Orillia Area Community Development Corp. (CDC)

Name: Orillia Area Community Development Corp. (CDC)
Address: 22 Peter St S, Orillia, ON L3V 5A9, Canada, V, Canada

4.9/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Orillia Area Community Development Corp. (CDC)

Address :	22 Peter St S, Orillia, ON L3V 5A9, Canada
Phone :	📞 +79
Website :	http://www.orilliacdc.com/
Categories :	Non-profit organization , Business center , Financial institution , Business development service ,
City :	V

22 Peter St S, Orillia, ON L3V 5A9, Canada

Best Business center in Canada

R	Refillery District on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As a social entrepreneur with a mission, but no previous experience in business, the CDC has been integral to the start-up and continued success of my business. Their incredible team encouraged our ideas and laid out a clear path for us in conceivable and achievable steps (e.g. comprehensive business plan template, start-up budget template and revenue projections). The CDC provided access to a straight-forward start-up loan process, continuous access to relevant grant funding, employee wage subsidies, general business consulting, access to in-house specialty consultants and workshops. 10/10 would recommend to anyone at any stage of their business!
K	Kelsey Marie on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There are a lot of open-minded people at the CDC. They want to see small business owners succeed. With a traditional bank, the focus tends to be more on the numbers. With the CDC, they’re also looking at numbers, but at the person, too. Staff guided me through the process of developing my business plan and applying for a loan. Since starting this journey with the CDC, I have never felt like I’m on the wrong path.
P	Paula Martyn on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The help, the knowledge and the support of the Orillia CDC is incomparable. Always a fantastic resource and champion for your business; I couldn't have gotten this far without them. I never hesitate to take any course they are facilitating. No question is too big or too small. I highly recommend them for any business knowledge you need help with.
G	Greg Auger on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Orillia CDC has been an invaluable resource for our small team through the past year, as we worked through planning, then successfully launching our new Mechanical Engineering & Industrial Distribution venture. We really appreciated the insightful questions and suggestions from John as we worked to develop our business plan, as well as his assistance with fine tuning our pitches to several target partner companies. As we moved from planning to launching, Susan was a great help pulling together all the paperwork and working with us to secure the financing we needed in order to get up & running smoothly. The access to free webinars and other instructional sessions has also been really appreciated as a way to learn more about the many aspects of running a small business that we didn't know yet! Would definitely recommend.
H	Heather P-J on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The CDC is an incredibly valuable resource to our community. They provide support to small businesses and help young people find employment opportunities. In a time of job insecurity, high unemployment, and so many struggles for small business owners; the CDC is the support Orillia & area needs. I worked with Katie to find new employment during the pandemic. She was, and continues to be, very helpful and attentive. I feel very fortunate that I was able to work with the CDC and I recommend their services to everyone.
C	Courtney Brewer on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Ive been working with Dan Landry to start and help grow my Meal Prep Business and hes been great. Very personable, gives me great resources and encouragement! Thanks for everything you guys do, you really make such a difference to your clients!
L	Luke Sedgwick on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The CDC basically kept us afloat during our period of shutdown. Without their funding I would have had to really slow everything down and possibly look for outside investment. I’m just happy we have them in our area, they’ve helped out a lot of businesses and I think they have the interests of the local community at heart, which is the most important thing.
S	Sara McEwen on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The Orillia Area CDC has helped me with Community Capacity Building Fund grants to help my small business, Humdinger Bicycle Tours. They are incredibly supportive throughout the application process, and very quick with reimbursement. Carol is very helpful and great to work with!