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Ashton Mayes, owner of AMayesZing Photography Co., inside her new 123 King Street West Studio and Gallery | AMayesZing Photography Co. Joins the Downtown Prescott RiverWalk District | |
If you've seen a Prescott rack card, pullup banner, or print ad over the past few years, chances are the iconic image of Prescott that caught your eye was captured by Ashton Mayes of AMayesZing Photography Co.
Now, you can find AMayesZing Photography Co. in a new gallery and studio space in the heart of the Downtown Prescott RiverWalk District.
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"Prescott has always been my inspiration, and my gallery is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the community on a deeper level, continue to create, and showcase my work," says Mayes of her new home location.
"I want this space to be a go-to destination for everyone in or visiting Prescott," said Mayes, "whether they are seeking professional and personalized photography, or browsing imagery that showcases Prescott's unique charm and vibrant history."
Located at 123 King Street West, beside Olde Magick Shoppe, Ashton is transforming one of the Downtown's best preserved ground-floor commercial locations into a combination gallery/studio/retail space, inviting customers and clients into a carefully designed realization of her vision.
"The artistic ambience of the gallery is really enhanced by the historic tin ceiling and exposed stone wall," Mayes said of the building's carefully restored interior.
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Inside, visitors will find items ranging from large-format reproductions of her favourite photos showcased on multiple mediums, along with smaller items such as coasters, key chains, and puzzles featuring images Ashton has captured over the years. Customers will also be able to custom order art-quality prints from a selection of her photographs.
Participating in the King Street Promenade on August 3rd helped mark AMayesZing's gallery opening, and she looks forward to future events Downtown, and has plans for some in-store special events of her own.
AMayesZing Photography Co. is open Tuesday to Friday from 5 pm to 7:30 pm, Saturday 10 am to 7 pm, and Sunday 11 am to 6 pm. You can follow them to see even more images of our area and beyond on Facebook and TikTok.
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Thanks in part to the support of Prescott's CIP Program, Curls and Cuts Hair Shoppe renovated and opened their new forever home at 695 Edward Street in the Uptown Business District. | |
CIP support assisted La Boutique Thrift in the purchase and installation of their new signage and window decals in the Downtown Prescott RiverWalk District. | |
How the CIP Incentive Program Can Help Your Business | |
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Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Incentive Program funding helps support employment-oriented retrofits for new and existing businesses in Prescott creating jobs and increasing investment and business sustainability in our community.
CIP Incentive Program Accepting Applications
The Community Improvement Plan (CIP) Incentive Program supports local revitalization, beautification and economic development in the Town of Prescott by providing financial incentives for downtown revitalization, employment lands, heritage properties, housing developments and brownfield projects.
CIP funding is available to businesses and private property owners to help offset project costs that achieve the Town’s community planning and development goals. Eligible projects can receive a combination of non-repayable grants, 0% interest loans and tax incentives.
Interested in the Community Improvement Plan Incentive Program? Click here to learn more.
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Notice to Businesses about Sign Permit Requirements and Associated Design Guidelines for Downtown.
Prescott’s Downtown & RiverWalk District Sign Design Guidelines are a tool businesses can use to inform the design of meaningful, high quality signage that positively contributes to Prescott’s visual landscape and placemaking efforts. Signs located within the Downtown Core/RiverWalk District zoning area must comply with the Downtown Sign Design Guidelines and Sign By-Law #16-2019.
Signs that identify particular establishments are an important design element because they give character to public places and contribute to pedestrian scale and ambiance. Signs should be used together with other elements such as hanging baskets, flags, awnings and overhangs to suggest an overhead enclosure that emphasizes the visibility of storefronts at the pedestrian level.
All businesses are required to obtain a sign permit prior to installing new or updating existing signage.
Click Here to View the Sign Permit Application
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Business View Magazine Profiles Prescott's Growth
Prescott was profiled in the July 2024 issue of Business View Magazine, highlighting our business growth, recent and upcoming investments in our community, the expansion of our tourism sector, and new developments planned for the near future.
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Mayor Gauri Shankar recently visited Wing House Prescott (298 King Street West) to help celebrate their first anniversary!
You can stay up-to-date on upcoming business anniversaries and grand openings, and see photos and livestreams of our business ribbon cuttings and celebrations, by following Invest Prescott on Facebook and Instagram.
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Add Your Business to Prescott's Business Directory
Is your brick-and-mortar or home-based business located within the Town of Prescott? You can be listed on our online Business Directory!
Interested in being added? Complete our Business Registration Form.
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Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities | |
Advertising Opportunities at the Alaine Chartrand Community Centre | |
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Advertising Opportunities are available at a variety of price points at Prescott's new Alaine Chartrand Community Centre, including board and wall signage.
For more information, contact Dana Valentyne at dvalentyne@prescott.ca.
