Pembroke Business Bulletin November '24 edition

Business Retention + Expansion Project

Calling all Pembroke small businesses (10 or fewer staff) and manufacturers!

We invite you to an opportunity to connect with the City of Pembroke and voice your business concerns and thoughts through the City’s Business Retention + Expansion Project.
 
This project is meant to understand the successes, challenges, and climate of the business community in Pembroke.

Your commitment is for up to two hours of your time to go through an in-depth discussion, guided by a questionnaire we have developed, and to share your candid thoughts on doing business in Pembroke right now. All personal information is kept confidential. We will pull themes and stats from the answers, but nothing will identify you as a participant.
 
Once all the interviews are complete, we will compile the data and come up with an action plan for the City to follow.
 
We thank you so much for your interest – your feedback is vital to effective action on our part.
Book your time now!

Funding Feature

Francophone Wage Subsidy Program

Are you are an employer in Renfrew County (for profit, not for profit, municipality, etc.) who has hired or is planning on hiring a Francophone/bilingual employee between now and March 31, 2025?
You may be eligible to receive a 50% wage subsidy for the new hire.

Available until March 31, 2024, or until funds run out.

Contact Renfrew County Community Futures Development Corporation for more information.  

Workshops and Events

• November 5: Using AI in the Tourism Industry webinar with OVTA
• November 12: The Anatomy of an Ad webinar with OVTA
• November 19: Intro to Sustainable and Regenerative Tourism webinar with OVTA
• November 19 + 26: Mastering the Essential Steps of Sales with Enterprise Renfrew County
• November 20: Pembroke Community Labour Market Consultation with Labour Market Group of Renfrew & Lanark

Did you know you can subscribe to the City of Pembroke's calendar of events? Choose the Business Events box under Community Calendar and stay up to date with events in the area!

Important News and Info

• Looking for Pembroke businesses to be featured in a new YourTV program, Pembroke Pulse! Our next filming day is the morning of Thursday, November 28. Email Heather today to participate.
• Share your experiences with the current employment landscape in just four minutes in the Labour Market Group 2024 Employer Pulse Survey.
• Fill out the Upper Ottawa Valley-exclusive Business Confidence Survey for the Chamber of Commerce by midnight on November 14.
• Federal government announces significant new support to small business owners.
• Ontario’s fifth Working for Workers Act receives Royal Assent.