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AGGRID
2020
Resource guide for agriculture and agri-food businesses in Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties
looking for information about starting up, expanding or improving their businesses.Table of Content
1. Funding and Finance Page 2
2. Real Estate and Support (Office and Production Space) Page 6
3. Research and Development Page 10
4. Finance Management Page 12
5. Legal Services Page 15
6. Workforce Page 18
7. Networking Page 21
8. Training and Events Page 27
9. Business Planning and Strategy Page 32
10. Marketing, Planning and Sales Page 36
11. Distribution Page 38
12. Health and Safety Page 45
Errors and Omission:
While we have made every attempt to ensure that the information contained in this document has been obtained from
reliable sources, the Counties of Simcoe, Grey and Bruce are not responsible for any errors or omissions, or for the
results obtained from the use of this information. All information in this document is provided “as is,” with no
guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness, or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and
without warranty of any kind, express or implied including but not limited to warranties of performance,
merchantability, and fitness for a particular purchase. In no event will the Counties of Simcoe, Grey or Bruce, or their
councillors, agents or employees be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on
the information in this document.
If information is missing or incorrect in this document, please feel free to send additions or changes to
edo@simcoe.ca.
1Funding and Bioenterprise Corporation
120 Research Lane, Suite 200
Finance Guelph, Ontario N1G 0B4
Ph: 519-821-2960
www.bioenterprise.ca
Agricorp Email: info@bioenterprise.ca
1 Stone Road West National Commercialization Accelerator
P.O. Box 3660 Station Central Supporting Agri-Tech Industry
Guelph, Ontario N1H 8M4
Ph: 888-247-4999
www.agricorp.com Bluewater Angel Investor Group
Email: contact@agricorp.com Contact: Steve Lowe
Provides Risk Management Programs and 142 10th Street West
Services in the Agricultural Industry Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 3P9
Ph: 519-376-8213
www.bluewaterangels.ca
Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe Email: info@bluewaterangels.ca
County and Orillia Organization of 20 accredited investors
24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor prepared to invest funds into local
Barrie, Ontario L4M 7W4 companies
Ph: 705-720-2445
www.barriebusinesscentre.ca
Email: smallbusiness@barrie.ca Bruce Community Futures Development
Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Corporation
Development, HST/Business Number Contact: Barb Fisher
Registration, Market Research/Strategy and 233 Broadway Street
Financial Management Training Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2X9
Ph: 519-396-8141
www.bruce.on.ca
BDO Canada LLP - Barrie Email: brucecfdc@bruce.on.ca
300 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 300 Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Barrie, Ontario L4N 0B4 Business Registration, Business Planning,
Ph: 705-726-6331 Resources and Training Opportunities
www.bdo.ca
Business Advisory, Accounting Support and
Tax Consulting Bruce Grey Beef Cow Finance Co-Op
Contact: Bill Herron
P.O. Box 320, 28 Yonge Street,
BDO Canada LLP – Owen Sound Tara ON N0H 2N0
1717 2nd Avenue East, Suite 300 Ph: 519-934-2001
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5P7 Email: bherron@bmts.com
Ph: 519-376-6110 Beef cow finance lending co-operative
www.bdo.ca
Business Advisory, Accounting Support and
Tax Consulting
1Business Development Bank of Canada Farm Credit Canada – Thornton
#658 9-4171 Innisfil Beach Road
126 Wellington Street West, Suite 201 Thornton, Ontario L0L 2N0
Barrie, Ontario L4N 1K9 Ph: 705-458-8803
Ph: 705-739-0467 www.fcc-fac.ca
www.bdc.ca Email: onbarrie@fcc-fac.ca
Devoted to Entrepreneurs to Assist with Financing, Insurance, Software and Finance
Financing, Business Advisory Services and Learning Opportunities
Venture Capital
Farm Credit Canada – Walkerton
Canadian Agricultural Partnership 1315 Yonge Street South
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/cap/ Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0
Help Agriculture Manage Significant Risks Ph: 519-881-3484
and Provide New Diversification Training. www.fcc-fac.ca
Email: onwalkert@fcc-fac.ca
Financing, Insurance, Software and Finance
Catherine Barrie CPA Learning Opportunities
78 Mary Street
Barrie, Ontario L4N 1V1
Ph: 705-719-7778 FedDev
www.catherinebarrie.com 101-139 Northfield Drive West
Email: info@catherinebarrie.ca Waterloo, Ontario N2L 5A6
Business Accounting and Bookkeeping Ph: 1-866-593-5505
Services www.feddevontario.gc.ca
Programs and services to support
innovation and economic growth
Centre for Business and Economic
Development
Contact: Gillian Fairley Futurpreneur Canada
105 Hurontario Street 133 Richmond Street West, Suite 700
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5 Toronto, Ontario M5H 2L3
Ph: 705-445-8410 Ph: 1-866-646-2922
www.centreforbusiness.ca www.futurpreneur.ca
Email: info@centreforbusiness.ca Email: info@futurepreneur.ca
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice, Business Plan Writing, Financing,
Resources and Training Opportunities Mentorship, Accelerating Support and
Funding
Farm Credit Canada – Owen Sound
8-1050 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 2H7
Ph: 519-376-6338
www.fcc-fac.ca
Email: onowens@fcc-fac.ca
Financing, Insurance, Software and Finance
Learning Opportunities
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 2Georgian Angel Network Entrepreneurial tools and guidance needed
Contact: Michael Badham to successfully start, expand and grow a
10 Frid Boulevard small business.
Midhurst, Ontario L9X 1N6
Ph: 416-407-4323
www.georgianangelnet.ca Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre
Email: michael@georgianangelnet.ca (Georgian College)
Connects angel investors in the Barrie, One Georgian Drive, Suite E219
Collingwood, South Georgian Bay, Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
Orangeville, Orillia and Muskoka regions Ph: 705-728-1968 ext. 1149
with entrepreneurs needing equality capital www.georgiancollege.ca
to commercialize their innovations. Email: hbec@georgiancollege.ca
Training, Connections, Funding and
Mentorship
Greenbelt Foundation
661 Yonge Street, Suite 500
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 1Z9 Local Food and Farms Coop (Fair Finance
Ph: 416-960-0001 Fund)
Email: program@greenbelt.ca www.localfoodandfarm.coop
www.greenbelt.ca Email: info@localfoodandfarm.coop
Funding to enhance local agriculture in the Training, Mentorship and Funding
Greenbelt.
Meaford Chamber Dragon’s Den
Grey Bruce Simcoe (Regional Tourism Contact: Scott Gooch
Organization 7) 13 Nelson Street W
Contact: Bill Sullivan Meaford, Ontario N4L 1N1
P.O. Box 973 Phone: 519-372-9436
Thornbury, Ontario N0H 2P0 Website: https://meafordchamber.ca
Ph: 705-888-8728 Email: bayviewescarpment@gmail.com
www.rto7.ca A unique spinoff event that has kick-started
Email: bsullivan@rto7.ca more than 55 start-ups and expansions –
Tourism Experience Development, Tourism injecting over $230,000 in cash and prizes
Service Training, Operational Training, T3 into our local economy since 2009.