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Prescott Economic Development recently partnered with Environics Analytics, Canada's leading consumer and market research firm, to gather and analyze data related to Prescott's demographics, visitor traffic, and consumer behaviour. Each month we will be featuring a snapshot of this data. This month, we're highlighting Prescott's Service Businesses and their Customer Base.
Each year, 12,000 customers make over 350,000 visits to Prescott's service businesses, including our banks, insurance brokers, financial planners, medical and legal professionals, salons and personal care professionals, and automotive service locations.
Environics provides information such as demographic details and visitor home locations that can allow businesses to shape messages to reach potential available customers and target it to locations where it will have the most impact.
Interested in learning more about Environics data related to your business, and about potential customers like those that regularly visit our Service Businesses? Contact us to get started!
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First King Street Promenade a Success
On August 3rd, Downtown Prescott hosted their first sidewalk sale and downtown street festival since the Pandemic, the King Street Promenade.
Activations spanned King Street from George to Edward Street, the RiverWalk Promenade, and the Prescott Pop-Ups. These included:
- Inflatables including Zorb Balls, a 25' tall slide, and a bungee run
- Buskers including roving magician Rob Power, caricaturist Siobhan, face painter Kara Gilbey, chalk artist Francois Pelletier, and balloon artist Ian Quick
- Live music in support of Upper Canada Folk Fest at five separate sites
- Touch-a-Truck event featuring the Prescott Fire Department, the OPP, and Town of Prescott Operations
- Activities by community groups including the Prescott Curling Club, the South Grenville Food Bank, the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #97, the Grenville County Historical Society, the Spencerville Mill Foundation, and Prescott's Recreation Department.
Downtown businesses joined in the fun by holding traditional sidewalk sales on King Street, and the Prescott Farmers' & Crafters' Market held a special King Street Market with over 20 vendors.
Town of Prescott Economic Development & Tourism and the Downtown Prescott BIA have already begun planning for the next King Street Promenade, tentatively scheduled for August 2nd, 2025!
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Upper Canada Folkfest Returns for 5th Year
Upper Canada Folkfest returns to the Kinsmen Amphitheatre on August 24th for its 5th year with a lineup featuring Twin Flames, Emma Lamontagne, Aleksi Campagne, Ray Harris, Graham Lindsey and Arthur McGregor.
Tickets are available online here and can be purchased prior to the event at the Prescott Museum & Visitor Centre (202 King Street West) and the Explore Prescott Pop-Up.
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - A Fundraiser in support of the St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival
Celebrate the incredible talents of our community with this energetic and exciting production! Featuring over 40 local performers, this show will be a wonderful way to cap off the summer!
August 30-31
St. Andrew's Church, 425 Centre St., Prescott, Ontario
Buy Tickets here
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Tourism Industry Events & Workshops | |
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SEe ON Summit
Event Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, 1550 Princess Street, Kingston ON
Event Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Date: September 12 (Tourism Summit) & September 13 (Sustainable Tourism Summit)
Join RTO 9 at the newly renovated DoubleTree by Hilton (formerly the Ambassador Hotel) in Kingston, Ontario for our 2-day SEe ON Summit experience:
- Day One – Annual Tourism Summit: Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Day Two – Sustainable Tourism Summit: Friday, September 13 , 2024
Both days will be packed with incredible speakers, forward thinking ideas and inspiration to spark creativity and help Envision Tourism Growth in South Eastern Ontario. Join us in the evening of September 12th for a networking reception for attendees of the SEe ON Summit, generously hosted by Tourism Kingston and the Kingston Accommodation Partners for summit attendees only.
Interested in staying the night? Stay close to the action at the event location, the DoubleTree by Hilton – reserve your room HERE.
Lunch will be provided. Please reach out to Meg Dabros at mdabros@region9tourism.ca for any dietary considerations.
Tickets for this event are non-refundable. If you have any questions prior to purchasing a ticket or have extenuating circumstances, please contact Meg at RTO 9.
There are two ticket options for this event:
- Two-Day Pass (Both September 12th & 13th): $65.23 (including fees)
- One-Day Pass (either September 12th OR 13th): $38.61 (including fees)
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Rethinking Experience Development in Canada's Destinations
Local communities are seeking sustainable revitalization and innovative solutions to attract the right guests. In response, destinations, organizations and individuals have been crafting and offering unique storytelling-based experiences in rural areas. Share best practices in rural experience development, become informed, inspired and empowered to create regenerative travel experiences rooted in your community.
Host: Destination Canada
When: September 12, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Where: Online
Cost: Free
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For more information on Tourism programs and events in Prescott, follow #ExplorePrescottON on social media, visit our website, or contact us. | | |
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The Co-op Housing Development Program provides forgivable loans along with low-interest repayable loans to build rental co-operative housing.
Click here to learn more.
