on…

For the second year in a row, The Business Summit is going to be virtual… and AMAZING! “Culture Without Compromise” is 2021’s theme and it is in partnership with Great Places to Work. I have personally had an expo booth for several years, including a virtual expo booth in 2020. I always get value from…