The Peterborough Business Advisory Centre and Revenue Canada will be hosting a FREE GST/HST for New Registrants Information Seminar for small business owners June 28th, 2012 6pm-9pm at 210 Wolfe Street, Peterborough ON K9J 2K9 This is a FREE seminar is for clients who are starting a new business. Topics include How the tax works Supplies Who has to register [...]
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GST/HST for New Registrants Information Seminar
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Farming with a Conscience…
Farming with a Conscience… Sounds intriguing doesn’t it? I would say most of the farmers I know follow this concept but just don’t promote it. Roger Harley of Harley Farms does both! Based in Peterborough, he not only farms, but is the Director of Farming Practices with Rowe Farms. Roger has worked with Rowe [...]
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Small Business Information Seminar
The Peterborough Business Advisory Centre and Revenue Canada will be hosting a Small Business Information Seminar June 21st, 2012 6pm-9pm at 210 Wolfe Street, Peterborough ON K9J 2K9 This FREE seminar is for clients who are starting a new business. Topics include Record keeping, fiscal periods, accounting methods Bringing assets into a business Types of income Capital [...]
The Promotion of Our Place
About a year ago – and after many discussions, targeted research and brainstorming sessions – staff at the GPA EDC decided that it was time for a switch. Our communications needed a refresh. So much of our focus had been on telling the world about our services and the work of the GPA EDC… important [...]
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GPAEDC Announces New Staff Appointments
Peterborough – The Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation is pleased to welcome Aleksandra de Oliveira to the role of Corporate Assistant. Aleksandra brings a wealth of executive administration experience through her sixteen years of work in Brazil and Canada. Her portfolio includes the Canadian Consulate General in Sao Paulo, community organizations and the private [...]
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Peterborough could be next "Million Dollar Neighbourhood"!
So Peterborough… are you up for the challenge? We’ve been contacted by the Oprah Winfrey Network (Canada) and Force Four Productions (Cupcake Girls, Urban/Suburban) about possibly being the next Million Dollar Neighbourhood. They are looking for 100 families in our region to rise to the challenge… A message from the production team…. Million Dollar Neighbourhood, in [...]
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Two Words: Creativity & Innovation
By Julie Andras JAC! Julie Andras Communications www.julieandrascommunications.com Over the past month or so I have had many opportunities to get to know Peterborough, ON better. I’ve dined in fine restaurants, I’ve wandered the vibrant downtown, experienced the wonders of sipping cappuccinos at the many wonderful coffee spots, enjoyed chats with the professionals in my [...]
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GREEN EYEWEAR OPTICAL RECOGNIZED AS AN EPIC VENTURE
[PETERBOROUGH] The Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPA EDC)’s Business Advisory Centre is excited to announce Green Eyewear as the latest EPIC Venture. Located in downtown Peterborough, Green Eyewear Optical is the first Eco Friendly Optical store in North America. Committed to offering accessible and eco friendly products and services, owners Amanda and Shane [...]
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Another Doctor Chooses Peterborough
Recently I was contacted by a retiring family physician who informed me (quite late) that his expected replacement had changed plans and would no longer be taking over his practice. Unfortunately, we have been experiencing fewer inquiries over the past months then we had been in 2011… and I was on vacation in Florida. But, [...]
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Greater Peterborough Area Moving Forward with Sustainability
Dynamic community partnerships were celebrated today at the Peterborough Museum & Archives with the official launch of the Greater Peterborough Area Community Sustainability Plan and the opening of the Fleming College Museum Management & Curatorship Student Exhibit ‘Sustainable Peterborough: Looking Back, Moving Forward’. For more information visit the Sustainable Peterborough website at sustainablepeterborough.ca Submitted by: Chantelle [...]
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