Invest Durham Enews - March 2022 |
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Durham Economic Task Force COVID Response
The Durham Economic Task Force is here to help Durham Region businesses navigate the COVID-19 crisis. For information on funding opportunities and government and business support, visit Invest Durham COVID Response.
Canada Digital Adoption Program
How Canadians do business has changed. To stay competitive and grow, small and medium-sized businesses need to adopt new digital tools. The Government of Canada has announced a $4 billion Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) to help get your business online, give your e-commerce presence a boost or help digitalize your business's operations.
Funding opportunities include:
- Grow Your Business Online, a micro-grant program that offers access to e-commerce advisors to help you go digital.
- Boost Your Business Technology, a grant program to help you develop a digital plan and leverage funded work placements to help with digital transformation.
The program also provides resources and tools, such as cyber-certification, digital maturity assessments, events and webinars. Learn more about digital marketing, e-commerce, improving operations and efficiency, and how to invest in digital and technology to generate business and improve productivity. Sign up for updates and explore grants at the Government of Canada website.
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2021 Economic Development and Tourism Annual Report
The Region of Durham’s Economic Development and Tourism division is responsible for supporting the growth of our region’s economy through creating and retaining jobs. To do this, Invest Durham promotes the region as a great place to do business, provides business services to attract new investment, enables a vibrant tourism industry, and provides agricultural and rural economic development programming in the northern townships.
The 2021 Economic Development and Tourism Annual Report captures a high-level summary of the activities undertaken in 2021. It includes an economic snapshot, our COVID-19 response, entrepreneurship and innovation initiatives, sector developments, awards and recognized achievements, and partnerships.
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Explore agriculture and agri-food production careers
There are plenty of opportunities for careers in the agri-food sector with three to four jobs waiting for every agriculture or agri-food related post-secondary graduate. In addition to skilled work in all fields of the agri-food sector, there are also numerous other opportunities including farm assistants, administrators, and small equipment operators.
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Startup Grind!
Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Join Spark Centre at Startup Grind on March 31st as Founder of the MicDrop Agency, Katie Zeppieri, sits down with Entrepreneur and Innovation Leader, Saleema Khimji! Armed with a legal background and IP and partnerships expertise, Saleema has a global career spanning multiple continents and disciplines, including her role as Chief Innovation Officer for MCI Onehealth Technologies Inc.
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LaunchIt Program: Want to LAUNCH your business?
With this new program, the Business Advisory Centre of Durham will support entrepreneurs every step of the way. In this program you can access business training, co-working sessions to build community, and one-on-one business advisory sessions to coach you through the launch.
Space is limited in this three-month program. To learn more and apply see below.
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Nine Places for Healthy Eats in Durham Region’s Downtowns
Whether you want to explore more plant-based meals, or try out some vegan or dairy-free foods, Durham Region’s downtowns are brimming with finds for every plate and palate. Read more at the Downtowns of Durham.
National Professional Services Firm, MNP, Bolsters Presence in Durham Region
MNP, one of the largest national professional services firms in Canada, is pleased to announce further expansion into Durham Region. Read more.
Durham Region wins Smart 50 Award for optimizing road maintenance using Artificial Intelligence
For the second year in a row, Durham Region was presented with a Smart 50 Award for Mobility. This year, the Region, in partnership with technology provider Visual Defence, has won the award for using Artificial Intelligence to optimize road maintenance. Read more.
Durham Tourism and Invest Durham win Economic Developers Association of Canada Marketing Awards.
See the Region’s Durham is Home social media campaign here, and the Invest Durham Timeline of Innovation Automotive advertisement here.
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