Body: Council Type: Document Meeting: Committee Date: 2019 Collection: Agenda Attachments Municipality: Frontenac County
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About Us The Pilot The Results What’s next
Q&A
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DESIGN
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Our mission is support the growth of new and existing businesses and strategic economic initiatives. i.Fue|
entrepreneurial passion and success
2.Support
the development and growth of startups
and
existing businesses
3.Bring together
and encourage
entrepreneurial communities
collaboration
throughout
THE PILOT
COWORKING TAKEOVER CHALLENGE
- Vandeross
in partnership
with Frontenac
Rural on Purpose
- 30 Days
/ May 2019
- Recruit
Vendor
- Attract
Freelance
- Promote
& encourage
E: Home—based workers participation
County
&
THE RESULTS 12 coworking
locations:
Sydenham,
Battersea,
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lnverary,
Elginburg,
Lake, Glenburnie
& Arden.
Island,
Great
collaboration
Wolfe
Verona,
Sharbot
from the vendors
in
the community Positive
feedback
vendors,
freelancer,
and township
- Low survey
and praise community
representatives
response
rate
from agencies
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“THANK YOU FOR YOUR POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT” —
Norm Roberts, Councxllor Storington District —
“WE LOVE IT! WE WOULD HAVE LIKEDTO HAVE SEEN IT RUN LONGER TO WITNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL” —
Jeff 8: Cor. Owners
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Hohday Country
Manor “I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN INTERESTING APPROACH TO CO-WORKING…NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE RECOMMENDED IT FOR APRIL IN THE FRONTENACS BUT MAYBE |_A1’ER|N
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“LOVE THIS INITIATIVE!THERE IS A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF SHARED WORK SPACE IN THE COUNTY” _
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WHAT’S NEXT… We’re in the early stages of expanding the scope of our services to include ecosystem Ecosystem maps provide entrepreneurs, into the innovation ecosystems
mapping.
agencies, educational institutions, municipaiitiesand many more with insight
that are at our fingertips. Thus encouraging future discussions with stakehoiders about
future linkages between all of the “players” to better support SMEs.
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Questions?
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