Business Partners

Leeds Grenville is home to many towns, villages and hamlets. Business Improvement Associations allow local business people and property owners to work together. Business Improvement Associations, along with support from their respective local municipalities, organize, finance and implement plans to improve their areas and promote economic development.

Contact Information:

Ontario BIA Association c/o 280 Queen Street South Mississauga, ON L5M 1M1

Toll Free: 1-866-807-2227

Website: www.obiaa.com

Executive Director: Kay Matthews

Email: info@obiaa.com

Downtown Brockville is home to more than 350 businesses with an array of eclectic shops, vibrant river lifestyle and a good selection of dining. Downtown Brockville Business Improvement Area provides programs that promote and beautify the downtown, tourism and special events.

Area Served: West to Gilmore Street, East to Orchard Street, South to St. Lawrence River and North to James Street.

Contact Information:

Downtown Brockville 3 Market Street West, Suite 2 Brockville, ON K6V 7L2

Telephone: 613-345-3269

Fax: 613-345-4492

Toll Free: 1-877-994-9916

Website: www.downtownbrockville.com

Contact: Hillary Geneau, Executive Director Email: Information

Works to promote Downtown Gananoque as the vibrant and healthy centre that attracts people to shop, work and gather. They build a sense of pride not only within their area served but through the community.

Area Served:

Contact Information:

Gananoque Business Improvement Area 10 King Street East Gananoque, ON K7G 1E6

Telephone: 613-382-9900

Website: www.gananoquedowntown.com

Contact: Penny Stallan, Coordinator Email: Coordinator

Prescott BIA

The BIA strives to advocate, market and facilitate the improvement, long term growth and prosperity of the downtown core.  Downtown Prescott is located on the mighty St. Lawrence River with over 70 stores and services.

Area Served:

Contact Information: 360 Dibble Street West PO Box 1132 Prescott, ON K0E 1T0

Telephone: 613-925-2812

Website: www.facebook.com/prescottbia 

Chair: Sandra Lawn

613-925-2812

Old Town Kemptville BIA

Dine and shop in Old Town Kemptville with over 65 shops and businesses overlooking the South Branch of the Rideau Canal. The revitalization of the downtown core is well underway with new businesses opening including specialty shops coupled with fine dining and live entertainment.

Area Served: Prescott Street to south of Mary Street and Clothier Street with the west border of Rideau Street and an east border of Graeham's Bakery.

Contact Information: PO Box 309 Kemptville, ON K0G 1J0

Telephone: 613-258-5775

Website: www.oldtownkemptville.com

Vice Chair: Blair Hamilton

Email: kvhh@magma.ca

The objective of the chamber is to promote and improve trade and commerce and the cultural, civic and social well-being of the community. It also provides tourist information for the area including a Visitors Guide, Vacation Planner and Lure Brochure.

Areas Served: The Chamber covers Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, including the villages of Seeleys Bay, Lyndhurst, Lansdowne, Rockport, Ivy Lea and all points in between.

Contact Information:

Visitors Centre, 10 King Street, Gananoque, ON   K7G 2A3

Telephone: 613-382-7744

Fax: 613-382-1585

Toll Free: 1-800-561-1595

Web site: www.1000islandsganchamber.com

Chamber president: Cliff Edwards

Manager: Amy Kirkland

E-mail: Sales and Marketing Coordinator

The Chamber has over 560 members and recognized as the "Voice of Business".  As a membership based, not-for-profit organization they focus on fostering a competitive business environment through their core functions such as advocacy, networking and recognition events, communication of pertinent business information, value added services and economic department.

Activities Include: Business After Five, Networking Breakfast, Annual Awards Dinner, Golf Tournament, Membership Directory, Customer Service Seminars, Referrals, Tourism, Newsletters and Bulletins.

Areas Served: Brockville and area.

