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October 22 2020
8:00am – 3:00pm

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2020 Starter Company Plus grant –
APPLICATIONS OPEN Monday JUNE 22 and close Friday JULY 10

The 2020 Applications will be accepted from Monday June 22 to Friday July 10, 2020. Please note that any application received prior to the opening date will not be accepted.

See below for application and the eligibility guidelines

Any businesses that is starting out or expanding is eligible to apply for this grant. The business must be registered in the areas of Hastings County, Prince Edward County, Lennox & Addington County, Quinte West or Belleville.

Priority consideration will be given to:

1. Will be or have been developing new market opportunities as a result of the COVID 19 situation
2. Require a rework of physical space to meet COVID 19 reopening regulations
3. Faced financial challenges due to the COVID 19 situation and will require additional marketing

Please review ALL documents below to see how your business fits grant requirements to ensure you are ready to apply. All four documents below will require a signed copy with your application.

• Eligibility
• Application
• Participant Agreement
• Program Requirements

*Please note that program requirements may change based on the COVID-19 government regulations and limitations.

Date: June 30, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM – 9:45 AM EDT
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Event Description:

Join QYP for our upcoming virtual networking event! Meet with other great YP’s! Space is limited to be sure to register today! Create connections!

Wed, Jul 22, 2020 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Learn how to stand out in the social media clutter to reach your target market with quality content.

Topics discussed are:

• Why Develop Content?
• Types Of Content That You Can Create
• Planning An Effective Content Marketing Strategy
• How To Create More Effective Content
• How To Properly Promote Your Content

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/creating-valuable-content-to-reach-your-audience-tickets-110124356916

Tue, Jun 30, 2020 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

CRA is hosting a webinar on a few of the tax measures that have been put in place due to COVID-19.

The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to support Canadians and businesses facing hardship as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak.

Canada Revenue Agency is now offering online information sessions for self-employed, small businesses and non-profit on Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan on topics such as:

• Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS)
• Temporary 10% Wage Subsidy
• Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/cra-discusses-canadas-covid-19-economic-response-plan-tickets-111017107156

Wed, Jun 24, 2020 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Learn how to stand out with your businesses brand during the pandemic.

Topics discussed are:

• Branding during a pandemic (How to use your time wisely and not waste others time on your feed)
• WHO are you, WHO is your business, WHAT is your voice & messaging
• Creating a brand not just a business
• Inclusive branding (support local, collaboration over competition, LGBTQ, black lives matter)
• Multi-platform branding with constancy

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/business-branding-during-a-pandemic-tickets-109847546970

Chamber Chat Live with CRA Liaison Officer, Debbie Landry

If you’ve applied for/received or have questions around the CEWS, CEBA, CERB – and are wondering about the impact of these funds on your filings for next year, please join us for some insider tips on what to expect. The CRA provides Liaison officers to assist small businesses with their accounting practices at any time, so if you have any questions around your business filings, join us for the chat.

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Name: 2020 President’s Awards & AGM- Live Stream Date: June 25, 2020 Time: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM EDT Event Description:
Join us! Thursday June 25, 2020 from 4:00pm-5:00pm

The event will feature the presentation of the annual report, the awarding of the Honorary Lifetime Membership, and wishing our outgoing Board Members all the best. We will be hosting this live stream event from our Chamber Boardroom for our guests.

We hope you can join us on June 25^th  at 4pm as we celebrate the achievements of our Business Community!

Thank you to our sponsors for your continued support: Wilkinson & Co LLP, Quinte First Credit Union, Wilkinson Financial Services, Centre for Workforce Development, RBC Royal Bank, Mystical Distributing, Riley Financial Group, Loyalist College, Allen Insurance Group, PropertyGuys.com.