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Oxford County Tourism Innovation Grant Recipients 2024

Tourism Oxford, Community Futures Oxford and Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Tourism Innovation Grant. Following a thorough review and scoring process, five local businesses were selected as finalists. The finalists met with an objective judging panel on March 18 via Zoom to present their projects and answer questions. The judges had […]

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Oxford Rural Entrepreneurs is back!

The return of the Oxford Rural Entrepreneurs networking events in 2024 brings excitement to the community, with five outstanding businesses hosting events that will travel to all of Rural Oxfords townships this spring and summer. Crystal van Roekel, Rural Oxford’s Economic Development Officer, expressed the enthusiasm of community partners for the continuation of these events. 

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Rural Oxford EDC Joins Expert Panel at Conference South of the Border

Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation (EDC) was represented at the recent Smart Cities Connect Fall Conference and Expo in Washington, D.C. Rural Oxford EDC may seem like a small player when you look at similar organizations across North America, but to one area businessperson, having this organization represented with a group of economic experts was

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Free Entrepreneur Training Offered in Rural Oxford County

Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation is offering area entrepreneurs free online training to help with the topics most relevant to them. The training modules are applicable for a startup or a growing business and include topics such as market research, business planning, and marketing and sales. Crystal Van Roekel is the Economic Development Officer at

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2023 Tourism Innovation Grant award winners announced

Tourism Oxford, Community Futures Oxford and Rural Oxford Economic Development Corporation are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 Tourism Innovation Grant. Following a thorough review and scoring process, four local businesses will each receive $3,000 to help develop a new tourism product in 2023. The 2023 grant recipients include: In total, the program received nine applications, which were

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Oxford Connection’s Fam Tour Series receives prestigious EDCO Award of Excellence

OXFORD COUNTY, ON – The Oxford Connection “Fam Tour” and digital video series has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) Award of Excellence for the Investment Attraction – Urban Population over 100,000 category. The EDCO Awards of Excellence is an annual program organized by the EDCO Awards Committee that

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The Rural Oxford Shopping Channel Returns for a Second Season!

Oxford County’s five rural townships have an abundance of local shops, tourism stops, and service businesses that we just love to promote! Building on a successful community collaboration, our Rural Oxford team will again partner to add another dozen videos to the collection of local business features on the Rural Oxford Shopping Channel. The initial

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Oxford County Tourism Innovation Grant

Three Oxford Organizations offering second round of Tourism Grants

Three grants of $3,000 will be given to local businesses that are developing or expanding tourism experiences in Oxford County.  The organizations involved feel it is important to offer unique and innovative visitor experiences to motivate longer stays and increase year-round visits in the area.

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Rural Oxford Economic Development 2022 Year in Review

I wanted to take a moment to thank each of our five rural municipalities, our contract support team and board members for contributing to Rural Oxford Economic Development‘s overall success. 2022 was a remarkable year and our team couldn’t have offered as much help or make as many thoughtful connections as we did, without your

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Welcome, Doug Turvey

New member from Zorra appointed to ROEDC Board Representing the Township of Zorra, Doug was voted to this position in January of 2018. Doug owns Country Geek Computer Sales and Service out of his home just outside of Embro. He is a retired dairy farmer. Doug has always been active in the community with various

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