ABOUT THE MANITOBA CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce (MCC) is the province’s largest, non-partisan business lobby and membership association in Manitoba. Since 1931, we’ve been accelerating business success by advocating for and influencing public policy, working alongside government on major issues affecting business. Today, our network is made up of 65 local chambers of commerce throughout the province, representing almost 10,000 businesses of all sizes and across all sectors. Learn more at jointhechamber.ca
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3 Signs You Need A Better Brand Strategy
First of all, what is a brand strategy? A brand strategy is your brand’s game plan. It defines your long-term goals, outlines your brand promises, and details how these will be shared with your audience. Additionally, your brand strategy should identify your ideal...
RRC offers new micro-credentials to support reconciliation
A suite of new social innovation micro-credentials is the first offered by Red River College to help businesses and professionals build skills in embedding reconciliation efforts through effective and respectful consultation processes and relationship-building....
UPDATE: September 3/2021
As we move into the Labour Day long weekend, and begin to prepare for a return to the office for many of us and the return to in-class learning, there has been a number of updates and developments. The Province of Manitoba has made changes to the public health orders...
Reopening Your Business in a Pandemic: Privacy Concerns Related to Precautions
Reopening your store can create new privacy considerations Author: Kendall Dyck, Lawyer, TDS Law For many businesses, the personal information of its customers is crucial to providing goods and services. Certain information is simply necessary to complete a...
Determining Capacity for Your Business
Some of the most frequently asked questions we have received amid public health order restrictions are, “What is 25% capacity?" "Now we've moved to 50% capacity - what does that mean and how do I adjust that?” "How am I supposed to manage that - have a staff person...
How To Create Super-Shareable Content
A grumpy cat, a colour-changing dress, a stylish monkey in a Swedish furniture store, a disastrous music festival. It seems like anything can go viral these days, but that doesn’t mean that viral success is random. Short-lived, international fame shouldn’t be one of...
Boost Your Revenues with Effective After Sales Follow-Up
Finding new customers is crucial to the growth and success of your business. But entrepreneurs shouldn’t forget there is huge potential for revenue in their list of existing customers. Selling to a new client cost five to 25 times more than to an existing client,...
Province of Manitoba Sector Support Program – Relaunched
The Sector Support Program provides assistance to businesses affected by the COVID-19 public health order restrictions released in December 2021 and in February 2022. This assistance is taxable income for income tax purposes. Businesses can apply for grants based on...