The Year of the Entrepreneur continues as the Elgin Business Resource Centre reaches out to unemployed and under-employed youth through the Youth Entrepreneurship Partnership (YEP). The program recenly received $57,680 of funding through the Ministry of Economic Development & Trade. Elgin County Economic Development is a proud supporter of this project that is focused on youth who are under the age of 29 but who are not in school.
Youth from St. Thomas and Elgin County will have the opportunity to discuss their business ideas through meetings organized in local communities. Staff from the Elgin Business Resource Centre will help hundreds of youth to develop business plans and launch their businesses. The goal is to see 18 businesses started in the first year. If the program is successful, the Elgin Business Resource Centre will have the opportunity to apply for a second year of funding to continue to support youth in their entrepreneurial endeavours.
For more information about YEP please click here.
Tuesday, 19 July 2011
Tuesday, 5 July 2011
Savour Elgin Comes to Fanshawe College!
Savour Elgin, Elgin County's popular culinary trail is proud to be a part of Fanshawe College's launch of its inagural Summer School of the Arts Program!
This program is designed for adult students and offers photography, watercolour, creative writing, performance & dance and culinary workshops. The workshops are for beginners, hobbyists and enthusiasts and offer an enjoyable and educational experience.
Culinary Adventure- Savour Elgin a Taste Experience is a one day workshop that will take participants on a route that visits the best culinary attractions that Elgin-St. Thomas has to offer! Read the workshop description below and follow this link to sign up:
Culinary Adventure- Savour Elgin a Taste Experience
60LC Wed July 13 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
This program is designed for adult students and offers photography, watercolour, creative writing, performance & dance and culinary workshops. The workshops are for beginners, hobbyists and enthusiasts and offer an enjoyable and educational experience.
Culinary Adventure- Savour Elgin a Taste Experience is a one day workshop that will take participants on a route that visits the best culinary attractions that Elgin-St. Thomas has to offer! Read the workshop description below and follow this link to sign up:
Culinary Adventure- Savour Elgin a Taste Experience
Culinary Adventure - Savour Elgin a Taste Experience
Course Code: FDMG - 9181 I
Join us for this one day adventure tour to sample some of Elgin County. The Savour
Elgin trail is a route through Elgin County that visits some of the best restaurants,
farms, wineries, and other culinary attractions that focus on food and drink that’s
local and unique to Elgin County and St. Thomas. Board the bus and we will guide
you to a Lavender Farm where you can stroll through the lavender fields and gardens,
experience and taste the wonders of lavender, take a Bee-Line tour at Clovermead
Apiaries to learn about the importance of bees and honey production to our daily lives,
have a home-made lunch at Pinecroft Studio and Green Frog Tea Room, check out the
pottery and the wonderful surroundings; wander through the vineyards at Quai du
Vin, Elgin’s oldest winery, talk to the winemaker, taste the wines and experience wine
pairing. The bus will depart from Fanshawe College London at 8:30 am. Pick up also
available at the Fanshawe St. Thomas Campus (approx. 9am). Price includes admission,
bussing and tasting. Fee for Lunch to be paid by participant to allow for individual
selection.
Elgin trail is a route through Elgin County that visits some of the best restaurants,
farms, wineries, and other culinary attractions that focus on food and drink that’s
local and unique to Elgin County and St. Thomas. Board the bus and we will guide
you to a Lavender Farm where you can stroll through the lavender fields and gardens,
experience and taste the wonders of lavender, take a Bee-Line tour at Clovermead
Apiaries to learn about the importance of bees and honey production to our daily lives,
have a home-made lunch at Pinecroft Studio and Green Frog Tea Room, check out the
pottery and the wonderful surroundings; wander through the vineyards at Quai du
Vin, Elgin’s oldest winery, talk to the winemaker, taste the wines and experience wine
pairing. The bus will depart from Fanshawe College London at 8:30 am. Pick up also
available at the Fanshawe St. Thomas Campus (approx. 9am). Price includes admission,
bussing and tasting. Fee for Lunch to be paid by participant to allow for individual
selection.
Fee: $99 + HST
Monday, 27 June 2011
Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs opens in Elgin-St. Thomas
The doors are now open at ICE, the Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs! ICE is a 5,500 square foot facility and is St. Thomas and Elgin County's first mixed-use business incubator. ICE's incubation program will allow client businesses to better compete in the marketplace and will increase the the likelihood that their business will succeed.
Elgin County Economic Development, the St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation and the Elgin Business Resource Centre were founding members of the this project. It had long been apparent that there was a need for this type of facility in Elgin and St. Thomas and ICE has received more than 40 applications from prospective clients to date!
The official opening of ICE comes as the Canadian Government recognizes 2011 as the Year of the Entrepreneur, which highlights the important role that small and medium-sized businesses will play in the future of the Canadian economy.
For more information about ICE, Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs please visit: http://www.iceinnovation.ca/
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Elgin County Economic Development, the St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation and the Elgin Business Resource Centre were founding members of the this project. It had long been apparent that there was a need for this type of facility in Elgin and St. Thomas and ICE has received more than 40 applications from prospective clients to date!
The official opening of ICE comes as the Canadian Government recognizes 2011 as the Year of the Entrepreneur, which highlights the important role that small and medium-sized businesses will play in the future of the Canadian economy.
For more information about ICE, Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs please visit: http://www.iceinnovation.ca/
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Rush Creek Wines Wins Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence!
Savour Elgin member and on-farm innovator, Rush Creek Wines Ltd. has won a Premier's Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence. This award recognizes Ontario's local farmers who are developing innovative ideas, driving local economies and strengthening the agri-food industry. Ontario's agri-food sector is one of the province's leading industries, contributing more than $33 billion annually to the economy and between 2007 and 2011 the program has had over 900 applicants. In 2010 over 200 applications were recieved and 55 winners were selected.
Rush Creek Wines was honoured for its best selling wine Decadence - a delightful combination of chocolate and strawberries. Decadence has inspired a wine jelly, body cream, body sugar scrub, and body spritzer creating jobs, increasing tourism dollars and giving business to local honey, fruit and chocolate producers.
Below: Rush Creek Wines owners Wendy and Kim Flintoff, with Elgin County Warden Dave Mennill accept their award.
Rush Creek Wines was honoured for its best selling wine Decadence - a delightful combination of chocolate and strawberries. Decadence has inspired a wine jelly, body cream, body sugar scrub, and body spritzer creating jobs, increasing tourism dollars and giving business to local honey, fruit and chocolate producers.
Below: Rush Creek Wines owners Wendy and Kim Flintoff, with Elgin County Warden Dave Mennill accept their award.
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