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SUMMARY:NBOTAC Christmas Party
DESCRIPTION:🎄 Join Us for the Holiday Party of the Year! 🎉 \nCalling all Niagara businesses:\nLooking for a fun\, easy way to celebrate and reward your team for its contributions to your success this year? Host your office Christmas party with us and join in the festivities! \nNBOTAC and Clients & Cocktails Networking are teaming up to bring you a festive End-of-Year Celebration you won’t want to miss! \n📅 Date: Friday\, November 28th\n🕖 Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM | Entertainment begins at 7:00 PM\n🎶 Entertainment: The Audio Saints (live band!)\n📍 Location: Beechwood Golf Course\n4680 Thorold Townline Rd\, Niagara Falls\, ON L2H 2Y6 \n🥂 Tickets: \n\nIndividual: $45\nTable of 8: $320\nTable of 10: $400 (Only 4 tables of 10 available!)\n\nEnjoy hors d’oeuvres at 7:30 PM\, munchies at your table\, and a night full of great music\, dancing\, and networking. \n🎁 Bring a door prize!\n❤️ Help us give back: We’ll be collecting non-perishable food items for local Niagara charities—because the need is great this season. \n  \n💡 Sponsorship opportunities available! \nBronze Sponsor $100 \nSilver Sponsor $250\nGold Sponsor $500\nPlatinum Sponsor $1000 \nAll sponsors will be added to the image above\, featured on the C&C & NBOTAC social media channels as well is in our respective newsletters\, logos displayed on the tables the night of the party. The Platinum Sponsor will be given 2 minutes to introduce their business to the guests… Contact debi@nbotac.com for more information. Email debi@nbotac.com for details. \n  \n🎟️ Buy your tickets online:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n$45 individual ticket \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTable of 8 $320 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTable of 10 (only 4) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/nbotac-christmas-party/
LOCATION:Beechwood Golf & Country Club\, 4680 Thorold Town Line\, Niagara Falls\, Ontario\, L2H 0W2\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Holiday Social & Networking
DESCRIPTION:🎄 Holiday Networking Social – December 10th at Noon! 🎄 \nReady for a little holiday cheer mixed with good conversation?Join us Wednesday\, December 10th at 12pm at Doc MacGilligan’s Restaurant & Pub for a relaxed networking social. \nNo speeches\, no agenda — just great people\, great chats\, and a chance to unwind before the year wraps up. Buy your own lunch and beverage\, settle in\, and enjoy meeting local business folks in a casual\, festive setting. \nRSVP \n✨ We’ll also have a great door prize!If you’d like to promote your business\, feel free to bring a door prize too — it’s a fun way to get your name in front of the group. \nEveryone’s welcome — members and non-members!Bring a colleague\, a friend\, or just yourself. \nLet’s raise a glass to connections\, community\, and a strong finish to 2025.See you there! 🍻✨ \n#NetworkingNiagara #HolidaySocial #NiagaraBusiness #ConnectAndCollaborate #SupportLocal #MeetNewPeople
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/holiday-social-networking-dec25/
LOCATION:Doc MacGilligan’s Restaurant & Pub\, 6400 Lundy's Lane\,\, Niagara Falls\, ON\, L2G 1T6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Responsible AI & Avoiding Bias Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Responsible and ethical AI adoption is essential for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)\, particularly as digital tools increasingly shape hiring\, decision-making\, and day-to-day operations. \nIn collaboration with the Diversity Institute\, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce\, we invite you to join the Responsible AI and Avoiding Bias webinar\, where we’ll explore how SMEs can integrate AI in ways that reduce bias\, advance equity\, and strengthen organizational performance. \nDrawing on the Diversity Institute’s expertise in research\, training\, and inclusive innovation\, this session will highlight practical strategies and resources to support fair\, transparent\, and trustworthy AI adoption and use. \nKey areas of discussion will include: \n▶ Risks of bias\, misinformation\, and inequitable outcomes in AI systems \n▶ Responsible and ethical AI adoption \n▶ Tools and supports that help SMEs implement safer and more transparent AI practices \n▶ Tips to make informed decisions about AI integration\, workforce upskilling and organizational readiness \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/responsible-ai-avoiding-bias-webinar/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260114T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch & Learn: Workplace Mental Health
DESCRIPTION:Lunch & Learn: Workplace Mental HealthWednesday\, January 14 | 11:45 AM – 1:00 PMFalls Manor\, 7104 Lundy’s Lane\, Niagara Falls \nWorkplace mental health isn’t just an HR topic\, it’s a business issue. How people communicate\, handle stress\, and respond under pressure directly impacts productivity\, retention\, leadership\, and culture. \nJoin the Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce (NBOTAC) for a practical\, eye-opening Lunch & Learn with Julie Christiansen of Leverage U. \nJulie is an anger and communication expert\, author\, podcast host\, keynote speaker\, and executive coach. Her sessions are known for being honest\, relatable\, and immediately useful\, not theoretical or fluffy. \nWhat you’ll walk away with: \n\nA clearer understanding of how stress and unmanaged emotions show up at work\nPractical communication strategies leaders and teams can use right away\nInsight into reducing conflict before it escalates\nTools to support healthier\, more productive workplace conversations\n\nEvent Details \n\nBuy your own lunch\n$5 cash at the door (members) $8 for non-members\nBring a non-member guest and the fee is waived for both of you\n\nOpen to members and non-members. This is a great opportunity to invest an hour in yourself\, your team\, and your business while connecting with other professionals in the Niagara region. \n👉 Please RSVP using the form below. We look forward to seeing you there.
