Most communities have them: non-profit organizations with a mandate to promote and support local businesses. Businesses join a board of trade for many different reasons. The not-for-profit organization offers small businesses an established network as well as the opportunity to learn from more established colleagues. There are also tangible economic benefits ranging from group rates on health insurance to significant discounts on gasoline, credit card processing fees, home an

Before I joined the Co-operative Education program at my school and joined the Richmond Hill Board of Trade, I had no clue about how things in the business world functioned. I began to see the relationship between communication and networking in order to build connections that would be of aid in the future. Working here has opened up my eyes and extended my enthusiasm in pursuing my education to enter the business work field. Not only did I build upon my relationships with ev