- Call for new KMA Board Members We endeavour to seek individuals with visionary leadership capabilities; a commitment to beinga team player; the ability to exhibit curiosity and innovative thinking; and the desire to make agenuine contribution. Other qualifications and knowledge we look for in our board membersinclude experience in the following fields: manufacturing, finance and accounting, legal, humanresources, risk management, supply ... Read More
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IGNITE 100 – Community Futures Peterborough
Established in 2018 by Community Futures Peterborough, Ignite100 is an Innovation Challenge open to all existing business in the Peterborough region to compete for significant funding opportunities that support business expansion and growth. Ignite100 was created to assist in local business expansion. This is a local initiative open to all organizations within the city or county of ... Read More
- NEW KMA MEMBER – ARMADA TOOLWORKS LTD. Head-quartered in Lindsay Ontario Canada, Armada Toolworks is proud to provide Engineered Automotive Assemblies and Components to the World. They take great pride in the skill and ability of their staff to design, develop and manufacture leading-edge products for the automotive markets. Design Engineering and Program Management – Full Service Supplier Plastic Injection Moulding and ... Read More
- EASTERN ONTARIO DEVELOPMENT FUND (EODF) The Province has reinstated the Eastern Ontario Economic Development Fund. This fund is designed to help businesses create new jobs, and invest in new technologies, equipment or skills training for workers. It will also support economic development projects that will attract or retain investment in Ontario-based industries and communities. Click Here for more information.
- Labour Shortage: Here to Stay Worker Scarcity in Canada and What Businesses Can Do to Respond Did you know almost 40% of Canadian entrepreneurs are already having difficulty finding the workers they need? And there’s no relief in sight for at least a decade. As a result, some companies are unable to fill customer orders or even have to refuse ... Read More
- EASTERN ONTARIO LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SURVEY The Eastern Ontario Leadership Council (EOLC) asked us to share their online survey. This survey is a key part of their ongoing review and refresh of the Eastern Ontario Economic Development Strategy, initially published in 2014. While several dozen responses have been received, the EOLC is hoping for several hundred in order to properly ... Read More
- CME MANAGEMENT ISSUES SURVEY The Management Issues Survey is a bi-annual survey by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) that gives manufacturers the opportunity to tell CME what are the manufacturing sector top challenges, and how they should be addressed. With challenges in the areas of trade with the US and competitiveness, the current business environment is more uncertain than ever. CME ... Read More
- EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL MANUFACTURING – WDB REPORT The report examines the potential impact that emerging technology may have on employment in the manufacturing sector in Peterborough, Northumberland, Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton. Released by the Workforce Development Board / Local Employment Planning Council (WDB / LEPC) – a non-profit organization funded by the federal and provincial governments – the publication is focused ... Read More
- GOVERNMENT FUNDING NEWS – PROGRAM INCREASES FUNDING AMOUNTS The Ontario Export Market Access program offers 50% funding up to $50,000/application toward export market development activities. Funding is available under the following categories: Market Research; Marketing Tools; Direct Contacts; Foreign Bidding. Applicants must have five to five hundred employees, minimum annual sales of $500,000, be established and operating in Ontario, and have been incorporated for ... Read More
- ECONOMIC IMPACT SURVEY The Kawartha Lakes Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) is undertaking a study to assess the potential economic impacts of widening (four-laning) Highway 7 (from Brock Township to Carleton Place in Lanark County). This assessment will seek to estimate the direct, indirect and induced economic impacts generated along the Highway 7 corridor as a result ... Read More
