This opinion piece by Beverley Golden in The Toronto Star provides an overview of the importance of local food, and her experience with the Field to Table event in Georgina.
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York Region Business Update // August 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more. Check out the August edition now!
Bingz Burger Restaurant Opened its First-ever North American Restaurant in Markham
Despite an industry that lost roughly 5,000 restaurants in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, Bingz took a chance to open its doors and saw an influx of customers in its first month of business.
Vaughan Headquartered Zoglo’s Incredible Food Corp. Partners with Tree of Life Canada to Expand Distribution Across Canada
“Partnering with industry-leading food distribution and professional sales companies such as TOL and CDL provides us with an opportunity to rapidly broaden our market share and in-turn position Zoglo’s as the preferred choice for plant-based foods within Canada,.
Quarantine Chronicles: How a Markham BIPOC, Female-Founded Business Shifted Gears Through the Pandemic
After meeting at McGill University studying Dietetics and Nutrition, the two of us realized we had more than just our passion for health and coming from our hometown of Markham, Ontario in common.
York Region Business Update // July 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more. Check out the July edition now!
York University’s YSpace Releases 2020-2021 Annual Report
It was a year unlike any other for Innovation York, the innovation office for York University with a mandate to facilitate and maximize the commercial, economic, and social impacts of research and innovation. Their 2020-2021 Annual Report has just been released and it outlines impressive successes, including supporting new ventures, launching new programs and more.
York Region Business Update // June 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more. Check out the June edition now!
Where Should Business Owners Invest Their Profits?
SMALL BUSINESS GUEST CONTRIBUTOR
Jessica Brand
Should you take your profits and use them to increase your net worth? Or should you reinvest them in your business to take it even further?
Jessica Brand
Should you take your profits and use them to increase your net worth? Or should you reinvest them in your business to take it even further?
York Region Public Health COVID-19 Workplace Webinar Series
Join Dr. Leon Genesove, York Region Public Health Physician, for a series of four, short webinars discussing COVID-19 tips to make workplaces safer. These webinars are for local business owners and operators. After each session, there will be a 15-minute question and answer period.
Minister Ng announces the launch of the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund
The Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund is now accepting loan applications. The Black Entrepreneur Loan Fun will provide loans of up to $250,000 to Black business owners and entrepreneurs across the country.
York Region Business Update // May 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more. Check out the May edition now!
Seneca and Kingbridge Centre team up to support environmental innovation in York Region
Seneca and Kingbridge Centre are creating an innovation hub that will deliver a real-world setting and programs to help entrepreneurs build and scale businesses in the agriculture, food production and processing, energy and environmental sectors.
Meet the 2021 York Region Food Accelerator Cohort
The York Region Food and Beverage Accelerator Program has announced its third cohort of companies!
Vaughan Headquartered Summer Fresh Celebrates 30 Years of Industry Innovation
In celebration of its 30th Anniversary, the iconic brand known for its salads, hummus and dips is launching two limited edition hummus flavours: Dill Pickle Hummus and Salt & Vinegar Hummus.
Governments Must Act Now to Strengthen Canada’s Food Supply Chain: Chamber Report
Pandemic underscores the need to address pre-existing agri-food industry issues and put a spotlight on new ones.
Aurora-Based Flow wins Canada’s Clean50 Award, Announces New Sustainability Campaign, Scores high on BCorp Recertification
Flow Water Inc. (“Flow Alkaline Spring Water™” or “Flow®”) is pleased to announce that it was awarded a Canada’s Clean50 Award™ on April 19, 2021.
York Region Business Update // April 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more. Check out the April edition now!
Meet the 2021 York Region Food Accelerator Cohort
The York Region Food Accelerator program is excited to announce the 12 participating companies in its 3rd cohort.
York Region Companies Turning to Online World to Cope With COVID-19 Crunch
Running Hutchings Farm provides enough work for her and her husband, Kevin, without the added task of bringing their farm store online. Business is busiest in summer and at Christmas, but come January, February and March, sales drop.
Farm Boy Opening New Location in Richmond Hill
The new store will be located at 12266 Yonge St. and will be 26,725 square feet. The Richmond Hill Farm Boy location has created 135 new jobs in the community.
York Region Business Update // March 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more.
Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program | COVID-19 Funding Spotlight
Qualified small to medium-sized Canadian businesses can receive from $25,000 to $1 million in HASCAP loans, and larger organizations with multiple locations such as a chain of restaurants or hotels can receive up to $6.25 million in funding support.
York Region Business Update // February 2021
York Region Economic Development’s monthly e-newsletter shares highlights and news from the business community, small business supports, events, economic data, and more.
Ontario Expands Eligibility for Main Street Relief Grant
The Ontario government is expanding the number of small businesses that can apply for the Main Street Relief Grant to help offset the costs of purchasing personal protective equipment (PPE) to cautiously and gradually reopen in parts of the province. Small businesses with 2 to 19 employees in all eligible sectors
Ontario Small Business Support Grant | COVID-19 Funding Spotlight
The Ontario Small Business Support Grant will grant small businesses between $10,000-$20,000 to help cover decreased revenue expected as a result of the provincewide lockdown.
2020 Look Back: Our Top 15 York Region Business Community News Stories
2020 was a challenging year for the business community, but there were still moments worth celebrating. Check out our Top 15 list.
The New Ontario Small Business Support Grant
The government is announcing the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant, which will provide a minimum of $10,000 and up to $20,000 to help small business owners during this challenging period.
Richmond Hill Headquartered La Rocca Expands With a New Retail Store & Creative Kitchen in Midtown Toronto
Dec. 9, 2020 – The drive behind La Rocca Creative Kitchen Richmond Hill, and now in Midtown Toronto, is to act as a hub for new and creative desserts in an interactive space to engage with the community.
King City’s Beretta Farms Featured in A&W Commercial
King City’s very own Beretta Farms is featured in a commercial for A&W restaurants.
Lieschen Beretta, ranch manager at Beretta Farms, stars in the commercial as she talks about grass-fed beef.
A&W is featuring grass-fed beef in its restaurants and featured Beretta and another rancher in its commercial.