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CFHuron congratulates Huron County on BR&E award
BRUSSELS – Community Futures Huron is proud of its role in Huron County’s 2021 Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) project, which recently won the County of Huron Economic Development Team the Outstanding Multi Community With a Population 50,000 – 100,000 award from Business Retention & Expansion International (BREI). BR&E projects are designed to strengthen the connection between businesses and the community while also encouraging each business to continue to grow individually. Through direct interactions, events, and research, these projects seek to gain insight into business practices, planned future actions, as well as grow understanding around the challenges of local business for the purpose of collectively growing the local business economy. “We participated in this…
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New Blyth business thinking outside the block
Local businessman Mark Beaven and his partner George Morfopolous are hoping to change the way people construct buildings, from residential to commercial to industrial sites, writes reporter Denny Scott in an article posted June 3 in North Huron Citizen. Called Advanced Block Construction, the business will be run out of the former Emergency Services Training Centre just south of Blyth on Blyth Road. With a patent-pending concrete block design, the two hope their dry-stack, or mortarless, system can not only help to make building more affordable, but also cut down on construction times through a number of advances the design provides. Read the full story here.
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Community Futures Huron AGM: 82 Huron County businesses helped by RRRF
News Release/For Immediate Release – Businesses in Huron County have received a total of $1.6M through the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund to mitigate COVID-19 impacts. April 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 2021 was the 27th year of operations for Community Futures Huron. With the onset of the pandemic, Community Futures Huron was called upon to play our part in navigating the economic challenges. It was with hard work, empathy and pride that the board and staff of Community Futures Huron rose to the challenge. During that time, we were pleased to be able to help stabilize the Huron County economy in a time of crisis. Small businesses are at…
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Business, COVID-19 Support, FedDev Ontario, Funding, Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, Women in Business
Hair By Joyce, RRRF client
We’d like to introduce Joyce Lappin, owner of Hair By Joyce located in Hensall, Ontario and one of our hard-working and friendly RRRF clients. Since 1982, Joyce has provided her clients with professional hair styling services. Her clients know what they want and appreciate the results of a skilled hair cutter. When Joyce was unable to access other COVID-19 business relief programs for her salon business, she reached out to Community Futures Huron. With financial assistance through the RRRF, Joyce was able to get the help she needed in a timely manner to re-open quickly and better serve her clientele. “We were not able to get aid from other COVID…
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Business, CFHuron Client Success Stories, CFHuron Update, COVID-19 Support, FedDev Ontario, Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, Small Business
The Huron Christmas Store, RRRF client
Sandy Campbell, owner of The Huron Christmas Store located in Clinton, Ontario, was successful in applying for RRRF assistance to help her retail business adjust and cover business operational costs for the upcoming months. The Huron Christmas Store, the red store in downtown Clinton, is a unique year-round Christmas Store. Sandy’s store carries handcrafted pieces made by local artisans, supporting the community and providing unique items for customers. Almost everything in the store is handmade with love, from tree ornaments, wall and table décor, wreaths, cards, to gag gifts and more. They also carry artificial Christmas trees, seasonal décor and special bereavement & sympathy cards and gifts. “My store opened in…
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Businesses: Get help with COVID-19 costs
Ontario is helping small businesses with the unexpected costs of PPE with the Ontario Main Street Relief Grant: PPE support. Eligibility: To be eligible, your business must have two to nine employees and be in one of the following sectors: retail accommodation and food services repair and maintenance personal and laundry services gyms and yoga studios What you’ll get: Eligible small businesses will get one-time grants of up to $1,000. Find out if your business is eligible for grants to help with the cost of personal protective equipment (PPE) and your property taxes and energy bills. For complete info, please go to: https://bit.ly/3ofJtI3
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Huron County Business & Tourism Update
FROM HURON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Huron County Business Map -With the current changes in government restrictions with the current lockdown, make sure you update your business details on the HC BizMap. You can add your business or suggest edits to the BizMap yourself! Digital Service Squad: The Huron County Digital Service Squad is still active through the lockdown to assist your businesses with their digital goals remotely, at no cost! The DSS will be available until mid-February 2021, so please do not miss out on this great opportunity to help increase the use of digital technologies in your business! The Digital Service Squad can provide one-on-one assistance, at no cost, to…
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Business, Community Project, COVID-19 Support, Economic Development, From Our Network, Huron County Tourism, Tourism
2021 Huron Tourism Summit – Rescheduled
Join Huron County Economic Development for the Huron County Tourism Summit, featuring two virtual half-day sessions led by tourism industry experts. Register for ONE or BOTH days: Monday, January 25 from 1:30 – 4:00 pm Tuesday, January 26 from 9:00 – 11:30 am Each of the days will include interactive breakout sessions, as well as updates from Huron County Economic Development and Regional Tourism Organization 4 (RTO4). Registration is free. View the agenda and register here. About this Event January 25, 2021 (1:30-4:00pm) Led by William Bakker (Destination Think) Sponsored by Community Futures Huron Keynote: William Bakker of Destination Think will provide a keynote on tourism market trends with a focus on…
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Business, CFHuron Client Success Stories, CFHuron Update, COVID-19 Support, FedDev Ontario, Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, Small Business
Naturally Bongins plans for the future with RRRF help
Small businesses are at the heart of our economy and are vital to our communities; the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, offered through Community Futures Huron, is in place to help Huron County businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Naturally Bongins, located in Wingham, Ontario is co-owned by Bill George and Ashley Vander Velden. In 2018 they had the idea of the ultimate stash box, giving legal cannabis enthusiasts peace of mind that they are being responsible for keeping accessories locked up and stored away from their children and pets. As the cannabis industry is evolving so is Naturally Bongins. Their vision is to create a collaborating environment between head shops…
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Business, CFHuron Client Success Stories, CFHuron Update, Client News, COVID-19 Support, FedDev Ontario, Funding, Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, Small Business
Winston’s Men’s Wear, RRRF client
Community Futures Huron, a federally funded non-profit organization, is here to support small businesses in Huron County. During during COVID-19, CFHuron is helping local businesses by providing access to the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund, a federally funded business assistance loan program. The Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) 2.0 is a new program offered through FedDev Ontario and Community Futures Ontario to provide financial assistance to small and medium-sized businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and who are unable to access the Government of Canada’s existing relief measures. The RRRF financing is to support small enterprises including social enterprises that are unable to access federal and provincial relief funding programs, or unable…