Contact Information:

Brockville and District Chamber of Commerce

3 Market Street West, Suite 1 Brockville, ON   K6V 7L2

Telephone: 613-342-6553

Fax: 613-342-6849

Contact: Pam Robertson, Executive Director

E-mail: Executive Director

Website: www.brockvillechamber.com

Tourism Office

10 Market Street West Brockville, ON   K6V 4R7

Telephone: 613-342-4357 Fax: 613-342-5314

Toll Free: 1-888-251-7676

Website: www.brockvilletourism.com

Contact: Alex Howard, Information Services Coordinator

E-mail: tourism

The villages of Lyndhurst and Seeley's Bay welcome you to explore our local businesses and area. We are located in the picturesque Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ontario, Canada. Our area is diverse and full of natural beauty; we offer rugged Canadian Shield landscape with many lakes to enjoy. Our villages are vibrant communities full of spirit.

Activities Include: Membership listings, visitor information, event listings.

Areas Served: The villages of Lyndhurst and Seeley's Bay

Contact Information:

P.O. Box 89 Lyndhurst, ON K0E 1N0

Telephone: 613-928-2382

Website: www.lyndhurstseeleysbaychamber.com

Contact: John Sideris, Vice President

Email: Vice President 

Merrickville and District Chamber of Commerce

Merrickville is a unique historic village known as the Jewel of the Rideau. The Chamber focuses on the strengthening the commercial activity to ensure it vibrant core.

Activities Include:  Marketing that includes advertising, events and sponsorship, referrals, consumer service feedback program.

Areas Served: Merrickville and Area

Contact Information:

PO Box 571 446 Main Street West

Merrickville, ON   K0G 1N0

Fax: 613-269-3256

Website: www.realmerrickville.ca

President: Karl Feige of Alloy Foundry

Contact: General Contact

E-mail: General Contact

The Chamber actively works in retaining and attracting new business through the promotion of trade, commerce, agriculture, and tourism along with the economic development and social well being of the entire community of North Grenville.

Activities Include: Business After Hours, Annual Awards Gala, Golf Tournament, Membership Listings, Member to member discounts, Referrals, Tourism and Bulletins.

Areas Served: Township of North Grenville and Area

Contact Information:

PO Box 1047

5 Clothier Street East Kemptville, ON   K0G 1J0

Telephone: 613-258-4838

Fax: 613-258-3801

Website: www.northgrenvillechamber.com

Contact: Sarah Spear, Executive Assistant

E-mail: Executive Assistant

The Chamber, which changed its name in January 2013, is committed to Building Bridges to Better Business, making the community a better place to live, work and play. Members have been influential in guiding economic development and tourism along with the quality of life enjoyed within the community.

Activities Include: Annual AGM, Spring Golf Tournament, Summer Member BBQ, Annual Autumn Awards Gala, Membership Listings, Referrals and Bulletins.  Monthly Chamber meetings in which all members are always welcome along with any guest they wish to bring.

Areas Served: Prescott, Township of Augusta and Township of Edwardsburgh/ Cardinal.

Contact Information:

1652 County Rd 2, Suite 8, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0

Mailing Address:

PO Box 2000, Prescott, ON K0E 1T0

Telephone: 613-213-1043

Website: www.southgrenvillechamber.ca

Contact: Bonnie Pidgeon, President

E-mail: Secretary

Activities Include: Annual Awards Sponsorship, Membership Listings, Visitor Welcome Centre and Newsletters.

Areas Served: Westport, Portland, Forfar, Delta, Newboro, Elgin and Chaffey's Locks

Contact Information:

PO Box 157 Westport, ON   K0G 1X0

Telephone: 613-273-2929

Fax: 613-273-2929

Web site: www.therideaucalls.com

Contact: Marty Hawkins and Ken Rose, Co-chairs

E-mail: President

Serving Township of Athens, City of Brockville, Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, Township of Front of Yonge, Town of Gananoque, Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands.

