GROW GUELPH IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP FOR BUSINESS SUPPORT
Grow Guelph is a closely connected network of non-profit business support organizations, government, and academic partners working collaboratively to coordinate and amplify one another’s efforts to help businesses start, stay, and grow in Guelph. We function as a partnership network, under a Collective Impact Framework, with an ultimate shared goal of keeping Guelph thriving through supporting a strong and resilient economy.
To accomplish these aims, Grow Guelph must be aware of and responsive to business support opportunities that require a collective response. The network:
- Collects and disseminates best business support practices, local business intelligence and data for decision making;
- Shares and supports business and workforce development opportunities, including opportunities for collaboration;
- Sets a collective agenda with a coordinated response to identified business support needs;
- Connects clients with resources across a continuum of business and entrepreneurial supports.
The network thereby contributes to an environment supportive to business success, and to an elevated experience for businesses in Guelph.
START A BUSINESS
BioEnterprise
Agri-innovation, research and development, network connection.
Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
Start up, growth strategies, business planning.
Guelph Economic Development
Building and business permits, grand openings, municipal assistance.
Innovation Guelph
Start up, mentorship, strategic introductions.
University of Guelph – John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise
Start up, entrepreneurship, business planning.
GROW YOUR BUSINESS
BioEnterprise
Agri-innovation, research and development, network connection.
Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
Start up, growth strategies, business planning.
Conestoga College Applied Research Innovation Office
Applied research, innovation, collaboration.
Guelph Economic Development
Building expansions, relocation services, municipal assistance.
Guelph Chamber of Commerce
Networking, advocacy, business connections.
Innovation Guelph
Scale-up, mentorship, seed funding, strategic introductions.
Ontario Centre of Innovation
Innovation, research and development, intellectual property.
University of Guelph – Research Innovation Office
Research expertise, collaboration, technology licensing.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Career Education Council
Youth engagement, career exploration, insights.
Conestoga College
Essential Skills, assessments, continuing education.
University of Guelph – Experiential Learning Department
Co-operative education, work-integrated learning, career services.
University of Guelph – OpenEd
Customized programs, professional development, industry connections.
Workforce Planning Board
Research, labour market information, links to agencies/initiatives.
TRAINING
Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
Start up, programs, resources.
Career Education Council
Youth engagement, experiential learning, skills.
Conestoga College
Employer driven, customized solutions, results-oriented.
Innovation Guelph
Entrepreneurship, business management, finding capital.
University of Guelph – OpenEd
Skill development, certification, flexible delivery.
Workforce Planning Board
Research, labour market information, links to agencies/initiatives.
FUNDING
BioEnterprise
Agri-innovation, research and development, network connection.
Innovation Guelph
Seed funding, strategic introductions, VC/Angel networks.
Ontario Centre of Innvoation
Innovation, research and development, intellectual property.
Workforce Planning Board
Research, labour market information, links to agencies/initiatives.
ADVOCACY
Guelph Chamber of Commerce
Networking, advocacy, business connections.
Workforce Planning Board
Research, labour market information, links to agencies/initiatives.
NETWORKING
BioEnterprise
Agri-innovation, research and development, network connection.
Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
Start up, peer to peer, networking events.
Guelph Economic Development
Networking, advocacy, business connections.
Guelph Chamber of Commerce
Networking, advocacy, business connections.
Innovation Guelph
Peer-to-peer, B2B, investor meetups, curated opportunities.
Workforce Planning Board
Links to agencies/initiatives.
MEET THE PARTNERS
BioEnterprise
Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
Career Education Council Guelph Wellington Dufferin
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Conestoga College Applied Research Innovation Office
conestogac.on.ca/research/appliedresearch.jsp
[email protected]
519-748-5220 ext. 7117
Experiential Learning
uoguelph.ca/experientiallearning/
[email protected]
519-824-4120 extension 52323
Guelph Economic Development
Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership
guelphwellingtonlip.ca
[email protected]
519-822-1260 extension 2625
Guelph Chamber of Commerce
Innovation Guelph
John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise
uoguelph.ca/johnfwoodcentre/thehub
[email protected]
519-824-4120 extension 53056
Ontario Centre of Innovation
oc-innovation.ca
[email protected]
905-823-2020 extension 3237
Research Innovation Office
uoguelph.ca/research/innovation/
[email protected]
519-824-4120 extension 58878
Workforce Planning Board of Waterloo Wellington Dufferin
workforceplanningboard.com/home
[email protected]
519-622-7122