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WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation rebrands as Invest WindsorEssex

MEDIA RELEASE Windsor-Essex, ON — WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation, the lead economic development agency for the region, has changed its name to Invest WindsorEssex. The rebrand reflects the continued efforts to promote Windsor-Essex as a…

Claudius Thomas, owner of Turaco Web, and founder of Pandacea software

Claudius Thomas, owner of Turaco Web, and founder of Pandacea software. March 2021 marked the one-year anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown. Employees were sent home, business started operating remotely…

Mary Draper, Baker and Owner of Mary's Mindful BakeHouse in LaSalle, Ontario

A local pharmaceutical scientist turned entrepreneur has transformed her science background into a dietary conscious business with LaSalle’s newest bakery. Mary’s Mindful BakeHouse is a family run bakery on 805 Front…

MEDIA RELEASE Small Business Centres (SBC) Ontario is pleased to announce the launch of their new website, sbcontario.ca, which serves as a hub for 54 existing Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centres…

Sisters Jackie McCreary, Geri Maisonneuve and Paulette Kupnicki own From the Heart card and gift shop on Ottawa Street in Windsor

Women owned small businesses are disproportionally affected by COVID-19. The pandemic has severely hampered industries such as retail, hospitality and personal services — sectors where women entrepreneurs are overrepresented. RE3:…