The 1000 Islands Community Development Corporation works actively to collaborate with our regional partners to strengthen and develop our communities by investing in sustainable economic development, encouraging entrepreneurship and pursuing economic opportunities. They provide the area with financial and consulting service to small and medium-sized businesses.

Meetings with Launch Lab are available the second Friday of each month, by appointment only. Please contact the CDC for more details.

Contact Information:

3 Market Street West, Suite 3 Brockville, ON K6V 7L2

Telephone: 613-345-6216 Toll Free: 1-800-431-6015

Fax: 613-345-2391

Website: www.ticdc.ca Email: ticdc@ticdc.ca

Kim Benson, Investment Manager E-mail: Investment Manager

Janice Lawrence, Office Administrator Email: Office Administrator

Tom Russell, Executive Director E-mail: Executive Director

Grenville County Including: Augusta, Edwardsburgh/Cardinal, North Grenville, Prescott, Kemptville.

Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation invests in sustainable economic development in Grenville County. They provide their service area with financial and consulting service to small and medium-sized businesses.

Appointments can be scheduled by contacting Rod Wallace by email or by phone at 613-925-4275 ext. 22.

Contact Information:

197 Water Street, Suite 405 PO Box 309 Prescott, ON K0E 1T0

Telephone: 613-925-4275 Fax: 613-925-3758 Toll Free: 1-877-925-4275 Website: www.grenvillecfdc.com Email: info@grenvillecfdc.com

Heather Lawless, Executive Director E-mail: Executive Director

Rod Wallace, Business Loans Officer E-mail: Business Loans Officer

Charlotte McArthur, Financial Administrator E-mail: Financial Administrator

Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) Administrator E-mail: EODP Administrator

Valley Heartland CFDC is dedicated to stimulating job creation, economic growth through business and community development and diversification of small towns and rural communities in the area they service.

Serving Lanark County and North Leeds County Including:  Beckwith, Carleton Place, Drummond/North Elmsley, Elizabethtown-Kitley, Lanark Highlands, Merrickville-Wolford, Mississippi Mills, Montague, Perth, Rideau Lakes, Smiths Falls, Tay Valley, Westport

Launch Lab Partnership

Valley Heartland and Launch Lab have developed a partnership and collaborative approach to supporting our entrepreneurs where we host 'intake days' on Thursdays when we bring in prospective clients to meet with Launch Lab for an hour, to see if both the entrepreneur and Launch Lab feel that there is a good fit and where Launch Lab can offer guidance and advice suited to fostering growth and success of the entrepreneur.

Learn more at valleycfdc.com/programs/launch-lab

To schedule your Launch Lab session, e-mail Mary Ellen Coté or call 613-283-7002 ext. 101.

Contact Information:

91 Cornelia Street West Entrance B Smiths Falls, ON K7A 5L3

Telephone: 613-283-7002, ext. 3 Toll Free: 1-888-784-7605 Fax: 613-283-7005 Website: www.valleycfdc.com Email: info@valley.on.ca

Mary Ellen Côté, Executive Assistant E-mail: Executive Assistant

Mary Boldt, Loans Officer E-mail: Loans Officer

Tina Stevens, General  Manager E-mail: Office Administrator

Bridget Joynt, EODP Coordinator E-mail: Business Development Co-Ordinator

Stacie Lloyd, Regional Economic Development Officer

E-mail: EcDev@valleyCFDC.com

CSE Consulting's professionally trained staff delivers an assortment of job search support and strategies, computer and skills upgrading, workshops, job development for clients and assistance to employers with their hiring needs. CSE Consulting works with employers in offering Work Placements and Training Incentives to provide on-the-job training to eligible clients.

