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Starting or Expanding a Business

Starting a Small Business can seem overwhelming and there are many resources in North Huron to support you through your process.  Download the Ontario Small Business Toolkit and click on the links below to get the right kind of advice from the right kind of experts. 

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The Leland and Thora Vance Fund - Recreation Stream

About the Fund

The Leland and Thora Vance Fund - Recreation Grants is a grant making program to provide and maintain recreational facilities to enhance the quality of life for the general population of Wingham, now and into the future.

Proposals are invited from organizations providing a public space for broad participation in community recreation activities including; sports, fitness, outdoor education, playgrounds, and trails.

Visit the Waterloo Region Community Foundation website for more information on this fund, click here.

Grant Overview

Applications open Monday, August 22, 2022. Deadline to apply is Friday, October 7 @ 11:59pm EST.

The types of organizations that can apply for funding include:

  • Registered charitable organizations.

  • Qualified donees recognized by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

  • Not-for-Profit organizations through a partnership with a fiscal partner. (This partnership allows WRCF to provide the fiscal partner with the funding on your behalf. If you plan to partner this way, they would be your organization’s “fiscal partner” for this funding. If you want more information about how this works – contact us, we can help. For more information about qualified donees and/or fiscal partners click here.)

The Fund's total amount available is approximately $95,000.

Funding must be used between November 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023 for expenses incurred over the same period.

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The Township of North Huron has no role in the administration of this fund. All questions about the The Leland and Thora Vance Fund should be directed to the listed contact below at the Waterloo Region Community Foundation.

Contact:

Lorena Andrasi

Community Impact Coordinator

Waterloo Region Community Foundation

 

 

National Funding Programs

Looking for funding programs?  Canadian Funding Programs offers programs your business might qualify for.

 

Provincial Funding Programs

Looking for funding programs? Ontario Government Programs offers opportunities for funding your business might qualify for.

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Community Futures Huron

About Community Futures Huron (CFH)

CFH is a non-profit Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) that works in partnership with Industry Canada to "helping Entrepreneurs Make Their Futures in Huron County Since 1993". This goal is achieved by providing management counselling, business loans, and support for community projects that strengthen the local economy. 

Every year, we at Community Futures Huron (CFH) help new businesses get off the ground. Key emerging business opportunities include agriculture, renewable energy, manufacturing, tourism, retail services, and the creative economy.

CFH offers small business owners and entrepreneurs the following resources and services:

  • Consultations with a qualified business consultant
  • Assistance in registering your business name - obtaining your BIN, HST, payroll and WSIB numbers
  • Business plan reviews
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226-889-8256

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Wingham, Ontario.

N0G 2W0

Phone: 519-357-3550
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