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Small Business Feature: 70 Below Treats | |
Courtney Stanely, owner of 70 Below Treats standing outside of her storefront at 9 Mill Street E in Acton. | |
In celebration of Small Business Week, Invest Halton Hills sat down with Courtney Stanely, owner of 70 Below Treats to discuss the incredible success of her small business.
Courtney started her small business by converting her basement into a commercial kitchen while she was at home with her first child. Initially, she had just one freeze dryer and a few menu items, including freeze-dried fruit and homemade desserts. Today, 70 Below Treats has grown significantly, now located at 9 Mill Street E, Acton, and recently expanding operations to a new warehouse just outside of Acton.
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In addition to the new warehouse, Courtney has been diligently working on obtaining an OMFRA dairy license and recently received grant funding through the My Main Street Program. With the OMFRA dairy license, 70 Below Treats can now sell their homemade ice cream products and ship them across Canada. | |
Join us at the Annual Business
Solutions Summit
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The Halton Hills Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Invest Halton Hills invite you to the 2024 Business Solutions Summit.
This annual half-day summit provides business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals the opportunity to come together to explore the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in commerce.
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Early Bird has been extended - save 15% now!
Confirmed speakers and topics:
Keynote: "Negotiate Like a Ninja"
Daniel Lewis - Entrepreneur, Customer Experience Expert, and Motivational Storyteller
"Recruitment Strategies for Small Business: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent on a Budget"- Lesley Bell, CHRP, CHRL, Lesley Bell Consulting
"Small Business Development"
-Prince John, B.Tech,PG-Mgmnt, Business Development Bank of Canada
"How to Discuss Your Financials with Your Accountant—No MBA Required"
-Nick Sawrantschuk, Doane Grant Thornton LLP Georgetown
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Selling Food to Ontario Event
Day 2: Uncovering the Possibilities
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Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Time: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: Country Heritage Park – Gambrel Barn, 8560 Tremaine Road, Milton, ON
Cost: $35.92+HST
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Are you a farmer or entrepreneur looking to start or expand a food or beverage related business? Whether you’re a home-based business, a producer looking to offer value-added products, or a small food and beverage start-up/manufacturer looking to achieve success, this event is for you!
Presented by Halton Region, this workshop will provide you with the fundamentals to help get you started or grow your existing business.
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Deadline Approaching:
Fall Bucket List Photo Contest
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Fall is officially here and Visit Halton Hills is celebrating with their Fall Bucket List programming and photo contest. Snap photos while you check off items on the list and enter your best shots by posting them on social media and tagging #HHFallBucketList to enter.
Photo submissions will be accepted until November 3, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. On November 4, 2024, the Visit Halton Hills team will select the top five finalists and post those photos to Instagram @visithaltonhills. The winner will be determined by the most engagement (likes, comments, shares, saves), with each engagement counting as a point. Votes will be tallied on November 7, 2024, and the winner will be announced on November 8, 2024 on @visithaltonhills Instagram. The photo with the most engagement will win a gift basket filled with seasonal local and Visit Halton Hills goodies!
Full details, terms, and conditions for the photo contest can be found at visithaltonhills.ca/fall.
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Promote your Business:
Tourism Tuesday Initiative
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Attention business owners & organizations in Halton Hills 📢
Do you have a business offering or event you would like to promote?
Promote your offerings and business as part of our Tourism Tuesday feature! Tourism Tuesday is a program to highlight local tourism offerings, events & attractions here in Halton Hills. This initiative allows businesses the opportunity to increase their visibility and brand awareness through a social media collaboration with Visit Halton Hills.
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Free One Year Trail: Smart Commute | | |
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Halton Hills is offering a free one-year trial of the Smart Commute program to qualifying workplaces.
Through this customized, year-round program, Smart Commute offers Halton Hills workplace employees the ability to commute more sustainably, reduce their parking demand and commuting costs, and help Halton Hills employers attract and retain key talent.
