Dear Perth County Business Owner / Representative

On behalf of the team at Perth County Economic Development and Tourism, we thank you for your interest in completing our Business Retention and Expansion (BR+E) survey. Our BR+E survey is an important opportunity for us to learn about any challenges and opportunities you may be encountering while doing here business in Perth County so that we can further support you.  Our Economic Development Team offers a variety of FREE services to assist you including our Digital Service Squad which provides website, social media and digital support, our Discover More Adventures program helps businesses with tourism potential to launch an experiential tourism product with marketing support, photo/video assets and expert coaching, our Discover More Flavour Farm Gate Map helps promote all of the farm gate sales locations across the County, our Business Tours and Business Spotlights help showcase your business to key stakeholders and new customers, and our Business Directory provides a place to help your business be found online. We also operate PC Connect, an affordable public transit service that alleviates transportation barriers for residents to access employment and other basic needs.

We know that each business has unique needs and our Perth County Economic Development and Tourism team is committed to working with you to find the resources you need.  We can connect you to available funding sources including grants and loans, support your recruitment efforts, provide free and cost effective training options, connect you with other departments or government agencies as required and be an ongoing resource.

The BR+E survey should take between 10-15 minutes to complete and will help our team understand how we can better support support you.  Your responses will help our team provide you with the services that are most valuable to your individual need.  All of the information provided will be treated as confidential and we will only contact you if you indicate that it is okay to do so.  On behalf of our Perth County Team, thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!

Questions about the survey? Call or email Perth County Economic Development Officer Justin Dias at 519-271-0531 ext. 153 or via email at jdias@perthcounty.ca

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