Celebrating Success. Building What’s Next.
Ontario’s small businesses have already shown what’s possible. We’re spotlighting businesses whose stories reflect the ambition, resilience and innovation driving communities across Ontario. We’re also exploring what they’ve built, what’s next on their horizon and what will help them get there, including:
✅ The people and relationships that fuel success
✅ The innovations that help businesses adapt and compete
✅ The opportunities that support sustainable growth
Together, these stories offer a powerful snapshot of what Ontario businesses have built and what they need to continue growing.
Programs for Small Businesses
Skills Bridge Program
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Talent Opportunities Program
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Policy Recommendations
Ontario’s small businesses are ready to grow, innovate, and compete. But turning vision into reality requires the right conditions for success. Throughout Small Business Week, we’ve explored the people, innovations, and opportunities that have fueled business growth across the province. These stories also highlight the barriers many entrepreneurs continue to face and the supports needed to unlock their next chapter.
Drawing on insights from businesses across Ontario, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce’s policy recommendations focus on three key priorities:
People
Supporting businesses in attracting, retaining, and developing the talent they need to grow.
Innovation
Helping businesses adopt new technologies, modernize operations, and remain competitive in a rapidly changing economy.
Growth
Creating the conditions for businesses to invest, expand, access new markets, and build long-term prosperity.
Together, these recommendations are designed to help Ontario’s small businesses build what’s possible and realize their next big vision.
Commerce Talks: Small Business Week Special Episode
Commerce Talks: Powering Ontario – Building a Reliable, Low Carbon Grid for Growth
How do we build an energy system that powers Ontario’s economic growth, expanding communities, and climate goals all at the same time?
In this episode of Commerce Talks, OCC President & CEO Daniel Tisch is joined by Nuclear Innovation Institute President & CEO Jessica Linthorne; Ontario Mining Association President Priyan Tandon; and Whitby Chamber of Commerce CEO Karey Anne Large to discuss what it will take to deliver the energy Ontario needs, and the choices, trade-offs, and opportunities ahead for business, government, utilities, Indigenous partners, and communities.