Smart Commute Halton Municipalities is serviced by pointA, a non-profit that has been helping businesses commute more sustainably for more than 20 years.
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Enrollment in the program gives you a range of solutions that can be catered to your workplace such as:
- Access to an app/tool where employees can find carpool, public transit, walking and cycling partners in a private network while tracking their emissions.
- Outreach events at your workplace with the pointA team to promote commuting programs.
- Organization of biking groups or walking groups for your workplace and associated events (eg: Bike to Work Day).
- An Emergency Ride Home service (75$ per trip/person).
- Surveys, reports, and recommendations on your employee’s commute patterns and emissions.
- Creation of travel plans and resources to add to your onboarding packages.
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Workplace Mental Health Summit | |
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Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Time: 8:30 a.m.- 12 noon
Location: Halton Regional Centre (Auditorium) - 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville
Cost: Free (breakfast included)
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Join the Halton Region Small Business Centre and Halton Region Public Health on November 26, 2024 for a unique event designed to help businesses enhance employee well-being and improve organizational performance through psychological health and safety. The summit will feature:
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Keynote Address by Mary Ann Baynton (referred to as the "godmother of psychological health and safety" due to her involvement in the development of National Standard for Psychological Heath and Safety in the Workplace.
- Panel discussions with local leaders who have successfully implemented the National Standard for Psychological Heath and Safety in the Workplace.
- Tradeshow and exhibitor booths showcasing services and solutions to support businesses in the region.
- Networking opportunities with peers and industry experts.
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Share your Feedback on the 2025 Budget | | |
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The Town of Halton Hills is committed to fostering and maintaining a high quality of life for residents, businesses and visitors. Investing in the municipality by preparing a realistic and responsible budget is integral to building a healthy community.
There are many considerations in developing the municipal budget including the current financial environment, Council’s priorities as identified in their 2023-2026 Strategic Plan and legislated and mandatory service requirements.
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Indigenous Tourism Fund Micro and Small Business Stream
This funding program recognizes market readiness standards set by The Original Accreditation Program, taking into account factors such as resource availability, cash flow, and market dynamics. Its primary objective is to provide support to Indigenous tourism operators, offering funding of up to $25,000 per business to enhance their operations across six crucial categories:
- Effective Community Engagement and Support
- Excellence in Visitor Experience
- Ensuring Health, Safety, and Comfort
- Practicing Sustainable Indigenous Tourism
- Excellence in Marketing and Visitor Services
- Demonstrating Business Acumen/Practices
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AgriAssurance Program – Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Component
The AgriAssurance Program is a $64.05-million program under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP).
The program aims to:
- Increase and diversify exports to markets where Canada has free trade agreements in place.
- Support industry to develop, verify, and integrate assurance systems to address market and regulatory requirements (for example, food safety, plant and animal health surveillance, animal welfare, environmental sustainability, traceability, market attributes and quality standards).
- Enable industry to make credible, meaningful, and verifiable claims about the health, safety, and quality of Canadian agriculture products.
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Dairy Processing Modernization Initiative
The governments of Canada and Ontario announced an investment of up to $8 million, through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP), to create or increase processing efficiencies and enhance food safety in the province’s dairy processing sector.
The intake for the Dairy Processing Modernization Initiative is open until November 30, 2025, or until funding runs out, whichever comes first.
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Halton Hills Economic Development Services | |
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The Town of Halton Hills Economic Development division, Invest Halton Hills, provides a full suite of high-quality services and supports to the business community that in turn foster a prosperous economy and enhance quality of life.
Invest Halton Hills supports and services include:
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Financial incentives via the Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
- Business retention and expansion (BR&E) programming
- Investment attraction, expansion, and relocation
- Business concierge service
- Site selection assistance
- Market research
- Industry engagement
- Workforce development
- Supporting and advancing affordable housing projects and initiatives
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Amplifying tourism’s economic benefits via Visit Halton Hills
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