Brighton and District Chamber of Commerce
www.brightonchamber.caEstablished in 1994, the Chamber’s objective is to promote and improve trade and commerce and the economic, civic, and social welfare of the district served by the organization. The Chamber serves the Municipality of Brighton, Colborne and Cramahe Township, and the Murray Ward of Quinte West. It is a nonprofit, membership-generated organization based on promoting economic development and tourism for all businesses in the district.
Business Development Bank of Canada
www.bdc.caThe Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) provides small and medium-sized businesses with flexible financing, affordable consulting services and venture capital. BDC supports the needs of entrepreneurs at every stage of growth.
Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce
www.cobourgchamber.comThe Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce is a not-for-profit, voluntary membership organization that serves to provide a unified voice for business. With over 400 Members, the Cobourg & District Chamber of Commerce has representation encompassing the large and diverse business community that operates between Port Hope and Colborne; the south shore of Rice Lake to the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Durham College
www.durhamcollege.caFor almost four decades, Durham College has offered job-focused programs, accomplished professors, quality-driven innovation, student success and superior accountability. Its unique educational facilities – on both the Oshawa and Whitby campuses – include the Integrated Manufacturing Centre, the Centre for Integrated Justice Studies, a state-of-the-art health lab, and a plumbing mezzanine.
Fleming College
www.flemingc.on.caFleming College serves the Lakeshore community by offering educational opportunities and training for job readiness as well as to enhance current and future employment opportunities. These courses and programs are offered on a full-time or part-time basis.
IS2 Staffing Services
www.is2.caIS2 Staffing Services Inc. is a Canadian owned and operated staffing company with operations in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. IS2’s core business is the provision of TEMPORARY and PERMANENT staffing services to the Manufacturing, Distribution, Transportation & Logistics, and Industrial service sectors. The categories of staff we provide include, but are not limited to, Plant Management, Technical, Trades, Production/Assembly and Warehouse Workers.
Kaizen Solutions
www.kaizenimprovement.caKaizen is a Japanese word meaning continual improvement. Kaizen Solutions Inc. works with senior executives in manufacturing and service organizations who want to improve their top and bottom line results. The company combines the fundamental knowledge of continual improvement with focused tactics and tools to bring about managed positive change.
Kawartha Manufacturers’ Association
www.thekma.comThe Kawartha Manufacturers’ Association (KMA) is a volunteer group of manufacturers located primarily in the Kawartha Lakes area (Peterborough and Lindsay, Ontario). The KMA was formed in 1993 to fill a need for area manufacturers to work together to enhance and extend their businesses.
Loyalist Training and Development Centre
www.loyalisttraining.comLoyalist Training & Development Centre (LTDC) began as a small business in the early 1990s and has gained a reputation as one of the most highly respected training and development centres in Ontario. Today, LTDC offers a wide range of human resource consulting, information technology and training services through a team of highly qualified professionals.
Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Website
The Ministry’s Business Advisors work with companies by assessing their current situation, supporting development of future plans and providing options for achieving their goals. They link firms with the right people, information and business resources to enhance competitiveness and profitability.
Municipality of Port Hope, Economic Development
www.porthope.caThe Municipality of Port Hope is committed to creating an economic environment that is “open for business”. Its Economic Development office offers many services to the business community including: building outreach and site selection services; export development consultants; government programs and information; and community, business, and economic information.
Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation
www.northumberlandcfdc.caNorthumberland CFDC is a federally funded not-for-profit corporation that provides access to capital, business counseling, and community economic development initiatives. It is also the administrator, in Northumberland County, of the Eastern Ontario Development Fund — a $10 million Government of Canada initiative which seeks to promote socio-economic development in rural Eastern Ontario.
Northumberland County, Economic Development
www.northumberlandcounty.caNorthumberland County Economic Development was established to promote economic growth in the area through new business investment. Its mission is to work in cooperation with business, industry, government and education to facilitate new business investment and economic stability. The department works closely with a number of local economic development organizations to achieve this mandate.
Port Hope & District Chamber of Commerce
www.porthopechamber.comEstablished in 1874, the Port Hope & District Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit voluntary organization. It has become a vehicle for professional and business people to work together. Their united voice, expressed through the Chamber, has a positive impact on issues facing business and the community at large.
Quinte Manufacturers Association
www.quintemanufacturing.comThe Quinte Manufacturers Association is a regeneration of the former Quinte District Manufacturers Association previously the Quinte District Superintendents’ Association. The Council is comprised of local industry leaders and is a forum for discussing and addressing issues common to all manufacturers in the Greater Bay of Quinte Region.
RBC Royal Bank
www.rbcroyalbank.comRBC is Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization and one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies. RBC provides personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking and transaction processing services on a global basis. It employs approximately 69,000 people who serve more than 14 million personal, business and public sector clients.
Service Canada
www.servicecanada.gc.caService Canada is the Government of Canada’s new service delivery network that brings a range of federal services and benefits together to meet your individual needs. Service Canada offers easy-to-access, one-stop personalized services. For more information about Service Canada or to find the Service Canada Centre nearest you visit us at: www.servicecanada.gc.ca or call 1 800 O-Canada
Town of Cobourg
www.cobourg.caThe Town of Cobourg offers a stable and skilled labour force, excellent transportation facilities, fibre optics and local government committed to business needs. It is home to approximately 1,000 businesses in a diverse range of sectors. Some of North America’s most successful manufacturers, as well as over 70 franchises, have chosen the area for its competitive advantages.
University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)
www.uoit.caThe University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) welcomed its first class in September 2003 and is Ontario’s first laptop-based university. Located in Oshawa, the University offers a wide variety of innovative, undergraduate degree programs in business and information technology, education, engineering and applied science, health science, social science, and science.
Workforce Development Board
www.wdb.caThe Workforce Development Board’s Integrated Local labour Market Plan, which focuses on the local labour market, outlines 18 specific initiatives that will be implemented in partnership with local organizations in the four counties. These include a Practical Work Skills Certificate Program, Adventures in Green Industry, The Disney Institute Quality Training Series, A Human Resources Guide to Services, The Bear’s Lair Entrepreneurship Competition, A Centre for Strategic Research & Information and a study of the impact of our ageing workforce. For more information visit here.
