ABOUT US

Who We Are:

The Centre For Business and Economic Development is a not-for-profit Community Futures Development Corporation sponsored by Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. We’re governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and are one of 61 CFDCs in Ontario.

What We Do:

Our mandate is to develop and diversify the local economy. We are a one-stop business resource for new and expanding businesses and offer:

business loans up to $150,000
business mentoring program
business counseling
business resource library
on-line learning through To Learn Online
business registration
support for community economic development

Our Service Area:

The Centre For Business services the Georgian Triangle and Dufferin County, specifically Meaford, Town of the Blue Mountains, Collingwood, Wasaga Beach, Township of Clearview, Orangeville, Shelburne, Mono, Townships of Amaranth, East Garafraxa, East Luther, Grand Valley, Melancthon, and Mulmur.

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THE BIZ BUZZ

Find Support Through Mentoring
One of the best support systems you can use to drive your business development, is to have a mentor. In fact, “I’ve discovered that most top executives have mentors,” says Faye Ego, local entrepreneur and member of The Centre For Business Mentoring Program.
Did You Know?
The Centre For Business offers loans up to $150,000 to eligible clients who have been unsuccessful in getting a loan from traditional lending institutions.

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OUR SUCCESS STORIES

We’re a high tech business that manufactures acoustic sensors for the aerospace, defense and medical industries…The Centre gave us the support and capital we needed.”

– Eswar Prasad
Sensor Technology Ltd., Collingwood