The Small Business Centre
453 Dundas Street N4S 1C2 Woodstock, ON, Canada

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Here is all the information we have for the Ontario's Main Street Relief Grant. Find out if your business is eligible to recover costs for personal protective equipment (PPE) or for rebates to help with fixed costs, such as property tax and energy bills. City of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Downtown Woodstock BIA Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg BIA The Town of Ingersoll Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll BIA Tavistock Chamber Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Community Futures Oxford Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Tourism Oxford Pillar Nonprofit Network Township of Zorra Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of East Zorra-Tavistock The Township of South-West Oxford

Contact us to learn more about #shopHere, a cooperation between the #digitalmainstreet initiative and Google to help your business have a better presence online. Do you know someone who can benefit from this? Share it with them and help us reach more local businesses! #smallbusiness #localbusiness #oxfordcounty

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The Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce is asking "Are You Hiring?" If the answer is yes, then you can access up to $7,500 in Wage Subsidies when hiring post-secondary students. Learn more at their upcoming information session on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 from 2 - 2:30 pm. The Student Work Placement Program connects employees with student talent. Funded by the Government of Canada, SWPP provides employers with wage subsidies of up to $7,500 to hire post-secondary students for paid work experiences. Students in turn benefit with quality work experience so they can secure employment in their chosen fields of study.

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The FRESHER project is in support of businesses in the Food Retail Environment Study for Health and Economic Resiliency. It is led by Western University. The project is studying the effects of COVID on restaurants, fast food outlets, grocery stores, cafes, bars and alcohol and and other food and beverage businesses. City of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Downtown Woodstock BIA Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg... BIA The Town of Ingersoll Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll BIA Tavistock Chamber of Commerce Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Community Futures Oxford Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Tourism Oxford Pillar Nonprofit Network Township of Zorra Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Township of Blandford-Blenheim The Township of South-West Oxford See more

On October 9, the government proposed the new Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy to provide direct relief to businesses, non-profits, and charities that continue to be economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new rent subsidy would be available retroactive to September 27, 2020, until June 2021. City of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Downtown Woodstock BIA Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg BIA The Town of Ingersoll Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll BIA Tavistock Chamber of Commerce Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Community Futures Oxford Tourism Oxford Pillar Nonprofit Network Township of Zorra Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of East Zorra-Tavistock The Township of South-West Oxford

We are so excited to be a part of Small Business Week in Oxford County

There are lots of great courses coming up during Small Business Week! Visit our website to sign up! www.thesmallbusinesscentre.eventbrite.ca

If you're considering owning a franchise, before you invest your hard-earned funds, you are invited to come listen to a panel of experts on franchising who will lead a general discussion on the legal, accounting and banking aspects of the franchise business. https://marybrownsfranchising.com/london-2020-webinar/

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Now more than ever it is important to count our blessings

Ontario Supports Small Main Street Businesses with $60 Million in Funding through PPE Grant. See details below: City of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Downtown Woodstock BIA Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg BIA The Town of Ingersoll Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll BIA Tavistock and District Chamber of Commerce Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Community Futures Oxford Tourism Oxford Pillar Nonprofit Network Township of Zorra Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Township of Blandford-Blenheim The Township of South-West Oxford

The three new benefits the Canada Recovery Benefit (CRB), the Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit (CRCB) and the Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit (CRSB) launch this month after the government’s COVID-19 Response Measures Act received royal assent Friday. City of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Downtown Woodstock BIA Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg BIA The Town of IngersollIngersoll District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll BIA Tavistock and District Chamber of Commerce Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Community Futures Oxford Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Tourism Oxford Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Township of Zorra The Township of South-West Oxford

Great idea for shopping this year - let’s all support small business in Oxford County

October 19 -23, 2020 is Small Business Week and the Small Business Centre is excited to announce that we have partnered with the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce to host a series of workshops and seminars to help you through these challenging times. This year's theme is "Forging the Way Forward" and we recognize the resilience of our entrepreneurial community in forging its way forward in these uncertain times. So, grab your favourite beverage and your most comfortable online vi...ewing clothes and come and join us to learn, share and connect. To learn more about the events and register, please visit our Eventbrite portal at www.TheSmallBusinessCentre.eventbrite.ca Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Tavistock Chamber of Commerce Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Community Futures Oxford Tourism Oxford City of Woodstock, Ontario Town of Tillsonburg The Town of Ingersoll Township of Zorra Township of East Zorra-Tavistock The Township of South-West Oxford Norwich Township Township of Blandford-Blenheim

Congratulations to our Summer Company student Jesse de Dreu for being featured in this video series

The Federal Government will be transitioning to a simplified Employment Insurance (EI) program, effective September 27, 2020, to provide income support to those who remain unable to work and are eligible, and introducing a new suite of temporary and taxable recovery benefits to further support workers. While the Government prepares for this transition, and to ensure support continues for Canadians whose employment has been impacted by the pandemic, the CERB will be extended ...by an additional four weeks, providing a new maximum of up to 28 weeks of benefits. All of the details can be found below. City of Woodstock, Ontario Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Downtown Woodstock BIA Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg BIA The Town of Ingersoll Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Ingersoll BIA Tavistock Chamber of Commerce Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation Community Futures Oxford SCOR - South Central Ontario Region Pillar Nonprofit Network Township of Zorra Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of East Zorra-Tavistock The Township of South-West Oxford

Can you imagine operating an engine controller with just a press of a button on your cellphone? Sunova WorX has built a product that does just that. They have b...een able to constantly expand thanks to support from #OxfordCounty. #WeGrowTogether #RuralOxford #SmallBusiness Learn about supports are available to you: https://roedc.ca/resources/ Community Futures Oxford, Community Employment Services, The Small Business Centre, Tourism Oxford

City of Woodstock, Ontario Downtown Woodstock BIA Woodstock Chamber of Commerce Town of Tillsonburg Tillsonburg District Chamber of Commerce Downtown Tillsonburg BIA The Town of Ingersoll Ingersoll BIA Ingersoll District Chamber of Commerce Tavistock and District Chamber of Commerce Norwich BIA Township of Norwich Chamber of Commerce Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation SCOR - South Central Ontario Region Community Futures Oxford Township of East Zorra-Tavistock Township of Blandford-Blenheim Township of Zorra Pillar Nonprofit Network

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