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Thriving Together: Barrie’s Small Business Community Spotlight
Blog Post | October 15, 2025
In this first edition of our small business spotlight series, Thriving Together, we’re highlighting three incredible organizations working to uplift entrepreneurs and foster equity and inclusion in Barrie’s growing business landscape: the Barrie Indian Association, UPlift Black, and the Sandbox Centre.
Music Sector Meetups Bring Local Music Industry Professionals Together
Blog Post | July 17, 2025
On Wednesday June 25th Creative Barrie hosted the first Music Sector Meetup – an evening for music industry professionals to come together, share ideas, and reimagine Barrie’s music scene...
StART Making Sense Arts Business Talks
Blog Post | March 17, 2025
Recently, Invest Barrie sat down with regional artist Sean William Dawson following the soft launch of the 2025 StART Making Sense (SMS) arts business talks series to learn more about the series’ goals, plans and what to expect as they plan for the official series launch later this month.
February 2025: Culture Pop! Newsletter
Newsletter | February 7, 2025
reIGNITE Conference 2024
Blog Post | October 25, 2024
Last month, a handful of Invest Barrie team members had the opportunity to support and attend the 2024 reIGNITE Conference. Learn what some of their key takeaways were as they joined attendees to take in keynote speakers, experience various learning opportunities and build long-lasting connections with members of the start-up ecosystem.
Invest Barrie’s Top 5 Takeaways from reIGNITE Conference
Blog Post | December 19, 2023
A few Invest Barrie team members had the pleasure of attending the 2023 reIGNITE Conference, along with a community of entrepreneurs, start-ups, angel investors, leaders, venture capitalists, and innovative business peers for a three-day mini-MBA opportunity at Olympia Sports Camp in Muskoka.
Invest Barrie and County of Simcoe – 2024 CANSEC & Use of Industrial and Technological Benefits (ITB) Policy
Blog Post | June 5, 2024
Invest Barrie and the County of Simcoe, along with representatives from Georgian College, Lakehead University, and several local businesses attended the CANSEC Global Defence and Security Trade Show in Ottawa as a delegation on May 29th and 30th 2024.