July 2019 No Images? Click here Steve ConfortiSteve is the owner of We Are Creative, a Caledon-based marketing agency that provides small and medium-sized businesses with a single source for all of their creative marketing needs. Samira AbubakarSamira is entrepreneurial, creative and analytical brand leader who really knows how to dream big! A Caledon native, Samira is with the agency Brand Tigers. Date: July 31 Refreshments and snacks provided. Cost: $15. Pre-registration required. Business Opening: Shawarma BoxOn July 4 Shawarma Box celebrated its grand opening at 8905 George Bolton Parkway. We sat down with franchise owner Luai Anton to talk about his business journey. Calling artists, galleries, performers!Be part of Culture Days!Culture Days is a Canada-wide celebration September 27 to 29, 2019. If you missed our information session June 26, it's not too late to be part of this exciting showcase, contact us!Grants for Property ImprovementIf this is the year you will be investing in your commercial or industrial property, you may be eligible for grants to help with the renovation costs. Digital Transformation GrantThe Digital Main Street Program seeks to help small main street businesses across Ontario improve their adoption of technologies to better promote themselves online, sell online and run back-office processes online.Business can then apply for a one-time grant of $2,500 to help with the costs of adopting required technology.New app for businessGovernment of Canada launches app to help businesses easily interact with federal government programs and servicesFunding boost for local collegeOn July 11 Sheridan College received an additional investment from FedDev Ontario in support of the Southern Ontario Network for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation (SONAMI) project. The renewed investment of $14 million will allow SONAMI partners to continue to offer a "single-window" approach to supporting manufacturers' research and development needs. EventsJuly 18, 25 and Aug. 1: RIC Centre: Finance Fundamentals |