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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1995-04-12, Page 8171E • NINON N ADVANCEII MES fVEDNE51 5.d APRIL 12,1995 Looking at prosperity and growth in Wingham Project seeps to define potential development areas in community In 1993, the Wingham and Area Chamber of Commerce Was in- volved in the sponsorship of a small business seminar. The semi- nar was attended by over 140 local people interested in developing their own business. Unfortunately little information was available on potential business opportunities in the Wingham ser- vice area. The Chamber of Commerce and the Wingham Economic Develop- ment Committee are now involved in reaching out to local entrepren- eurs by undertaking a business op- portunities project to address poten- tial development areas. The organizers of the Communi- ty Commerce Opportunities feel that there is potential to locally pro- duce some of the goods and servic- es that presently are imported from outside Wingham's service area. The more locally produced goods and services, the more self-reliant Wingham's economy will be. PURPOSE The purpose of the Community Commerce Opportunities project is two -fold: to identify goods and ser- vices that could be provided locally e that are- currently imported from outside Wingham's service area; and, to`determine the feasibility of replacing some of the imported goods and services in the Wingham area. Several regional organizations joining the partnership of the Chamber and WEDC are the Huron Business Centre, the North Huron EDC, F.E. Madill Secondary School and the Advance -Times. The project will begin in mid-April and by the end of Octo- her. . Several phases will be completed in the overall project. The initial phase will involve the_ identification of imported goods and services. This phase will be used to identify potential goods and services that • could be producedlocally. Ideas Will be collected from the commu- nity at large through a Community Commerce Opportunities Contest. The contest will be promoted -through the Advance -Times for four weeks, beginning mid-April. In addition, a co-ordinator will be retained to contact the major ' commercial, industrial and institu- r%°Iltyiiai5►4.�'rc ",.. k&�,• �:04s tional services in the Wingham ser- vice area. These services will be asked to identify goods and services that they need and . they feel could be. produced locally. A steering corn= mittee will be established to help identify those goods and services that have the greatest potential to be produced locally. Phase 1 is expected to be corn- pleted by May 31. . The second phase will be the pre- liminary economic feasibility as- sessment, This will be -used to de- termine the market potential and. feasibility of producing the goods and services identified in Phase 1. The results of this preliminary assessment will be summarized in' a report and presented at a public for- um.. This should be completed by. the end of August. Phase 3 will be the Small Busi- ness Seminar. This seminar will be presented in October for interested entrepreneurs. The focus will he the results of the- business opportunities project to participants. The total project is estimated at ' $19,350. The Chamber has applied to jobsOntario for $8,300 for a :w�:7*!:::nc::#!�;�w j,,v,.sr} :}�::}... }7{;:R:ii:JI1.±;1,F,%. :R .\ j '•�z; ' •..xamnia, q:;.,.h..ate.•,:E.,.:,Y.2..w.:G):::T.r>:}:..;y.+'fr..: :.::::sr;ca"::i:::.:} Think about the goods and services you buy. How many of them are produced or processed in this area? How many are imported from outside of our service area? Can you think of any of these imported goods and services that could be produced locally? If so, you could not only help Wingham, but also win valuable prizes as welt - The Wingham and Area Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Committee are offering over $400 worth of prizes for ideas on goods and services you -cart think could be produced locally. Get togeth,er with family or friends — groups submissions are encouraged! Enter- as often. as you wish. - In 100 words or less, identify a product or service Wingharn' currently imports from outside our service area (20 mile radius) that you think would be economically produced locally on a part or full -time basis; or products and services that are not available that we need; or a product or service that we have but need more of in the community. All entries must be received by April 30, 1995. Contest Guidelines .. 1. The contest is open to anyone who wishes to enter with the exception of the contest judges and their immediate families; 2. Contestants may enter as an individual or submit a joint entry with family or friends;:;, 3. There is no limit to the number of entries per individual pr group; 4. Individuals or groups selected as submitting' prize winning ideas will be restricted to one prize each, no matter how many of their ideas areselected by the judges; * 5. Winners will be notified by phone on or before May 30, 1995. 6. If more that one individual or groups submits the same winning entry, prizes will be split among the winning groups or individuals where possible, if not, a random selection will be made by placing the names in a hat and a final name drawn. Clip and Return with entry Community Commerce Contest Return to: Sponsored by the Wingham and Area Chamber of Commerce, Wingham Economic Development Committee, F. E. Madill t Secondary School, Wingham Advance -Times and Wescast Industries. t In 100 words or less, outline a product or service that you feel t could be produced locally and why you feel it would be feasibly 4 produced in our community. Name - Address: Phone Number: Category 1 Adult 1 'High School Student 1 Wingham and Area Chamber of Commerce ' `Community Commerce Opportunities Contest' Box 130, Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0 All entries mustbe postmarked no later than April 30, 1995. Y'bu may want to consider one of the following: a) One product or service that I feel could be produced in my community is... b) I think that it would be feasible to produce this product or service in my community because... o c) Products or services we need that are not•preseritly available in the community... i d) Products or services that are being produced locally that we need more of... L J Coloring eggs...Students at the Wingham Day Care Centre on William. Street were busy coloring Easter eggs Iasi Thursday. Amber Duck (right) gets help from Co-op stu- dent Angela Fischer In coloring her egg. grant. The Chamber and WEDC are each contributing $1,000. The re- maining partners are contributing a total of $10,050 in in-kind contribu- tions (i.e: Staff, time and resources). The project steering committee is being chaired by Art Clark, repre- senting the Wingham EDC and Phil Beard, representing the Chamber. YOUR HELP Get together with your family, friends and/or employees and think about the , goods and services that you buy and/or sell. Submit those ideas for goods and services that you think could be produced locally and send them to the Wingham and Area Chamber of Commerce, or enter the Communi- ty Commerce Opportunities Con- test in April. More information can be re- ceived.. front either Art Clark at 357-T521 or Phil Beard at 357- 1255. Coming up in the kT - In the next couple of weeks we will be profiling local entrepreneurs and why they made their decision to bring their particular products or services into the community. We will take a look at the Milverton Experience and the overall concept of the Community Commerce Opportunities Project. - Finally, we'll publish the best of all the entries received by the Community Commerce Opportunities judges. i GODERICH &DISTRICT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE presents rtancf i • * 1992 Woman of the Year by Chatelaine Magazine * Most popular speaker in Canada today * Editor of the Financial Post TOPIC Canada, 2005If April 26th,1995 8:00 p.m. GODERICH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CENTRE, Goderich Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Coffee and Donuts For tickets call 1-800-265-5594 00 or: Marlin Travel, • /person Campbell's Cameras Swing Into Spring .<<e= Wingham GoIf&Curling Club We are pleased to announce that another season of Golf is just around the corner. The course is open (weather permitting). 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