It’s fresh friday!!
April 26, 2012
Join us at lunch for a healthy snack!
Small Business Internship Program
April 17, 2012
Increase your productivity and profitability using e-business. Elgin Business Resource Centre is once again encouraging the Small Business Internship Program. The program is designed to help you implement an e-business project to grow your business, allow you to hire a post-secondary student for a 12-week internship, reimburse you for up to 75% of the intern’s Read More …
How Technology Trends Can Help Small Business – Part 3
April 4, 2012
If you have been reading the February and March issues of Elgin this Month, you will know that the third part of our answer to “how can technology and technology tools help small business and why does it matter?” would be included in our blog. This is where we cover – Go FREE: Today any Read More …
EBRC 2012 Annual Report Contest Winner
March 30, 2012
The EBRC 2012 Annual Report Contest for our clients closed and a winner has been declared. The winner is Tim Harvey, owner of White Pine Photography. Tim submitted two pictures that were used in the 25th year addition of our Annual Report. Tim Harvey / White Pine Photography / 519-775-2591 / www.whitepinephotography.ca We thank all Read More …
It’s Fresh Friday!
Learn about tissue and organ donation: Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Gift of Life Be A Donor
Paradigm Shift – How Technology Trends Can Help Small Business
March 14, 2012
Elgin This Month Article – March 2012 It is a fact of life, the world of computers and information technology has become an important aspect of our lives. It is not only changing our language and how we communicate, it is changing how we work and how we do business. A Paradigm Shift is happening. Read More …
Biz After 5 tonight!
Business After 5 Today is our pre-St. Patrick’s Day edition and the Chamber’s exclusive Business After 5 leprechaun will be bringing the proverbial pot o’ gold, filled with $300 in cold, gold cash! No joke, this month’s main door prize is $300 in cash. Another two lucky winners will take home two evening passes to Read More …
It’s Fresh Friday!
February 24, 2012
March is Nutrition Month and to help you learn more about the food you eat here are some links: Quiz – http://nutrition.about.com/library/blnutritionquiz.htm Label Quiz – http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/label-etiquet/nutrition/cons/interactive-eng.php Canada’s food guide information http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/food-guide-aliment/index-eng.php
See Elgin County on TV!
January 12, 2012
Elgin County Economic Development is pleased to announce that we have created a television commercial that will be airing on several stations in January 2012. The ad showcases Elgin County’s pristine natural beauty and promotes Elgin as a great place to start a business and raise a family. The 30 second spot will air during Read More …
Youth business grant opportunity
December 15, 2011
Granting Criteria Each year applications from Elgin County youth entrepreneurs are reviewed and Elgin Business Resource Centre- Helen LeFrank Entrepreneurial Youth Fund Grants are awarded based on the following criteria: Youth is here defined as age 29 or younger. (No minimum age for applicants) Grants are to support youth entrepreneurial activity and/or business start up. Read More …
EBRC won the Gold Workplace Wellness Award from the Elgin St Thomas Health Unit!
November 22, 2011
EBRC’s Wellness Committee that promotes a variety of initiatives. Specifically, this year we started Fresh Fridays! Fresh Friday is held the last Friday of each month and provides a healthy break and information on a health topic. We also have a draw with entry through a word search or crossword puzzle related to our topic Read More …
Green Jobs Strategy wins Community Strategic Planning Award
July 18, 2011
In 2009, the communities throughout Midwestern Ontario suffered an economic blow. The near collapse of the auto industry meant that the region needed to look elsewhere for areas of economic opportunity that would boost industry and create new jobs. That area was the green economy. The Midwestern Ontario Regional Green Jobs Strategy was formed to Read More …
Personal Goals : Part Three – Putting It All into Focus
July 4, 2011
Be sure to read through Personal Goals |Part One and Two. Now that you have a list of specific, measureable, attainable, realistic and timely goals, what do you do with them? As you set out to build your new business or expand your existing one, your personal goals will come into play. As you move Read More …
Personal Goals : Part Two – Set Your Goals
June 15, 2011
In our last session, we looked at SMART Goal setting. If you haven’t read through Personal Goals | Part One, please take the time to do that now. Now that you understand SMART Goal setting, let’s move into a simple list of areas you may want to set personal goals for yourself. This list is Read More …
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