“In Halton Hills, we're forging a path towards a future where clean energy and economic growth unite, where solar power and farmland unite, and we are creating a sustainable legacy for generations to come.” - Mike Carter, President, First Green Energy

As a recognized leader in sustainability, climate change action, and the green economy, Halton Hills strives to offer residents an exceptional standard of living, while taking meaningful actions to support a healthy environment.

Is your small business hosting an event this summer? Submit event details to the Town's events calendar, Happening in the Hills!

Questions about calendar event submissions? Contact the Visit Halton Hills team.

1. How to Start a Small Business - July 3, 2024
2. Business Plan Basics - July 10, 2024
3. Market Research - July 17, 2024
4. Marketing and Sales - July 31, 2024
5. Building your Business Online - August 7, 2024
6. Financials 101 - August 21, 2024

Summer boot camp sessions will alternate between locations in north Halton from 10:00a.m -12:00p.m.

The cost for each session is $29.57+HST

Support Local Businesses with the Sticker Map Program!

This summer, Halton Hills is offering a unique opportunity for residents and visitors to explore the town and support local businesses through the Sticker Map Program. From June 1 to August 31, participants can collect stickers at various locations, showcasing the best of what our town has to offer. 

How It Works: 

1. Pick up your Sticker Map from any participating Town facility location. 
2. Travel around Georgetown, Acton, and Glen Williams and collect 1 mini sticker from a participating business from each location and put them on your big map sticker map.   
3. Stick your completed map on your water bottle, bike, computer, helmet, or wherever you'd like. 
4. Take a photo of your completed sticker map and upload it to visithaltonhills.ca/stickersubmission for a chance to win 1 of 3 grand prize packs!  
5. Show us your adventure by tagging @visthaltonhills on social or using #visithaltonhills. 

 Collision Toronto 2024

Exploring Halton’s Innovation Ecosystem: Insights for International Tech Businesses 

Strictly Local 

On display until July 21 in the Helson Gallery 

Image: Through the Trails by Karen Watts

This annual local artist exhibition is curated with the theme Strictly Local in celebration of the Town's 50th anniversary. Selected artworks by local artists respond specifically to the Halton Hills context. Explore how artists have interpreted this theme with their art.

Halton Employers: Take the Halton Region 2024 Employment Survey

Are you a business owner in Halton? Halton Region is conducting their annual Employment Survey. Your input will help monitor regional employment activities and trends and inform policy decisions to support future economic growth in Halton.

Here's what you need to know:

• The survey will take about five minutes to complete.
• The survey will be open until September 30, 2024.
• Survey results will be reported through our annual Employment Survey Results report in 2025. We will also share the data with our Local Municipalities (the City of Burlington and the Towns of Halton Hills, Milton and Oakville).
• Your responses will not be disclosed publicly, unless required to do so by law. Responses will be grouped together and no individual company will be identified.

Halton Region Survey Team:

The Region will also be reaching out to local business owners in-person, by phone or by email through a team of nine Regional Employment Surveyors. If you are unsure whether a surveyor is a Halton Region employee, please call 311 or 905-825-6000 to confirm. Alternatively, you can ask for the Employment Surveyor to contact you using a verified Halton email address.

Provincial Funding Announcements

Ontario Investing $40 Million in Life Sciences Sector

The Ontario government is investing $40 million from the Venture Ontario Fund, dedicated to helping Ontario life sciences companies and biomanufacturers innovate, grow and compete in global markets. This new funding will help the province’s researchers and companies develop innovative life-saving medicines and technologies of tomorrow

Ontario Expanding Support for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

The Ontario government is investing $4.8 million over the next two years to expand the Starter Company Plus program, helping an additional 500 entrepreneurs seed, start or grow a business.

Halton Hills Economic Development Services

The Town of Halton Hills Economic Development division, Invest Halton Hills, provides a full suite of high-quality services and supports to the business community that in turn foster a prosperous economy and enhance quality of life.

Invest Halton Hills supports and services include:

• Financial incentives via the Community Improvement Plan (CIP)
• Business retention and expansion (BR&E) programming
• Investment attraction, expansion, and relocation
• Business concierge service
• Site selection assistance
• Market research
• Industry engagement
• Workforce development
• Supporting and advancing affordable housing projects and initiatives
• Amplifying tourism’s economic benefits

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