Spring 2016 - Burlington Downtown

NEW BUSINESSES
ANGEL’S BEAUTY SUPPLY & SALON
Where: 408 John Street
905-635-5968 | angelsbeautysupply.ca
BODHI BAR
Where: 2027 Lakeshore Rd.
289-237-7777 | bodhibar.ca
CHASE REALTY
Where: 560 Brant St
905-336-9001 | chaserealty.ca
THE DENTAL AND DENTURE OFFICE
Where: 440 Elizabeth Street, #103
905-330-3000 | dentalanddentureoffice.ca
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GELDERLANDS INC.
Where: 2016 Victoria Ave.
905-637-1509
gelderlands.ca
MUSKOKA FINE ART GALLERY
Where: 2039 Pine Street (2nd Floor)
905-516-6545 | muskokafineart.com
NEX WELLNESS
Where: 672 Brant St #301
905-634-5000 | nexwellness.com
PURITY NAILS AND SPA
Where: 535 Brant St. Unit 6
905-634-9696
THE TELL TALE HEART TATTOO &
GALLERY
Where: 496 Brant St
289-337-3322 | telltalehearttattoo.com
THE VOGUE SPA
Where: 399 Elizabeth Street,
Unit 12 | 905-634-1000
2016
BDBA WELCOMES
NEW BOARD
CHAIRPERSON
More culture,
new faces,
fresh ideas —
more to
explore!
Join us in welcoming
the following
businesses to the
Burlington Downtown
family!
DAVID HAYWARD
EFFECTIVE APRIL 2016
The Association is proud to announce
the appointment of David Hayward to
the post of Board Chairperson, effective
April 2016.
David is a personal injury lawyer with
the firm Martin & Hillyer, Lakeshore Law
Chambers on Old Lakeshore Road. David is
a professional colleague of outgoing Chair
WASTE COLLECTION WHEELED CART PROGRAM
Robert Martin.
“I have confidence that he will carry on the
Starting April 4, 2016, Halton Region will be rolling out a new
Wheeled Cart collection program, free of charge, to Commercial
and Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) across Halton.
The new program is part of
enhanced waste collection services
that will help ensure Halton remains
a leader in waste diversion, and
provide Commercial and BIA
partners with more efficient
service collection.
BENEFITS OF WHEELED CARTS:
• improve collection efficiency
• increase waste diversion rates
• minimize litter and debris
• one 360-litre Wheeled Cart for the
placement of recyclable material.
DELIVERY INFORMATION
• Wheeled Carts will be delivered to
all participating locations in March 2016.
tradition of fine work that the Association
does to build a healthy and prosperous
small business community.
360 Litre
Wheeled
Carts –
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For placement
of garbage &
recyclables.
The BDBA Membership Engagement
Committee is currently looking for
business owners and operators to be
part of our Volunteer Business
Liaison Program.
• A Waste Collection Calendar will be
included with the delivery.
This is a new initiative aimed at
increasing awareness of BDBA activities,
events, and support programs as well
as member relationships within with the
downtown business community.
• Once the new collection services are
implemented, loose bagged garbage and
Blue Boxes will no longer be collected.
For more info: www.halton.ca/living_in_
halton/recycling_waste/b_i_a_waste_
collectionservices/ and/or Access Halton at 311.
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David is completing his term as Chair of the
Downtown Parking Advisory Committee to
Council this spring.
David will lead an executive team including
Vice-Chair Bradley Jenkins (Express
Employment Professionals), Treasurer
Mark Eade (Eade & Associates), and, PastChair Robert Martin.
All members are encouraged to join the
Association at our Annual General Meeting
on April 6th to meet David and our team.
VOLUNTEER BUSINESS LIAISON PROGRAM
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
As of March 2016, each eligible location
will receive a maximum of:
• two 360-litre Wheeled Carts for the
placement of garbage; and
He is hardworking and very approachable”,
says Martin.
Aimed to keep businesses connected,
we are currently looking for twenty
volunteer ambassadors across Downtown
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Burlington and geographically connect our
Association “street-by-street.”
The role will require volunteers to reach
out to our local businesses to relay
information about Downtown Burlington,
upcoming events, workshops and special
members meeting.
For more information on this program
please contact Suzy Godefroy at
[email protected]
or Jackie Jones at
[email protected]
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SPRING/SUMMER EVENTS
BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
Where: Team Burlington Boardroom — 414 Locust Street, 2nd Floor
books with key learning’s for all sizes of
entrepreneurs and organizations.
Businesses of the BDBA are invited
to attend the 2016 Business
Accelerator Educational Series
workshops. These educational
workshops are a great opportunity
to assist you and your business
in the areas of marketing,
communications, sales, staffing and
most importantly financial planning.
