Business Development & Employment Services
Entrepreneurship development is a cornerstone objective for the formation and growth of small businesses. It represents a vital area in promoting economic development at the community level, and the strength of many past successes should be honoured, encouraged and promoted.
Providing assistance to entrepreneurs for the purpose of promoting success requires a sequence of steps:
- Developing a life-long commitment to learning
- Teaching the general principles of entrepreneurship
- Building networking skills
- Facilitating access to resources
Broadly defined as the creation of ventures of all kinds, entrepreneurship contributes to the comprehensive development of a community. Social and commercial ventures, independent entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial employees and volunteers all contribute to the advancement of a community's capabilities and to the development of new opportunities.
In addition to our Economic Development office, local and regional business development assistance is available through various organizations and government offices. Some of them are listed below:
Business Development Resources:
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Canada Business
Canada Business is committed to providing you with a wide range of information on government services, programs and regulations relevant to existing and potential business entrepreneurs. Services are delivered through an organized network of service | Province of Ontario
Here you will find resources to bring your ideas to life, including links to funding and partnerships. Whether you are just starting up a business or looking to make the To link directly to the Provonce of Ontario website, click here |
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Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation
The Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPA EDC) is a regional GPA EDC activities focus on four business pillars:
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Community Futures Development Corporation The Peterborough Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) is a provincially incorporated, federally funded lending agency whose mandate includes:
The Peterborough CFDC has been helping small business in the City and County of Peterborough since September, 1985. |
Employment Services:
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Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough is a not-for-profit, Formerly known as the Employment Planning & Youth Career Centre, To link directly to the Employment Planning & Counselling-Peterborough webiste, click here
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Peterborough Resource Employment Centre The Peterborough Employment Resource Centre is a self-help centre which provides current resource materials, equipment and professional assistance from qualified staff to individuals conducting a self-directed job search. All of these services are provided at no cost to any member of the community and surrounding area. To link directly to the PREC website, click here
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| Opportunity Centre
The Opportunity Centre offers a variety of services, including the provision of information on employment, skilled trades and labour market information; planning and placement services; and summer jobs for youth. To link directly to the Opportunity Centre website, click here |
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is a national charity dedicated to growing our nation's economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful business. To link directly to the CYBF website, click here
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