Accelerator Program, Tourism
Implementation Program and Partnership
Funding Mentor Works
28 Bett Court Unit B
Guelph, Ontario N1C 0A5
Grey County Business Enterprise Centre Ph: 1-888-599-3111
Contact: Courtney Miller www.mentorworks.ca
1130 8th Street East Funding Project Management, Grant Writing
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 1M7 and Business Funding Coaching
Ph: 519-371-3232
www.madeingrey.ca/business-enterprise-
centre
Email: bec@grey.ca
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 3North Simcoe Community Futures Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Development Corporation Business Registration, Business Planning,
Contact: Chris McLaughlin Resources and Training Opportunities
105 Fourth Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6
Ph: 705-526-1371 Saugeen Economic Development
www.nscfdc.on.ca Corporation
Email: admin@nscfdc.on.ca Contact: Rose Austin
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice, 515 Mill Street
Business Registration, Business Planning, P.O Box 177
Resources and Training Opportunities Neustadt, Ontario N0G 2M0
Ph: 519-799-5750
Nottawasaga Futures Community www.sbdc.ca
Development Corporation Email: info@sbdc.ca
Contact: Martin Kuzma Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
39 Victoria Street East Business Registration, Business Planning,
Alliston, Ontario L9R 1V5 Resources and Training Opportunities
Ph: 705-435-1540
www.nottawasaga.com
Email: ced@nottawasaga.com South Georgian Bay Small Business
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice, Enterprise Centre
Business Registration, Business Planning, Contact: Tim Newton
Resources and Training Opportunities 105 Hurontario Street
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Ph: 705-446-3355
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement www.enterprisecentre.ca
Association Email: sbec@collingwood.ca
1 Stone Road West Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 Development, Financial Management
Ph: 519-826-4214 Training, Grants and, Access to Free
www.ontariosoilcrop.org Training to Support Start-up and Growth
Email: oscia@ontariosoilcrop.org
Administers portions of the Canadian
Agricultural Partnership and Training Stewardship Grey Bruce Incorporated
Opportunities 23789 Inglis Falls Road
RR4 Owen Sound, ON N4K 5N6
Contact: Nora Toth
Orillia Area Communication Development stewardshipgreybruce@gmail.com
Corporation www.stewardshipgreybruce.org
Contact: Wendy Timpano Natural resource stewardship, advocacy
22 Peter Street South and partner collaboration
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7A3
Ph: 705-325-4903
www.orilliacdc.com
Email: info@orilliacdc.com
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 4Twin County Feeder Financial Co-Op 28 Yonge Street P.O. Box 320 Tara, Ontario N0H 2N0 Ph: 519-934-2666 Email: brubacherconrad@gmail.com Beef Cow Finance Lending Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 5
City of Barrie Economic and Creative
Real Estate Development Department
70 Collier Street
Barrie, Ontario M4M 4T5
Support (Office Ph: 705-739-4220
www.investbarrie.ca
and Production Email: invest@barrie.ca
Space) City of Orillia Economic Development Office
50 Andrew Street South
Suite 300
Orillia, Ontario L3C 7T5
Barrie and District Association of Realtors Ph: 705-325-4900
676 Veterans Drive www.orillia.ca
Barrie, Ontario L9J 0H6 Email: edc@orillia.ca
Ph: 705-739-4650
www.bdar.ca
Email: info@bdar.ca City of Owen Sound
808 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 2H4
Business to Bruce Ph: 519-376-1440
30 Park Street www.owensound.ca
Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0 Email: Feedback@owensound.ca
Ph: 1-800-268-3838
Email: info@businesstobruce.com
www.businesstobruce.com Collingwood Foundry
Support for Entrepreneurs, Funding, Contact: Brandon Houston
Training, Mentoring and Business Planning 60 Hurontario Street, Suite 201
to Help Start or Expand a Business Ph: 705-888-0204
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 2L6
www.collingwoodfoundry.com
Canopy Co-Working Email: info@collingwoodfoundry.com
1148 Snow Valley Road Flexible Workspace, Conference Room and
Springwater, Ontario L9Z 1J4 Networking Events
Ph: 705-812-0689
www.canopycoworking.ca
Email: connect@canopycoworking.ca County of Simcoe Economic Development
Flexible Workspace, Conference Room and Office
Networking Events 1110 Highway 26
Midhurst, Ontario L9X 1N6
Ph: 705-726-9300 ext. 1686
Chippewas of Rama First Nation edo.simcoe.ca
58894 Rama Road, Suite 200 Email: edo@simcoe.ca
Rama, Ontario L6V 6H6 Commercial Kitchen Rental Inventory and
www.mnjikaning.ca Location Seeking Support
Email: ecdev@ramafirstnation.ca
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 6District Ventures Kitchen Municipality of Grey Highlands
76 Densley Avenue 206 Toronto Street, Unit 1
Toronto, Ontario M6M 2R3 Markdale, Ontario N0C 1H0
Ph: 416-249-9500 Ph: 1-888-342-4059
www.districtventurekitchen.com www.greyhighlands.ca
Email: info@districtventurekitchen.com Email: info@greyhighlands.ca
Helps early-stage food processors
commercialize and scale the development
of their product. Municipality of Meaford
21 Trowbridge Street West,
Meaford, Ontario N4L 1A1
Creative Space Ph: 519-538-1060
110 Dunlop Street East www.meaford.ca
Barrie, Ontario L4M 1A5 Email: info@meaford.ca
Ph: 705-812-0689
www.thecreativespace.ca
Email: info@thecreativespace.ca Municipality of West Grey
Flexible Workspace, Conference Room and 402813 Grey Road 4, RR #2
Networking Events Durham, Ontario N0G 1R0
Ph: 519-369-2200
www.westgrey.com
Economic Development Corporation of Email: info@westgrey.com
North Simcoe
105 Fourth Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6 Ontario Agri-Food Venture Centre
Ph: 705-526-1371 216 Purdy Road
www.edcns.ca Colborne, Ontario K0K 1S0
Email: info@edcns.ca Ph: 905-355-3680
www.oafvc.ca
Email: oafvc@northumberlandcounty.ca
Grey County Economic Development Office Purpose built facility used by farmers and
595 9th Ave E, food processors for product development,
Owen Sound, ON N4K 3E batch freezing, canning, packaging and
Ph: 519-376-2205 training.
https://www.grey.ca/departments/economic-
development-tourism-culture
Email: food@grey.ca Realtors Association of Grey Bruce
Resources, Tools and Guidelines for 517 10th Street
business Hanover, Ontario N4N 1R4
Ph: 519-364-3827
www.ragbos.ca
Incubator North Selling or looking for a new home, allows for
8 Bruce St S, Unit #2 sharing of information and resources to help
Thornbury, ON bring invaluable access to professional
Ph: (905) 769-0458 experience.
