"Barrie Business Bonanza" - Barrie's Largest Business Building Mixer Night, December 1st 7pm to late at The Ranch (Bayfield and Collier Streets) Display Tables - available for only $25.00 Attention Entrepreneurs, Community Leaders and business Owners! Image a room full of like-minded people wanting to connect. It's a win-win for everyone attending. A great networking opportunity!

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The skills necessary for getting appointments and business from networking events are learnable…it doesn’t matter if you’re shy or unsure, you can learn how to make networking events work for you.

from the Barrie Advance, June 2009

"Let the buyer beware" when it comes to commercial property insurance, says Jeff Mitchell, president of the brokerage firm JC Mitchell Insurance. "Unlike your standard automobile policy, which is strictly regulated to provide standardized wordings and terms of conditions, commercial insurance has no standard policy." Although there are pre-packaged products on the market that do fit a specific niche, he warns industrial, commercial and investment (ICI) property owners to ensure the coverage included meets the individual needs of the situation. "Having the right coverages in place is paramount," says Mitchell. "An accounting associate of mine always reminds me that 'everything is deductible, until you have an audit,' to which I reply from an insurance perspective that everything is covered until you have a claim.

Barrie Advance December 01, 2008

Galleries and private collectors alike now have the option to protect their treasures with the only insurance company focusing solely on artwork. In the last year, AXA Art Insurance, a U.S.-based company, announced plans to expand into Canada by working with preferred insurance brokers in this country.