Tuesday 28 January 2014

Febuary 2014 Ottawa Chapter NKBA Dinner Meeting

Monday, February 10th
-          Ceragres Tile Group, showroom visit, 3268 Hawthorne Road, Ottawa
-          1CEU (45min) accredited course
-          6:00-8:00 presentation to start at 6:30, dinner included
-          Guest Speaker – Gohanne Racine, Director, Business Development & Technical Products
-          Tile Category - The various types of porcelain will be discussed in this Seminar, Through Body, Through Colour, and Glazing. Explaining the different uses of tiles. We will briefly discuss the change from Static Coefficient of Friction to Dynamic Coefficient for slip resistance.  The classification tests for different products including their uses will also be covered.
-          $35.00 for members, $40.00 for non-members and $15.00 for students
Payment accept via Paypal at:  nkbaottawa.blogspot.ca




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Friday 24 January 2014

2013 Design Excellence Awards

In the interest of being fair and SPOTLIGHTING what kind of level and quality of talent we have in Ottawa, the NKBA Ottawa Chapter has reorganized the Awards! 

The Categories are broader and allow for all types/style of design to compete and move toward an award status. There are also opportunities for NEW designers to bring to the forefront their name in a special award. We have added a “conception only” awards, to highlight creativity that may have never come to fruition! Again this year we offer an opportunity for students to showcase their abilities. To round the awards out, there will be a "best bang for your buck" category, a "universal/aging in place" category and of course our ever popular "people’s choice". 
All of this along with our regular Kitchen and Bath awards – which now have a total of 16 awards available, to be judge by BUDGET and STYLE – allow all to compete on as even a playing field as possible. We hope that you, your company and industry professionals alike will continue to support our very important cause – the advancement of the students at Algonquin College’s Kitchen and Bath Program, and of course the NKBA Ottawa Chapter. 

Our event this year will be held at the Museum of Nature (central for all to attend) and have a true Gala feel. A 1920’s ‘Jazz Club’ influence will be the center stage theme of the event this year. Our hope is that this event will become the talk of the town and all will enjoy themselves immensely whilst sporting ‘Satin and Silk’ evening gowns to suit the period – if you like. 

Please join us on April 26th, 2014, for the 2013 NKBA Ottawa Chapter DESIGN EXCELLENCE AWARDS (DEA)! 

 Please see attached documents for updated due dates.click here

Upon reviewing the DEA Competition Rules and entry criteria submit your application to ottawankbaawards@gmail.com. Use our convenient PayPal buttons below to submit your entrant fees.




 

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Tuesday 7 January 2014

January Dinner Meeting

How to Price in 2014 to Maximize Your Profits
Did 2013 bring you the Profit you wanted or needed? Did your competition take food off your table? and What's the plan of action for 2014? Pricing your product or service is probably one of the toughest and most important things to do effectively in business. If you don't do this right, you won't be in business long. If you learn how to do it right......you can take your Business to any level....
Let’s face it, if you're in Business then you're engaged in selling your product and service. It would be different if we were on the game show "The Price Is Right", but that's not reality. What's reality is that pricing your product and service is a science not a game show. Come and learn the keys to not just winning the job but winning it profitably.

Join us and our guest speaker, Andrew Houston, January 13, 2014!


Where: St. Anthony's Soccer Club

            523 St. Anthony St.
            Ottawa, On
           Plenty of FREE parking.
When: Monday, January 13
           Networking - 5:30
           Dinner - 6:15
           Presentation to follow dinner (~7:30)

Please use our convenient PayPal options to register today!





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