Support for your business

Would your business benefit from a customized group transportation for employees? Brant Transit provides a reliable and affordable solution to help ensure your staffing transit needs are met.

For more information, view the Brant Transit Options for Employers program sheet (PDF)

Business Retention and Expansion is of paramount importance to the economic development and health of our community. The County of Brant supports business retention and expansion through its #BrantWorks BR+E program. This program includes; 

• Assistance in sourcing funding; 
• Dedicated liaison services for industrial development, investment attraction, and workforce development;
• Communication and marketing; and 
• Various additional business support. 

Fill our our Business Inquiry Webform below: 

Business Inquiry Form

The County of Brant is pleased to offer the Downtown Community Improvement Plans to help eligible businesses with costs related to improving their business.

For more information, view the Community Improvement Plan webpage

The County of Brant has recently expanded permissions on what is permitted as a home-based business. 

For more information, view the Home-based Business Program (PDF)

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The Temporary Patio Allowance Program offers eligible restaurants in the County of Brant with the opportunity to install temporary patios on public and private property during the warmer months. 

For program details and eligibility, please view the Temporary Patio Allowance program sheet (PDF) 

Apply today! Submit a Temporary Patio Allowance Application

This program allows retail businesses to establish a temporary sales event outside of their usual place of business.

For more information, view the Temporary Sales Event program sheet (PDF)

Apply today! Submit a Temporary Sales Event Application

Enterprise Brant provides financial and consulting services to businesses within the region. In addition to their loan programs, the business consultant staff provide free business consulting, facilitate a wide array of business seminars and assist their clientele to grow their business. 

The Brantford-Brant Business Resource Centre helps businesses succeed to get started and grow. Their services include providing information, resources and free professional consultations on all facets of business needs.

Business Development Bank of Canada is a partner of choice for entrepreneurs looking to access the financing and advice they need to build their businesses and tackle the big challenges of our time. Their investment arm, BDC Capital, offers a wide range of risk capital solutions to help grow the country’s most innovative firms. 

For more information, visit the Provincial Funding Incentives website.

For more information, visit the Federal Funding Incentives website.

Arts, Culture and Heritage Partners

Brant Museums and Galleries Association 

Ontario Museum Association  

Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (MHSTCI) 

Culture Days Canada 

Ontario Creates 

Festivals and Events Ontario 

Economic Development Partners

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing 

South Central Ontario Region Economic Development Corporation (SCOR) 

Western Ontario Warden's Caucus (WOWC) 

Economic Developers Council of Ontario 

Economic Developers Association of Canada 

Grand Valley Construction Association 

Ontario Federation of Agriculture 

Brant County Federation of Agriculture 

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA)

Ministry of Economic Development Job Creation and Trade (MEDJCT) 

Enterprise Brant 

Brantford-Brant Business Resource Centre 

Tourism Partners

RTO 3 - Hamilton Halton Brant Regional Tourism Association 

Destination Ontario 

Tourism Industry Association of Ontario (TIAO) 

Destination Canada 

Ontario Motor Coach Association 

Culinary Tourism Alliance 

Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (MHSTCI) 

Canadian Sport Tourism Alliance 

Indigenous Tourism Ontario 

Burford Business Association

Downtown Paris BIA 

St. George Business Association

Brantford-Brant Chamber of Commerce

The Brantford-Brant Chamber of Commerce serves the business community through government relations, education and community involvement, which has led to the evolution and growth of the region.  The Chamber is an independent, membership driven organization which allows them to develop local businesses and in so doing, the community. 

Paris & District Chamber of Commerce 

The Paris and District Chamber of Commerce was founded by a pro-active group of Paris and Brant County business owners, whose objective was to have a local Chamber that represented their needs as well as the needs of the collective community.  To date, the Chamber has grown and they continue to assist the local community fostering growth and economic development within the area.

The Workforce Planning Board of Grand Erie (WPBGE)

The Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing 

Conestoga College 

Six Nations Polytechnic 

Wilfred Laurier University