Business & Entrepreneur Empowerment

A table, a banner and a queue can change a business.

A local African cuisine caterer serving guests at a Bridge Alliance Canada event
Two wellness practitioners welcoming guests to their booth

Make room for local business

Every gathering we run makes room for local Black-owned and newcomer-owned businesses. Caterers, skincare makers, bakers, stylists, artists. For many, it is the first time they are seen by customers outside their own network.

Between events, our community business directory keeps them findable, and puts them in front of the wider Barrie and Simcoe County market.

Economic inclusion is not a programme. It is a queue at your table.

There is room for you here

Volunteer, partner, bring a stall, or give. Tell us what you have and we will find the right place for it.