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Huron County Business & Tourism Update & Support Newsletter
FROM HURON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Business & Tourism Newsletter – Ontario to Move to Step One of Roadmap to Reopen on June 11 Improvements in Key Indicators Allowing Province to Begin the Safe and Gradual Lifting of Public Health Measures. Read more here! Ontario Maintains COVID-19 Restrictions as Stay-at-Home Order is Set to Expire: Measures address ongoing risks as the province prepares to safely and cautiously reopen. Read more here! Remote Learning to Continue across Ontario for the Remainder of School Year: Ontario Accelerating Vaccinations to Support a Safer Summer and Return to In-Person Learning in September. Read more here! Ontario Continues to Support Families, Businesses and Workers During COVID-19: Importance of Vaccine Uptake…
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Huron County Economic Development update
Huron County Economic Development June Monthly Update June 2021 – Check out Huron County’s brand new Economic Development Dashboard! This is a great place to find economic and demographic indicators from a variety of sources. It’s regularly updated, interactive, and downloadable. This exciting new tool is of particular use to realtors, investors, researchers, and community groups. See the Dashboard here! Bilingualism: Adding Value in the Workplace Employer Webinar Huron County Immigration Partnership has partnered with Immploy to create a webinar for employers across Southwestern Ontario called ‘Bilingualism: Adding Value in the Workplace’. It will take place on Tuesday, June 22, at 1:00 PM through a virtual presentation and panel discussion. The webinar…
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Understanding the Marketplace with Tina Heathers
Business Basics: Understanding the Marketplace Webinar On Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from 12 to 1 pm, you are invited to join Tina Heathers, CFHuron Lending and Business Coach, for Business Basics: Understanding the Marketplace, a free webinar hosted by Huron County Economic Development. Learn more about your industry, your customers, and the markets you serve; understand your competition and where you fit within the marketplace. Is your product or service fulfilling a need and will people pay the price you need to make a profit? This information can ultimately help you to make informed decisions that can maximize the potential of your business. Register Now! Please Note: Registrants will receive…
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County of Huron SLED Fund opens for 2021 applications
FROM HURON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – The County of Huron’s annual SLED (Supporting Local Economic Development) program opens on February 8, 2021, providing an opportunity for municipalities and registered non-profits to receive funding for projects which target key regional economic development priorities in COVID-19 recovery, workforce attraction, agriculture, tourism, or investment attraction. Successful projects will be provided up to $10,000 through the SLED fund and must be completed by March 31, 2022. Recipients of the SLED program funding are required to use funds in a way that has a clear and measurable economic impact, includes substantial private sector participation, and must provide financial resources and support to the project. Eligible…
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Tourism Adaptation & Recovery Program – New Tourism Funding Available
FROM HURON COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – Working in partnership with Huron County, RTO4 will be implementing the Tourism Adaptation and Recovery Program to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs’) and not-for-profits (NFPs’) in the tourism and hospitality or arts and culture sectors by supporting one-time adaptation and re-opening costs incurred to continue operating post-Covid-19. There are two streams available: Physical Adaptation Stream: SMEs can apply for up to $20,000 per business towards implementation of health and safety protocols and/or renovations or equipment to accommodate social distancing. A minimum 20% match is required. Technology Investment Stream: Eligible SMEs can apply for $5,000 for digitizing businesses or services such as virtual queues, online…