CSE is an Ontario Disability Supports Program-Employment Supports Service Provider assisting people with disabilities throughout the Leeds and Grenville community to successfully start a new job search, return to work and help those who currently have work keep their jobs. Clients receive personalized support, job coaching and job maintenance. CSE works closely with employers in accessing this underutilized demographic in the labour market by helping with training plans, accommodations and training subsidies. CSE is an Employment Ontario Service Provider, providing a full suite of resources and support to the unemployed and/or underemployed residents of Grenville County, with Employment Resource Centre's conveniently located in Prescott and Kemptville. Clients have access to job boards, a computer lab, labour market information and one-to-one employment counselling. CSE staff are advocates for their clients to employers. The Targeted Initiative for Older Workers - PRIME! - (Positive Retraining and Innovative Methods to Employment) is also offered to individual's ages 55 & older, who are displaced and unemployed, and reside in or where previously employed in Grenville County. Clients are developing job-search strategies include resume and cover letter writing, network building, informational interviews, interviewing skills and counselling.

Email: info@cseconsulting.com or visit www.cseconsulting.com for more information.

The Employment and Education Centre (EEC) is a multi-faceted agency which serves the community in various capacities. It offers a wide range of services including employment preparation with trained counselors, workshops, financial coaching, employer subsidies, job development for clients and employers and a staff resource centre to assist clients in their job search. It is partners with the United Way of Leeds and Grenville and Employment Ontario.

For employers, the Employment and Education Centre offers innovative job development and various subsidies to assist in the hiring and training process. Complimentary employer services include the following:

• Job Posting on EEC Job Board (assistance with job descriptions)

• Initial pre-screening of "good fit" clients. Employers can interview from these qualified pre-screened clients.

• Training Incentive (reimbursed monthly) if client is eligible for employer training incentive for on-the-job training.

• Assistance with training plans and placement contract paperwork

Call 1- 800-926-0777 or visit www.eecentre.com for more information.

Be sure to visit the Workshops and Seminars page for upcoming sessions.

KEYS Job Centre, a not-for-profit community employment centre with offices in Kingston, Gananoque, Elgin and Westport, offers a variety of Employment Ontario programs and services for job seekers and employers.

Continually evolving to meet the needs of a diverse population of job seekers, including mature workers, individuals with disabilities, youth, students and newcomers to Canada, KEYS assists over 5,000 people in finding sustainable and rewarding employment on an annual basis. Helping individuals reach their full potential through career coaching, resume assistance, workshops, job searching, matching and placements and on-the-job training, KEYS also offers access to specialized programs and support, including the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers (TIOW), Second Career, the Ontario Self-Employment Benefit Program and Summer Jobs Service. KEYS' offices in Gananoque, Elgin and Kingston have a staffed resource room to assist individuals with their job search efforts.

All of KEYS' services are offered free of charge and are designed to meet a number of different needs. Assisting individuals who are unemployed, under-employed, just entering the workforce or changing fields, employment counselors are available to help put a plan together to reach employment goals quickly. In addition, KEYS also assists local employers in recruiting, training and retaining staff and supports area businesses with job fairs and information sessions.

KEYS Job Centre - Elgin 10 Perth Street, Elgin, ON K0G 1E0

Phone: 613-359-1140

Fax: 613-359-1197

Email: elgin@keys.ca

KEYS Job Centre - Gananoque 375 William Street South Gananoque ON K7G 1T2

Phone: 613-382-1085

Fax: 613-382-2492

Email: gan@keys.ca

KEYS Job Centre - Westport 43 Bedford Street Westport ON K0G 1X0

Phone: 613-453-7012 or 613-359-1140

Fax: 613-359-1197

Email: lizp@keys.ca

For more information visit - www.keys.ca

The LGSBEC is a business resource centre offering information and advice on starting or expanding a small business. It serves the Grenville and South Leeds communities. 

Learn more, or contact LGSBEC

The Small Business Advisory Centre is a business self-help office that provides professional and confidential advisory services to small business start-ups and ongoing support for existing small businesses. It serves the Lanark County and north-eastern municipalities in Leeds and Grenville.

Learn more, or contact the Small Business Advisory Centre