Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre

08/28/2026

Get started with FREE business guidebooks for entrepreneurs to help you grow with confidence. Explore downloadable PDF guides designed to support you, make informed decisions and build a strong foundation for success.

✅ Hiring Employees
✅ Writing a Business Plan
✅ Small Business Tax
✅ Starting a Small Business
✅ E-Marketing
✅ Human Resources Law
✅ Business Law

Download easy-to-understand business guides here ➡️ https://hubs.ly/Q044hxPX0

08/27/2026

Windsor-Essex businesses, your input matters! 📣 Take a few minutes to complete the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce’s Tariff Impact Survey and help ensure our region’s business voice is heard - https://form.jotform.com/Windsor_Chamber/tariffimpactsurvey

📣Windsor-Essex businesses: we want to hear from you.

Our quick Tariff Impact Survey is helping us understand how tariffs and related measures are affecting local businesses, and where advocacy is needed most.

Your feedback will help guide our efforts and ensure the Windsor-Essex business voice is heard at all levels of government.

📝 Take a few minutes to share your thoughts: tinyurl.com/WETariffImpactSurvey

Your voice matters. Help us advocate for Windsor-Essex business.

08/27/2026

📣 The Small Business Summit is fast approaching and partnership opportunities are now available!

Showcase your organization while supporting entrepreneurship and business growth in Windsor-Essex. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available to increase your visibility, connect with local entrepreneurs and business leaders and demonstrate your commitment to our region's entrepreneurial community.

💡Learn more about the available partnership packages: https://hubs.ly/Q04tlxkD0

Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce

08/27/2026

🎉Celebrating our 2026 Summer Company graduates!

Today, we recognized 16 young entrepreneurs who successfully launched and operated their own businesses in Windsor-Essex this summer through the Summer Company program. Our student entrepreneurs, their families, mentors and community partners came together to celebrate their accomplishments and everything they achieved throughout the summer.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate, including Mayor Drew Dilkens, County of Essex Warden Hilda MacDonald, Michael Lesperance from the office of Windsor–Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie and Erin King from Motor City Community Credit Union, our event sponsor.

We’re incredibly proud of this year’s participants and look forward to seeing where their entrepreneurial journeys take them next! 🌟

Delivered locally by the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Centre in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Summer Company has been empowering young entrepreneurs in since 2001 through hands-on business experience, training, mentorship and up to $3,000 in funding.

🔗 Learn more about our 2026 Summer Company graduates and their businesses: https://hubs.ly/Q04vxQWQ0

08/27/2026

📰Media Release: Windsor-Essex students build businesses through Summer Company - https://hubs.ly/Q04vw-KV0

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

WINDSOR-ESSEX, ONT. (Aug. 27, 2026) – Sixteen young entrepreneurs were recognized today for launching and successfully operating small businesses in Windsor-Essex this summer.  The 2026 Summer Company Showcase was held at...

08/26/2026

Take your business digital with confidence from the Digital Accelerator Program. Designed to help small businesses enhance their online presence, adopt new technologies and improve operational efficiency, this program provides the tools, training and expert support you need to compete and thrive.

Learn more and apply here: https://hubs.ly/Q04tmdbY0

Gordie Howe International Bridge

08/25/2026

📅 Mark your calendar!

Join us on Oct. 29 for the 2026 Small Business Summit at Caesars Windsor.

Hosted in partnership with the Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce, the Summit will bring together entrepreneurs, business leaders and changemakers from across Windsor-Essex for a day of learning, collaboration and meaningful connections.

🎟️Take advantage of early bird pricing and secure your ticket today: https://hubs.ly/Q04tq4VJ0

🔔Stay tuned for speaker announcements and the full program!

08/21/2026

Yesterday, we wrapped up our final mentorship session for the Summer Company Program! 🌟

These young entrepreneurs had the opportunity to connect with local business leaders, gain valuable insights and hear firsthand advice to help them build confidence and continue growing their businesses.

A special thank you to our mentors for sharing their time, experience and expertise:

Jeffrey Patterson – Miller Canfield
Adam Hooper – Hooper's Lawn Care
Joe Klinger – Kingsville Cycle Works
Marie Pare – Scotiabank
Keron Green – Daniel Bookkeeping Services Inc.

Thank you for helping make our final mentorship session a valuable experience for this year’s Summer Company participants!

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

08/20/2026

We had a great turnout at last weekend’s Downtown Windsor Farmers Market alongside our talented Summer Company participants! 🌟

It was wonderful to see these young entrepreneurs connect with the community and showcase the businesses they’ve worked hard to build. Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to support these emerging entrepreneurs and help drive local success across the region.

Learn more about the Summer Company Program: https://hubs.ly/Q04tJ-fD0

Downtown Windsor BIA | Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade

08/20/2026

📣 The Small Business Summit is fast approaching and partnership opportunities are now available!

Showcase your organization while supporting entrepreneurship and business growth in Windsor-Essex. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available to increase your visibility, connect with local entrepreneurs and business leaders and demonstrate your commitment to our region's entrepreneurial community.

💡Learn more about the available partnership packages: https://hubs.ly/Q04tn0SK0

Windsor Essex Chamber of Commerce