The BDBA Business Accelerator series
is premised on the “The 1% Challenge”.
Specifically, can you and your team commit
1% of your working time to growth and
personal development? READ IT FOR ME
services include over 200, 12-15 minute
video synopses of top business training
2016 Business Workshop Schedule:
• March 30, 2016 - Motivating your Team
• May 31, 2016 - Market Intelligence
• September 27, 2016 – Public Relations
FIT IN THE CORE
• October 25, 2016 – Financial Workshop
CIVIC SQUARE (CITY HALL)
***Dates of upcoming workshop subject to change
SUNDAYS | 10AM — 11AM
MAY 29TH – AUGUST 24TH
TIME: 7:30 - 9:00 a.m.
VENUE: BDBA Boardroom
COST: Free to all BDBA members!
RSVP: Suzy Godefroy - 905-333-9868 ext. 4
[email protected]
SPRING DIRECTORY
The BDBA is proud to announce that the BDBA
Spring/Summer 2016 business directories are
currently being assembled and will be available
in April 2016.
Staff will deliver this great promotional tool
to high traffic areas all throughout the
City of Burlington.
Ready to pick some up or have them delivered
to your place of business?
Contact Suzy at the BDBA or email her at
[email protected].
The Fall/Winter 2016/2017 business directory will
be published in October 2016, so please make
sure that you take some time to review your
business listing on www.burlingtondowntown.ca
to ensure that your business information best
matches your business.
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For the fourth year we will again be
presenting free open-air fitness every
Sunday morning this summer at Civic
Square (City Hall). Fitness providers from
downtown Burlington will be featured
leading classes from boot camp to yoga.
These classes are geared to all fitness
levels and run from 10am – 11am weekly.
Date: Tuesday, March 22nd
Where: 1477 Lakeshore Road
Salvatore’s Restaurant
Burlington Downtown business
owners, managers and staff are
invited to attend the BDBA Business
Mix After Six at Salvatore’s Restaurant.
The BDBA Annual General Meeting will take
place at the Art Gallery of Burlington. Featuring
keynote speaker Robert Bacal, author of
“Perfect Phrases for Customer Service.”
Robert’s address is titled “Leveraging Your Cost
Free Advantage: Better Customer Experience
Via “Small Ball”. You don’t want to miss this!
Salvatore’s is a new restaurant to our
downtown located at 1477 Lakeshore
Road. Being the very first Business
Mix of 2016 be prepared to celebrate
in Italian style! Salvatore’s brings
over twenty-five years of experience
to the restaurant scene in Burlington
Invitations will be sent out to all BDBA
mid-March. Burlington Downtown’s Annual
For more information on this program please
contact Suzy Godefroy at membership@
burlingtondowntown.ca or Jackie Jones at
[email protected]
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THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN
JUNE 17TH — 19TH
Downtown Streetfest is back during the
annual Sound of Music Festival and the
BDBA is a proud sponsor. During Father’s Day
Events,
happenings
and so much
more.
weekend the streets come alive with music,
dance performances, extended patios and
amazing promotions!
RED BAG EVENT
DOWNTOWN BURLINGTON
JULY 15TH — JULY 17TH
Once a year, downtown Burlington goes
RED for the biggest sales event of the season.
Again this year we are kicking off the sale
season with a three-day Red Bag Event. The
streets are electric for three days with great
food promotions and amazing sales!
Time: 6pm — 8pm
W: www.salvatoresburlington.com
Free Member Service
and is very excited to be part of the
Downtown Burlington community.
BDBA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
General Meeting will include a number of
presentations from your Associations’ Board of
Directors including the 2016 budget and work
plan. Plan to bring a friend. The AGM is a breakfast
meeting at no cost to our membership.
SOUND OF MUSIC &
DOWNTOWN STREETFEST
JOIN IN:
BUSINESS MIX AFTER SIX
This is a FREE member service.
SAVE THE DATE — Wednesday, April 6th, 2016, 7:30am
AGM Keynote speaker Robert Bacal is coming!
The BDBA is excited to be offering
special event programming that
will attract new feet to the streets
throughout the year. If your
business is interested in getting
involved as a sponsor or would like
to find out how your company can
be involved in any of our events,
please contact: Samantha Statham,
[email protected]
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The BDBA Business Mix After Six is
also great opportunity to meet with
your business neighbours,
local Councillors and downtown
partners over tasty food and drink.
RSVP your attendance by
Thursday, March 17th to:
Suzy Godefroy
[email protected]
905-333-9868
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