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Do It In Durham Entrepreneurship Week starts today ‼️

Next week! 🔔 Many Durham businesses are coming together to celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (#GEW2024), thanks to the great efforts of the Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) in partnership with Invest Durham! Local and small businesses are a top driving force behind economic development and growth, and the #DurhamRegion is an awesome example of such a nurturing ground for entrepreneurship! Wishing everyone a lovely week ahead! Happy entrepreneurship to all founders and business owners! VALID Insurance Services Inc. Brock Board of Trade #smallbusinesses #founders #founderslife #businessownership #entrepreneurship #DoItDurham #BrockBoardofTrade #Investdurham #durhamregion #brockontario #brockregion

Congratulations to our member Cheryl Crumb 🔻 I was extremely excited to be interviewed on my first podcast of Ken Cameron and Russell Stratton's "I Need to F***ing Talk to You" series. I was lucky #103! If you're on a long car ride, you can listen to this 46 min audio through the following links on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2Z7zE7p or Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ksQ0Qd . I shared some pivotal moments that have helped shape my work on customer delight, enlightened leadership, culture transformation, and empowerment vs obedience. Hope you enjoy!

Small Business Week is coming up! Join us for some great events: 21st: Join us for this free breakfast and a Discussion on business loan options, with speakers from South Lake Futures and TD Bank. Breakfast is generously sponsored by South Lake Futures. Held at Albatross Bar and Grill at Cedarhurst Golf Club, Beaverton 22nd: Looking to incorporate artificial intelligence into your business but not sure where to start? Connect with other rural business leaders as you learn to navigate the AI landscape. Held at the MSIFN Health & Resource Centre on Scugog Island. Admission with dinner is a $10 charitable donation. 24th: Our member Esther Wood owner of Brickhouse Physiotherapy will be hosting a demo with exercises for people who spend some extra time at their computer screens. This free event will be held at the Sunderland Arena. For more info on these events and information on how to register, visit our website at the link below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gCwbhm3k

To celebrate Small Business Week, we will have professionals from TD Bank and South Lake Futures joining us for a discussion and answering your questions on various business loan options. October 21st, 8:30am Location: Albatross Bar and Grill at Cedarhurst Golf Club, Beaverton Breakfast and coffee will served, and is generously donated by South Lake Futures For more information, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gTqEakir To RSVP email: brockboardoftrade@gmail.com See you there!

News Release: The Business Advisory Centre Durham (BACD) has moved into the Durham Region (The Regional Municipality of Durham)'s Economic Development and Tourism Division (Invest Durham). This will create a more integrated approach to helping start-up businesses and entrepreneurs and help support and grow Durham's innovation community. Being a core funder of BACD for many years, the Region of Durham sees the joining of these teams as a natural evolution. The integration of BACD with Invest Durham will bring enhanced opportunities for Durham Region residents and the entrepreneurial community. By joining forces, both teams will be better equipped to deliver services across all areas of Durham and further leverage the strong relationships already established. BACD was originally incorporated as a not-for-profit organization and has been operating as Durham Region’s Small Business Centre since May 1999. It was created to provide small businesses and budding entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, tools, and resources necessary for success. Over the years, its Board of Directors, supported by a dedicated CEO and team, has ensured that it fulfills its strategic plan and to meet the funding obligations to both the Regional Municipality of Durham Region and the Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade. Invest Durham is equally passionate about small business development and entrepreneurship. With 75 per cent of all new jobs created in the small business sector, Invest Durham is dedicated to supporting Durham Region’s business ecosystem by attracting investment and supporting business growth to create jobs. This merger will create new opportunities and alignments and sets Durham Region on a path to lead Ontario in small business development, attracting more businesses and talented entrepreneurs. BACD has moved into the Region of Durham’s headquarters at 605 Rossland Road East, Whitby, ON as of September 23rd. During the transition, BACD will continue to provide the exceptional level of services and support its clients have come to rely on. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gMm3HkWR City of Pickering Invest Pickering | The Corporation of the Town of Ajax Ajax Economic Development | Town of Whitby | City of Oshawa | Municipality of Clarington Invest Clarington | Township of Brock | Corporation of the Township of Scugog | Township of Uxbridge | #DurhamRegion #SmallBusiness

Hope to see you there ‼️ 📣Registration is now open: North Durham Building Business Forum Business owners in North Durham shouldn’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the 2024 North Durham Building Business Forum. The forum brings together small- and medium-sized business leaders, entrepreneurs, and community partners to build strategic connections as well as learn about available business supports in Durham Region. In his keynote session, Dr Peter Lewis who holds a Canada Research Chair in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Ontario Tech University will talk about the opportunities and risks AI poses for small and medium sized businesses. And Allison Hector-Alexander, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at the Durham Region (The Regional Municipality of Durham) will lead a panel discussion on leading with inclusion in the workplace. The forum takes place October 22 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation Health & Resource Central Hall. A plated dinner will be served. There is a $10 fee to attend with proceeds being donated to North House which provides housing supports for those who are at risk or in crisis within the communities of North Durham. Register now: https://hubs.ly/Q02M5Hqn0 #DurhamAgRural #DurhamRegion Corporation of the Township of Scugog Township of Brock Township of Uxbridge North Durham/Scugog Chamber of Commerce Brock Board of Trade Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation

Brock Township Fall Fairs start one week today ‼️ Come visit our Booth !!

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