Event Date: Friday, October 23 Time: Starting at 5:30pm Location: Legacy Event Centre 11 Old Highway 2, Belleville, ON K8N 4Z4 Legacy Event Centre website
QBAA TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
The wait is over!
Tickets for the 2026 Quinte Business Achievement Awards are officially available for purchase at qbaa.ca.
With more than 1,000 nominations received, the QBAA Awards Committee is finalizing its review process and looks forward to celebrating the outstanding businesses, organizations, and individuals who help make our region thrive.
Friday, June 26 8:30am – 2:00pm Schulich School of Business, York University 11 Ian MacDonald Boulevard, North York, Ontario M3J 1P3
In person or Virtual Advanced Registration Required (Agenda and Registration Link below)
The Government of Ontario and the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade continues to support Ontario businesses in expanding into international markets and strengthening their global competitiveness through practical trade education and expert guidance.
The event will provide Ontario exporters with a practical overview of how to enter and grow in European markets, reduce risk, and identify new opportunities across Europe. A central focus will be on how Ontario companies can use the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) to reduce tariffs, improve market access, and compete more effectively.
Featured speakers will include: • Jean-Toussaint Battestini, International Trade Expert on CETA • Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) • Global Affairs Canada / Trade Commissioners Service (TCS) • Ontario Senior Economic Officers from Munich, Paris, and London
Tuesday, July 14 10:00am – 11:00am Online Workshop
Summer changes the way customers shop and engage. This session helps you plan one seasonal promotion, routine, or content strategy that keeps your business visible all summer. Join us at 10:00am on Tuesday, July 14, 2026 for the tenth webinar in our “Let’s Grow Quinte” series.
“Let’s Grow Quinte” is a 12-month workshop series designed to help Bay of Quinte small business owners build confidence in their marketing. Each month, participants learn a practical, locally relevant skill they can put into action right away. Facilitated by Cheyanne O’Driscoll of CO’ Marketing in partnership with the Small Business Centre, the series offers independent business owners a structured path to stronger marketing and sustainable growth.
This webinar covers the basics of intellectual property, what it is, why it may be helpful, the importance of early considerations.
Do you have a great idea, product, brand, or creative work? Understanding intellectual property (IP) is an important step in protecting and growing your business.
Join us for an informative webinar with Elizabeth Collinson, Intellectual Property Advisor with the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO), as she breaks down the fundamentals of intellectual property in a practical and accessible way.
During this session, you’ll learn what intellectual property is and why it matters, the different types of IP and how they can protect your creations, why considering IP early can save time, money, and headaches later, the benefits of developing an IP strategy, and how IP can support business growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, small business owner, innovator, artist, or simply curious about intellectual property, this webinar is a great place to start the conversation.
Wednesday, July 22 10:00am – 11:00am Virtual Webinar
Join the Government of Ontario for a free webinar and learn how to develop an export plan.
Webinar will include: • Identifying and assessing the right export markets for your business • Defining clear export goals, readiness, and capacity • Navigating key considerations such as regulations, logistics, and market entry strategies • Turning your export plan into actionable next steps for sustainable growth
Thursday, June 25 10:00am – 11:00am Virtual Webinar
Ontario food and beverage processors need more than great products—they need smart, repeatable marketing systems that support long term growth. This webinar is specifically for Ontario’s food and beverage processors who want to build practical, sustainable marketing systems that support real business growth—without needing a big team or big budget.
Webinar will include: • Marketing tactics to support business growth • Strategies to maximize existing resources • Tips to develop sustainable marketing systems
Friday, June 19, 2026 10:00a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Cobourg Community Centre 750 D’Arcy Street, Cobourg
Join Us for an Afternoon Connecting with Your Local, Regional, and Provincial Supply Chain
Now more than ever, creating and maintaining a Canadian supply chain is essential to the survival and strength of our industry. This is your opportunity to meet and network with the people behind the products and services that keep our industry thriving.
Let’s work together to build a more resilient, sustainable future—starting right here at home!
Who Should Attend?
Maintenance Teams Engineering Teams IT – Cyber & Infrastructure Finance/Investment Human Resource Managers Continuous Improvement Teams Procurement Management
Friday, July 17 8:30am – 4:30pm Bay of Quinte Business Centre 284B Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, Belleville
Are you part of an SME that is developing new technologies or an organization looking to adopt technologies to improve your business or manufacturing processes? Are you looking for funding opportunities or to expand your connections within the innovation ecosystem?
Robyn Binsfeld, Manager, Business Development and Commercialization, OCI will be hosting/booking 30-minute meetings to discuss how the OCI can help your company.
The Ontario Centre for Innovation helps Ontario innovators get connected with the researchers, industry partners and funding needed to commercialize the next generation of made-in-Ontario IP and solutions. Specifically, OCI can help companies:
ACCELERATE the development, commercialization, and adoption of Made-in-Ontario technologies to drive job creation and economic growth,
CONNECT with industry, academic, and government to co-invest in collaborative R&D, technology development, and commercialization, and
DE-RISK innovation, helping to attract customers and investors to companies
Interested in booking a meeting? Contact Trenval to book a time on July 17 via email info@trenval.ca or tel 613-961-7999
Friday, June 19 8:30am – 4:30pm Bay of Quinte Business Centre 284B Wallbridge-Loyalist Road, Belleville
Are you part of an SME that is developing new technologies or an organization looking to adopt technologies to improve your business or manufacturing processes? Are you looking for funding opportunities or to expand your connections within the innovation ecosystem?
Robyn Binsfeld, Manager, Business Development and Commercialization, OCI will be hosting/booking 30-minute meetings to discuss how the OCI can help your company.
The Ontario Centre for Innovation helps Ontario innovators get connected with the researchers, industry partners and funding needed to commercialize the next generation of made-in-Ontario IP and solutions. Specifically, OCI can help companies:
ACCELERATE the development, commercialization, and adoption of Made-in-Ontario technologies to drive job creation and economic growth,
CONNECT with industry, academic, and government to co-invest in collaborative R&D, technology development, and commercialization, and
DE-RISK innovation, helping to attract customers and investors to companies
Interested in booking a meeting? Contact Trenval to book a time on June 19 via email info@trenval.ca or tel 613-961-7999
Grow your business without the burnout in this 1-hour workshop that’s designed to help you move from a solopreneur to a CEO mindset. As solopreneurs, we’re often the biggest bottleneck in our business. Even if we’re content to remain a Company of One, our habits, fears, capacity limits, and decision-making patterns directly impact revenue, growth, and sustainability.
In this introductory workshop to the Solopreneur to CEO Mindshift, we will explore: ways to break free from the Solopreneur Trap, how the CEO Shift™ Framework can transform the way you lead your business, and the next-level thinking that’s required to make strategic decisions with confidence.
The Grow to Lead Network for Women is designed to support female founders in the Kingston and Quinte region as they transition from the role of solopreneur to CEO of their business.
