The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce is awash in entrepreneurial excitement.

There has been a changing of the guard. Rob Warburton, co-founder of co-working space and real estate investment company CloudWorks, has taken over as president, effective Oct. 12.

He takes the reins from Tim Syer, a lawyer at Lawson Lundell.

Syer will continue to serve on the board of directors, in fact heSA国际影视传媒檚 giving one of the lunchtime presentations that are part of the chamberSA国际影视传媒檚 Small Business Week programming tomorrow afternoon, Oct. 19. ItSA国际影视传媒檚 called Principles of Military Leadership for Small Business Managers and it runs for registered chamber members from noon to 1 p.m.

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Deneed Everett, the chamberSA国际影视传媒檚 executive director, pointed to WarburtonSA国际影视传媒檚 experience.

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Despite the excitement, Warburton is a bit nervous with starting the new position. However, he is eager to learn.

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On top of volunteering for the chamber and being the co-founder of Cloudworks, Warburton is also the founding partner of the Yellowknife Car Share Coop, sits on the City of YellowknifeSA国际影视传媒檚 Community Advisory Board of Homelessness, and is a member of the GNWTSA国际影视传媒檚 Tourism Marketing Advisory Board.

SA国际影视传媒淚 am honoured and excited to lead the Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce during such a pivotal time for businesses. The pandemic has reminded us of the importance of community, the power of collaboration and the resilience of Yellowknife businesses,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淚 look forward to engaging with our membership and working with partners and stakeholders to continue strengthening the Yellowknife business community.SA国际影视传媒