Press Releases.
The latest news from Business Centre Guelph-Wellington.
Latest News
2026
Past Releases
2025
- September 5, 2025 Empowering Guelph Entrepreneurs
- July 24, 2025 Creative youth in Guelph-Wellington take on entrepreneurship
- July 16, 2025 Student Entrepreneurs Launch Businesses with Open House
2024
- November 27, 2024 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington celebrates 25 years of supporting small businesses
- November 21, 2024 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington Celebrates 25 Years of Empowering Local Small Businesses & Entrepreneurs
- October 9, 2024 Guelph Chamber of Commerce and Business Centre Guelph-Wellington form strategic partnership
- September 27, 2024 Guelph Chamber of Commerce & Business Centre Guelph-Wellington announce new strategic partnership
- August 3, 2024 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington secure three new directors to board.
- July 8, 2024 Young entrepreneurs showcase start-up businesses
2023
- October 2, 2023 Bridges To Better Business Supports Small Business Month Activities
- July 17, 2023 Join the Business Centre Guelph-Wellington Board of Directors!
- June 14, 2023 Guelph and Wellington small businesses see $500,000 in grants
- June 13, 2023 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington Celebrates Over $500,000 in Digital Main Street Grants to Help Local Businesses Adopt Online Technologies
- June 13, 2023 Business booming for young Elora entrepreneur
- June 9, 2023 Jesse Duhacek named Youth Citizen of the Year
- March 9, 2023 RED CARPET: Women celebrated at Business Centre’s International Women’s Day event
- February 28, 2023 Guelph Shops Business Spotlight Profile: Trek Nirvana
2022
- October 24, 2022 Business Centre brings on new board members
- October 13, 2022 Erin businesses look for municipal support to grow and expand
- October 13, 2022 The Business Centre of Guelph-Wellington supports entrepreneurs every step of the way
- September 27, 2022 Tourism grant comes to Guelph to spark new businesses
- September 27, 2022 Celebrating World Tourism day with launch of Guelph Spark mentorships and grants program
- September 22, 2022 Attend Guelph’s Spark mentorship and grant program launch
- September 18, 2022 Local entrepreneurs get extra help through mentorship program
- July 21, 2022 Young entrepreneurs create viable businesses in Guelph
- July 20, 2022 Senator Rob Black attends the official launch of Business Centre Guelph-Wellington’s Summer Company program in Guelph, Ontario.
- July 20, 2022 New grant funding allows Business Centre Guelph Wellington Digital Service Squad to help small businesses
- July 13, 2022 $200,000 grant will help local businesses grow digital presence
- July 6, 2022 Family the secret ingredient for new deep dish pizza business
- July 5, 2022 ‘That’s really creepy:’ Local artist turns trash into treasures
- July 3, 2022 Puslinch Native Matteo Furfaro Brings His Deep Dish Pizza Experience To Guelph
- June 14, 2022 Community Builders Awards: Kristel Manes honoured for fostering economic development in Guelph
- June 14, 2022 Community Builders Awards: Kristel Manes honoured for fostering economic development in Guelph
- May 31, 2022 Guelph Shops Business Spotlight Profile – Lost Aviator Coffee Company
- May 19, 2022 Crocheting, knitting will be celebrated at Fergus Fibre Festival later this month
- May 12, 2022 Guelph is quietly building the economy of the future today
- May 6, 2022 New Children’s Reading Room offers inclusive space for children to fall in love with books
- May 1, 2022 Rhyze and Shine to hear public pitches from business finalists
- April 20, 2022 Minister Fortier highlights Budget 2022 investments in Guelph and Cambridge
- March 28, 2022 Hyperlocal vertical farming comes to Downtown Guelph
- February 22, 2022 OUR CHANGED WORLD: Downtown Guelph businesses look to the silver lining in our pandemic-changed world
- February 8, 2022 2022-2026 Economic Development and Tourism Strategy
- February 2, 2022 2022 Ontario Economic Report
- January 19, 2022 Council sets new path for bettering city’s economy
- January 10, 2022 Ontario Providing Supports for Small Businesses, Workers and Families
2021
- December 17, 2021 4,139 SMALL BUSINESSES WERE SUPPORTED IN RECOVERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19
- October 19, 2021 Ontario Making Life Easier With New Business Registry
- October 15, 2021 Proof of Enhanced COVID-19 Vaccine Certificate with QR Code and Verify Ontario App
- September 3, 2021 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington relocating to city hall
- September 1, 2021 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington relocating to Guelph City Hall on October 1
- July 29, 2021 Summer program helps young entrepreneurs
- July 19, 2021 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington secure three new directors to board
- July 16, 2021 Student entrepreneurs launch Summer Company businesses with support from Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
- July 15, 2021 Helping businesses build connection and reduce food waste
- June 25, 2021 Ontario Moving to Step Two of Roadmap to Reopen on June 30
- June 25, 2021 Summary of Measures: Step 2
- June 7, 2021 Ontario to Move to Step One of Roadmap to Reopen on June 11
- June 5, 2021 ReSource Exchange is currently in a beta testing phase.
