Bridges to Better Business – Town Hall – October 27, 2020

Bridges to Better Business first Town Hall was on October 27, 2020, at noon.  The guest speakers are experts in the business community. They shared how their organizations have worked alongside small businesses to offer resources and knowledge to help them mitigate the damage from COVID-19’s impact and how to plan for the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4uEHQKZEjU

The following is a list of the speakers' contact information along with links to their organizations.

Simone Sherriff  Regional Business Officer at Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev)

Speak to an Information Officer at 1-888-576-4444

Stephen Beamish from Digital Mainstreet for Eastern Ontario, EIR of Launch Lab

Email: stephen.beamish@launchlab.ca

Rose D’Amato Senior Account Manager at BDC - Business Development Bank of Canada

Email: rose.damato@bdc.ca

Phone: 866-285-5814

Lesley Thompson Executive Director at Cornwall and the Counties Community Futures Development Corporation

Email: lthompson@mycommunityfutures.ca

Phone: 613-854-4744

Next Town Hall

Our next Town Hall will be on Thursday, October 29, at 7:00 pm.  The guest speakers are from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre, Cornwall & Area Chamber of Commerce, and Eastern Ontario Training Board. There will be a Q&A after the presentation.

Click here to view the entire week's schedule and register. Registration is required. The first 35 people to register per Industry Panel will automatically win one $10.00 Tim Horton's gift card, courtesy of our Breakfast Sponsor, Tim Horton's. A special thank you goes out to all of our sponsors who helped make these week-long workshops possible: Tim Horton’s, Eastern Ontario Training Board, Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, McDonald, Duncan, Dore LLP Law Office, and Business Development of Bank of Canada.