Email: admin@palmerandersen.com
Website: https://incubatornorth.com/
Dedicated to the development of innovative
tech. Serves as a central location for
ideation and creation of new and existing
software solutions
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 7Southern Georgian Bay Association of Alliston, Ontario L9R 1A1
Realtors Ph: 705-435-3900
243 Ste. Marie Street www.newtecumseth.ca
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3K6
Ph: 705-445-7295
www.sgbreatlors.com Town of The Blue Mountains
Email: info@sgbrealtors.com 32 Mill Street
PO Box 310
Thornbury, Ontario N0H 2P0
The Lakelands Association of Realtors Ph: 519-599-3131
34 Cairns Crescent www.thebluemountains.ca
Huntsville, Ontario P1H 1Y3 Email: thendry@thebluemountains.ca
Ph: 705-788-1504
www.thelakelands.ca
Email: comms@thelakelands.ca Town of Wasaga Beach
30 Lewis Street
Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z 1A1
The Launch Pad Ph: 705-429-3844
612 10th Street www.wasagabeach.com
Hanover, Ontario N4N 1R9 Email: edo@wasagabeach.com
Ph: 519-506-6300
www.yatc.ca
Commercial Kitchen available for rent for Township of Chatsworth
product development/cratering 316837 Highway 6
Chatsworth, Ontario N0H 1G0
Ph: 519-794-3232
Town of Collingwood www.chatsworth.ca
105 Hurontario Street Email: info@chatsworth.ca
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Ph: 705-445-8441
www.collingwood.ca Township of Essa
Email: townhall@collingwood.ca 5786 County Road 21
Utopia, Ontario L0M 1T0
Ph: 705-424-9770
Town of Innisfil/Innisfil Accelerates www.essatownship.on.ca
2101 Innisfil Beach Road
Innisfil, Ontario L9S 1A1
Ph: 705-796-7002 Township of Georgian Bluffs
www.innisfil.ca 177964 Grey Road 18, RR # 3
Email: business@innisfil.ca Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5N5
Ph: 519-376-2729
www.georgianbluffs.ca
Town of Hanover Email: office@georgianbluffs.ca
341 10th Street
Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P5
Ph: 519-364-2780 Township of Oro-Medonte
www.hanover.ca 148 Line 7 South
Oro, Ontario L0L 2X0
Ph: 705-487-2170
Town of New Tecumseth www.oro-medonte.ca
10 Wellington Street East Email: info@oro-medonte.ca
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 8Township of Ramara 2297 highway 12 Brechin, Ontario L0K 1B0 Ph: 705-484-5374 www.ramara.ca Email: ramara@ramara.ca Township of Severn 1024 Hurlwood Lane Severn, Ontario L3V 6J3 Ph: 705-325-2315 www.townshipofsevern.com Email: info@townshipofsevern.com Township of Southgate 185667 Grey County Road 9 Dundalk, Ontario N0C 1B0 Ph: 519-923-2110 www.southgate.ca Township of Springwater 2231 Nursery Road Minesing, Ontario L9X 1A8 Ph: 7085-728-4784 www.springwater.ca Email: planning@springwater.ca Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 9
Cambridge, Ontario N3H 0A8
Research and Ph: 519-748-5220 ext. 2475
www.conestogac.ca/ifpt/
Development Email: lgarcia@conestogac.on.ca
Education, Training, Research, Food
Testing and Technical Expertise
Bioenterprise Corporation
120 Research Lane, Suite 200 Culinary Tourism Alliance
Guelph, Ontario N1G 0B4 Contact: Rebecca MacKenzie
Ph: 519-821-2960 550 Bayview Avenue
www.bioenterprise.ca Toronto, Ontario M4W 3X8
Mentoring/Coaching, Entrepreneur Reality www.ontarioculinary.com
Check, Strategic Partner Connectivity, Due Develops agri-culinary tourism opportunities
Diligence, Market/Competitive Analysis, in Ontario, FeastON accreditation,
Technology Assessment, Investment/Pitch marketing and Terroir Summit
Preparation, Business Plan Support,
Regulatory Planning, Market Strategy
Direction, Financial Strategy Support, and District Ventures Kitchen
Management Team Development 76 Densley Avenue
Toronto, Ontario M6M 2R3
Ph: 416-249-9500
Canwest Dairy Herd Improvement www.districtventurekitchen.com
Contact: Bryan Quenbury Email: info@districtventurekitchen.com
660 Speedvale Avenue West, Suite 101 Helps early-stage food processors
Guelph, Ontario N1K 1E5 commercialize and scale the development
Ph: 519-824-2320 of their product.
www.canwestdhi.com
Email: bquanbury@canwestdhi.com
Dairy Herd Management Solutions Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
Contact: Bren De Leeuw
625 2nd Avenue East
Centre for Innovation/Canadian Food and P.O. Box 396
Wine Institute Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 2G7
135 Taylor Road Ph: 519-376-0470
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1J0 www.emccanada.org
Ph: 905-641-2252 Email: bdeleeuw@emccanada.org
www.canadianfoodandwineinstitute.ca Productivity Self-Diagnostic Tool and Food
Distilling, Fermentation, Entrée, Dessert, and Beverage and Green Footprint
Brewing, Kitchen Safety, Product Sustainability
Improvement, Training and Research
Craig Richardson Institute of Food
Processing Technology (Conestoga
College)
Contact: Luis Garcia
850 Foundation Street South
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 10Fanshawe Centre for Bioeconomy Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
1001 Fanshawe College Blvd. 381 Elmira Road North 1
London, Ontario N5Y 5R6 Guelph, Ontario
Ph: 519-452-4277 Ph: 519-826-4195
www.fanshawec.ca www.oaft.org
Email: info@fanshawec.ca Email: info@oaft.org
Focuses on plant and soil health, food Rapid Response, Research, Relationship
innovation and turning agri-food waste into Development, Magnet Export Portal and
bio-products BioProducts Updates.
Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre Ontario Agri-Food Venture Centre
(Georgian College) 216 Purdy Road
One Georgian Drive, Suite E219 Colborne, Ontario K0K 1S0
Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9 Ph: 905-355-3680
Ph: 705-728-1968 ext. 1149 www.oafvc.ca
www.georgiancollege.ca Purpose built facility used by farmers and
food processors for product development,
Email: hbec@georgiancollege.ca
batch freezing, canning, packaging and
Training, Connections, Funding and training.
