Doing Business with the Government of Canada - 2010 G8 Summit

Introductory Supplier Seminar

(May apply for G8 Summit business opportunities)

Delivered by: The Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) - Public Works and Government Services Canada

Learn the fundamentals of selling goods and services to the Government of Canada.
May affect doing business with the upcoming 2010 G8 Summit.

Topics to be covered:
What you need to do to become a supplier
Registering your Company
Searching for Opportunities
Marketing your Product or Service
Security Clearance Requirements

Please plan to attend this FREE informative seminar on:
Tues. Jan. 12, 2010 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Gravenhurst Opera House

Presenting Partners: The Town of Gravenhurst and the Chambers of Commerce of South Muskoka

RSVP to Brea, Gravenhurst Chamber - 705-687-4432 or events@gravenhurstchamber

For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at http://www.mcnet.ca/

Waiting to upgrade your technology? Don't.

By Mark Lorne


A NEW GOVERNMENT TAX INCENTIVE MEANS NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY


Stephen Harper’s January budget may have been born out of political necessity, but from that tumult came at least one business initiative of great value: a temporary measure that allows business taxpayers to fully write off computer investments.

The change centres on the Capital Cost Allowance (CCA), the percentage of a capital asset’s cost a business may deduct each year for tax purposes. Budget 2009 increases the CCA rate to 100 per cent for computer hardware and systems software acquired after January 27, 2009 and before February 1, 2011.

Previously, businesses could only write off 55 per cent of a technology investment, at a rate of 50 per cent per year. In subsequent years, (read more)......

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Human Resources Assessment - Request for Proposal

As part of the business planning process, Muskoka Community Network is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to conduct a Human Resources Assessment.

Please visit www.mcnet.ca/rfp for more information.



For more information on broadband and technology in Muskoka, visit the Muskoka Community Network website at http://www.mcnet.ca/