2012 Community Job Fair in Saugeen Shores – February 25th

Looking for work? Whether it’s a full-time career, summer job, part-time work or self-employment info, check out the Saugeen Shores Community Job Fair! It takes place on Saturday, February 25, 2012 in the Rotary Hall at the Plex from 1 to 3 p.m. Local employers will be on hand to accept resumes and answer your questions!

Organized by the Saugeen Shores Chamber of Commerce, the Saugeen Shores Business Enterprise Centre and the Town of Saugeen Shores. Call 519-832-2332 for more info or to register a booth for your business.

A flyer and registration form follow.

Job Fair Poster 2012

Employer Registration – 2012

Bridges to Better Business – February 29, 2012

Circle this date on your calendar now! Our Bridges to Better Business event will be held on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at the Southampton Town Hall, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Chris Hughes, of BC Hughes and former Bruce County Tourism Manager, is the keynote speaker. Topic: How to Make Your Business a Destination. Hope you’re able to make it! More details on this exciting business event will follow in the new year.

Summer Company 2012 – Applications Now Being Accepted!

Good News! Summer Company 2012 is now open. If you are a student returning to school in the fall and are between the ages of 15 to 29, you may be eligible for funding and business training. The application deadline is May 7, 2012, or sooner if the program reaches capacity. Apply today by clicking on the following link: www.ontario.ca/summercompany

For help with your business plan, email smallbiz@saugeenshores.ca or call our office at 519-832-2082. We’ll be happy to help!

Information Session & Registration Night for Courses in Kincardine

The Lake Huron Learning Centre (LHLC) in partnership with Fanshawe College is holding an information session and registration night for two courses on Wednesday, February 1.

At 6:30 p.m., the Office Administration Certificate Program info session will be held, followed at 7:30 p.m. by an info session on the Project Management Certificate Program.

Both sessions take place at the LHLC at 385 Queen Street in Kincardine. Pre-registration is required.

For contact and other info, check out the attached flyer below:

LHLC – Office Admin and Project Management Information Session

Inventors Wanted: Unique TV Opportunity Available for Local Inventors

Here at the Saugeen Shores Business Enterprise Centre, we recently received a phone call and follow-up email about the following opportunity for “backyard inventors” in our area. If you or anyone you know fits the description below, you may want to take advantage of this unique opportunity. Feel free to share this info with anyone you think may be interested!

Inventors Wanted: If You’re Ready to Take Your Invention to the Next Level, We Can Help!

Do you have a unique invention? Have you found a genius solution to an everyday problem? If so, inventions guru Doug Hall wants to help.

One of the world’s leading inventors and founder of the innovation incubator Eureka! Ranch, Doug has developed 18 products found in the average North American home. Now he’s hitting the road on a new TV series, searching for inventions that are diamonds in the rough. His aim? To transform each one into the next amazing household product. To learn more about Doug Hall and Eureka! Ranch, visit www.doughall.com and www.eurekaranch.com.

W Network’s “Backyard Inventors” showcases the undiscovered talent, energy and raw passion of Canadian inventors who have yet to unleash their unique ideas on the world.

In each episode, Doug Hall meets with a handful of inventors in their backyards, garages and basement workshops before choosing one inventor to take through his acclaimed Eureka! Ranch process. Selected inventors receive a personal invitation to the Eureka! Ranch satellite office in Toronto, where they will refine, market test and position their creation. Then, Doug will introduce them to an industry leader with the clout to buy or invest in their invention… and change their world forever.

On our show, participants are the sole recipients of any remuneration offered for their invention. The first two inventors filmed for our series received engineering and marketing guidance that led directly to cash offers from CEOs at the end of each episode.

Doug Hall is looking for Canadian candidates with inventions that meet the following criteria:
1) Your invention has a WORKING PROTOTYPE.
2) It is unique, visually interesting, and can be tested by Doug.
3) It does not have a history of significant sales.

Taping of this series begins in late January, 2012. The sooner you submit your idea, the better your chances are of appearing on the show.

To find out more or to apply for the show, please download an application here: www.gorillamediainc.com/inventors_apply_here.pdf
Email it along with a digital image of your invention, your workspace, and yourself to casting@gorillamediainc.com

If you’re an Inventor ready to bring your invention out of the backyard and into the world, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. Don’t miss it!

Canada Summer Jobs 2012

Interested in hiring a student this summer? Canada Summer Jobs is a Government of Canada initiative that provides funding to help employers create summer job opportunities for students. It is designed to focus on local priorities, while helping both students and their communities.

The application process starts on February 1, 2012 and the closing date is February 29, 2012. For more info, check out the link below.

Canada Summer Jobs 2012

Canadian Consumer Confidence Highest It’s Been Since July 2011

The latest consumer confidence survey conducted by TNS Canada showed that Canadians are taking a more optimistic view of the economy and their prospects as they enter 2012. After dropping to 95.0 in December, the TNS Canadian Consumer Confidence Index rose sharply in January to 98.6, the highest it’s been since July of last year.

Canadian Consumer Confidence Surges in New Year: TNS Survey | Gifts and Tablewares.

Saugeen Memorial Hospital Foundation Newsletter

The Saugeen Shores Memorial Hospital Foundation Newsletter is full of info on the foundation’s fundraising successes, hospital improvements and new board members.

December 2011 Newsletter

Blood Donor Clinic in Port Elgin – January 19, 2012

There is a Blood Donor Clinic this Thursday, January 19th at the Plex at 600 Tomilinson Drive in Port Elgin, from 12:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

CALL 1 888 2 DONATE or 1 888 236 6283 to schedule your life-saving appointment today!

New Donors & Walk-ins Welcome!

Business Barometer® – Small business optimism picks up the pace in December

According to the latest survey data from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), small business confidence climbed to 65.0 in December, almost a point and a half above its November level. “The Business Barometer index has historically hovered between 65 and 70 when the economy is expanding,” commented Ted Mallett, vice-president and chief economist for CFIB. Adding, “The return to ‘near normal’ is seen as good news for Canada’s economic performance, which had lately been constrained by uncertainties in foreign markets.” Provincially speaking the East-West divide is clearly apparent. Business owners in Alberta (73.6) and Saskatchewan (72.2) are the most optimistic in the country, while BC is stable at 68.0. Optimism in Central Canada is very close to the national average, with Quebec businesses at 65.3, Manitoba firms at 64.8, and Ontario businesses slightly behind at 63.5. Confidence in Atlantic Canada, however, continues to lag. Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick are at an identical 59.8. While Nova Scotia remains the country’s least optimistic province at an index level of 55.6. The services sector is the most optimistic, led by the arts, information and recreation industry (72.0). The wholesale goods sector is also performing reasonably well, just shy of the 68 mark. “Although less robust, business confidence in the construction and manufacturing sectors turned upward in December to 60.6 and 63.6 respectively. Consumers, however, appeared to become more cautious in the month, sending the retail and hospitality sector indices down below 60,” said Mallett.

Source: CFIB (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)

OMAFRA Connects – January 2012

Here it is – the January 2012 edition of OMAFRA Connects!

2012-01-01 – OMAFRA Connects

Summer Company Presentations Available

Summer Company 2012 is now accepting applications! As a service provider for this program, the Saugeen Shores Business Enterprise Centre staff is available to make presentations to your class, group or organization.

Summer Company is a provincial program for students ages 15 to 29, who are returning to school in the fall. Successful applicants can receive up to $3000 to start up and run their own summer business, business training and mentor support.

To book a presentation, visit our website.

For more info on Summer Company and how to apply, visit the Summer Company website.