Economic Development

Enrollment for the fall/winter intake for the Huron County Starter Company Plus program is now open. The program provides business training, coaching, mentorship and an opportunity to be awarded a grant of up to $5,000 for eligible participants to start, expand or buy a small business.

The Huron County Immigration Partnership is seeking participants for a study investigating discrimination experienced by immigrants, visible minorities, and Indigenous people.

he first, of up to six, murals of the 2022 Huron County Mural Project is now complete.  The mural, designed and installed by artist Meaghan Claire Kehoe, can be viewed at the Bayfield Arena, on the wall facing Jane Street.

Welcoming Week is September 9 to 18, 2022. Join in on the fun!

The County of Huron’s annual Supporting Local Economic Development (SLED) program has awarded $87,500 to nine applicants that successfully demonstrated their projects would have a measurable economic impact.

Artists are invited to respond to an open call to participate in the Huron County Mural Project. This program will see the creation of six new public art murals in the communities of Bayfield, Clinton, Exeter, Goderich, Seaforth, and Wingham, between August and December, 2022. Artists may submit an Expression of Interest to be considered for the program.

The County of Huron Economic Development Team recently received the Outstanding Multi Community With a Population 50,000 – 100,000 award from Business Retention & Expansion International (BREI) for their 2021 Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) project.

Digital Service Squads (DSS) are the cornerstone of Digital Main Street (DMS) and the Huron County DSS will be providing one-on-one assistance to small businesses, at no cost, to help improve their use of digital technologies and enhance their online presence until December 31, 2023. 

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