Partnerships

Access to Elgin County's sizeable workforce and competitive operational costs hold great appeal to manufacturing, business, finance and professional service firms. To support local businesses, County townships and municipalities have a network of organizations advocating on behalf of the local business community.

Elgin Business Resource Centre

Business Resource Centre is a community-based, non-profit organization overseen by a volunteer Board of Directors. The corporation was federally incorporated as Elgin Community Futures Development Corporation in 1996 and is staffed by business professionals who encourage entrepreneurship and the pursuit of economic opportunities.

For more information please visit the following site:

http://www.elginbusinessresourcecentre.com/

Elgin-St. Thomas Small Business Enterprise Centre

The Elgin-St. Thomas Small Business Enterprise Centre helps small business owners and entrepreneurs to succeed in the business market. The Centre is a partnership between Elgin County Economic Development, the Elgin Business Resource Centre, the St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.

The Small Business Enterprise Centre offers business owners and entrepreneurs:

• Free business counselling 
• Networking and professional development opportunities
• Business registration

Meet with Business Counsellors by appointment: 519-633-7597 ext 30

For more information please visit the following site:

http://www.elginbusinessresourcecentre.com/sbec/

ICE, Innovation Centre for Entrepreneurs

ICE is St. Thomas and Elgin County’s first mixed-use business incubator.

ICE delivers essential services and opportunities to promising entrepreneurs in a variety of industries. The ICE incubation program is designed to develop and nurture entrepreneurial companies, helping them to grow and prosper, and eventually create more jobs for the region. 

The ICE facility, Phase One, is 5,500 square feet consisting of manufacturing suites, modular executive office suites, laboratory facilities, a business centre, plus onsite conference and meeting rooms.

With ICE’s help, client businesses will operate more efficiently, reduce their risk, and experience accelerated times to market for commercialization, increasing the likelihood that their business will succeed.

For more information please visit the following site:

http://www.iceinnovation.ca/

South Central Ontario Region (SCOR)

The South Central Ontario Region (SCOR) Economic Development Corporation is comprised of the County of Brant, Elgin County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County and Oxford County. SCOR is working with representatives of the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada to develop a long-term economic development diversification strategy for the region, and to address other priority needs.

For more information please visit the following site:

www.scorregion.com/

Southwest Economic Alliance (SWEA)

The Southwest Economic Alliance (SWEA) is focused on building the Ontario economy in the Southwest through regional leadership and cooperation.

SWEA has a double focus:

1. Internal Capacity Building

2. External Branding & Promotion

For more information please visit the following site: 

www.swea.ca

The St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation

The St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation promotes our area as a prime location to invest and conduct business. Please explore our site and discover how you can be a part of our success.

For more information please visit the following site:
St. Thomas Economic Development Corporation