Posts Tagged ‘medhat’
Business Beat: The Multiplier Effect at Work in the Hat
What if I gave you a $50 gift card to your favorite restaurant? You could go for lunch by yourself and try to stuff two meals into your belly, but it’s more likely that you’d invite a couple friends for dinner and wine and run up a bill of $150. The restaurant just multiplied a…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Change Through Mutation and Evolution
We have all heard the term “Evolve or Die”. We use it in industry, “It’s Darwinian, you’re fighting for survival every year; you evolve and grow, or you die. It’s really that simple.” (Douglas Conant). We use it in sport, “the evolution of the sport is so fast, if you slow down for a second,…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business and What the Chamber Is Doing To Help
Over 96% of businesses in our region are small businesses and through provincial survey data, over 50% of businesses had to lay off employees, with the same number having used up most of their cash reserves. There are concerns about mid- to long-term impact, particularly with an extended shut down and slow recovery. For 70%…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Solve a Problem, Change the World
Building and selling products around a passion is not enough to ensure a business concept has a valid market opportunity. There is plenty of commentary encouraging entrepreneurs to take a passion and convert it into a business but it takes more than inspiration to build a venture that works. It is though, a promising area…
Read MoreDo You Know a Remarkable Hatter? Nominate Them for the Alberta Order of Excellence!
Do you know a remarkable Hatter? The Alberta Order of Excellence Council receives and considers the nominations of candidates for future induction into the Alberta Order of Excellence. The Council is made up of volunteer representatives appointed by Order-in-Council from across Alberta. How it works Nominations are accepted and considered year-round. Nominations remain under consideration…
Read MoreCommunity Foundation Launches Investment Readiness Program
The Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Southeastern Alberta, is offering eligible organizations that are working to do good in Southern Alberta the opportunity to access a minimum of $10,000 in non-repayable capital through the Investment Readiness Program. This program is part of a national initiative led…
Read MoreFuelling our Business Community in 2020
Our local Chamber of Commerce is a member driven and people focused organization who believes that the positive impact we create for local businesses ultimately affects the lives of business owners, employees and our community. That’s why we’re active problem solvers, equipped to help our business community by connecting our members with various resources and…
Read MoreHelp Us Collect Downtown Parking Data
Do you park downtown? Do you own a parking lot that has stalls available for rent? Do you allow public parking in your lot on evenings/weekends? We want to hear from you! The City of Medicine Hat has put together a working group to address parking issue and opportunities in Medicine Hat. One of the first…
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