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Entrepreneurship Finance Conference
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Online - FREE
The annual Entrepreneurship Finance Conference is a flagship event produced by the Richmond Hill Small Business Enterprise Centre (SEBC). Taking place each fall, presented in partnership with the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, this free half-day virtual conference provides entrepreneurs of all backgrounds an opportunity to improve their knowledge and relationship with capital and financial resources through highly interactive sessions, conversations and professional advice.
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Starter Company PLUS Intake Now Open!
This program offers free comprehensive support and resources to help small business navigate challenges successfully. Receive step-by-step guidance in financial management, strategic planning, market research, and more. Through coaching, interactive workshops and a network of like-minded entrepreneurs, you'll gain invaluable insights and build essential business skills. In addition, a business can receive up to $5,000 in funding.
To be eligible a business must attend a mandatory information session that will provide further program information, and insight on the time commitment required. At the end of the session an application can be requested.
This program cohort will run from October 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 and is open to businesses in Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Gananoque, Front of Yonge, Athens, Elizabethtown-Kitley (south of Toledo), Brockville, Augusta, Prescott, Edwardsburgh Cardinal, and North Grenville.
Sessions: August 27, 4-5 p.m. or September 4, 12-1 p.m.
More info and registration
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MaRS Entrepreneurship 101
An Award-Winning Masterclass designed to help you start your business.
Created for aspiring founders who want a masterclass in entrepreneurship, this five-week, on-demand online course offers mentorship from experts, and all the tools you need to launch your startup.
Registration fee of $35 may apply.
Visit their Website to Learn More
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This Month at CSE Consulting | |
CSE Prescott Fall Job Fair 2024
CSE Consulting is pleased to invite you to participate at their annual Fall Job Fair 2024.
Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Date: October 10th, 2024
Location: 444 Prince Street, Prescott
To reserve your table, email Brittany at brittany@cseconsulting.com by September 27, 2024.
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Visit CSE Consulting's Online Calendar to find upcoming Employer and Job Seeker Training and Events by Clicking Here | | |
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St. Lawrence-Rideau Immigration Partnership Launches New Website
The St. Lawrence-Rideau Immigration Partnership recently released a new website that includes information about who they are and what services they offer in our community.
Visit their new website here to learn more.
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Do you have an upcoming Business Event or Workshop you would like included in our newsletter? Contact us, we would love to include it! | |
Business Benefits Finder
The Government of Canada's Business Benefits Finder can help you find loan, grant, and other government-funded opportunities for your business.
Search the Benefits Finder
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The Community Futures Grenville Initiative provides non-repayable funding to support community economic development projects up to 50% of eligible project costs to a maximum of $3,000. Eligible Applicants include Not for profit organizations, Business Improvement Areas, and Municipalities located within or comprising Grenville County.
For full eligibility requirements, click here.
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Free online small business courses for Ontario entrepreneurs!
Small Business Centres Ontario offers a free e-learning series for entrepreneurs, with courses focused on every stage of business from concept to growth.
Always available, these courses offer an opportunity to gain new insight at your own pace, when time allows.
To Learn More, Visit their website here.
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Free BDC Business Guides
The Business Development Bank of Canada offers free e-book guides to help Canada's Entrepreneurs thrive and grow.
Each month, the Invest Prescott Newsletter highlights a different BDC Guide that can help your business.
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Get Your Business AI-Ready
This free guide from BDC will help you better understand how your business can utilize AI Technology and develop a plan for implementation.
Download Here
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Other Funding & Business Support Programs
Rock My Business 3-part Workshop
Are you an entrepreneur looking to transform your idea into a thriving business or grow your newly launched small business? Register today for this free, virtual, three-part series, presented by Futurpreneur and RBC Future Launch. The series provides you with the tools to develop your idea, formalize your business plan and create a viable cashflow—all while connecting you with fellow entrepreneurs across Canada. Learn More Here.
Launch Lab Amplify Program
Launch Lab’s Amplify program accelerates innovative companies selling into business-to-business or business-to-consumer markets regionally, nationally or internationally. As an intensive, personalized 6-month program, participants work with Launch Lab’s Advisors to create a growth plan, designed to address specific growth challenges. Learn More Here.
Ontario Centre of Innovation - Digitalization Competence Centre
The Digitalization Competence Centre (DCC) is Ontario’s knowledge centre focused on driving the digital modernization of Ontario's small businesses, with two program streams available to support small businesses. The Digital Modernization and Adoption Stream (DMAP), which supports Ontario small businesses to better understand their organization’s technology needs, and the Technology Demonstration Program Stream, which supports Ontario small businesses that have completed a DMAP project. Learn More Here
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Community Futures Grenville is a community-based not-for-profit funded by the Federal Government to provide business loans and advice in Grenville County, including Prescott.
Learn More.
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The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is a Crown Corporation that offers loans, capital investments, and advice to Canada's Small- and Medium- Sized Businesses.
Learn More.
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Export Development Canada (EDC) is a Crown Corporation offering advice, financial solutions, equity, insurance, and connections for export-oriented businesses to help them navigate foreign markets.
Learn More.
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