As I walked into the GPA EDC office this morning, I realized that I have had the pleasure of being apart of the team for almost three months now. The months of April and May flew by, working as an intern from Loyalist College. Now nearing the end of an exciting June, I have been [...]
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GPA EDC’S BUSINESS ADVISORY CENTRE ANNOUNCES 7 NEW YOUTH BUSINESSES
[PETERBOROUGH, ON] The Business Advisory Centre, a division of the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPA EDC), is pleased to announce seven new youth business starts in the Peterborough region through the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation’s 2012 Summer Company Program: Student Name Business Name Business Description Christine Anderson Christine’s [...]
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EXPLORING DIVERSITY AND TOLERANCE GIVES INSIGHT INTO OPPORTUNITIES
[PETERBOROUGH] The results of the Diversity and Tolerance report were presented at tonight’s Creative Cocktail hosted by Flying Colours Corp. The report was prepared by Trent University Student, Melanie Grant in partnership with the Greater Peterborough Area Economic Development Corporation (GPA EDC) and the Peterborough Partnership Council on Immigrant Integration (PPCII). The Diversity and Tolerance [...]
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Young Entrepreneurs Participate in a Day of Learning & Networking
The annual Summer Company Training Day brought together 50 young entrepreneurs from Cobourg, Belleville, Durham, Kawartha Lakes, and the Peterborough region. Young entrepreneurs had the opportunity to network and learn from successful Summer Company alumni who shared their experiences and offered advice. The day’s events included roundtable discussions as well as presentations on bookkeeping and [...]
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Sign up your business to take advantage of a $1.4 billion dollar investment
Business Opportunities with Pan/ParaPan AM – Toronto 2015 Canada is investing $1.4 billion dollars into hosting the largest multi-sport event in Canadian history in the Greater Toronto Area in 2015. This includes 41 Pan-American countries, 10,000 athletes and coaches, 51 sports and 40+ venues. At a conference I attended this week, a representative from the [...]
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Air - One of the 5 Elements of Peterborough's Economy
An Elemental Approach to Economic Development In my last 2 blogs I wrote about our Creative Economy and the 5 Elements approach to promoting Peterborough. I shared some of my thoughts on our direction such as “In Peterborough I am starting to wrap my head around how to apply these thoughts to our economy and [...]
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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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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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Creative Economy Flourishing in Peterborough
In my last blog I wrote about the Creative Economy which is our horizontal sector. The table below is a categorization of those who are the Creative Occupations or Creative Workers. I went on to explain that Creative Industries or the Creative Class is how the Creative Economy is measured. In other words the Creative [...]
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