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Webinar Series Alberta Women Entrepreneurs events. View upcoming events. Board Development Series | Register here. BusinessLink: View upcoming events. Conference Board of Canada Webinar Series: Mental Health and COVID-19. Click here. D2L Webinar Series: Digital Transformation for Associations. Watch Now. Retail Council of Canada. Register here. On Demand Webinars Alberta Innovates Growth & Resiliency Speaker Series. Watch Now. Alberta Phase…
Member Spotlight: ShopHERE
Through the ShopHERE program businesses are able to set up an online store for FREE. If you haven’t already got an online store and are thinking that you would like to expand into e-commerce now is a great time to explore those options. Contact APEX for more information. Check out these businesses and the websites…
The Road So Far – A look back at 2019-2020
When we map out our destination, there are just a couple of certainties: where you start and where you want to arrive. Along the way, there may be detours, construction zones, pit stops and traffic jams, but as long as you know where you’re going, you can always adjust your path to reach that final…
Weekly Update: November 13 – 19, 2020
Supports for Business Red Tape Reduction Highlights The Government of Alberta’s first annual report on red tape reduction highlights the red tape burden that Albertans have to deal with which is expressed by the baseline count. The Alberta government has a baseline count of almost 671,000 regulatory requirements with a goal to reduce these requirements…
Business Beat: Make it a Local First Holiday Season
You know the holidays are just around the corner because whether you’re watching television or on your phone, ads keep popping up to remind us that we need to get that perfect gift for someone special. The good news is that you can combine getting the perfect gift with helping out our local businesses. The…
Member Spotlight: Safety Buzz Campus
2020 Award of Excellence & Business Ethics winner: As John Maxwell says, “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” Safety Buzz Campus and its team have all put in a lot of effort to be a leader in the training industry. In addition to this year’s awards, Safety Buzz Campus was awarded the Small Business…
Weekly Update: November 6-12, 2020
Supports for Business New measures to curb the rapid growth of COVID-19 Targeted health measures will take effect on Nov. 13 to curb the rapid growth of COVID-19 in Alberta and protect the health system. There are 8,305 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Hospitalizations and intensive care unit admissions are at their highest…
Canada’s garden spot of the year
Across the Canadian prairies this pandemic year, farm families have reported record shattering yields of wheat, oats, barley, and other commodities — a much welcome change of fortune following a protracted period of drought. Nowhere is the bumper crop more bountiful than in Southern Alberta, according to Neil Townsend of Farmlink Marketing Solutions. He recently…
Weekly Update: October 30 – November 5, 2020
Supports for Business Government introduces legislation for new, targeted support to help businesses through pandemic The Federal government introduced Bill C-9, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy), which would implement new, targeted support to help businesses. As previously announced, the business supports include: The…
Business Beat: MHC expands rural nursing partnership
As a leader in the health field, I’ve learned that partnerships are an effective way to serve Albertans and increase the sustainability of education. The Medicine Hat College will be using this business model again in the near future to benefit the province as a whole, and our region. I’m happy to say that rural…