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Through the throes of the pandemic, our community has really come together. The team behind the inaugural BEA+ magazine is no exception. The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Greg Pietersma wanted to make the BEA format more accessible prior to...
Cornwall & The Counties Community Futures Development Corporation is pleased to announce that through the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF) provided by FedDev Ontario we have contracted a bilingual, temporary, full-time COVID-19 Business Relief Advisor to...
The Bridges to Better Business Resilience and Pivots workshops finished with the Tourism Industry panel on Friday, October 30, at 9:00 am. This workshop explored how three tourism businesses were resilient and made quick pivots to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic...
Cornwall City administration presented City Council a report detailing a draft bylaw to create a licensing system for rental units in Cornwall last June. The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce closely follows any issue that may cause higher housing costs or may...
The Bridges to Better Business Resilience and Pivots workshops Retail Industry panel was on Wednesday, October 28, at 9:00 am. This workshop explored how three retail stores were resilient and made quick pivots to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic effects. Our guests...
Bridges to Better Business Resilience and Pivots workshops started on Monday, October 26, at 9:00 am with the Restaurant Industry Panel. This workshop explored how two restaurants who served different clientele were resilient and made quick pivots to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic effects. Our first guest speaker was Jo-Ann Houle, owner of Cup of Jo’s, who explained how they changed in their business plan to offer their new service Family Meal Boxes’. Our second guest was Rizwan Mustafa, owner of Sheep Head Bistro, explained how they went from serving a specific clientele to opening up to a broader market by offering their unique takeout menu.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, so does the impact Canadians are feeling due to economic changes, job loss, and major disruptions across all sectors of the economy. This point was further driven home on October 14, 2020 when BDO released their Annual Affordability...
I’d like to begin with an update on the provincial government’s Bill 148, as some of you may be aware. Your Chamber’s efforts have paid off as through Bill 47, the government has repealed many parts of the original Bill, one that could have had a significant impact on...
Written by Shawna O'Neill The Port Lands is the 16-acre waterfront lot in the photo above, which is located in the East end of Cornwall along the harbour front. If you could design anything there, a dream destination, what would it be? Co-Owned by the City of Cornwall...
Written by Shawna O'Neill Skilled refugees may soon come to work and live in Cornwall and SDG. The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce, Sigmapoint, EOTB and ACCFutures are exploring new international skilled labour opportunities for our region. The Chamber is always...
Entrepreneur of the Year - Andrew Seguin, Seguin FinancialSponsored by the Cornwall Business Enterprise Centre Community Impact Award - ACC Futures and the Eastern Ontario Training BoardSponsored by the YourTv Cogeco Tourism Excellence Award - Archie'sSponsored by...
Through the throes of the pandemic, our community has really come together. The team behind the inaugural BEA+ magazine is no exception. The Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Greg Pietersma wanted to make the BEA format more accessible prior to...
Carl Hosein is the founder and CEO of CITRN Manpower, a Toronto-based recruitment company. Over the last 21 years, CITRN has been successfully connecting foreign workers with Canadian employers. Read the whole story here:...
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