Business Resources

• Oro-Medonte Chamber of Commerce & Tourism

Providing business promotion and networking events for chamber members, supporting a diverse business community.  

• Orillia and Area Chamber of Commerce

Offers networking events, business resources and information for anyone looking to start or expand their business in Orillia and the surrounding area.

• Barrie Chamber of Commerce

Advocates, connects, encourages & shares tangible ideas that generate enterprise success & regional prosperity.

• County of Simcoe Economic Development Office

Resource for funding programs, local educational and networking events, data and demographics for the county of Simcoe and lower tier municipalities.

• Orillia and Area Community Development Corporation (CDC)

Offers a wide variety of programs and services supporting community economic development and small business growth. Including loans for small businesses and social enterprises, business counselling, access to community and business information, support for community-based projects and strategic community planning and socio-economic development.

• Orillia Innovation Collective

Is to attract and support entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences to collaborate, explore and implement digital technologies that create new solutions to solve existing challenges and problems, which results in innovative economic growth.

• Small Business Centre Barrie, Simcoe County  

Assists local entrepreneurs to start and grow their providing free one-on-one consultations, business plan reviews, seminars, networking opportunities and more.

• Henry Bernick Entrepreneurship Centre

Is a resource for entrepreneurs at various stages, across all industry sectors. Assisting students and community based entrepreneurs to validate their business ideas and grow existing businesses, connecting with the tools they need to be successful. This includes; mentorship, funding, training, networking.

• Orillia & Area Lake Country

Is the Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for the region encompassing Oro-Medonte and surrounding municipalities. All tourism-related businesses in the region are eligible for a free website listing and event listings. There are pay-to-play marketing initiatives available for business participation.

• Tourism Simcoe County

Works collaboratively with the sixteen lower tier municipalities, to market Simcoe County as a visitor destination of choice. Including product development and marketing programs.

• Regional Tourism Organization 7 (RT07)

AKA BruceGreySimcoe, partners with tourism businesses and organizations to provide partnership programs (both assistance and funding) that supports tourism businesses and experiences with various resources.

• Agilec- Orillia

Provides various services to help job seekers, workers and employers. 

• Employment Ontario

Assists job seekers, workers and employers with advice, grants and other services around public and private sector employment. 

• Simcoe Muskoka Workforce Development Board

A community directed, non-profit corporation that sources, conducts, and distributes local labour market research and resources.

• Work in Simcoe County

Website with local resources and job opportunities aggregated from other job listing websites. There is vital information to empower and inspire residents with local opportunities along with data and statistics for local businesses.