Mentorship
Protein Industries Canada Innovation
Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance Supercluster
(University of Guelph) 200-1965 Broad Street
Contact: Beverley Hale Regina, Saskatchewan
1 Stone Road West Ph: 306-949-0049
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2 www.proteinindustriescanada.ca
Ph: 519-824-4120 ext. 54809 Email: info@proteinsupercluster.ca
www.uoguelph.ca/alliance/ Investing and researching to accelerate
Email: avpagrfd@uoguelph.ca innovation in plant protein sector.
Research to usher in the next generation of
agri-food innovations.
Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative
Contact: Jen Liptrot
1 Stone Road West
Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2
Email: researchomafra@ontario.ca
Funding for research that stimulates
innovation to support the growth and
competitiveness of Ontario’s agri-food
sector, promotes food safety and
strengthens rural communities.
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 11www.bdo.ca
Financial Business Advisory and Accounting Support
and Tax Consulting
Management
Bruce Community Futures Development
Accounting Matters Corporation
92 Commerce Park Drive, Unit 11 Contact: Barb Fisher
Barrie, Ontario L4N 8W8 233 Broadway Street
Ph: 705-737-9930 Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2X9
www.accounting-matters.ca Ph: 519-396-8141
Email: info@accounting-matters.ca www.bruce.on.ca
Email: brucecfdc@bruce.on.ca
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe Business Registration, Business Planning,
County and Orillia Resources and Training Opportunities
24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor
Barrie, Ontario L4M 7W4
Ph: 705-720-2445 Catherine Barrie CPA
www.barriebusinesscentre.ca 78 Mary Street
Email: smallbusiness@barrie.ca Barrie, Ontario L4N 1V1
Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Ph: 705-719-7778
Development, HST/Business Number www.catherinebarrie.com
Registration, Market Research/Strategy, Email: info@catherinebarrie.ca
and Financial Management Training
Bayside Financial Centre for Business and Economic
36 George Street Development
Barrie, Ontario L4N 5N3 Contact: Gillian Fairley
Ph: 705-737-5220 105 Hurontario Street
www.baysidefinancial.ca Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Email: dshaw@baysidefinancial.ca Ph: 705-445-8410
www.centreforbusiness.ca
Email: info@centreforbusiness.ca
BDO Canada LLP - Barrie Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
300 Lakeshore Drive, Suite 300 Resources and Training Opportunities
Barrie, Ontario L4N 0B4
Ph: 705-726-6331
www.bdo.ca Farm Credit Canada – Owen Sound
Business Advisory and Accounting Support 8-1050 2nd Avenue East
and Tax Consulting Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 2H7
Ph: 519-376-6338
www.fcc-fac.ca
BDO Canada LLP – Owen Sound Email: onowens@fcc-fac.ca
1717 2nd Avenue East, Suite 300 Financing, Insurance, Software, and
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5P7 Finance Learning Opportunities, invested in
Ph: 519-376-6110 Canadian agriculture and food
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 12Farm Credit Canada – Thornton Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
9-4171 Innisfil Beach Road Ph: 705-728-1968 ext. 1149
Thornton, Ontario L0L 2N0 www.georgiancollege.ca
Ph: 705-458-8803 Email: hbec@georgiancollege.ca
www.fcc-fac.ca Training, Connections, Funding and
Email: onbarrie@fcc-fac.ca Mentorship
Financing, Insurance, Software, and
Finance Learning Opportunities, invested in
Canadian agriculture and food Mason Miller Accounting and Taxation
140 Dunlop Street East, Suite 201
Barrie, Ontario L4M 6H1
Farm Credit Canada – Walkerton Ph: 705-417-1588
1315 Yonge Street South www.masonmiller.ca
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0
Ph: 519-881-3484
www.fcc-fac.ca Michael Kostrich CPA Professional
Email: onwalkert@fcc-fac.ca Corporation
Financing, Insurance, Software, and 11 Victoria Street, Suite 220
Finance Learning Opportunities, invested in Barrie, Ontario L4N 6T3
Canadian agriculture and food Ph: 705-735-9950
www.kostrich.ca
Email: mike@kostrich.ca
Farm Management Canada
250 City Centre Avenue, Unit 300
Ottawa, Ontario K1R 6K7 Morley Chartered Professional Accountant
Ph: 888-232-3262 92 Caplan Avenue, Suite 146
Fmc-gac.com Barrie, Ontario L4N 9J2
Email: agriwebinar@fmc-gac.com Ph: 705-684-9600
Webinars on all aspects of farm financial www.morleycpa.ca
management Email: theresa@morleycpa.ca
Grey County Business Enterprise Centre North Simcoe Community Futures
Contact: Courtney Miller Development Corporation
1130 8th Street East Contact: Chris McLaughlin
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 1M7 105 Fourth Street
Ph: 519-371-3232 Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6
www.madeingrey.ca/business-enterprise- Ph: 705-526-4993
centre www.nscfdc.on.ca
Email: bec@grey.ca Email: admin@nscfdc.on.ca
Entrepreneurial tools and guidance needed Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
to successfully start, expand and grow a Business Registration, Business Planning,
small business. Resources and Training Opportunities
Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre
(Georgian College)
One Georgian Drive, Suite E219
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 13Nottawasaga Futures Community Futures Ph: 519-799-5750
Development Corporation www.sbdc.ca
Contact: Martin Kuzma Email: info@sbdc.ca
39 Victoria Street East Business consulting and resources,
Alliston, Ontario L9R 1V5 promote sustainable economic and social
Ph: 705-435-1540 development throughout the region.
www.nottawasaga.com
Email: ced@nottawasaga.com
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice, South Georgian Bay Small Business
Business Registration, Business Planning, Enterprise Centre
Resources and Training Opportunities Contact: Tim Newton
105 Hurontario Street
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Orillia and Area Community Development Ph: 705-446-3355
Corporation www.enterprisecentre.ca
Contact: Wendy Timpano Email: sbec@collingwood.ca
22 Peter Street South Explore Entrepreneurship, Financial
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7A3 Management Training, Business Plan
Ph: 705-325-4903 Development, HST/Business Number
www.orilliacdc.com Registration and Market Research/Strategy.
Email: info@orilliacdc.com
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Business Registration, Business Planning,
Resources and Training Opportunities
Powell Jones LLP
121 Sonne Street South
Barrie, Ontario L4N 7B6
Ph: 705-728-7461
www.powelljones.ca
RLS Accounting and Business Services Inc.
