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Exciting and Transformational Chamber Institute Training Available - Feb 6, 2012 - 5:00:19 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas - If
your supervisors and managers are leading without strong finance,
banking and accounting skills, then ‘Finance for Non-Financial Managers’
(level 1) is a workshop they must attend. This session at the Chamber
is scheduled for
Tuesday February 7th, 2012 from 9am to 1pm. Clayton
Gardiner CPA & Accounting Trainer will share the basic fundamentals
of financial recording keeping, utilizing introductory accounting
principles. Participants will walk away with greater proficiency in
reading, creating, analysing Balance Sheets, Profit and Loss statements,
Cash Flow Statements and many more. You cannot improve your bottom
line, if everyone is not paying attention to the financial records...
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Bahamas Chamber presents, Vision-Mission-Values Retreat - Jan 31, 2012 - 1:10:57 PM
Re-Align for Productivity; Igniting and Inspiring Your Team toward Shared Success
Overview:
This retreat will illustrate
how organizational development and transformation can be creatively and
systematically achieved through seven (7) proven principles adopted by
companies who are among the leading benchmarks in their sector and
industry.
The workshop will be held on
February 1st, 2012 and will be led by The Bahamas Weekly columnist, Kaylus Horton...
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Managing Emotions in the Workplace, January 17th Workshop - Jan 16, 2012 - 12:59:08 PM
“Human Beings Are Emotional Creatures First, Rational Creatures Second.” David Julio Wang.
Emotions are a part of
our everyday existence; they are the seedlings of our behavior.
Research suggests that all decisions originate in emotions. How we feel
affects our state-of-mind, our
performance, health and energy. Considering the influence that our
emotions have on the selection and quality of our actions, there is a
critical need for emotions to be managed.
Large or small, organizations are
emotional places, using various emotional strategies to motivate
employees’ performance and increase personal job-satisfaction. Emotions
do not just effect organizations...
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Bahamas Chamber Christmas Mix and Mingle, December 12th - Dec 12, 2011 - 4:50:23 AM
Nassau, Bahamas -
The
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce
and Employers Confederation will be hosting a Corporate Mix and Mingle
on
Monday, December 12th, 2011 at Mario’s Bowling Palace commencing at 6:30PM.
This event is being co-sponsored by BTC, Burns House and M-BUX and
should be a fun event to set the stage for the holiday season.
As the primary sponsor for the
event, BTC will be using the event as a part of their 4G launch and will
have numerous 4G prizes and surprises to give away. Additionally,
everyone in attendance will receive an M-BUX Debit Card..
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Branding, Packaging and Visual Merchandising - Dec 6, 2011 - 12:06:11 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation will be
offering a one day workshop on Branding, Packaging and Visual
Merchandising. This event is being offered under the FINPYME Export Plus
program administered by the BCCEC on behalf of the Inter-American
Investment Corporation, a division of the Inter-American Development
Bank.
This event will be limited to a maximum of forty (40)
participants
and seats will be on a first come first served basis. A nominal fee of
$20 will be charged to cover expenses as the event is partially subsided
by the IIC....
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Increase Your Power to Influence - Nov 21, 2011 - 11:38:24 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Today’s leader is required to have a myriad of skills and qualities
to drive their success in a complex marketplace. It is important that
leaders have a clear understanding of their leadership strengths and
core values in order to leverage and promote their unique brand of
leadership in their circles of influence. No one wants to be branded a
weak, ineffective leader, nor an overbearing, harsh one. Find the
balance in this provocative, enlightening workshop.
Your managers,
supervisors and team leaders will become more effective, better able to
direct outcomes and create buy-in if they increase their ability to
influence others.
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Paradigm Shift in Service Culture, November 10th - Nov 8, 2011 - 10:43:05 AM
Can your customer service standards improve? Can your employees
do a little more in creating loyal customers? Do you need to improve
your bottom-line?
Everyone’s answer to all of the
questions posted above is a resounding YES! We all know that a greater
focus on service will result in greater returns for our businesses and
added value to our customers, but are we prepared to do what it takes?
Our
half day workshop with leaders who impact service is designed to
provide participants with the focus and tools they need to strategically
shift the service paradigm. The program focuses on a number of critical
and relevant topics...
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Microsoft Office Certification Training Launched - Oct 17, 2011 - 10:09:06 AM
Nassau, Bahamas -
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Federation presents Big Bang
Fall Training…No More Business as Usual! Stop putting off enhancing your
computer skills! Remain current with a
live tutorial walk through of the latest versions of Microsoft Word,
PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook.
Keshelle Kerr, CEO and President
of Creative Wealth Management and Licensed Microsoft Trainer and
examiner will in a non threatening environment walk participants
through two (2) half days sessions of basic proficiency in four (4)
critical business programs. This initial series of technical training
begins
October 18th-19th
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BCCEC Launches NEW Human Relations and Labour Help Desk - Oct 12, 2011 - 10:03:22 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - The
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Employers Confederation (BCCEC)
announced the introduction of a new service for members and small,
medium and large businesses in Corporate Bahamas: The BCCEC Human
Resource & Labour Help Desk, on September 21, 2011.
By
calling the BCCEC Help Desk at 242 322-2145 or 242 322-3320, members can
request the assistance of a Human Resource Consultant to assess varying
aspects of their Talent Management business at greatly reduced rates.
Some of these areas include: sourcing and recruitment, compensation...
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Participate in the Economic Crime Survey - Sep 22, 2011 - 4:07:54 PM
 Economic crime continues to be a serious issue affecting
organisations worldwide with no industry immune.
