Category: Food & Beverage Business Development
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Teeny Tiny Summit – Creatively Bringing Community Together
Join us for the next Teeny Tiny Summit taking place on Wednesday, September 23rd from 10:30 am – 12:00 pm to hear about creative ways communities have been brought together. For registration and event details, visit the Teeny Tiny Summit page. Why should I attend Teeny Tiny Summit? Become inspired – learn of relevant examples…
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Retooling For Economic Recovery – Webinar
How can data be used to guide economic recovery? How can BR+E be adapted to suit pandemic response? What is the form and function of an economic recovery team? Join us on September 29, 2020 (10:00 – 11:00am) as we unpack these questions and more during a 60-minute webinar focused on how OMAFRA economic development…
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Recap: Always in Season Community of Practice Session
On August 20, 2020 the Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Community of Practice webinar highlighted the new Always in Season Toolkit. Participants heard how different communities have introduced initiatives to help strengthen their agri-food sector. The Always in Season toolkit is designed to help guide communities through potential activities, key performance metrics, funding opportunities, and…
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Teeny Tiny Summit Goes Virtual!
The Teeny Tiny Summits began in 2016 as a forum to discuss scale-appropriate economic development techniques in Ontario’s smallest communities. Since then,1300 people have attended 11 summits. Feedback from participants tells us that they always come away inspired and engaged, with ideas that they can put into practice right away in their communities. This year,…
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Exporting Opportunities Through Indian E-Commerce Platforms
The High Commission of Canada in New Delhi, in collaboration with Canadian Food Exporters Association (CFEA) is offering a series of free webinars with Amazon India that will take place from August to September 2020. The first webinar with the Amazon India team will be held on August 19, 2020. The High Commission has partnered…
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Participate in the Trade Accelerator Program and Learn How to Expand Your Business Into International Markets
This September the World Trade Centre Toronto will be hosting their award-winning Trade Accelerator Program (TAP) virtually and focus entirely on the Agri-Food and Beverage sector. TAP is an innovative program designed to help small to medium-sized businesses accelerate their growth by expanding internationally! The export process can be daunting, costly, and time-consuming. Through these…
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Teeny Tiny Summit Goes Virtual! Big Ideas for Small Places: A celebration and Exploration of Small-Town Possibilities
In 2020, Teeny Tiny Summits will be moving to a virtual format featuring a series of three webinars. The virtual Teeny Tiny webinars will shine a light on creative ideas and people in small communities that have made the most of the past few months. The webinar series will be sharing ideas and actions from…
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Adapting your Business Retention + Expansion Practices During a Crisis
Just as the activities of business and government are shifting to meet the demands of the current context, the BR+E process should also adapt to meet today’s economic development needs. To tackle the implications of this outbreak, communities and organizations will benefit from having access to and sharing timely, reliable, and meaningful data. This data…
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Curious About Exporting to the USA? Attend the Free PROFIT Webinar Series!
OMAFRA’s PROFIT (Program to Raise Ontario Food International Trade), is designed to provide a working knowledge of exporting food and beverage products to the USA. For 2020, PROFIT will be offered in virtual format at no cost. This highly successful ‘how to export’ program will be offered in eight, 90-minute sessions during the month of…
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Recovery Plans & Performance Measures – Is your plan working?
Every community across Ontario has been impacted by COVID-19 and its effects have been felt by all businesses. There is no “one-size-fits-all” solution to a recovery plan. Communities need to continue to develop recovery plans based on their own unique situation. The plan may contain a flurry of actions to help business communities and support…