- May 21, 2021 Roadmap to Reopen
- May 3, 2021 Best Regional Entrepreneurship Growth & Development Initiative – Southern Ontario
- May 3, 2021 Rhyze Ventures Applications Open May 1st!
- April 29, 2021 Wellington County council approves new COVID recovery grants
- April 19, 2021 Couple bringing vertical farming to Downtown Guelph after winning free store space
- April 18, 2021 Couple bringing vertical farming to Downtown Guelph after winning free store space
- April 15, 2021 Noki Farms receives $20,000 at Win This Space business pitch competition!
- April 8, 2021 Who will ‘Win this Space’?
- April 6, 2021 BCGW’S ‘WIN THIS SPACE’ COMPETITION NARROWS IT DOWN TO THREE FINALISTS
- March 19, 2021 #LoveLocal: More Prospective Guelph Entrepreneurs Looked To Open Their Own Businesses Amid Pandemic
- March 18, 2021 Drive Forward – Driver Training Program
- March 18, 2021 Pandemic Leads To Lost Jobs But Also New Business
- March 1, 2021 Working Together Towards Economic Recovery
- January 28, 2021 Downtown store space, cash and more up for grabs in new business pitching competition
- January 25, 2021 BCGW’S ‘WIN THIS SPACE’ Competition Gives Entrepreneurs A Chance To Win Prime Retail Space
- January 18, 2021 Announcement: Win This Space Competition
- January 15, 2021 Applications Now Open for Ontario’s Small Business Support Grant
- January 12, 2021 New Year, New Business?
- January 5, 2021 CRA Home office expenses question and answer sessions
2020
- 2020 The New Ontario Small Business Support Grant
- November 19, 2020 Working Together Towards Economic Recovery: Announcing the Covid-19 Economic Recovery Network
- November 19, 2020 Ontario Supporting Small Businesses with Financial Advice and Training
- November 6, 2020 New entrepreneurship program hones in on skills and experiences of older adults
- November 4, 2020 Program helps adults over 55 pivot to new careers
- November 4, 2020 BCGW Combats Uncertainty in the Workforce for Mature Adults with Program Launch
- November 2, 2020 New skills development program encourages adults 55+ to pivot their career toward entrepreneurship
- October 22, 2020 Business Centre Guelph-Wellington free online event to help businesses navigate new normal
- October 22, 2020 Guelph Arts Council offers free workshops to help creative workers and businesses recover from pandemic losses
- October 22, 2020 Bridges to Better Business event will help entrepreneurs navigate ‘new normal’ during pandemic
- October 20, 2020 Bridges to Better Business online event will help entrepreneurs navigate the “new normal” of building businesses during COVID-19 pandemic
- October 9, 2020 Proposed Government Legislation For Businesses During Covid-19
- September 23, 2020 Guelph Arts Council announces new services for local artists
- August 26, 2020 Guelph and Wellington County launch digital service squad; receives $115,000 FedDev grant
- August 20, 2020 ‘Digital Support Squad’ to help local small businesses build their digital footprint
- August 19, 2020 $115K grant will help small businesses adopt digital technology
- August 18, 2020 Digital Main Street – Digital Service Squad
- July 31, 2020 Centre Wellington’s community spirit helps businesses succeed during pandemic
- July 16, 2020 Guelph city council approves $300K to support business recovery from pandemic
- July 15, 2020 Guelph council approves new funding aimed at helping businesses hard hit by COVID-19
- June 15, 2020 Will COVID-19 have a lasting impact on downtown Guelph?
- May 27, 2020 City/county launch Grow Back Better food security initiatives
- April 17, 2020 Support for businesses impacted by COVID-19 the focus of mayor’s new task force
- March 31, 2020 Women entrepreneurs invited to apply for Rhyze Ventures program
2019
- December 19, 2019 Rockwood resident turns hobby into a business with planet-friendly menstrual products
- November 30, 2019 Small business owners can access affordable professional advice through Business Centre Guelph-Wellington
- November 16, 2019 Skills at Work 55+ program
- July 5, 2019 Students take advantage of summer jobs program
- June 19, 2019 Business Centre kiosk at City Hall supports small business
- June 19, 2019 Guelph city hall offers small businesses new tool
- May 14, 2019 Guelph-Wellington bid wins $10 million in Smart Cities Challenge
- March 28, 2019 Toronto’s Digital Main Street program expanded across Ontario
2018
- July 5, 2018 Summer Company offers 12 young entrepreneurs a chance to run their own business (4 photos)
- June 21, 2018 Local women ‘Rhyze’ to the top
- March 26, 2018 Business Centre welcomes new leadership this April