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Small Business of the Year
Business Woman of the Year
Best Innovation
We are excited to announce that ProcurePro Consulting has been nominated for another SME Aware for Best Innovation Award 2024.
Entrepreneur of the Year
Technopreneur of the Year
We cannot believe our luck! Our CEO, Jill Button has also been nominated for a SME Award for Technopreneur of the Year 2024! Wish us luck in all our categories!
Pioneering the Way In Procurement!
Small Business Show 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that we will be showcasing as an exhibitor at the Small Business Show 2024, organized by CanadianSME Small Business Magazine on June 24th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. We hope to se you there!
PPC Named Supply Chain Consultancy of the Year!
Thank you to Corporate Live Wire Global Awards! Stay turned to see more in the Global Awards Winners Guide 2023/24, coming soon!
PPC Named 'Best Boutique Procurement and Project Management IT Consultancy 2024!'
Thank you Corporate Vision Magazine for this incredible honour. Our unique approach is proven to reduce time, cost, risk and stress for our clients, due to time constraints, rising costs, incorrect fit, illness or vacations you may experience with full time employees, individual contractors or consultants
ProcurePro Consulting Wins
ProcurePro Consulting was honoured and sincerely grateful to accept the Whitby Chamber of Commerce Peter Perry Business Achievement award for small businesses in the 1-15 employee category!
ProcureHub New User Contest!
Sign up up and become a verified user on the ProcureHub Marketplace by December 12th 2023 and be entered into a contes to win a Nintendo Switch!
BizCon - Business Expo & Conference
We are thrilled to exhibit at the BizCon – Business Expo & Conference being held in Markham on July 27th! Where Business Owners find Business Growth, Partners & Solutions! We hope you’ll come visit us!
BookTrib Review of How Not to Get Screwed by Supplier and Save Millions!
It’s not that suppliers are out to get you — they’re not. They have their own needs and goals. But in managing to meet those objectives, it would only be natural for clients to wonder whether their best interests are always being considered.
Jill Button - Top Visionary And Extraordinary Women Leaders To Watch In 2023
The CIO has featured ProcurePro’s CEO, Jill Button in the “Beyond Thinking: Top Visionary And Extraordinary Women Leaders To Watch In 2023″.
Small Business Expo 2023
We are thrilled to exhibit at the CanadianSME Summit 2023, exclusively designed to help small business owners and entrepreneurs determine which steps should be taken next that will help them to thrive successfully in adapting to digital change, making them smarter and stronger than ever before.
Top 50 Women In ERP to Follow
Our RFP guru, Susan Mercer-Tumilty has been named one of the Top 50 Women in ERP to follow in 2022! We are so proud of our team!
Top 50 Women In ERP to Follow
Incredibly humbled to have our CEO, Jill Button recognized as one of the Top 50 Women in ERP to following in 2022!
CIO Look top 10 Most Creative CEOs
Being named one of CIOLook top 10 most creative CEOs is a testament to Jill Button, CSCMP’s tenacity and resourceful thinking to pivot her business to suit the needs of her clients! We are so proud, congratulations Jill! Check out the full article here!
2020 Forbes Power Women’s Summit Our CEO, Jill Button was thrilled to attend the summit on Dec 9, 2020. “Change & the Change Makers” Missed it? Check out the Summit Video here.
Hope, Positivity, and Honeycakes
Join Jill Button and special guest Medea Kalantar as they discuss the inspiration for her children’s book, Honeycakes. Kalantar is not only a published author but a Reiki Master, Intuitive Healer, Spiritual Teacher, and Guiness Book of World Records holder. Listen here
Business Talk Radio
CEO Jill Button discusses her career as a consulting specialist with Business Talk Radio’s Sadie.
Jill guest hosts with Mackenzie Standfield, a recent OntarioTechU nursing grad now turning her hobby into her own business.
The 10 Most Innovative CEOs Revamping the Future!
We are excited to share that CEO; Jill Button has been featured in CIO Look Magazine. Check out the article here!
