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Start-Ups & Entrepreneurship

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BAC Inquiries
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BAC Consultations
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Businesses started with support from BAC
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Workshops hosted
*The BAC does not host any workshops over July/August based on feedback from businesses

Promoting Entrepreneurship through the Business Advisory Centre (BAC)

Event graphic. White brick background with a white desk in front of it. A basket with books, a mug, laptop, glasses, and a plant sit on the desk. Text on the graphic read: New Venture Session: Starting up your own small business. September 21, 12:00pm Delivered by the Business Advisory Centre. Business Fundamental Workshop Series presented by PKED (logo), Community Futures Peterborough (logo) and Innovation Cluster (Logo)

Launch of Collaborative Business Fundamental Workshop Series

The BAC launched the new collaborative Business Fundamental Workshop Series presented in collaboration with Community Futures Peterborough and Innovation Cluster Peteborough and the Kawarthas

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Summer Company

The Summer Company Program completed with 4 student youth entrepreneurs taking part from July to early September, operating small businesses in Peterborough & the Kawarthas.

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Digital Main Street

Based on business feedback in Q3, the BAC is working with the Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce and Digital Main Street to deliver marketing webinars taking place through October to December to support small businesses through digital marketing learning opportunities.

Peterborough & the Kawarthas is in the process of undergoing significant changes to the economic development and tourism delivery model in the region. Community Futures Peterborough is now operating the regional Small Business Enterprise Centre (Business Advisory Centre).

Beginning in 2025, the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County will assume full responsibility for economic development and tourism services, and Peterborough & the Kawarthas Economic Development will cease operations at the end of 2024.

For economic development support please contact:

Peterborough County: www.ptbocounty.ca/ecdevtourism or contact Rhonda Keenan at 1-800-710-9586 ext. 2600

City of Peterborough: www.peterborough.ca or call 1-800-855-3755

For tourism and visitor services support please contact:

Peterborough County: www.ptbocounty.ca/ecdevtourism or contact Tracie Bertrand at 1-800-710-9586 ext. 2502

City of Peterborough: https://peterborough.ca/en/explore-and-play/explore-and-play.aspx or 1-800-855-3755

NOTE: investptbo.ca website will be decommissioned on November 20th, 2024