The April edition of the Bottom Line is going to press later today. It will be distributed by the Flamborough Review next week. As soon as possible, we will post it on the FCC website. Stay tuned!!

A big thank you is extended to Mark Best and his team at the new Flamborough Staples. The most recent Business After Five (BA5) was held there earlier this month. You can  see some of the pictures taken at the Staples BA5 by clicking HERE.

The clock is ticking towards the 2013 Flamborough Open golf tournament scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club. To reserve your spot – and for information on sponsorship opportunities – please click HERE.

Tonight – Wednesday, April 3 – the new Staples (located beside Walmart) will welcome members of the Flamborough Chamber of Commerce (FCC) and their guests at this month’s Business After Five (BA5). Manager Mark Best and his team will welcome participants between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. The draw for door prizes will take place around 6…

Why do you think fast food restaurants, large retailers, movie producers, car manufacturers and real estate brokers spend gazillions of dollars on advertising? Because it works!! Every successful business owner knows that persistent advertising is a major cornerstone of corporate success. Or – to put it another way: Not advertising is a little like smiling in the…

The FCC Board of Directors met yesterday (Tuesday, April 2) and accepted the resignation of Past President Hal Bushey. Hal has accepted a new position with a not-for-profit agency located in Chatham, preventing him from attending regular meetings of the BOD. The BOD extends its gratitude to Hal for the leadership he as provided over…

Under the new schedule adopted at last year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), the FCC will need two new faces on the BOD. Both Graham Flint (FORCE – Friends of Rural Communities and the Environment) and Penny Gardiner (EDAC – Economic Developers Association of Canada, and, HTC – Hamilton Technology Centre) will be retiring in September. To make…

Members of the FCC are also members of the Ontario (OCC) and Canadian (CCC) Chambers of Commerce. As their names suggest, the OCC and CCC monitor and address provincial and federal issues that impact business. Last week, the OCC made a pre-budget submission to Premier Kathleen Wynne and Finance Minister Charles Sousa. It is packed…

The FCC is now accepting registrations and sponsorships for this year’s Flamborough Open golf tournament scheduled for Wednesday, May 29 at the Carlisle Golf & Country Club. Representing a unique ‘win-win’ partnership with the Rotary Club of Waterdown, the annual tournament is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the FCC – allowing it to remain the…

Both FCC Executive Director Arend Kersten and Office Administrator Courtenay Gardiner will be away next week and the FCC office will be closed. If there is an urgent issue that can’t wait, please contact any member of the BOD. The FCC office will re-open on Monday, April 15 at 9 a.m. Thank you for your…