Top 100 Canadian Professionals
Jill Button, CEO of ProcurePro Consulting was recently honored with being named one of Canada’s top professionals by the Top 100 Magazine. Check out the article here!
ProcurePro Supports Ontario Tech
ProcurePro is a supporter of Ontario Tech University and the programs they offer.
The IT ProcurePro Newsletter
2025
February 25th 2025 – Diversifying Canadian Supply Chains
February 12th 2025 – Secrets to a Fair Market Deal!
January 2025 – How SMB’s Can Prepare for US Tariffs
2024
June 2024 – Enhancing Public Sector Procurement l Reviving Canada’s Entrepreneurial Spirit
May 2024 – Upgrade your ERP l Financial Metrics
April 2024 – Leveraging AI for Business Systems l Future Work of AI
March 2024 – Empowering Female Entrepreneurs l Women Changing Careers
February 2024 – Financial System Implementation l News & Events l ProcureHub Updates
January 2024 – Kickstart 2024 I Is Customer Service Dead? I 7 Tips for Goal Setting
2023
December 2023 – 2023 Achievements l The Must Know Way Small Business Will Change in 2024
November 2023 – Managing Cashflow In Uncertain Times I ESG is Helping Canadian Small Businesses Grow
September 2023 – ProcureHub Giveaway I Procuring Professional Services I Get Back to Business I Managing Stress
August 2023 – 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting My Business
June 2023 – Top 10 Benefits of Marketplace l How to Grow Your Business I Exciting News
May: 2023 – If I Wanted a Seat At the Table, Then I Needed to Build by Own
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2020
December: 2020 Year In Review – The Good, The Bad & the Downright Ugly
November: What is Strategic Sourcing and Why CXO’s Should Care
October: Implementing an ERP System – 10 Things to Consider
September: Tips for Managing a Successful Competitive Bid
August: What Is Virtual Procurement – 2020?
July: 10 Tips to Prepare for a Successful Financial System Implementation
June: Now What?! Navigating the New ‘Virtual’ Normal
May: Why You Need to Renegotiate Supplier Contracts Now
April: Pledging Our Support in the Fight Against Covid-19
March: Minimizing Business Disruption by COVID-19 – Our Virtual Team Can Help
February: #7 – Failure to Sell Procurement (Top 10 Reasons Why Procurement Fails)
January: How I Invented Netflix in 1987
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2019
December: ProcurePro – 2019 A Year In Review
November: Aptitude+Attitude = Aptitude
October: What is Virtual Procurement & Why Should You Care?
September: #8 – Lack of Systems (Top 10 Reasons Why Procurement Fails)
August: #9 – Failure to Understand the Marketplace (Top 10 Reasons Why Procurement Fails)
May: Implementing an ERP System – 10 Things to Consider First
April: Celebrating Outstanding Women in Canadian Supply Chain
February: #10 – Fail to Engage Stakeholders (Top 10 Reasons Why Procurement Fails)
January: The Real Reason Why I Leapt Off the Corporate Ladder to Start my Own Business
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2018
December: Seasoned Leadership in Action – An Interview with Jill Button
November: 7 Strategic Reasons to Hire on Contract
Books
With over 30 years of experience in business and procurement, I have learned almost without exception, suppliers do not set out to screw over their clients. On the contrary, suppliers are focused on creating and providing value.
Intentional or not, getting screwed by suppliers does happen, but it’s not always in the way you think. In this book you will learn why and how it happens, how to prevent it from happening to you and some of my hard learned lessons along the way.
This book is not just about how NOT to get screwed, but also about how you can Company. SAVE your company millions of dollars. Following my personally tested methodologies, By the end of this book, you will learn to source and negotiate like a PRO!
If you think. ‘Who cares? I’m not a procurement person.’ I didn’t write this book just for procurement professionals. I wrote it for CEOs and even suppliers. If you think you’re getting screwed or don’t know for sure, you must read this book. Big or small, lean or bloated CEO or procurement clerk, This book was written for you.
