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LBMX Inc. brings businesses – and people – together
H
ailey Edge started working
at LBMX Inc. after a
career spent mostly in the
non-profit sector.
“I’ve always been really excited
to do work that is giving back to the
community and providing opportunities for young people,” says Edge,
product information management
analyst. “So coming here, I had the
opportunity to do a different type of
work and still have that fulfilment
through LBMX.”
LBMX, a London, Ont.-based
software company, provides a
global business-to-business platform
connecting independent businesses,
suppliers and buying groups. It places a strong emphasis on supporting
the community.
“When our people see us in
the community, I think they
feel a certain pride that the
place where they invest their
time and energy is trying to
give back.”
— Greg Dinsdale
President and CEO
Edge is on the LBMX Place committee, which makes decisions about
the administration of charitable
funds for local organizations. LBMX
Place focuses on initiatives related to
music, education, youth sports and
community organizations through
investments, awareness, volunteering
and partnerships. Recent support
has included funding for the London
Girls Rock Camp and the London
Music Expo. The company also provides scholarships for information
technology and software development programs at local colleges.
Soon after starting at LBMX,
Edge made a request for funding
on behalf of the Forest City Gallery,
where she has been board chair for
five years. LBMX provided funding
for an experimental jazz workshop
for young musicians. “It was so great
to see my worlds colliding,” Edge
says. “It was fantastic to be supported
in both my charitable and creative
endeavours.”
Edge was excited when the
company also offered to send
volunteers to the event. “There are
a lot of opportunities within LBMX
to volunteer in the community and
have it be a fun thing to do with
your co-workers,” she says. “It’s also
a great way to show up for charities.
We support a lot of kids’ sports and
just getting people out to games and
cheering them on is a fun way to
show support.”
Greg Dinsdale, president and
CEO, says the company’s community
involvement is a large part of its
identity. “I think you need to give
employees purpose and support
what is important to them,” he
says. “When our people see us in
the community, I think they feel a
certain pride that the place where
they invest their time and energy is
trying to give back.
“Whether it’s music or sports or
education, I think they can see the
value of those things to their own
families, and that’s important to
them.”
He says this attitude ties into
the work they do for independent
businesses. “We spend a lot of time
helping employees understand how
important independent businesses
Hailey Edge, PIM analyst at LBMX.
are to society in terms of jobs they
provide and the growth they provide,
and their support of the local
community and charities,” Dinsdale
says. “They are doing more than
writing a piece of code – they are
helping to make a business down the
block a success.”
In return, LBMX does all it can to
support employees. “We don’t have
6,049
job applications
received last year
a factory or a plant. The only thing
we have of any value is smart people
who are dedicated to wanting to
improve the business and improve
themselves,” he says. “So it’s a big
deal for us to do the best we can to
make it an environment where people want to come and work hard and
feel like they are doing something
important.” ¢
35
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