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Applications Now Open for Ontario’s Small Business Support Grant

Jan 15, 2021 | Media

The Ontario government has opened applications for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant. The grant, first announced in December, provides a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $20,000 to eligible small businesses who have had to restrict their operations due...

RT07 – Applications Now Being Accepted for COVID Tourism Response Fund

Jan 6, 2021 | Media

Is your tourism business owned, managed, led, or does it service under-represented groups; Indigenous, Women, Francophone, Youth, Persons with Disabilities, Newcomers to Canada, Visible Minorities, and LGBTQ2+ communities? As the diversity of tourism offerings and...

Ontario Supporting Home-Based Food Businesses During COVID-19

Jan 5, 2021 | Media

The Ontario government is supporting home-based food businesses by providing a guide on how to start a home-based food business, which includes an overview of public health requirements that need to be followed as a food operator. To further support these...

Ontario Announces New Small Business Support Grant

Dec 22, 2020 | Media, Provincial Support

The government recognizes that small businesses impacted by the recently announced shutdown will require additional support so they can continue serving their communities and employing people in Ontario once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. That is why the government is...

Canada Revenue Agency launches the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Registry

Dec 22, 2020 | Media

To protect Canadians’ jobs and support businesses throughout the pandemic, the Government of Canada introduced the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). The wage subsidy has protected more than 4 million jobs across the country, giving millions of Canadian families...

Government announces wage subsidy rate increase to 75 per cent

Dec 18, 2020 | Media

Since March, the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy has protected more than 4 million jobs, helping businesses and workers through the challenges of the pandemic. Today, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, announced that the...

Town of Midland receives $250,000 grant towards King Street beautification

The Town of Midland has successfully secured a grant in the amount of $250,000 through the Rural Economic Development (RED) Strategic Economic Infrastructure Stream. The funds will be used to assist with streetscaping costs for the King Street Rejuvenation Project and...

In-Market Special Project Fund

Applications are now open for Year 2 of the In-Market Special Project Fund, with $100,000 available for projects in 2021. The goal of the fund, as in previous years, is to increase support for entrepreneurs across Simcoe County. At a minimum, one Small Business...

2020 Simcoe and Muskoka Employer Survey

The Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board (SMWDB) is a Not for Profit funded by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development (MLTSD). As part of our MLTSD operational strategy to gain a better picture of the workforce issues and opportunities within...

Fitness studio, plant-based café open on King Street

A unique business that promotes a healthy lifestyle and healthy food options has opened up at 227 and 229 King St. in downtown Midland. Mega Mindful Living, a fitness studio, inhabits one half of the business, while Newfies Soups and Smoothies, a plant-based café,...

Ontario Launches New “Support Local” Marketing Campaign

The Ontario government is encouraging people to "show your love for local" by exploring new and creative ways to reconnect with the unique small businesses and places that make the province's communities special. To promote this effort Destination Ontario, an agency...

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Applications Now Open for Ontario’s Small Business Support Grant

RT07 – Applications Now Being Accepted for COVID Tourism Response Fund

Ontario Supporting Home-Based Food Businesses During COVID-19

Ontario Announces New Small Business Support Grant

Canada Revenue Agency launches the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy Registry

Government announces wage subsidy rate increase to 75 per cent

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Town of Midland receives $250,000 grant towards King Street beautification

In-Market Special Project Fund

2020 Simcoe and Muskoka Employer Survey

Fitness studio, plant-based café open on King Street

Ontario Launches New “Support Local” Marketing Campaign

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Town of Midland receives $250,000 grant towards King Street beautification

In-Market Special Project Fund

2020 Simcoe and Muskoka Employer Survey

Fitness studio, plant-based café open on King Street

Ontario Launches New “Support Local” Marketing Campaign

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