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You can’t have too many prospects
Your business needs new customers to grow, lots of them. That’s why we offer three times as many networking opportunities as any other business organization in the GTA. This year, we will offer almost 50 opportunities across Toronto to network, meet new customers, and find suppliers. As a Toronto Board of Trade member, you will also have access to high profile speakers, experts on topics of interest, and the leaders of our city, province, and nation. If you are located in North York, you’ll find a comprehensive program of networking and other events, built on the tradition of the North York Chamber of Commerce.
Access to WORKSITE
Grow Your Business
Your business will be listed on our electronic directory, where it will be seen by 10,000 members of the Board of Trade. We offer many affordable ways for you to advertise your business, whether you want to reach small business, or the entire membership of the Board. You’ll find you can advertise in our monthly newsletter, seen by 10,000 members, for as little as $200.
Access to Tools You Need to Grow Your Business
You can also take advantage of our document certification capabilities, rent a mailbox with a First Canadian Place address, or entertain customers, friends, or family at the dining and meeting facilities we offer at our Downtown Centre, or Airport Centre.
Save on Group Insurance
We offer Canada’s most popular group benefits plan for chambers of commerce. This plan is designed for small business, and your claims experience is combined with 25,000 other firms, to make sure that one year’s bad experience in claims does not result in years of rate increases.
Expand into Global Markets
 As a member of the Board of Trade, you are also a member of our World Trade Centre, part of a world-wide network of centres in over 300 cities and 90 countries. You can also leverage our international trade affiliations to get essential information for global trade activities. We offer resources such as speakers, international product and market data, import/export directories, and trade statistics
Save on Debit card and Credit Card Transactions, and the Things You Need to Run Your Business
Your Board membership includes outstanding rates on Visa and MasterCard transactions, at only 1.73%. Depending on your business, you could save your membership charges in just a few months.
Debit card transactions are only $ .10 each, one of the best rates around.
With your Board membership, you can save on cellular services, get 2.5 cents/ liter back on fuel for your cars and trucks, save on office supplies, save on computer equipment, and much more. You could save $1000 or more per year, and have your membership pay for itself several times over
Save on the Things You Need for Your Business
As a Local Chamber member you can get Preferred Pricing on a number of Board products, including:
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Professional, Trade and International Associations Directory - featuring listings on 1,500 Toronto-based associations
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Contact Toronto 2008: An Annual Who's Who of Top Employers and Decision Makers in the Toronto Region - with 5,000 firms and 10,000 executives
Have Your Voice Heard at City Hall and Queen's Park
The Board of Trade is the most respected voice of business in the GTA. Our professional policy personnel and 400 committee volunteers help turn member issues into concrete action. Each year, we will survey you to get your opinion on the issues facing your business. If you are in North York, we will talk with you directly in regular policy update forums. More areas will be served soon.
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