Is your community planning to engage with businesses in your community or start a Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) project this year? Plan to attend the upcoming BR+E training sessions to learn about best practices for engaging the businesses in your community.  The BR+E program allows participants to learn ways to improve their community to make it a great place for businesses.

This 3-part interactive virtual training series will take place in late April and May 2025:

• Session 1 Wednesday, April 30 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Session 2 Wednesday, May 7 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
• Session 3 Wednesday, May 14 – 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Register here: 2025 BR+E Training Sessions 

A structured BR+E process can help identify actions to support local businesses and foster growth by:

• prioritizing business engagement
• identifying key challenges and opportunities
• providing insight to develop long-term goals and actions

BR+E fundamentals which include the four stages of the Ontario BR+E process will be covered in this training.

More detailed information about the Ontario BR+E program can be found here. Contact Crystal Ellis (Crystal.ellis@ontario.ca) for further details on the training or if you have any questions.