By Krista Ross November 18 - 24 was global entrepreneurship week. As a chamber of commerce, we work hard to support, encourage and celebrate entrepreneurship and sometimes it...

by Karen Grant As a member of the selection committee for the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards (BEA), I was reminded once again how many great...

IBooth Party Photobooth127 Crocket StreetFredericton, NB E3A 4H4Tel: (506) 261-4068Email: ibooth@hotmail.comWebsite: iboothpartyphotobooth.comMain Contact: Jun Rosal New...

by Janet Thompson-Price, Atlantic Fusion Law Group The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP) is a great program for employers who have a genuine need to hire employees and...

by Morgan Peters The Fredericton Chamber of Commerce awarded its 2019 post-secondary scholarships to Samantha Gray and Katie Hamill. Both are Fredericton natives and...

By Morgan Peters Staff members and board volunteers of the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce attended the 2019 Canadian Chamber of Commerce annual conference in Saint John in...

By Carol Alderdice, President & CEO TIANB Carol Alderdice, President & CEO TIANB The Tourism Industry Association of New Brunswick (TIANB) is a non-profit organization...

by Mitchell Poirier, MDMS Management Actively claiming and creating a local business listing online will help give your physical business the visibility it needs when an...

by Jennifer Kreuger, Estey Art If you’ve visited the office of the Fredericton Chamber recently you would have noticed some very special art work up on the wall. This art belongs...

by Kim Poffenroth, Chief Electoral Officer, NB Kim Poffenroth, Chief Electoral Officer, NB On May 11, 2020, citizens in the Greater Fredericton Region will join electors...

Welcome to fall! I hope you had an enjoyable summer.  Many of the chamber committees will be starting up this month. More information on...

 In July, WorkSafeNB held their annual general meeting in Fredericton and provided an update on the progress being made on lowering the highest rate in the...

by Morgan Peters Since 1988, the Loran Scholars Foundation and its partner universities have led the way with Canada’s largest and most comprehensive undergraduate award. LORAN...

– by Morgan Peters As the 2019 federal election approaches, both the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Fredericton chamber will provide information about candidates, platforms...

– By Morgan Peters Population growth. Workforce expansion. Labour market development. However you frame it, Fredericton (and New Brunswick) needs more people if we are going to...

– Dhirendra Shukla The J Herbert Smith Centre (JHSC) for Technology Management and Entrepreneurship was founded in 1988 at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton campus, by...

– by Susanna Cloff-Clyburne Over the spring and summer of 2019, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce hosted three “Reconciliation Roundtables” across Canada – one in each of Western,...

- By Krista Ross Having an overarching economic development organization in the province like ONB provides the benefit of coordination of economic development activities at a...

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The May Business After Hours was hosted by Riverview Ford. Inclusive Decision Making: Turning Evidence Into Action was presented by Katie Davey as part of our Boardroom Sessions....

– By Morgan Peters Presentation to City Council In July, the chamber presented to the City of Fredericton’s Development Committee. The presentation focused on the committee’s...

Algonquin ResortRelax by the fire, splash in the indoor pool, speed down the waterslide, indulge at Braxton’s...Experience the Reimagined Algonquin at our exclusive Fredericton...

APEX Home Inspections145 Liverpool StreetFredericton, NB E3B 4V6Tel: (506) 260-2413Email: mike.strong@apexhomeinspections.caWebsite: apexhomeinspections.caMain Contact: Mike...

Our February Speed Networking Event was a blast for everyone involved. The February Business After Hours was held at Holiday Inn Express & Suites. The Chamber hosted Andrew...

Interview with Alyson Pizzey, Executive Director Can you tell me a little bit about how and why your organization began?  Liberty Lane Inc. was founded in 1993 to address the lack of safe, affordable housing and support services in the Fredericton area for women and...

by Katelyn Plant, Communications Manager, The Gaia Project The Gaia Project believes that young people are the key to building a sustainable future. With a world-view largely influenced by digital connection and information-sharing, today’s youth have a unique...

At the end of this month, the consultation period ends for the second phase of the federal government’s employment insurance reform efforts. The way the discussion documents are framed and subsequent statements by government officials during consultation meetings make...

Interview with Shail Niazi, The Talent Games Tell us a bit about how your business began. If you would have been there, you would have chuckled at the crazy notion of using video games for assessing and recruiting talent, you might have even though of it as a fancy...

by Sue Dafoe and Dean Askin The nature of work is rapidly changing and is creating opportunities for jobseekers who have a disability. But for the more than 600,000 employable Canadians who have a disability, many still face barriers to securing employment. ...

First Signs of Mental Health Concerns The World Health Organization defines mental health as “a state of well-being in which the individual realizes their own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to...

As part of its commitment to move the New Brunswick economy forward, the Chartered Professional Accountants of New Brunswick (CPA New Brunswick) commissioned an Economic Impact Report on the considerable economic contributions made by CPAs. The report highlights that...

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The Internet Age is upon us, and so too are the innumerable benefits its technology brings. Almost everything we use these days is connected to the internet in some way: from television to smart fridges, we have learned to leverage the scalability, customizability,...

This week, the public review period ended for WorkSafeNB’s latest consultation as they look at “benefit improvements.” Currently, people receiving worker’s compensation benefits receive 85% of their annual income based on a maximum income of $69,200 – which is the...

By Jaclyn Currie, Stantec Meetings have been changed forever. By now, you know what it looks like: some team members logging onto calls from their homes, with others calling in from meeting rooms or their desks at the office. We’ve entered the hybrid era. Yes, this...

This month, the Fredericton Chamber of Commerce’s annual “Mental Health Matters” event was held after a two-year pandemic-related hiatus. Since the first iteration of the event in 2016, we have witnessed a positive movement to talk more openly about mental health and...