BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20171124T123000Z DTEND:20171124T141500Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Too Big to Ignore 2 Roundtable - November 24\, 2017 DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, November 24th\, 2017\, please join the Barrie Chamber and a small group of local business leaders for a follow-up discussion to our 2016 OCC-partnered Too Big To Ignore event. Your input will add value to the conversation\, and will help to direct the Barrie Chamber's advocacy efforts at the local level\, as well as feeding in to the OCC's information resource as they work at the provincial level.\n\n\n\nThis roundtable event will cover such topics as:\n\n Input Costs (electricity\, HR\, cap & trade\, property taxes)\n Government Approach to Regulation\n Red Tape\n Skills Gap\n Infrastructure \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSmall businesses are vital to the Ontario economy. They provide services and products that meet local needs and often serve as suppliers to larger companies. Small businesses make up 98 percent of total businesses\, and two thirds of private sector employment in Ontario.\n\n\n\nLast year\, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)\, in partnership with local chambers of commerce and boards of trade\, launched the Small Business Too Big to Ignore campaign to champion this crucial component of Ontario's economy. The objective was to both highlight the success of small business in Ontario\, and to develop policy solutions to the most significant barriers to small business growth\, in preparation for discussions leading up to next year's elections.\n\n\n\nIt's critical that government remain responsive to these challenges to ensure the future competitiveness of small businesses in Ontario.\n\n\n\nPre Registration is required in order to attend this FREE event! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:On Friday\, November \;24th\, 2017\, please join the Barrie Chamber and a small group of local business leaders for a follow-up discussion to our 2016 OCC-partnered \;Too Big To Ignore \;event. Your input will add value to the conversation\, and will help to direct the Barrie Chamber'\;s advocacy efforts at the local level\, as well as feeding in to the OCC'\;s information resource as they work at the provincial level.
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\nThis roundtable event will cover such topics as:\n\n
\nSmall Business Too Big To Ignore 2
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\nSmall businesses are vital to the Ontario economy. They provide services and products that meet local needs and often serve as suppliers to larger companies. Small businesses make up 98 percent of total businesses\, and two thirds of private sector employment in Ontario.
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\nLast year\, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce (OCC)\, in partnership with local chambers of commerce and boards of trade\, launched the Small Business Too Big to Ignore campaign to champion this crucial component of Ontario'\;s economy. The objective was to both highlight the success of small business in Ontario\, and to develop policy solutions to the most significant barriers to small business growth\, in preparation for discussions leading up to next year'\;s elections.
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\nIt&rsquo\;s critical that government remain responsive to these challenges to ensure the future competitiveness of small businesses in Ontario.
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\nPre Registration is required in order to attend this FREE event! \; LOCATION:Barrie Chamber of Commerce 121 Commerce Park Dr\, Unit A Barrie\, ON L4N 8X1 UID:e.2454.2996 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260410T210034Z URL:https://business.barriechamber.com/events/details/too-big-to-ignore-2-roundtable-november-24-2017-2996 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR