What We Do

Our team provides free bilingual business services to help entrepreneurs, SMEs (small-medium-sized enterprises) and startups launch, expand and grow.

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About The Business Enterprise Centre

The Business Enterprise Centre provides training and programs to help entrepreneurs, SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and startups launch, expand and grow. Our business consulting services foster an entrepreneurial culture and support new jobs and employment in the region.

Our free bilingual services include:

The Business Enterprise Centre is hosted by the Timmins Economic Development Corporation and funded by the Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade.

Please contact the Business Enterprise Centre for more information on how to launch, expand and/or grow your business.

Catchment Area

The Business Enterprise Centre serves a region which extends along the Hwy 11 Corridor and includes communities from Hornepayne to Iroquois Falls as well as Timmins and the James Bay Coast.

Upcoming Workshops

Starter Company Plus – How to Pitch your Business

October 8, 2024

Learn to prepare and practice your business pitch with Nancy Riopel, CEO, Consultant, and Project Manager with Humanagement.

Starter Company Plus – Graduation & Pitch Practice

October 15, 2024

Come celebrate all of your hard work in the Starter Company Plus program and practice pitching your business.

2024 Small Business Week Funder’s Forum

October 22, 2024

The Business Enterprise Centre along with many other regional partners will be in attendance. We will be sharing information about our Starter Company Plus and Summer Company grant programs, as well as offering to assist with other funding and financing applications. Stop by and meet our team! Presented in partnership with Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).