76 Holland Street West, Suite 302
Bradford, Ontario L3Z 1R8
Ph: 905-551-8693
www.rlsaccountingservices.com
Email: info@rlsaccountingservices.com
Saugeen Economic Development
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Contact: Rose Austin
515 Mill Street
P.O. Box 177
Neustadt, Ontario N0G 2M0
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Legal Services Leases
Alousis Law Professional Corporation
76 Mulcaster Street Crawford, Mill and Davies
Barrie Ontario L4M 3M4 567 Campbell Street
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www.alousislaw.com Ph: 519-528-2818
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Crawford, Mill and Davies
38 Queen Street
Baker Tilley SGB LLP Ripley, Ontario
7 Victoria Street South Ph: 519-395-2633
PO Box 129 www.crawfordmilldavies.com
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0
Ph: 519-881-2100
www.bakertilly.ca Devry Smith Frank LLP
85 Bayfield Street, Suite 300
Barrie, Ontario L4M 3A7
Barriston Law Ph: 705-812-2100
12 Ferris Lane, Suite 202 www.devrylaw.ca
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Barriston Law
1 First Street, Suite 224
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 1A1 Donnelly and Murphy
Ph: 705-445-1200 5B – 281 Durham Street
www.barristonlaw.com Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2X9
Business Law, Employment Law, Ph: 519-396-3636
Intellectual Property and Real Estate www.donnellymurphy.com
Cameron Business Law Donnelly and Murphy
25 Peter Street North 667 Goderich Street
Orillia, Ontario L3V 6K5 Port Elgin, Ontario H0H 2C0
Ph: 705-242-1075 Ph: 519-832-2482
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10 Checkley Street Village Square Mall
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Ph: 705-792-7963 Penetanguishene, Ontario L9M 1M2
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11 Durham Street East
PO Box 880 HGR Graham Partners LLP
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0 4 Queen Street West
Ph: 519-881-3230 Elmvale, Ontario L0L 1P0
www.walkertonlaw.ca Ph: 705-322-1671
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Business/Corporate, Commercial Litigation,
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190 Cundles Road East, Suite 107 Real Estate
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Ph: 705-737-1811
www.hgrgp.ca HMH Laws Office
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518 Yonge Street
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Laschuk and Farr
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93 Coldwater Street East Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2X9
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313 Lambton Street 943 Queen Street
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McLean Lawyers Thompson Law Professional Corporation
202 Main Street 511 Welham Road, Unit 1
Sauble Beach, Ontario N0H 2G0 Barrie, Ontario L4M 4Y5
Ph: 519-422-2888 Ph: 705-727-1124
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Business Formation, Business
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Ph: 519-363-3190
www.mcleanlawyers.ca
Middlebro and Stevens
647 Berford Street
PO Box 569
Wiarton, Ontario N0H 2T0
Ph: 519-534-2011
www.mslaw.ca
Roger M. Morris, Barrister and Solicitor
673 Berford Street
PO Box 429
Wiarton, Ontario N0H 2T0
Ph: 519-534-5040
www.wiartonlawyer.com
Stewart Esten Barristers and Solicitors
100 Collier Street
Barrie, Ontario L4M 4V3
Ph: 705-728-5591
www.stewartesten.ca
Real Estate Law, Business Law and
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231 Bayview Drive, Suite 201 Barrie Career Centre
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Ph: 705-728-0897 Barrie, Ontario L4M 3C2
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1070 Innisfil Beach Road, Unit 1 Canadian Agricultural Human Resources
Innisfil, Ontario L9S 4T9 Council
Ph: 705-431-255 Contact: Debra Hauer
www.agilec.ca/innisfil 1410 Blair Towers Place, Suite 404
Email: innisfil@agilec.ca Ottawa, Ontario
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Agilec – Orillia Canada.
50 Andrew Street South
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7T5
Ph: 705-325-9200 Career Solutions – Wasaga Beach
www.agilec.ca/orillia Contact: Janet Davie
Email: orillia@agilec.ca 1367 Mosley Street
Job Posting Services, Recruitment of Wasaga Beach, Ontario
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Comprehensive Employment and Job
Service, Assessment of Skills, Interests and
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Contact: Cassi Brunsveld
8560 Tremaine Road
P.O. Box 460
Milton, Ontario L9T 4Z1
Ph: 905-878-1510
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834 2nd Avenue East www.georgiancollege.ca
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Ph: 519-371-3644 Incentives, Job Fairs, Job Postings and
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Committed to assisting people with Georgian College Centre for Careers –
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partners. Orillia, Ontario L3V 6S2
Ph: 705-329-3102
www.georgiancollege.ca
Contact Community Services Email: ccesorillia@georgiancollage.ca
95 Holland Street West, Unit 105 Incentives, Job Fairs, Job Postings and
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Ph: 905-778-9058
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Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 5R4
Ph: 519-376-0840
Focus Employment Services www.georgiancollege.ca
46 Wellington Street West Email: inquire@georgiancollege.ca
Alliston, Ontario L9R 2B8 Incentives, Job Fairs, Job Postings, and
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www.focuscdc.on.ca
Email: info@focuscdc.on.ca
Job Posting Services, Recruitment of Leads Employment Services
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Four County Labour Market Planning Board Employment Services, Skills Development
Contact: Gemma Mendez-Smith and Resource Information
111 Jackson Street South
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0
Ph: 519-881-2725 Life Directions Employment Centre
www.planningboard.ca 774292 Hwy 10 N, Box 12
Email: executivedirector@planningboard.ca Flesherton, ON
Workforce Development and Planning Ph: 519-378-5514
http://www.lifedirections.ca/
Georgian College Centre for Careers – Email: lifedirections@segss.com
Barrie Matching job seekers and their abilities to
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Barrie, Ontario L4M 1G8 equitable, inclusive and diverse workplaces.
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 19Reach Centre Grey Bruce One-stop resource centre for Employment
997 4th Avenue East Ontario Services
P.O. Box 774
Owen Sound, Ontario
Ph: 519-377-9204 YMCA Employment Services – Grey-Bruce
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Email: reachcentre123@gmail.com Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 2K8
Training and job placement for adults with Ph: 519-371-9222
developmental delays and disabilities. www.ymcaowensond.on.ca
Email: employment@osgb.ymca.ca
Job Seeker Support, Job Search
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Ph: 519-376-4357
www.agencyowensound.ca
Email: info@theagencyhelps.com YMCA Employment Services – Hanover
One-stop resource centre for Employment 25 10th Street
Hanover, Ontario N4N 1P8
Ph: 519-364-3163
Tracks Employment – Collingwood www.ymcaowensound.on.ca
Contact: Kelly Richardson Email: employment@osgb.ymca.ca
50 Hume Street Job Seeker Support, Job Search
Collingwood, Ontario Assistance, Employment Advice,
Ph: 705-444-1338 Resources/Tools for Job Seeking, and
www.tracks.on.ca Connecting Job Seekers and Employers
Email: kelly@tracks.on.ca
One-stop resource centre for Employment
Ontario Services YMCA of Simcoe and Muskoka
334 King Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 3M8
VPI Working Solutions Ph: 705-528-0845
Contact: Tina Rupert www.ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca
200 McNab Street, Suite 201 Email: midlanderc@sm.ymca.ca
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0 One-stop resource centre for Employment
Ph: 519-881-4900 Ontario Services
www.vpi-inc.com
Email: tinarupert@vpi-inc.com
Employment services, assessments,
resume assistance, job listings and training
YMCA Employment Services – Durham
575 Saddler Street
Durham, Ontario N0G 1R0
Ph: 519-376-2208 ext. 3077
www.ymcaowensound.on.ca
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 20Networking Business Enterprise Centre – Grey County
Contact: Courtney Miller
595 9th Avenue East
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 3E3
Ph: 519-371-3232
Alliston and District Chamber of Commerce www.grey.ca
51 Victoria Street Email: courtney.miller@grey.ca
Alliston, Ontario L9R 1T9 Entrepreneurial tools and guidance needed
Ph: 705-435-7321 to successfully start, expand and grow a
www.adcc.ca small business.
