BEDC's Annual Open House: Celebrating Economic Prosperity On May 29th BEDC hosted their Annual Open House: Celebrating Economic Prosperity. The event welcomed over 100 guests and celebrated BEDC partners with engaging booths from Mohawk College, McMaster Executive Education, Sheridan College, Halton Global Business Centre, Burlington Public [...]

Burlington Economic Development Corporation Releases 2018 Annual Report Showcasing the City’s Economic Competitiveness and Success Stories  Burlington, ON— June 3, 2019, Burlington Economic Development Corporation (BEDC) Releases 2018 Annual Report Showcasing Burlington’s Economic Competitiveness and Success Stories.  Burlington is celebrating another year of economic prosperity. The vibrant and diverse community provides unique advantages to [...]

2019 Young Women In Leadership Program Top row left to right: Shann McGrail, Executive Director, Haltech, Pam Damoff, MP Oakville North- Burlington, Anita Cassidy, Acting Executive Director, BEDC. Bottom row left to right: Allison, Huda, Sylvia Kwiatkowska, Operations Analyst Intern, TechPlace.  On May 23rd, Haltech and TechPlace participated in the Young Women in Leadership (YWIL) Program. [...]

Precision E-Business Group becomes the 12th company to join the TechPlace LaunchPad Program From left to right: Mark Steffler, Manager, TechPlace; Peter Jowahir, IT Project Manager / IT Operations, Precision E-Business Group Inc; Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward;  Anita Cassidy, Acting Executive Director BEDC.  April 1, 2019, Burlington, ON – Precision E-Business Group becomes the 12th company [...]

Government Funding: A Proactive Approach to Financing Startup Growth This is a guest blog post written by Mentor Works.  Has your early-stage technology company begun researching government funding programs only to realize that most grants and loans are not available to startups? This is a [...]

Halton Region Celebrates International Women’s Day with the Second Annual #HerHalton International Women’s Day Breakfast   Left to right: Claire Green, Manager of Marketing and Attraction at BEDC; Nicole Mortimer, Founder of ZippyJamz; Shann McGrail, Executive Director of Haltech; Amarpreet Kaur of Creative Destruction Lab; and Caitlin MacGregor, Co-Founder & CEO of Plum.  Burlington, ON, March 6, 2019 [...]