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/lunch-learn-workplace-mental-health/
LOCATION:The Falls Manor\, 7104 Lundy's Lane\, Niagara Falls\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Business After 5: Cobblestone Gardens Retirement Residence
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our January Business After 5 at Cobblestone Gardens Retirement Residence\, located at 10 Ormond St. N.\, Thorold\, on Wednesday\, January 28th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. \nThis relaxed after-hours gathering is all about casual networking\, new connections\, and meaningful conversations. Whether you are reconnecting with familiar faces or meeting fellow business owners for the first time\, this is a comfortable setting to build real relationships without the pressure of formal networking. \nWhile you’re there\, take time to learn more about Cobblestone Gardens\, where caring and friendly staff are dedicated to providing residents and their families with a high standard of care while creating lasting memories. Their commitment to personalized service and community is what truly sets them apart and makes Cobblestone Gardens shine with pride. \nCobblestone Gardens is committed to your lifestyle\, offering the peace and comfort of a seniors living community that feels like home\, supported by thoughtful services and a welcoming environment from the moment you walk through the doors. \nProudly serving Thorold\, Ontario\, this retirement residence reflects the spirit of a town known for its big heart. Many staff and residents call Thorold home\, adding to the warmth and sense of community that defines Cobblestone Gardens. \nBring your business cards\, your curiosity\, and your conversation skills. We look forward to seeing you there. \nPlease RSVP below: \n
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/business-after-5-cobblestone-gardens-retirement-residence/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Gardens Retirement Residence\, 10 Ormond St. N.\,\, Thorold\, ON
CATEGORIES:Business After 5
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SUMMARY:Blood Donor Day – Give Blood. Give Back.
DESCRIPTION:🩸 Blood Donor Day – Give Blood. Give Back. \nThursday\, February 5 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM📍 Canadian Blood Services420 Vansickle Rd.\, St. Catharines \nThe Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce is proud to be a Blood Donor Partner for Life and we’re inviting our members\, colleagues\, and community to roll up their sleeves for a cause that truly matters. \nWhether you’re a regular donor or it’s your first time\, your donation helps save lives right here in our region. \nPartner for Life Code\nWhen you donate blood or plasma\, please use our Partner for Life code:#NIAG0092260 \nWinter Donor Incentive ✈️\nBook and attend a blood or plasma donation appointment — or join the Canadian Blood Services’ Stem Cell Registry — between January 1 and March 31\, 2026\, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win round-trip tickets for two\, courtesy of the Air Canada Foundation\, to any Air Canada scheduled destination.* \nIt’s a simple way to feel lighter\, brighter\, and better this winter — while making a real difference. \n🔎 Full details available at blood.ca \n👉  REGISTER HERE\nGive an hour. Save a life. Support Niagara.