Email: info@adcc.ca
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
Member to Member Discounts and Centre for Business and Economic
Employee Benefit Programs Development
Contact: Gillian Fairley
105 Hurontario Street
Angus and Area Chamber of Commerce Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
71 King Street Ph: 705-445-8410
Angus, Ontario L0M 1B2 www.centreforbusiness.ca
Ph: 705-424-4878 Email: info@centreforbusiness.ca
www.anguschamber.com Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Email: info@anguschamber.com Resources and Training Opportunities
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
Member to Member Discounts and
Employee Benefit Programs Chesley Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Peter Knipfel
106 1st Avenue S
Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe Chesley NOG 1L0
County and Orillia Ph: 519-363-9837
24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor Website:
Barrie, Ontario L4M 7W4 https://brucegreysimcoe.com/operators/che
Ph: 705-720-2445 sley-district-chamber-of-commerce
www.barriebusinesscentre.ca Email: cdcc@bmts.com
Email: smallbusiness@barrie.ca Networking, Marketing and Visitor
Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Information
Development, HST/Business Number
Registration, Market Research/Strategy and
Financial Management Training Collingwood Chamber of Commerce
25 Second Street
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 1E4
Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce Ph: 705-445-0221
3 Grey Street, P.O. Box 477 www.collingwoodchamber.com
Thornbury, Ontario N0H 2P0 Email: info@collingwoodchamber.com
Ph: 519-599-1200 Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
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Email: info@bluemountainschamber.ca Employee Benefit Programs
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 21Cookstown Chamber of Commerce www.greyhighlandschamber.com
19 Queen Street Email: info@greyhighlandschamber.com
P.O. Box 1102 Networking, Marketing and Visitor
Cookstown, Ontario L0L 1L0 Information
Ph: 705-458-7007
www.cookstownchamber.ca
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Hanover Chamber of Commerce
Member to Member Discounts and Contact: Erin Aldridge
Employee Benefit Programs 214 10th Street
Hanover, Ontario N4N 1N7
Ph: 519-364-5777
CTA Terrior Symposium www.hanoverchamber.ca
Email: Kate@TERROIRTALK.ORG Email: info@hanoverchamber.ca
www.terroirsymposium.com Networking, Marketing and Visitor
Built by the support of and to support the Information
hospitality and travel industries, Networking,
Education, Workshops
Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre
(Georgian College)
Ecological Farmers of Ontario One Georgian Drive, Suite E219
Contact: Brent Preston Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
5420 Highway 6 Ph: 705-728-1968 ext. 1149
Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2 www.georgiancollege.ca
Ph: 519-822-8606 Email: hbec@georgiancollege.ca
Website: www.efao.ca Training, Connections, Funding and
Email: info@efao.ca Mentorship
Resources for Resilient and Ecological
Farms, Knowledge-Sharing, Tools and
Resources Kincardine Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Ashley Richards
286 Lambton St.
Greater Barrie Chamber of Commerce Kincardine N2Z 2Y1
121 Commerce Park Drive, Unit A Ph: 519-396-9333
Barrie, Ontario L4N 8X1 www.kincardinechamber.com
Ph: 705-721-5000 Email: director@kincardinechamber.com
www.barriechamber.com Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
Email: chadmin@barriechamber.com Member to Member Discounts and
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Employee Benefit Programs
Member to Member Discounts, and
Employee Benefit Programs
Grey Highlands Chamber of Commerce
13 Toronto Street South
P.O. Box 177
Markdale, Ontario N0C 1H0
Ph: 519-986-4612
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 22Lion’s Head Chamber of Commerce North Simcoe Community Futures
Contact: Marydale Ashcroft Development Corporation
2866 6 Ferndale Rd, Contact: Chris MacLaughlin
Lions Head ON N0H 1W0 105 Fourth Street
Ph: 519-793-3178 Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6
http://centralbrucepeninsula.ca/ Ph: 705-526-4993
Email: marydale@amtelecom.net www.nscfdc.on.ca
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Email: admin@nscfdc.on.ca
Member to Member Discounts and Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Employee Benefit Programs Business Registration, Business Planning,
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Lucknow Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Connie Jefferson Nottawasaga Futures Community
21 Queen St. PO Box 130 Development Corporation
Ripley N0G 2R0 Contact: Martin Kuzma
Ph: 519-395-3735 39 Victoria Street East
https://www.huronkinloss.com/lucknow_cha Alliston, Ontario L9R 1V5
mber.cfm?is=2 Ph: 705-435-1540
Email: son.and.pop.auto.shop@gmail.com www.nottawasaga.com
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Email: ced@nottawasaga.com
Member to Member Discounts and Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Employee Benefit Programs Business Registration, Business Planning,
Resources and Training Opportunities
Meaford Chamber of Commerce
13 Nelson Street West
Meaford, Ontario N4L 1N1 Orillia Area Community Development
Ph: 519-538-1640 Corporation
www.meafordchamber.ca Contact: Wendy Timpano
Email: info@meafordchamber.ca 22 Peter Street South
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Orillia, Ontario L3V 7A3
Member to Member Discounts and Ph: 705-325-4903
Employee Benefit Programs www.orilliacdc.com
Email: info@orilliacdc.com
Mildmay Chamber of Commerce Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Contact: Nichole Wise Business Registration, Business Planning,
169 Bruce County Rd 3 Resources and Training Opportunities
Mildmay N0G 2J0
Ph: 519-367-3438
https://www.town.southbruce.on.ca/busines
s/mildmay-chamber-of-commerce
Email: harleyspub@hotmail.com
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
Member to Member Discounts and
Employee Benefit Programs
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 23Orillia District Chamber of Commerce Port Elgin Business Improvement
150 Front Street Association
Orillia, Ontario L3V 4S7 Contact: Jordan MacKinnon
Ph: 705-326-4424 561 Green St. #599
www.orillia.com Saugeen Shores, ON N0H 2C7
Email: manager@orillia.com Ph: 519-385-0807
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Email: trunstedler.bia@gmail.com
Member to Member Discounts and portelginbia@gmail.com
Employee Benefit Programs https://downtownportelgin.ca/
Business consultation and resources
Oro-Medonte Chamber of Commerce
148 Line 7 South Ramara Chamber of Commerce
Oro, Ontario L0L 2X0 2304 Highway 12
Ph: 705-487-7337 Brechin, Ontario L0K 1B0
www.oromedontecc.com Ph: 705-484-2141
Email: info@oromedontecc.com www.ramarachamber.com
Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Email: info@ramarachamber.com
Member to Member Discounts, and Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
Employee Benefit Programs Member to Member Discounts, and
Employee Benefit Programs
Owen Sound Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Peter Reesor Restaurants Canada
1051 2nd Avenue East, Suite 206 1155 Queen Street West
Owen Sound, Ontario K4K 6K6 Toronto, Ontario M6J 1J4
Ph: 519-376-6261 Ph: 416-923-8416
www.oschamber.com www.restaurantscanada.org
Email: peter@oschamber.com Email: info@restaurantcanada.org
Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Training, Advocating and Labour Support
Development, Business events, Workshops
and Networking
Sauble Beach Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Charlene Rinhart
Paisley Chamber of Commerce 672 Main St.
