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Gov. of Can. provides
increased borrowing power for SMEs |
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Tony Clement, Minister of
Industry, announced on November 12th that the Government of
Canada has increased the borrowing authority of the Business
Development Bank of Canada (BDC) to provide it with greater
flexibility in meeting the credit demands of its small and
medium-sized business clients. Minister Clement stated that "the
recent credit market tightening has increased the demand for
financing offered by such Crown corporations as BDC".
Click here for more
information. |
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Orchid Award |
 The
Business Development Centre congratulates Fermin de los Reyes, owner of the Flower Sense
florist shop on Ontario St. in St. Catharines, who recently won two
first prizes at the Niagara Region Orchid Society show. Fermin
won in the Best Commercial Orchid Arrangement and Best in Class,
Orchids in Use categories. This is the second year in a row that
he's taken the top prize in those categories. |
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SBCN Annual Business
Card Exchange Nov. 13th |
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An evening of opportunity for those who want to
join like-minded business people interested in making new
contacts, picking up leads and promoting their products and
services in a comfortable, positive atmosphere. For more
information,
click here. |
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BDC Featured in
Business Link's
2008 Profiles in Business |
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Click here to see our
feature article in Business Link's 2008 Profiles in Business
publication - you'll find our profile on page 51. |
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New:
BDC Business Card Exchange |
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As a service to our current and past clients who
would like to get in touch with each other, and for any
interested consumers, we're introducing a virtual business card
exchange feature.
Click here to visit the
Business Card Exchange page and see who's there. If you're one
of our clients and would like to be added to the page, send your
information to Erica Jurus at
ejurus@niagarac.on.ca as per details provided on
the Exchange page. |
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Send Us Your News! |
 We
invite current and past clients of the Business Development
Centre to send us your news. Are you having a special event,
opening a new location, receiving an award, celebrating a
business anniversary? We want to post your news on this page!
Contact Erica Jurus at 905-641-2252 ext. 4435 or at
ejurus@niagarac.on.ca to give us an update.
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BizPal Launched in St.
Catharines |
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The BizPal service, which provides
entrepreneurs with simplified access to the information on
permits and licences they need to establish and run their
businesses, is now available in St. Catharines. The BizPaL service in St. Catharines was
developed with the support of Industry Canada, in collaboration
with the City of St. Catharines and
the Province of Ontario. For more information,
click here to see the media
release on the Industry Canada website. To access the service,
click here. There's also a link
to the St. Catharines BizPal service on our
Resources
page. |
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Networking Café |
Former and current BDC clients: Keep in the
loop by joining us once a month to enjoy a fun 15-minute seminar on business news or topics of note, followed by an
informal opportunity to catch up on the Business Development
Centre and your colleagues, and to meet new people and contacts.
November Topic: Shoebox
Banking is a No-no
Upcoming dates: Nov 20, Dec 18
Location: NOTL Campus, Niagara College
Time: 7:30am to 8:15 am
Fee: $10
- includes seminar, refreshments and any resource material.
Payment will be accepted at the door and
receipts will be issued. Pre-registration is required to ensure
a seat. For further information,
click here.
Photos from the April
24th Café:
- Click on the thumbnails below to change the main picture
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Business Basics Class
November 2008 |
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