By Bill Justus, Justus Pest Control This time of year is fairly slow for me in the pest control business. I still take care of my commercial contracts such as restaurants, warehouses and factories, but my residential business slows  ..

Haven't found the time to make it out to our past few events? We're now posting videos of most Barrie Chamber events on our website - they'll be on our home page and on our Videos (/multimedia-content) page as well, be sure to check bac ..

EVENT: BBN DATE: Thursday October 6th, 2011 TIME: 7:30am - 9:00am (the breakfast buffet is available between 7:15am and 8:00am) NEW VENUE: Holiday Inn Barrie, Hotel & Conference Centre, 20 Fairview Road, Barrie, ON PRICE: $2 ..

In July, Shane Serra spoke to our members about mobile marketing, how it is an excellent way of getting your news out right now. Most people have smart phones, and mobile marketing is about utilizing these, whether it be by texting, SMS ..

Donna Douglas was our BBN speaker in June, giving an interesting presentation about her recent experience with copyright infringement. Donna had spent 8 years developing the Go Venture division of her business, working with hundreds of  ..

Scott Gingrich of Piggybank Technology was our May BBN speaker, and he gave a very informative presentation about easily made website mistakes that can have a huge impact on a business. Domain Name - make sure you own & control y ..

Larry Hurd from Manic Media was our BBN speaker in April, speaking about the best way of including video in your marketing and social media planning. From testimonials to how-to videos, Larry noted that people expect to see videos on we ..

Jacques Brunet was our March BBN speaker, and he helped attendees to better understand public speaking. He started out by noting that the elements of all great presentations are: A clear purpose A well prepared and practiced introd ..

Rich Grof was our February speaker, asking members to look at how they've been programmed by society and culture, and to consider how that mindset can affect their success. Rich encouraged attendees to write down their negative inner th ..

Joanne Davison from The Hair Prosthesis Centre was the first BBN speaker for 2011, and she kicked off the new year with an inspirational message about volunteering. Her mother planted a seed when Joanne was young, telling her that there ..