The Oakville Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce the recipients of the #StrongerTogether Business Resiliency Awards presented by BDC! The #StrongerTogether Business Resiliency Awards recognize and honour five Oakville small businesses for their innovation, compassion, and determination during the COVID-19 Pandemic. "We received over 80 nominations from the Oakville…

The COVID-19 crisis is having a disproportionate economic impact on women.   A recent report launched by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC) outlines the direct and immediate economic impacts of the pandemic on women in Ontario with, women’s labour participation rate falling to its lowest in 30 years. Since…

(And SHOULD you have a CONSULTANT?)   CLIENT COMMENT at a recent breakthrough consulting session: “When we started to try and answer questions around our Strategic Plan, we lacked the professional tools, processes and the know-how to confidently make a decision, which left us in a state of paralysis and…

Photo courtesy of snapd Oakville.     The Oakville Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Doug Eglington has been elected Chair of the Board for 2020/2021. Doug officially began his term as Chair after being sworn in at the Oakville Chamber’s virtual Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, September…

The Oakville Awards for Business Excellence (OABE), hosted by the Oakville Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the Rotary Club of Oakville West, is now accepting nominations. “The past few months have been hard for business, but many have shown their ability to quickly innovate, adjust business operations and practices, and find…

Build the necessary infrastructure to support a digitized world and stay current in the latest technology to remain competitive in a post-COVID-19 world Digital and data infrastructure are an important pillar to create an engine of innovation and wealth creation. COVID-19 has accelerated the transformation to digitization and highlighted the…

  We are #StrongerTogether We are in unprecedented times, with the world being turned upside down overnight. Businesses have been forced to rethink their operations, neighbours are supporting each other, and the Oakville community is coming together to overcome this pandemic.In times of crisis, it can be hard to find…

– Faye Lyons, Vice President of Government Relations & Advocacy