B Local Ontario Blog
Welcome to the B Local Ontario blog. This is where we share what's happening across our community — updates from our advocacy campaigns, recaps of our events, spotlights on our members, and the other work we're doing to grow the movement for business as a force for good in Ontario. New posts appear here first — and travel out to the fediverse and via rss, so you can follow from wherever you already are.
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Dot Fusion
April 28, 2025
About eight years ago, our founder, Chris Bryce, ended up on a trip to Cambodia. He was impressed by the curiosity and desire of the local youth. They were hungry…
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
April 16, 2025
BDC is dedicated to entrepreneurs, working across our offices and across Canada to support those that are public-minded and B Corp made sense. We're especially proud of this and for…
What it means to be a B Corp?
March 25, 2025
In the session they shared what it really means to be a B Corp, how they are strengthening financial well-being and building a better tomorrow for people and the planet,…
Bill C59 - Protecting Canadians from misleading environmental claims?
March 23, 2025
Nick Warelis, B Local Ontario Board member, attended an event on Bill C-59 and would like to share some useful information that could help your business and clarify what changes…
Fair Compensation for Municipal Land: Focus on Guelph
March 23, 2025
Fair Compensation for Municipal Land Focus on Guelph Guelph, like other Ontario municipalities, has taken steps to ask for fair compensation for the use of municipal land used by…
Bullfrog Power
March 4, 2025
At B Local, our focus is amplification, collaboration, and supporting fellow B Corps with a mandate to do good as we do well. Bullfrog Power is the next in our…
LAT Multilingual
March 3, 2025
At B Local, our focus is amplification, collaboration, and supporting fellow B Corps with a mandate to do good as we do well. LAT Multilingual is the next in our…
BLO Chair Arni Mikelsons on Small Business Big Impact Podcast
February 26, 2025
B Local Ontario’s very own Arni Mikelsons took the spotlight on Meridian Credit Union’s Small Business Big Impact Podcast! In this episode, Meridian CEO Jay-Ann Gilfoy chats with Arni about…
Alliance for Livable Ontario Seminar
February 24, 2025
Alliance for Livable Ontario Seminar Watch the recording of our webinar with Franz Hartmann from the Alliance for a Liveable Ontario (ALO) to learn more about how the housing crisis…
Introducing Vanessa Pereira – Advocacy Campaign Coordinator
February 6, 2025
Introducing Vanessa Pereira – Advocacy Campaign Coordinator B Local Ontario has hired Vanessa Pereira as its Advocacy Campaign Coordinator to help with our Fair Compensation for use of Municipal Land…
