Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber’s Bright Ideas!
Writer’s Guidelines

Purpose

• Provide information, advice and insights to improve the performance of a business or a specific business function, and/or;
• Encourage those reading the articles to find out more about the topic and its impact on their business by recommending accessible resources.

Content

• Each article should clearly identify a challenge or opportunity typically faced by small and medium sized business owners and/or managers
• It should provide practical, easy-to-implement recommendations for responding to the challenge or taking advantage of the opportunity
• It should contain links/pointers to Greater KW-specific resources, information, or examples
• It should be no longer than 500–750 words
• Examples of topics include: financing, tax issues, staffing, productivity, exporting, marketing, etc.

Format
Bright Ideas will appear on our website with a quick link from the homepage. Each month we will distribute an email notification to our Chamber of Commerce members who have subscribed. The email will contain a brief summary of the current Bright Ideas and a link back to the Chamber’s website.

Past Bright Ideas will be available in our online archive, which is searchable on our website

Submissions
Please contact the Chamber if you have a Bright Idea. We will ask you for a brief outline of your article idea, particularly with regard to points 1-3 outlined under "content" above.

Editorial Disclaimer: Submissions will be read and possibly edited for content, spelling, grammar and length. Wherever extensive editing is deemed warranted by the Chamber, the article will be returned to the writer for approval. We guarantee all ideas will be considered, however, we cannot promise to publish every article submitted.