{"id":59551,"date":"2025-05-29T16:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T20:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cglcc-multisite.pantheonsite.io\/fr\/do-business-differently\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:27:22","slug":"do-business-differently","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/fr\/do-business-differently\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Business Differently"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-purple-red-vertical-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30a440ae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);padding-bottom:0;line-height:1.3\">\n<!-- Google Tag Manager -->\n(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({&#8216;gtm.start&#8217;:\nnew Date().getTime(),event:&#8217;gtm.js&#8217;});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],\nj=d.createElement(s),dl=l!=&#8217;dataLayer&#8217;?&#8217;&amp;l=&#8217;+l:&#8221;;j.async=true;j.src=\n&#8216;https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtm.js?id=&#8217;+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);\n})(window,document,&#8217;script&#8217;,&#8217;dataLayer&#8217;,&#8217;GTM-M8T564MB&#8217;);\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager -->\n\n<!-- Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n\n<!-- End Google Tag Manager (noscript) -->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/logo_white.svg\" alt=\"CQCC: Canada\u2019s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce\" class=\"wp-image-16265\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pp-right-grotesk-font-family has-xxxx-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200;text-transform:uppercase\">We didn&#8217;t have access to <br>business networks, <br><strong>so we created our own.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:2\">Nilton Forest&nbsp;(he\/him\/any), Founding Architect, Office for Sustainable Design Architecture&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full is-style-full-bottom-angular-cut\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Nilton.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60712\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>When we see a need in our communities, we fill it. That\u2019s been the 2SLGBTQI+ communities\u2019 journey from the beginning\u2014and it\u2019s always been the entrepreneur\u2019s spirit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67.76%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce is where these two things collide\u2014and where we keep expanding the support offered to 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs and maximizing corporations\u2019 access to their innovation.<br><br>We saw a lot of business networks that looked the same\u2014so we did it our way. With diversity being celebrated as a strength. Doing business, differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:160px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pp-right-grotesk-font-family has-xxxx-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase\">Do Business, Differently<br><strong>as a certified supplier.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The way you approach business differently deserves to be celebrated. As Canada\u2019s only certifying body for 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs, we give you a direct line to resources to start, scale or grow your business and to corporations looking to benefit from your innovation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You also find yourself connected to a likeminded community of entrepreneurs and organizations who want to collaborate, build connections and cheer each other on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-6d180b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--medium)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-rectangular-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-light-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/programs\/supplier-diversity\/\">Get Certified Today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer block-visibility-hide-small-screen\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer block-visibility-hide-small-screen\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:2\">Pascale Fortin-Daigle&nbsp;(they\/them), Founder and CEO, Hello Gender&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-style-half-left-angular-cut\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Pascal-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60714\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-purple-yellow-vertical-gradient-background has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27d0e46b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xx-large);line-height:1.3\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-pp-right-grotesk-font-family has-xxxx-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:200;text-transform:uppercase\">Do Business, Differently<br><strong>as a corporate partner.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"line-height:2\">Lindsay Swanson&nbsp;(she\/her), Canadian Leader, Supplier Diversity &amp; Inclusion,&nbsp;EY&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full is-style-full-bottom-angular-cut\" style=\"margin-top:0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Corporate-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-60715\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>You\u2019re not like every other corporation\u2014you want organizations that bring unique perspectives and fresh ideas to fulfill your contracts.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:67.76%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">If you\u2019re looking to diversify your supply chain, build employee engagement, grow your inclusive business practices or simply network with likeminded businesses and corporations, join our vibrant community of folks with shared values. Our suppliers have an outsized impact on the Canadian economy and thanks to corporate partners like you, we\u2019re able to bring greater fairness and equity to the opportunities that come their way.<br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-rectangular-outline\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-light-purple-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/queerchamber.ca\/become-a-partner\/\">Become a Corporate<br>Partner Today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-purple-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-27d0e46b 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