Contact: Mary-Gail Johnston Sauble Beach N0H 2G0
PO Box 368 Ph: 519-900-0689
Paisley N0G 2N0 https://www.saublebeach.com/
Website: https://paisleyvillage.ca/paisley- Email: manager@saublebeach.com
chamber/ Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan
Email: mgj@eastlink.ca Development, Business events, Workshops
Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan and Networking
Development, Business Events, Workshops
and Networking
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 24Saugeen Shores Chamber of Commerce Southern Georgian Bay Chamber of
Contact: Kimberley Inniss-Petersen Commerce
559 Goderich St. 208 King Street
Saugeen Shores N0H 2C4 Midland, Ontario L4R 3L9
Ph: 519-832-2332 Ph: 705-526-7884
www.saugeenshoreschamber.ca www.southerngeorgianbay.ca
Email: Email: info@sgbchamber.ca
kiminniss@saugeenshoreschamber.ca Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
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Development, Business events, Workshops Employee Benefit Programs
and Networking
Stayner Chamber of Commerce
SIAL Canada 220 Huron Street
2120 Rue Sherbrooke E #901 Stayner, Ontario L0M 1S0
Montreal, Ontario N2K 1C3 Ph: 705-428-3102
Ph: 438-476-3433 www.staynerchamber.ca
www.sialcanada.com/en/ Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information,
Email: Member 2 Member Discounts, and
mgagnonpotvin@expocanadafrance.com Employee Benefit Programs
Key agri-food trade show in Canada with
over 25,000 buyers and over 1,200
exhibitors. Tara Chamber of Commerce
Contact: Ken Thornburn
Through Municipality of Arran-Elderside
South Georgian Bay Small Business Ph: 519-363-3039
Enterprise Centre Website: arran-elderslie.ca
Contact: Tim Newton Email: northflyerkt@gmail.com
105 Hurontario Street Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan
Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5 Development, Business events, Workshops
Ph: 705-446-3355 and Networking
www.enterprisecentre.ca
Email: sbec@collingwood.ca
Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Tobermory Chamber of Commerce
Development, Business events, Workshops Contact: Neda Sarbaksh
and Networking 7420 ON-6
Tobermory N0H 2R0
Ph: 519-596-2452
Southampton Business Improvement Website:
Contact: Amy Buckley https://tobermory.com/services/the-
2 – 201 High Street chamber-of-commerce
Southampton, ON, N0H 2L0 Email: orangebicyclebnb@gmail.com
Ph: (519) 832-2008 Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan
Website: southamptonbia.ca Development, Business Events, Workshops
Email: southamptonbia@gmail.com and Networking
Business consultation and resources
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 25Walkerton BIA Contact: Alishia Oberle 101 Durham Street, Box 1344 Walkerton, ON N0G 2V0 Ph: 519-881-3413 www.walkertonbia.ca Email: info@walkertonbia.ca Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Development, Business Events, Workshops and Networking Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce 550 River Road Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z 1A4 Ph: 705-429-2247 www.wasagainfo.com Email: info@wasagainfo.com Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Member to Member Discounts and Employee Benefit Programs West Grey Chamber of Commerce 44 Garafraxa Street South Durham, Ontario N0G 1R0 Ph: 519-369-5750 https://westgreychamber.ca/ Email: westgreychamber@gmail.com Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Member to Member Discounts and Employee Benefit Programs Wiarton Chamber of Commerce Contact: Joe Vanderzand Ph: 519-534-4545 Website: wiartonchamber.ca Email: joe@ersville.ca info@wiartonchamber.ca Networking, Marketing, Visitor Information, Member to Member Discounts and Employee Benefit Programs Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 26
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 3E3
Training and Ph: 519-371-3232
www.grey.ca
Events Email: courtney.miller@grey.ca
Entrepreneurial tools and guidance needed
to successfully start, expand and grow a
small business.
