2018 Annual Report & BEDC Open House
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2018 Annual Report
Burlington is celebrating another year of economic prosperity. The vibrant and diverse community provides unique advantages to the businesses and residents that call it home, as revealed in BEDC’s 2018 Annual Report. This report highlights access to talent, land readiness, business growth and entrepreneurship.
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BEDC Open House
Anita Cassidy, BEDC Acting Executive Director, unveiled the Report at BEDC's Annual Open House on May 29th at TechPlace. The event had over 100 guests in attendance and celebrated BEDC partners with engaging booths from Mohawk College, McMaster Executive Education, Sheridan College, Burlington Public Library and NUVO Network. The evening finished off with two Burlington business success stories from Rootree and ZippyJamz.
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Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force: Update
Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward and Ward One Councillor Kelvin Galbraith have been hard at work on RTRC initiatives. They hosted a number of Focus Groups this month including:
- Development and Real Estate Industry Focus Group at TechPlace - Learn More
- Rural Business Focus Group at Capstone Farm - Learn More
- Feedback review with a number of key stakeholders - Learn more
BEDC is thrilled to support the RTRC Task Force through focus group facilitation, company outreach and championing the initiative to Burlington businesses. Click below to learn more about past RTRC sessions.
Sign up for the RTRC Task Force email newsletter
here.
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What is the Red Tape Red Carpet Task Force (RTRC)?
The RTRC is an initiative announced by Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward at the State of the City in January 2019. Its purpose is to use a series of events and feedback options to identify the challenges and obstacles facing growth and relocation of businesses in Burlington, and develop actionable solutions to keep Burlington Open for Business.
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Pictured above: Development and Real Estate Industry Focus Group at TechPlace
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Leveraging Data & AI: A Practical Guide for Small & Medium Manufacturers
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On
June 24th
, the Golden Horseshoe Manufacturing Network will be hosting an event in partnership with TechPlace; the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade; McMaster University Computing Infrastructure Research Centre; NRC-IRAP; and Ontario Centres of Excellence to
give small and medium sized manufacturers the basics for implementing data analytics and AI in their businesses
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Learn more & RSVP.
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2019 Young Women In Leadership Program
TechPlace, Haltech, and BEDC teamed up for MP Pam Damoff's Young Women in Leadership (YWIL) Program. This program offers job-shadowing with local businesses in Halton for young women and gender non-conforming youth currently in high school, pursuing post-secondary education or just starting out in their careers.
Learn more.
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L
et's Talk Exports 2019 with Export Development Canada’s Chief Economist, Peter Hall
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On May 14th BEDC and EDC teamed up for a morning event including ample networking opportunities, an in-depth look at the 2019 global forecast and Q&A with local global exporting businesses. Connect with
EDC
and the
Halton Global Business Centre
to learn more about the resources available to help businesses looking to export.
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Photo left:
Anita Cassidy, BEDC Acting Executive Director and Export Development Canada’s Chief Economist, Peter Hall.
Photo right:
Q&A Panel from left to right: Peter Hall; Ryan Alward, VP Finance at Gypsum Technologies Inc; Irene Hassas, Vice President, Corporate Development and Partnerships at Aslan Technologies; and Tom Beach, President at Handling Specialty.
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Centre for Mobile Innovation Showcase 2019
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Please join Sheridan's Centre for Mobile Innovation (CMI), Research Sheridan and the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology's School of Applied Computing for a special evening at the Centre for Mobile Innovation on June 19th at Sheridan College - Trafalgar Campus.
Learn more.
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TechConnect Halton January 2019 Reprise
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Silicon Halton:
TechConnect Event
Silicon Halton is a grassroots, industry-led, technology focused community of Freelancers, Solopreneurs, Entrepreneurs, IT Professionals, and Students. They host a number of events and peer-to-peer meetups each month with a packed
summer schedule
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In January they teamed up with
the Milton, Oakville, Burlington and Halton Hills Chambers, in partnership with Haltech, to host
TechConnect Halton. The goal of this event was to
to make sure Halton companies know how to leverage opportunities in the Advanced Manufacturing Supercluster.
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City of Burlington Updates
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Introduction To Cloud Computing
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When:
June 27th, 2019 from 9am – 11am
Where:
TechPlace
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Curious about how to use Cloud Computing? In this session we will discuss how to build out your first Cloud instance or leverage a migration.
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Burlington Chamber Business After 5
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When:
June 11th, 2019 from 5pm – 7pm
Where:
Waterfront Hotel - Downtown Burlington
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Join Burlington Chamber Members for an evening of networking and company showcase.
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