Bruce Community Futures Development

http://www.explorethebruce.com/spruce-the-bruce.php

http://www.bruce.on.ca/loanassistance.php

http://www.bruce.on.ca/page.php?id=counselling

EMPLOYER AWARENESS - OWEN SOUND JANUARY 25TH

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BRUCE CFDC RECEIVES TRILLIUM GRANT

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EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS SEMINAR

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E-WORKSHOPS OFFERED

The Business Enterprise Centre- Owen Sound & Area is excited to offer two upcoming E-Workshops
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RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP

Spruce the Bruce and Municipality of Kincardine is hosting a Rural Economic Development Workshop on November 17^th, 2011 at Bruce Bar & Grill in Kincardine. Guest speaker, Dr. Wayne Caldwell, professor at the University of Guelph, will speak about Success Factors in Rural Community Economic Development.. Register Now at http://bit.ly/ozzmzL

BRIDGES TO BETTER BUSINESS

Wed Oct 5 more info @ http://bit.ly/naHqru

PEAK AWARD WINNERS

Check out our winners! http://bit.ly/pqlbRD

NEW TARGET YOUTH WEBSITE

Check out the hard work of our Youth Engagement Officers, Sarah & Michael at www.targetyouth.ca - a site designed by youth for youth.

10 REASONS RURAL ROCKS

Odessa Sherbaniuk (@sherbani) created the #ReasonsRuralRocks hashtag and asked rural fans to respond. Twitter users everywhere respond immediately. After only a couple days, Sherbaniuk had enough responses to write a blog post sharing her top 10 favorites of the week.

10. You can dance like no on is watching because no one is!! @abruralgirl
9. Keeping your windows at home open and hearing the sounds of nature! @KendraKerrigan
8. Going to your neighbors' and surprising them for coffee and it isn't considered breaking in @return2rural
7. Open starry skies, flowers on dirt roads, fragrant fresh air, abundance of wildlife, commUNITY, escape... @dizzyraerae
6. Family-run restaurants that still serve REAL, fresh, home-cooked food. @ACSRC
5. Lower cost of living allowing me to work less and play more! @plind
4. Watching a storm roll in and smelling the scent of rain in the air. @MyRuralRoots
3. Water that tastes like water. @karla_kerrigan
2. Rush minute instead of rush hour. @ARDNpaul
1. Coming back home after years of being gone and hearing people call you by your first name. @onepercentyello
(Source: “#ReasonsRuralRocks Top Ten July 25-29” ).

SO HOW DO WE START BUILDING WISE ECONOMIES?

Economies = Communities = Ecosystems. http://ow.ly/1ueHNQ

THE STATE OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN CANADA

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CALLING ALL YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS

Win a $100,000 Canadian Small Business Grant from Telus!! Deadline is July 6th.

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