Bruce Community Futures Development
Corporation Central Ontario Agricultural Conference
Contact: Barb Fisher 1 Georgian Drive
233 Broadway Street Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2X9 www.centralontarioagconference.ca
Ph: 519-396-8141 Yearly agricultural education day for Central
bruce.on.ca Ontario, including topics of sheep, dairy,
Email: bfisher@bruce.on.ca backyard farming, organic, cash crops, agri-
Business consultation and resources tourism and more
Business to Bruce Centre for Business and Economic
30 Park Street Development
Walkerton, Ontario N0G 2V0 Contact: Gillian Fairley
businesstobruce.com 105 Hurontario Street
Ph: 1 (800) 268-3838 Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Email: info@businesstobruce.com Ph: 705-445-8410
Support for entrepreneurs, funding, training, www.centreforbusiness.ca
mentoring and business planning to help
Email: info@centreforbusiness.ca
start or expand a business
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
Resources and Training Opportunities
Grey Bruce Simcoe (Regional Tourism
Organization 7)
Chippewas of Rama First Nation
Contact: Bill Sullivan
58894 Rama Road, Suite 200
P.O. Box 973
Ramara, Ontario L6V 6H6
Thornbury, Ontario N0H 2P0
Ph: 866-854-2121
Ph: 705-888-8728
www.mnjikaning.ca
www.rto7.ca
Email: ecdev@ramafirstnation.ca
Email: bsullivan@rto7.ca
Tourism Experience Development, Tourism
Service Training, Operational Training, T3
Accelerator Program, Tourism
Implementation Program and Partnership
Funding
Business Enterprise Centre – Grey County
Contact: Courtney Miller
595 9th Avenue East
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 27City of Barrie Economic and Creative Ecological Farmers of Ontario
Development Department Contact: Brent Preston
70 Collier Street 5420 Highway 6
Barrie, Ontario M4M 4T5 Guelph, Ontario N1H 6J2
Ph: 705-739-4220 Ph: 519-822-8606
Email: invest@barrie.ca Website: www.efao.ca
www.investbarrie.ca Email: info@efao.ca
City of Orillia Economic Development Office Resources, Education, Research and
50 Andrew Street South, Suite 300 Community Building
Orillia, Ontario L3C 7T5
Ph: 705-325-4900
www.orillia.ca Economic Development Corporation of
Email: edc@orillia.ca North Simcoe
105 Fourth Street
Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6
Contact North Ph: 705-526-1371
Contact: Connie Jefferson www.edcns.ca
385 A Queen Street North Email: info@edcns.ca
Kincardine, Ontario N2Z 2R4
Ph: 855-488-5212
www.studyonline.ca Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium
Email: greybruce@contactnorth.ca 625 2nd Avenue E
Distance education and training network Owen Sound, ON N4K 5P7
Ph: 1-866-323-4362
https://www.emccanada.org/
County of Simcoe Economic Development Email: info@emccanada.org
Office Services, Resources for manufactures and
1110 Highway 26 Programs for competitive growth
Midhurst, Ontario L9X 1N6
Ph: 705-726-9300
https://edo.simcoe.ca/ Georgian Central Soil and Crop
Email: edo@simcoe.ca Improvement Association
Provides agricultural and agri-food training Contact: Ray Robertson
opportunities 206 Toronto Street
Markdale, Ontario N0C 1H0
Ph: 519-986-3756
District Ventures Kitchen www.greyagservices.ca
76 Densley Avenue Email: ray@greyagservices.ca
Toronto, Ontario M6M 2R3 Resources, Education and Networking
Ph: 416-249-9500
Email: info@districtventurekitchen.com
www.districtventurekitchen.com
Production Space, Market Space Feasibility
and Commercialization
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 28Grey Agricultural Services Email: ecdev@grey.ca
Contact: Ray Robertson Resources, Education, Networking and
206 Toronto Street South Partnerships
Markdale, Ontario N0C 1H0
Ph: 519-986-3756
www.greyagservices.ca Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre
Email: info@greyagservices.ca (Georgian College)
Resources, Education and Networking One Georgian Drive, Suite E219
Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
Ph: 705-728-1968 ext. 1149
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week www.georgiancollege.ca
Contact: Lori Smith Email: hbec@georgiancollege.ca
206 Toronto Street South Services and Programs: Training,
Markdale, Ontario N0C 1H0 Connections, Funding and Mentorship
Ph: 519-986-3756
www.greyagservices.ca
Email: info@greyagservices.ca Innisfil Accelerates
Conference, Networking, Resources and 2101 Innisfil Beach Road
Tradeshow Innisfil, Ontario L9S 1A1
Ph: 705-796-7002
www.innisfil.ca
Email: business@innisfil.ca
Grey Bruce Health Unit
Contact: Lynda Bumstead
101 17th Street East
Innovation Guelph
Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 0A5
361 Southgate Drive
Ph: 519-376-9420
Guelph, Ontario N1G 3M5
www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
Ph: 519-265-4495
Email:
www.innovationguelph.ca
publichealth@publichealthgreybruce.on.ca
Email: info@innovationguelph.ca
Resources, Health and News
Supports and Mentorship for Start-ups,
Scale-Ups with Focus on Agri-Food
Grey Bruce Technology Network
North Simcoe Community Futures
Contact: Mike Comello
Development Corporation
www.owensoundtechnologynetwork.com
Contact: Chris McLaughlin
Email:
105 Fourth Street
owensoundtechnologynetwork@gmail.com
Midland, Ontario L4R 4K6
Networking for tech-minded folk
Ph: 705-526-4993
www.nscfdc.on.ca
Email: admin@nscfdc.on.ca
Grey County Economic Development
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice,
595 9th Ave E,
Business Registration, Business Planning,
Owen Sound, ON N4K 3E
Resources and Training Opportunities
Ph: 519-376-2205
https://www.grey.ca/departments/economic-
development-tourism-culture
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 29Nottawasaga Futures Community Saugeen Economic Development
Development Corporation Corporation
Contact: Martin Kuzma Contact: Rose Austin
39 Victoria Street East 515 Mill Street
Alliston, Ontario L9R 1V5 P.O Box 177
Ph: 705-435-1540 Neustadt, Ontario N0G 2M0
www.nottawasaga.com Ph: 519-799-5750
Email: ced@nottawasaga.com www.sbdc.ca
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice, Email: infor@sbdc.ca
Business Registration, Business Planning, Business consultation and resources,
Resources and Training Opportunities Building partnerships, promoting
sustainable economic and social
development
Ontario Agri-Food Venture Centre
116 Industrial Park Road North
P.O Box 795 SIAL Canada
Colborne, Ontario K0K 1S0 2120 Rue Sherbrooke E #901
Ph: 905-355-3680 Montreal, Ontario N2K 1C3
www.oafvc.ca Ph: 438-476-3433
Email: oafvc@northumberlandcounty.ca www.sialcanada.com/en/
Business Services, Price Analyzing, Email:
Processing/Packaging and Training mgagnonpotvin@expocanadafrance.com
Key agri-food trade show in Canada with
over 25,000 buyers and over 1,200
Orillia Area Communication Development exhibitors.
Corporation
Contact: Wendy Timpano
22 Peter Street South Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Orillia, Ontario L3V 7A3 15 Sperling Drive
Ph: 705-325-4903 Barrie, Ontario L4M 6K9
www.orilliacdc.com Ph: 705-721-7520
Email: info@orilliacdc.com www.simcoemuskokahealth.org
Loans, Business Coaching/Advice, Provide Food Handling Training
Business Registration, Business Planning,
Resources and Training Opportunities
Small Business Centre of Barrie, Simcoe
County and Orillia
Restaurants Canada 24 Maple Avenue, 2nd Floor
1155 Queen Street West Barrie, Ontario L4M 7W4
Toronto, Ontario M6J 1J4 Ph: 705-720-2445
Ph: 416-923-8416 www.barriebusinesscentre.ca
www.restaurantscanada.org Email: smallbusiness@barrie.ca
Email: info@restaurantcanada.org Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan
Training, Advocacy and Labour Support Development, HST/Business Number
Registration, Market Research/Strategy and
Financial Management Training
Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 30South Georgian Bay Small Business Enterprise Centre Contact: Tim Newton 105 Hurontario Street Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5 Ph: 705-446-3355 www.enterprisecentre.ca Email: sbec@collingwood.ca Explore Entrepreneurship, Business Plan Development, Business Training and Business Programs including Grants. Simcoe, Grey and Bruce Counties AgGrid 2020 31
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