| Welcome to February! We hope all our members had a fantastic January! Each month we’ll highlight the important items you should be aware of for your membership with Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce. Watch your inbox the first week of each month so you can plan ahead for our upcoming events, stay on top of Chamber features and much more. And if we don’t see out this month, have a safe and wonderful holiday season! |
| IN THIS ISSUE New Member Welcome January Events Recap February Events & Special Event with Vance Badawey, Member of Parliament. Ontario Chamber of Commerce News Important 2025 Updates Reserve Your BA5 or Lunch & Learn TODAY! Save the Dates HELPFUL LINKS • NBOTAC Website • Member Centre • Member to Member Discounts • Calendar of Events • CONTACT US |
| WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS |
| Join us in welcoming our newest members. Click the logo to visit their website. |
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| WHAT YOU MISSED IN JANUARY |
| Our January’s Lunch & Learn with guest speaker NBOTAC Chair Mark Kawabe was a great success! Thank you to all of those who attended, we hope you enjoyed yourselves. We hope everyone enjoyed themselves! Cam Johnson of Liberty Tax Services hosted our January BA5. He provided information of how he can assist small business owners & members during tax time. Taxes can be stressful, so we hope this helped make it trouble-free! Thank you to Andy Harris of LEV8 (Elevate) Low Level Aerial Photography for taking the great photos. View our photos gallery HERE |
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| HAPPENING IN FEBRUARY |
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| SPECIAL EVENT WITH VANCE BADAWEY, MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT |
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| WELCOME OUR NEWEST NBOTAC BOARD MEMBER |
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| Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Abdullah Rophael, recently appointed as a member of the Board for the Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce. With an impressive legal career spanning 23 years in Syria, Abdullah specialized in employment, civil, commercial, and family law, serving as a legal consultant for various organizations and earning an honorary position as an associate judge in family court. After immigrating to Canada, he expanded his expertise by completing a post-graduate HR management program in 2019 and is currently pursuing an MBA, having already earned a post-graduate certificate in management. Abdullah has dedicated the last four years to supporting the community through his role as Program Manager at Employment Solutions and as part of the management team at Welland Heritage Council. We are thrilled to have his wealth of knowledge and experience on the board! |
| OCC NEWS & UPDATES |
| From Ontario Chamber of Commerce: A 4-Point Plan to Support Business Competitiveness Ontario Competes: The Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s 2025 Election Priorities Through consultation with our members across Ontario, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) has developed Ontario Competes, a platform outlining our strategic priorities for the 2025 provincial election campaign. The goal is to provide Ontario with a strategy to strengthen its competitiveness through measures that support resilience and growth. Business competitiveness results in more prosperous communities, higher consumer confidence, high-quality jobs, and a more resilient economy. This requires: A skilled and diverse workforce Reducing barriers to doing business Supporting healthy and resilient communities Investing in connectivity and infrastructure. Read the release. With the collective voice of the OCC’s diverse 60,000 members, the policy recommendations reflect the needs of Ontario businesses under the following four pillars: Read more: https://occ.ca/wp-content/uploads/OCC-Ontario-Competes-4-Point-Plan.pdf |
| IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
| NEW MEMBERSHIP FEES Note: To bring NBOTAC in line with other local Chambers, our Membership fees will increase effective January 1, 2025 to the following: 1-2 employees: $150 + $10 OCC fee 3-5 employees: $195 + $10 OCC fee 6+ employees: $250+ $10 OCC fee All new members will be subject to a one-time $25 administration fee. If you have any questions concerning the benefits of membership, please call 289-438-2546. NEW MEMBERSHIP MARKETING SERVICES- FREE EBLASTS Send your specials, promotions and news directly to other NBOTAC members via our free email marketing service. Members will receive one free promotional message to our database per month, space permitting. Email messages will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis, plan ahead. Should you wish more than one email message to be sent in a one month period, subsequent messages will be charged at a rate of $50/each. Please contact the office if you have questions. Members are welcome to submit their messages via this FORM, and our staff will send out your message. Please make sure you have included all pertinent information and details. |
| MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP |
| Reserve Your BA5 or Lunch & Learn TODAY! Niagara Board of Trade & Commerce is actively planning for 2025. We host a Lunch & Learn each month, the second Wednesday of each month and a Business After 5 the last week of the month. We are currently seeking applications for the two functions each month for the 2025 year. For maximum exposure, the sooner we have your commitment, the sooner we can get the word out to help promote you, your business and your event. Please email info@nbotac.com for availability of events and BOOK IT TODAY! |
| SAVE THE DATES |
| Mark your calendars for some upcoming events! March 12th Lunch & Learn – Vance Badawey (special date) March 27th- TBA April 12th Lunch & Learn – Axzora Group June 25th Special Event – Details Coming Soon |
| TAKE ADVANTAGE OF GROUP INSURANCE |
| THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GROUP INSURANCE PLAN Canada’s #1 Best Group Benefits Solution for Small Businesses. The Chambers of Commerce Insurance Plan was launched in 1970 in response to demand from the members of Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade across Canada. Contact Jim Garrett from details at Garrett Insurance today. Click on the image below. |
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| Blood Donor Partner For Life |
NBOTAC is a Blood Donor Partner For Life. Visit Blood.ca  |
| Use Our Partner For Life #NIAG0092260 when donating blood or plasma. For further details contact Cam Johnson, Treasurer NBOTAC by email here |
| Member to Member Discounts |
| Through the Niagara Board of Trade and Commerce Member to Member Discount Program your business will have the opportunity to offer other NBOTAC members a discount off of your business’s services or items. Just another benefit to being a member! If you have not yet already submitted your NBOTAC member to member discount application form please click here. |
| OUR MANDATE |
| Our mandate is simple. Maintain and improve trade and commerce in Niagara Encourage good government and promote sound legislation at all levels of government To promote Niagara for the benefit of business and citizens in Niagara |
| Thank you, and have a great business day! |
 Have questions? Contact us! 289-438-2546 info@nbotac.com Visit our website |
