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(limited quantity available) @airdriechamber #wearitproudairdrie Show us your toque & win prizes!Visit airdriechamber.ab.ca for a list of participating retail locations to purchase your toques! Action through Connection: If you own a business, or are a business leader, you have a tremendous impact on the growth and wellbeing of our community. The Airdrie Chamber of Commerce recognizes that by working together and championing local business, we will build a stronger Airdrie. The Airdrie Chamber (AC) is a dynamic, professional organization that provides value to our members and is an advocate for all business. Not only do we create worthwhile connections between our members, we connect members to new clients, and business to government. The Chamber works together with our members to improve the economic, civic, and cultural wellbeing of our community.
AC is also proud to host a variety of luncheons, workshops, and networking events throughout the year to provide local business with educational opportunities and connections to experts to support them in growing their business. All Chamber events include opportunities for businesses to increase engagement and awareness, whether volunteering, networking or sponsoring.
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The global pandemic has damaged our economy and devasted many businesses. The safety and well being of our community, and the vitality and strength of our businesses are the Airdrie Chamber’s top priorities.
Through it all, the Airdrie Chamber of Commerce is excited to be supporting local business by running our “Wear it Proud” campaign! The community is invited to purchase Heart Airdrie toques to show your support for local businesses with over 50% of the proceeds granted back to community businesses. This campaign can be found at over 10 local retailers including Save On Foods until late December 2020.
This past fall, the Airdrie Chamber was thrilled to host the 2020 Airdrie Business Awards at Bert Church Live Theatre. The two staggered events were closed to the public due to COVID-19 protocols but the finalists, their guests, and sponsors recognized 36 finalists and seven award winners as Airdrie’s best businesses and leaders. It was truly a celebration of how local businesses can persevere during these challenging times.
The Airdrie Chamber of Commerce is proud of our business community for coming together more than ever and our commitment as an organization to our city remains constant. We encourage all business, big or small, to join their local chamber as together we are stronger.
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Carolyn Clarke of Flavours of Montreal Clarke is excited to have received the Emerging Business Award. “When you work hard every day, it’s a wonderful feeling knowing that you are appreciated,” she says.
Her advice to other business owners is to “keep your heads up, promoting your product is key, and do not cut corners.”
Kendra Phillips of Star Bound Dance Company Phillips says she can’t take all of the credit for winning the Legacy Business Award. “It is the community within our studio that makes it successful and allows us to create a legacy within the city of Airdrie.”
She recommends that new entrepreneurs understand that “failure along the way is inevitable but how you recover, learn from, and progress from it is what will make your business stronger moving forward.”
Mike Fulton of Fulton’s Home Hardware Building Centre Fulton says he was in awe when he found out he won the Franchise Business Award. “It’s so great for our staff to be appreciated by those they serve. It makes it all so worthwhile,” he adds.
Kendra Phillips
He gives this advice to local entrepreneurs: “It’s my belief that your business has to be changing with continuous ongoing improvement.”
Roger Foster of Tires On The Run Foster says receiving the Business Innovation Award “has been a tremendous boost for the staff and owners” and it “proves that their innovation is well received by the community, which is quite a feather in our cap.”
He recommends that new business owners don’t give up. “Tires On The Run is our eleventh business venture, and by far the most successful.” life
*The airdrielife team was incredibly humbled to be nominated in the Business of the Year Award category. We thank all of our contributors, advertisers and readers for your support over the past 17 years and congratulate all of this year’s winners.*
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