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/blood-donor-day/
LOCATION:Canadian Blood Services\, 420 Vansickle Rd.\,\, St. Catharines\, ON
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:The Headache Neck-Shoulder Pain Connection Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:Why treating one without the others fails!\nRSVP HERE! \n \nIn this Lunch & Learn\, Dr. David Harper presents the Maverick Approach – a practical\, evidence-informed framework that links posture\, nervous system function\, muscle imbalance and daily work demands to chronic pain patterns. From boardroom stress to the surge in pickleball injuries\, this talk reveals how modern lifestyles quietly load the neck and shoulders — and what leaders can do to protect performance\, resilience and longevity. \nRSVP HERE!\nBring a non-member guest and you both attend free! \nArrive at 11:45 to network longer.   \n \n 
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/the-headache-neck-shoulder-pain-connection-lunch-learn/
LOCATION:Sideline Social Craft Kitchen & Bar\, 89 Meadowvale Drvie\, St. Catharines\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Lunch and Learn
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SUMMARY:Business After 5 Life's Empowerment Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Meet and Learn about one of our newest members\nRSVP \n \n
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/business-after-5-lifes-empowerment-solutions/
LOCATION:Life’s Empowerment Solutions\, 3 Cross St.\, Unit 302\, Welland\, ON\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Business After 5
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SUMMARY:Grant Writing Lunch & Learn
DESCRIPTION:Emma Lowman is the Regional Development Advisor (Community) for Niagara\nand is part of a team administering Government of Ontario grants for 5+\nMinistries. Emma provides grant-writing expertise and organizational\nsupport more widely in Niagara and has a keen interest in developing\ncapacity to attract support for building strong\, resilient communities. \nEmma’s expertise will help you with quote writing\, and much more… \nAt the 11 March 2026 NBTC Lunch & Learn\, Emma will share her enthusiasm\nfor community-connected work and draw on over a decade of experience to\nshare top tips for writing strong grant applications. \nRSVP \n  \n 
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/grant-writing-lunch-learn/
LOCATION:Sideline Social Craft Kitchen & Bar\, 89 Meadowvale Drvie\, St. Catharines\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Business After 5
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SUMMARY:Business After 5 - Cornhole Fun
DESCRIPTION:After a long day of work\, sometimes the best networking happens when there’s a little fun involved. \nJoin us for our March Business After 5 – Cornhole Social hosted at Regency Athletic Resort in Niagara Falls. This month we’re adding a bit of friendly competition to the mix while you connect with fellow local business professionals. \n📍 Regency Athletic Resort8068 Mountain Rd.\, Niagara Falls🗓 Wednesday\, March 25🕔 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM \nBring your colleagues\, meet new connections\, and enjoy a relaxed evening of networking and cornhole. Whether you’re competitive or just there for the laughs\, it’s a great way to build relationships in the Niagara business community. \nAnd no need to worry about the weather — the patio courts are covered\, heated\, and insulated\, so you’ll stay warm even if March decides to remind us it’s still winter. \nThe restaurant will be open for food and drinks\, so you can grab a bite while you mingle and play. \n✔️ Free to attend✔️ Guests welcome✔️ Door prizes appreciated \nCome out\, have some fun\, and make a few new connections. \n👉 Please RSVP to let us know you’re coming. \n
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/cornhole-2026/
LOCATION:Regency Athletic Resort\, 8068 Mountain Rd\, Niagara Falls\, ON\, L2E 6S4
CATEGORIES:Business After 5
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260429T190000
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SUMMARY:April Business After 5 - TBD
DESCRIPTION:Mark the date: Details forthcoming
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/april-business-after-5-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260513T093000
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SUMMARY:New Member Breakfast 2026
DESCRIPTION:Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce Presents the\n2026 NEW MEMBER WELCOME BREAKFAST\nNew Members ATTEND FREE – Watch for your Invite! \nDate: Wednesday May 13th\nTime: 8:00 am – 9:30 am\nWhere: Falls Manor\, 7104 Lundy’s Lane\, Niagara Falls\nGuests: $25+HST\nRSVP by May 11th \nWe’re excited to welcome our newest members! Join us for a delicious breakfast\, networking for connecting with fellow members in a warm\, welcoming atmosphere. \nNew members receive complimentary ticket\, guests and members/non-members are $25+HST. \nIncludes: Breakfast and entry for a special draw and door prizes \nBring Business Cards! \n \n 
URL:https://nbotac.com/event/new-member-breakfast-2026/
LOCATION:The Falls Manor\, 7104 Lundy's Lane\, Niagara Falls\, Canada
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