Events

A week long event promoting the Community Futures program, more details to come on workshops and events that will be available.

Join Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS) for practical guidance to help small businesses understand their health and safety responsibilities, identify workplace hazards, meet training requirements, and access free tools and resources. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. ET Register here.

Join Innovation Canada to discover government programs, services, funding, loans, wage subsidies, tax credits, permits, and other resources available to Canadian businesses. Learn how tools such as the Business Benefits Finder and BizPaL can help you find support suited to your business. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. ET Register here.

  Join us to celebrate our 40th anniversary and our new location on September 23rd from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to come have a coffee, chat, see our new location and learn about our services.

Selling or transitioning a business involves more than numbers. Join Sarah Melody from the Orillia Area CDC and BizLink to explore the human side of succession planning, preparing for a transition, building your professional advisory team, communicating with the people around you, and connecting with potential buyers. Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. ET […]

Join the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to learn about common frauds affecting Canadian businesses, the tools and tactics used by fraudsters, real-world examples, and practical steps small businesses can take to help protect themselves. Wednesday, September 23, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. ET Register here.

AI for Market Strategy & Product-Market Fit: September 24, 2026 AI won't fix a fuzzy strategy. It just produces polished noise faster. Use AI to get sharp on who you serve, why they buy, and where you stand against the competition before spending a dollar on marketing. You'll build a Product-Market Fit Snapshot for your own […]

Join WSPS for a conversation about the foundational requirements of Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety Act (OHSA), including employer, supervisor, and worker responsibilities, workers' rights, awareness training, and free resources. Thursday, September 24, 2026 | 2:00 p.m. ET Register here.

Our 2026 Annual General Meeting will take place on September 29th. Thank you for being part of our journey as we continue to help businesses start, grow, and thrive in our region.

AI for Demand Generation: October 14, 2026 Creating more content won't grow your business. Creating the right content will. Use AI to build a focused, differentiated demand generation engine from awareness through nurture without sounding generic. Creating more content does not always create more customers. Successful marketing starts with understanding your audience, delivering the right message, […]