January 6, 2022

Wishing you the happiest holiday season

What Does a Successful 2022 Look Like?

What does it mean to be successful? Well to some that means the bottom line, money! Or it could mean an influx of customers, industry awards and accolades or just the satisfaction of a job well done!
Everyone measures success differently and yet all can be correct. How we measure our business success is a personal choice but here are a few ways to do it in a strategic way.

Keep Ahead of the Game
In the modern business world, the ability to change direction quickly is key to staying ahead of your competition. A pivot doesn’t have to be a complete transformation of your business model. It could mean changing your marketing strategy, upping your social media presence or just focusing on what you do best! Concentrate on what has brought you the most customers and build on it.

Plan, Plan, Plan
Having a well-written business plan is one of the best ways to start the year strong. Careful planning allows you to stay focused, organized and keeps you on the path to achieving your goals. In fact, you’re more likely to reach your goals when you write them down.

Be Prepared
Using “what if” scenarios to recognize certain outcomes can help determine which direction to take when something unexpected happens. Learning how to consider the different directions that your industry may take in the future can help you intentionally map your future moves, come up with a plan B, and protect yourself against uncertainty.

Consider reaching out to a fellow colleague, local expert or someone you know who has achieved great success. It is only through sharing and supporting each other that we survive together and prosper!

We are always here to help, feel free to contact the Community Growth and Investment team at the Town of Okotoks to learn more about resources available that can help support your business growth. Contact us.

Here’s to a successful 2022!

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When the Royal Duke hotel opened in 1905 it boasted top-of-the-line amenities, including over 40 rooms, a large dining room, billiard room, bar, and a showroom for salesmen to show off their wares. The hotel proved so popular that a large expansion was needed just a year after opening. The success of the Grand Central helped shift the Town's commercial centre a few blocks west from the area around the station. The hotel was torn down in 1928 and replaced by the Willingdon Hotel, now known as the Royal Duke. In those early days, hotels played an important role in the community: after all, the first two businesses in the Okotoks area were stopping houses. Many people in Alberta were transient, as the book Century of Memories explains: “There were steady boarders and many people stopped overnight or just for a meal. Many rested on their way to a new home.” One such boarder was Dr. A. E. Ardiel, who briefly took advantage of the hotel and its convenient stables to ride about making house calls.

Previous Polling Topic Result

We asked: “For many small businesses, the Christmas period has a significant impact on annual profits, with the holiday season often accounting for the majority of sales. How much does the Christmas Season sales impact your business?”

Answers: 8

Huge effect: 3 (38%)

Normal effect: 2 (25%)

Small effect: 1 (13%)

No effect: 2 (25%)

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The Town would love to hear and learn about your business. What’s your unique story? Why did you locate your business in Okotoks? What makes you stay? How can we help you grow?

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Find Local Businesses!

The Business Directory, is another helpful resource for sourcing companies, products, services and expertise located in the Town of Okotoks. Check it out!

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Upcoming Construction

Click the button below to find a list of upcoming projects with timelines.

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Let us tell your business success story!

Business Success Stories

This initiative helps to support the local business community by providing a promotional platform that helps increase their visibility and gain more reach.

What makes your business innovative or unique? How did your business come to be? Tell us your story by contacting us through email: ecdevokotoks@okotoks.ca or click the button below to use the online contact form

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Upcoming Events

Level Up Series: Social Success

January 27, 1:00 p.m.

Registration: FREE!

In this webinar you will learn how to:

  • Gain a platform by platform understanding of today’s social spaces and how to best put them to use in your business.

  • Understand the pay-to-play social media landscape. Learn how paid content plays an integral role in reaching your target audience by breaking through the algorithms and growing your overall reach and return.

  • Discover today’s proven practices for promoting your content on Facebook and Instagram and when to layer in sponsored content on LinkedIn, Pinterest and Twitter.

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30 Online Selling Trends in 30 Minutes

January 12, 11:00 a.m.

Registration: FREE!

If you’ve wondered how you can pivot your business sales processes for more impact, this webinar is for you. Nicholas Thickett will bring his experience as a sales trainer to this webinar and provide tips, tools and techniques you need to take advantage of this new online era.

You’ll walk away with:

  • 30 online selling tips to help your business thrive online
  • An understanding of online selling and online business
  • The tools to get started with selling online

 

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Submit your event with the Town

Are you organizing an event or webinar you want to share with the public?

If your business is in Okotoks, we can help you spread the word. Submit your event and we'll list it on the Town business events webpage.

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New businesses in Town

New Business Listings

The Town of Okotoks is thrilled to welcome the following new businesses to Town:

Homebased:

  • C’S Culinary Boutique – Creating Charcuterie boards
  • Mist Mountain Management INC. – Construction consulting
  • Myo Massage – Mobile massage therapy and relaxation massage

Storefront:

  • Soulstice Studio – Indoor vendor market
  • Dramavita Studio Theatre – Theatre classes for all ages

You can find more information on these new businesses as well as many others at our online business directory.

Online business directory

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