The results of the 2011 Economic Crime Survey sponsored by
the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and KRyS Global will allow us to assess
corporate attitudes towards economic crime and help organisations understand
and explore the trend behind criminal activity.
Your co-operation will play a key role in establishing the
extent of economic crime in the Bahamas and help to understand what steps
organisations can take to detect and prevent fraud...
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The ART of Handling Complaints: Service Recovery - Sep 2, 2011 - 9:35:40 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Companies who fail to pay attention to resolving customer service issues
immediately find that nearly a quarter of their business has been
shoveled to the competition. Here is your opportunity to do something
about this. The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce presents a training session on
Tuesday, September 6th.
Cherrylee Pinder of
CP Consultants a master trainer and counseling professional will take
your employees through the most exciting and practical service recovery
training program corporate Bahamas has ever seen. The training explores
the root of service issues, perceptions of the customer and employee in
problematic situations, researched effects of the ‘lost customer
syndrome’, steps to service recovery and creating a culture of
excellence that impedes future service recovery challenges.
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Dynamics of Teamwork: One Team: One Prize - Aug 16, 2011 - 10:29:45 AM
The
Chamber Institute has been reenergized to more adequately meet the
Training & Human Resource needs of all of our business partners. We
are in the process of identifying the finest local and international
training resources for the Institute and the Chamber membership to
advance growth and development.
This one
day session is geared at strengthening your TEAM performance. One Team:
One Prize is an exciting and active learning teambuilding program which
helps your employees work more cohesively with their co-workers in
achieving the team goal. It helps them identify and eradicate the
barriers adversely affecting team success...
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Bahamas Chamber of Commerce to host Arawak Port Development Information Session - Aug 7, 2011 - 11:14:33 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Arawak
Cay Development (APD) will host an information session and luncheon about
the
new port at Arawak Cay. This event, scheduled for
Wednesday, August 10,
12:30pm, at the Sheraton Cable Beach Convention Centre, will feature
presentations by APD’s all-Bahamian executive team.
Michael Maura Jr, CEO; Dion Bethell, CFO; and Rudy Levarity,
Facility and Operations Manager, will reveal details of the operation, and the
historic, bottom-up IPO which will allow
the general public to own shares in this landmark initiative. Charles Klonaris,
Chairman, Downtown Nassau Partnership, will also be on hand to explain the
significance of relocating commercial port activities from Bay Street.
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FREE Human Resource Symposium: Contemporary Talent Management Strategies - Jul 18, 2011 - 11:47:45 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Make More Money Through Your Companies Talent!!!
The Chamber Institute and the International Labour Organization presents
its first power packed Human Resources Mini Symposium, geared directly
towards equipping the small and medium sized organization of less than
250 employees with critical Talent Management skills and competencies
which impact the company’s bottom line. It provides the foundational
principles of Human Resource Management while also arming each
participant with the knowledge regarding how to accelerate the potential
of each employee.
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(Photos) Captains of Industry Awards 2011 - Jul 8, 2011 - 2:06:50 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Captains of Industry Awards 2011, 40th Awards presentation by the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) took place on Friday, July 1st at the British Colonial Hilton.
Sir Durward will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Other nominees in that category were: Marvin Bethell, Norbert Boissiere, Roy Bowe, Sir Garret Finlayson, Sir Sol Kerzner, Sir Durward Knowles, Billy Lowe, Judy Munroe, Diane Philips and Cedric Saunders...
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Captains of Industry Awards set for July 1st - Jul 1, 2011 - 12:16:12 PM
Nassau,
Bahamas - The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Federation
presents the 2011 Captains of Industry Awards to be held on Friday,
July 1st at the British Colonial Hilton at 7pm.
Sir Durward will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement
Award.
Other nominees in that category were: Marvin Bethell, Norbert Boissiere,
Roy Bowe, Sir Garret Finlayson, Sir Sol Kerzner, Sir Durward Knowles,
Billy Lowe, Judy Munroe, Diane Philips and Cedric Saunders...
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PLAN!T NOW Launches Bahamas Hurricane Website - Jun 15, 2011 - 9:52:34 AM
Bob Johnson and Morgan Freeman join philanthropic platforms to support Disaster Preparedness Program
Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of The RLJ Companies, today
announced through his online charity auction platform, ClubCharity.com,
the launch of a fundraising auction in coordination with Morgan Freeman,
co-founder of PLAN!T NOW, to underwrite a new Bahamas Hurricane Prep
website,
www.bahamashurricaneprep.com, aimed at assisting the island
community with hurricane preparedness for hurricane season.
The Bahamas Hurricane Prep site, through the efforts of partners NEMA,
the Atlantis Hotels, The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers
Confederation, Bahamas Hotel Association and the Bahamas Ministry of
Tourism, will serve the people...
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Launch of OYP: For Young Professionals and a Welcome Addition to the Bahamas Chamber - Jun 7, 2011 - 10:53:28 AM
Nassau, Bahamas - Recently on May 26, 2011, the OYP – Organization of
Young Professionals, a division of the BCCEC, was launched to
approximately 150 young professionals and other guests at the corporate
office of Bahamas First and NUA Insurance, two of the sponsors for the
launch event.
“The idea of an Organization of Young Professionals, supported by the
Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is a new
concept,” said chairman of the OYP, Valentino Munroe. “Some of us, for
some time, have thought that The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce has not
always kept pace with the changing business community in The Bahamas..."
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