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Collaboration Elevates Windsor Businesses
What goes together better than peanut butter and jam? Wellness and fitness! That’s why Shred Shop Wellness Complex joined forces with Elevate Health Boutique in a unique co-location right in the heart of Windsor’s Little Italy neighbourhood.
Shred Shop Wellness Complex, a boutique fitness studio, offers the mastery of exhilarating energy and group motivation paired with the accountability and specificity of personal one-on-one training. Shred Shop caters to go-getters and those who take their fitness seriously.
“We breed members who are comfortable where they train, confident in their coach and committed to themselves”, said owner Sawyer Telegdy.
According to Telegdy, Shred Shop outgrew its previous location eight months after opening and expanded into their new building at 815 Erie St E in September. This new location offers an additional 3,000 square feet to the training area, larger change rooms and washrooms, and increased class capacity. They are also now co-located with the wellness professionals at Elevate Health Boutique. Read More
W.E. Shop Local Show celebrates 5 years highlighting entrepreneurship in Windsor-Essex
The W.E. Shop Local Show, a signature event hosted by the WindsorEssex Small Business Centre (SBC) and presented by WFCU Credit Union, was held October 24th at the Fogolar Furlan Club in Windsor. The event was an overwhelming success with 50 diverse small business vendors participating and nearly 1,000 attendees from Windsor-Essex who came out to support regional small businesses and entrepreneurs by shopping local. Read More
Each month, the WindsorEssex Small Business Centre highlights clients and entrepreneurs that have recently opened their business. Want to to be included? Email SBC for more information.
Matt Bhanks Rocks the Sci-fi World with Story-Telling Talents
Windsor Life Magazine | Dick Hildebrand
An accomplished artist and prolific writer, Matt is the author of 4 'Master Defenders' that have garnered a wide appeal over the last 6 years. Blessed with an incredible imagination and a talent for telling a story, Matt unwittingly began his quest for literacy excellence at the tender age of 4, the same year he developed an interest in drawing. Read more (page 62-64)
Current Programs
Win this Space Essex
Entrepreneurs with a great business idea are invited to submit a preliminary application by Friday, November 8, 2019.
The top three finalists will present their final business plans at a public event to be held in January of 2020, where the winner will be announced.
The contest winner will receive:
A grant of up to $1000a month for one year to put towards the lease of a pre-approved Essex Centre storefront, from the Libro Prosperity Fund.
A $5,000 WindsorEssex Small Business Centre Starter Company Plus Grant.
In addition, the other nine finalists will be able to use what they learn through the Business Training Series to help them succeed in their business outside the program.
A program that helps main street businesses achieve digital transformation.
The DMS program is built around an online learning platform, structured training programs, and our Digital Service Squad, a team of highly trained recent graduates who help main street businesses grow and manage their business through the adoption of digital tools and technology.The Ontario Digital Main Street Initiative provides:
Digital Transformation Training and Grants Program: grants of up to $2,500
Digital Service Squad Program: one-on-one assistance and digital assessments by highly trained teams
Access to Support: access to basic digital services
Digital Training (online): free digital skills webinars and workshops
A program that provides entrepreneurs with the resources and knowledge they need to start, purchase or grow their own business.
If you have an idea for a business, or you’re currently running a great business and need assistance to grow it – Starter Company Plus incubation program is here to help! The program provides:
One-on-one guidance from the WindsorEssex Small Business Centre
Business workshops on topics including business plan development and cash flow strategies, developing and executing a marketing plan and growing your business with confidence
Grant of up to $5,000
3 months of mentoring with the WindsorEssex Small Business Centre
