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AN IDEA
AN EXISTING BUSINESS
How would you describe your business?
The business life cycle: Which stage are you in?
Are you fleshing out an idea? Are you ready to scale? Are you looking to innovate an existing business?
Contact us at invest@barrie.ca, 705-728-9850 or visit investbarrie.ca.
Not sure where to start? Invest Barrie is here to help.
A GROWING/ SCALING BUSINESS
Training Funding Mentorship Resources Connections Space Promotion
Training
Funding
Mentorship
Resources
Connections
Space
Promotion
SUBMIT
Select the assistance you need to get started.
Do you have an idea for a business?
TRAINING
SPACE
RESOURCES
Website: barrielibrary.ca Contact: askus@barrielibrary.ca
Offers business resources to help entrepreneurs start and grow their business by providing access to market research, templates, technology support and space.
Barrie Public Library
FUNDING
Contact: hbec@georgiancollege.ca
Website: georgiancollege.ca/communityalumni/ entrepreneurship-centre
MENTORSHIP
CONNECTIONS
PROMOTION
The Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre (HBEC) assists entrepreneurs in four main areas: training, connections, funding and mentorship.
Georgian College Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre
Website: barriebusinesscentre.ca Contact: smallbusiness@barrie.ca
Offers entrepreneurs 1:1 consultations, workshops and access to programs they need to start and grow their business.
Small Business Centre
PROMOTIONS
Offers business resources to help entrepreneurs start and grow their business by providing access to market research, templates, technology support, and space.
A GROWING/ SCALINGBUSINESS
Website: lakeheadu.ca/research-and-innovation Contact: orillia.research@lakeheadu.ca
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
Lakehead’s partnership facilitation team will show you how to accelerate your research and development goals through direct connections to advanced research, innovation and productivity platforms, and highly qualified talent.
Lakehead University
PROTOTYPING
georgiancollege.ca/community-alumni/ applied-research-and-innovation researchandinnovation@georgiancollege.ca
Website: georgiancollege.ca/community-alumni/ applied-research-and-innovation Contact: researchandinnovation@georgiancollege.ca
The department is the hub for research, development and innovation at Georgian focusing on product design, prototyping, market research, analysis, testing and e-business solution development.
Georgian College Research & Innovation
R&D
Website: investbarrie.ca Contact: invest@barrie.ca
Invest Barrie connects businesses to the information and support they need to start or grow their business, attract talent and stay competitive.
Invest Barrie
Website: sandboxcentre.com Contact: sandboxcentre.com/corporate/contact
Sandbox is a collaborative hub that helps people and businesses grow through opportunities for professional development, networking experiences, and meaningful connections.
Sandbox
Permits
Are you ready to grow or scale your business?
Training Funding Mentorship Connections Space Promotion Resources Permits
downtownbarrie.ca info@downtownbarrie.ca
Helps shape the downtown’s identity through initiatives, events, and festivals aimed at increasing visitation to the downtown by residents and tourists alike.
Downtown Barrie BIA
Website: barriechamber.com Contact: admin@barriechamber.com
Advocates for business priorities, connects and promotes business and shares tangible ideas that generate enterprise success and regional prosperity.
Barrie Chamber of Commerce
Website: georgianangelnet.ca Join or Apply: georgianangelnet.ca/join-or-apply
Connects angel investors with founders to support and fund the commercialization of their innovations.
Georgian Angel Network
Website: sandboxcentre.com Contact: info@sandboxcentre.com
Sandbox Centre
Website: georgiancollege.ca/HBEC
Assists entrepreneurs with access to training, connections, funding, and expert mentorship.
Website: downtownbarrie.ca Contact: info@downtownbarrie.ca
PERMITS
Are you looking to innovate within your existing business?
Funding Connections Research & Development Training
Prototyping
Research & Development
Website:georgiancollege.ca/researchinnovation Contact: researchandinnovation@georgiancollege.ca
Website: georgiancollege.ca/researchinnovation Contact: researchandinnovation@georgiancollege.ca
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The Small Business Centre provides entrepreneurs with the tools they need to start and grow their business. The centre provides free information and consultations, as well as a roster of workshops and events.
The Barrie Public Library offers business resources to help you grow and strengthen your business with a goal to enhance community growth and promote local business success.
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Sandbox helps people create a better life through business. They connect people & their ideas to business resources; where guided collaboration and the exchange of collective knowledge support their journey to success.
The network connects angel investors with entrepreneurs to commercialize their innovations. Georgian Angel Network’s (GAN) role is to serve as a catalyst for economic development, facilitating deal flow between accredited investors and high-quality investee opportunities.
Barrie Chamber of Commerce champions economic growth and quality of life by advocating for business priorities, promoting collaboration and helping members grow.
The BIA acts with intentionality to shape the downtown’s identity through organizing initiatives, events and festivals marketed to downtown residents, Barrie customers and tourists alike.
Barrie BIA
lakeheadu.ca/research-and-innovation orillia.research@lakeheadu.ca
