Local non-profit strives to help businesses improve their profitability Stan Klimowicz and Sandi Stride, Sustainable Hamilton Sustainable Hamilton has a recipe for prosperity for local businesses. The key ingredient may be surprising — it is sustainability. There are many bottom-line benefits to … [Read more...]
Employer of the Year nominees offer tips for staff satisfaction By Lisa Grace Marr Keeping employees happy is one of the last things many companies consider when trying to improve profitability. For Jay Bousada at Thrillworks and the management team at O.C. Tanner in Burlington, it’s the first … [Read more...]
A language barrier, a lack of knowledge about the market and no previous Canadian credit history are among the common challenges faced by newcomers. Natalie Paddon As the owner of three cafés in Venezuela, Luis Meza has been in the coffee business for more than 15 years, but launching a business in Canada … [Read more...]
It’s up to us to get informed and get involved in these important issues David Adames, President and CEO of Hamilton Chamber of Commerce In the first half of 2013, city council will be debating and delivering a policy position to the provincial government on two important issues that have long-term impacts on our … [Read more...]
Shutting down the slots and trots at Flamboro Downs could spell economic disaster BY Arend Kersten, Executive Director , Flamborough Chamber of Commerce "If both the slots and the trots at Flamboro Downs are shut down, the potential economic impact for Flamborough will be devastating. We may as well turn off the … [Read more...]
Last year, factor[e] design initiative, the Locke Street marketing firm, took a cookie cutter approach to greeting cards and attached a biscuit, likely creating some puzzled looks from the posties. But this year, what started as trying to think up something creative to do with the traditional holiday greeting cards … [Read more...]
A group of students, including three from McMaster University, have won a global business startup competition. Their company, Groupnotes, will receive more than $35,000 worth of in-kind prizes including Google Cloud, legal support, design assistance and public relations services. The team will also head to San Francisco … [Read more...]
What can you do when an employee shows no initiative or willingness to take charge? Academic: Rick Hackett is a professor of human resources and management at the DeGroote School of Business. It is well established that we tend to attribute behaviour we observe in others as reflecting character-related strengths … [Read more...]
This illustration shows an artist's conception of LRT trains moving along King Street East. By Meredith MacLeod Senior Hamilton bureaucrats are carefully studying a report produced by McMaster University researchers that suggests that light rail transit has the potential to succeed in Hamilton but will be a … [Read more...]
By Meredith MacLeod A year-long push to stimulate partnerships between Hamilton artists and businesses more than quadrupled its goal of $75,000. Forty Hamilton businesses stepped forward to invest a total of $300,850 in 14 arts organizations through a program called artsVest. That was topped up with a $76,110 donation … [Read more...]
