Toronto, Canada

July 2020

WHY BECOME A MEMBER OF THE BRAMPTON BOARD OF TRADE?

Founded in Brampton in 1887, the Brampton Board of Trade (BBOT) is a business organization that fosters local and regional economic development and growth. It helps organizations of various sizes - small, medium and large - facilitate better strategic decision making to overcome growth barriers, to attract and retain talent and to make the right industry connections.

Businesses are faced with challenges in every stage of growth, especially individual entrepreneurs and small enterprises. As a member of the Brampton Board of Trade, businesses are provided with a wealth of resources and aid in surmounting countless obstacles.

BBOT’s mission is twofold, i.e., productivity and prosperity. On one hand, it delivers services to help save time, money and improve growth, while on the other; it generates wealth and solutions to improve Brampton’s quality of life.

 

That the world is evolving faster than most businesses can keep up with, makes it all the more necessary for an organization like BBOT working at the local, regional, provincial and federal levels, to intervene and drive positive economic growth. It not only creates strategic partnerships for businesses but also provides the best solutions to investment, infrastructure, talent acquisition and more.

Diversity and inclusion is of paramount importance to BBOT and current members are diverse in culture, race, gender, political ideology with businesses ranging in size, sector and ownership model. Today, Canada’s many large influential brands like Rogers, CN, TD and Velcro are already members of BBOT.

A few of the numerous benefits for members include better profile visibility, access to high-profile networking events, the ability to join committees and task forces as well as cost saving programs like discounts on group insurance and fuel. 

With the help of the Brampton Board of Trade, businesses continue to grow and succeed which in turn positively impacts the betterment of the community.