By Dana MacDonald  When the coronavirus first reached North America, Canadians’ idea of “normal” was pulled out from under them. For the first few weeks of the Canadian portion...

by Maria Cordova  Businesses in Fredericton have shown resilience in many different ways. Some business show resilience by thinking differently and adapting, others...

Atlantic Fusion Law Group 105 Prince Edward Street Saint John, NB E2L 3S1 Tel: (506) 640-1343 Email: janet@atlanticfusion.ca Website: atlanticfusion.ca Main Contact: Janet...

Atlantic Fusion Law Group 105 Prince Edward Street Saint John, NB E2L 3S1 Tel: (506) 640-1343 Email: janet@atlanticfusion.ca Website: atlanticfusion.ca Main Contact: Janet...

Karen Grant, President Municipal elections are being held in May. This is an opportunity for you to have input on how your municipality is run. There is a lot of voter apathy and...

by Morgan Peters 2020-21 New Brunswick Pre-Budget Activities The chamber submitted its 2020-21 pre-budget brief to Finance Minister Ernie Steeves late last year. Representatives...

Krista Ross, CEO Late in January, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce hosted New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs for our 46th annual State of the Province Address.  We were...

by Carol Tracy, Portage Atlantic For, By and of the Community Portage Atlantic provides bilingual treatment services for young people ages 14 to 21 with serious substance abuse...

by Jason Carr, NBACL As 2020 gets under way, we find ourselves reflecting on the impact that the New Brunswick Association for Community Living has had on individuals, families,...

by Krista Murphy, Hotspot Parking Transit Taxi HotSpot, a valued chamber of commerce member, recently launched an update to their already well-loved mobile app. If you work,...

by Morgan Peters The private sector pays close attention to its expenses, but it also looks for opportunities to invest and grow. For government, holding the line on the deficit...

by Krista Ross With the turn of the calendar to a new decade, I am feeling energized about the future, the potential of Fredericton’s and New Brunswick’s economy and focusing on...

by Naveco Power

With any business, one of the main topics that is constantly discussed is how you can save money to put towards increasing your growth.

A new vision unfolding at UNB’s Faculty of Management by Lizabeth Lemon-Mitchell Students come to university excited to learn and use their knowledge to make a difference in the...

Well it’s certainly been another dynamic week in our ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick. We’ve had a setback this week, but...

April 21, 2020 - Media Relations 101 hosted by Porter O’BrienApril 14 - 2020 - Essential Legal Insights for surviving COVID 19 hosted by Connors StillwellApril 16, 2020 - Cyber...

With Premier Higgs’ election call earlier this week, New Brunswickers will head to the polls in less than a month to elect the members of the province’s...

Krista Ross Commentary – July 2020 - Working Hard and Smarter: Time for the Private Sector to Lead  The phrase “work smarter, not harder” has been in popular use since...

Good afternoon,   As a reminder, this will be our final COVID-19-specific update. Our annual general meeting is scheduled for June 25 at which point we are turning a...

Over the past few months, there have been phrases that have entered the popular lexicon, become very common, and – based on my social media, are now...

Good afternoon,   We started sending COVID-19 email updates on 13 March 2020 and have sent out more than 50 since that time.  Thank you for all...

Event Assistant   The successful candidate will provide event and membership support to the chamber of commerce team and will liaise with the chamber’s membership in...

Good afternoon,   Last week, the chambers of commerce in Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John wrote to Premier Higgs and other party leaders to advocate for a small...

Good afternoon,   A big thank you to Bob and Jan Chisholm of McDonald’s Restaurants in Fredericton and Oromocto who announced last week that they are donating...

Good afternoon,   Earlier today the chambers of commerce in Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John wrote to Prime Minister Trudeau on behalf of our members...

Good afternoon,   Today Premier Higgs announced that the province is moving to Phase One of the “Yellow” section in the New Brunswick Recovery Plan. The government’s...

Good afternoon,   Dr Jennifer Russell – is there anything she can’t do? Public Health leader, amazing jazz singer and yesterday she revealed that she cut her own hair (which...

Good afternoon,   I hope everyone had a nice May long weekend - it was nice to get out of the house and enjoy some of our beautiful spring weather.   With New Brunswick...

With New Brunswick’s move to the “Orange” COVID-19 Recovery Plan phase late last week, our province has taken another important step in our response to the...

Good afternoon,   We are heading into what looks to be a beautiful long weekend – the traditional launching point of the summer season for many of us. While...

Good afternoon,   As many businesses and organizations begin to reopen (or move closer to reopening), today’s update is focused on resources to assist with this...

Good afternoon,  Today Premier Higgs announced that NB is moving to the next phase of the province’s re-opening and recovery plan.   ...

"None of us is smarter than all of us." ~ Kenneth H. Blanchard by Shahram Ghanbari As leaders (CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners), we cannot master every skill needed to run a company or organization. To be successful, we need to tap into the collective wisdom of...

Earlier this week, the chambers of commerce in Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John, with the support of the Atlantic chamber, jointly wrote to Minister Holder regarding Bill 27 on behalf of our members. The bill, which calls for amending the Employment Standards Act...

Each fall, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors discusses the biggest challenges, issues and barriers to growth for our members and the business community in New Brunswick. They draft a set of policy priorities that we then put to our membership...

Over the past week or so, both the New Brunswick Student Alliance and the University of New Brunswick Student Union held their annual “Advocacy Week” campaigns – publishing their annual priority document and meeting with numerous government officials and other...

Earlier this month, we celebrated Small Business Week throughout the country. The week was both an opportunity to celebrate and recognize those smaller enterprises that are the heartbeat of our economy, but also a reminder that their continued existence is highly...