Business survey results revealed. (Around: The North).Timmins Timmins, town (1991 pop. 47,461), central Ont., Canada, on the Mattagami River. Timmins is the commercial center of the rich Porcupine gold-mining district, where gold was first discovered in 1909. Silver, copper, lead, and zinc are also mined. businesses are largely satisfied with their state of affairs, reveals a survey conducted by the Timmins business retention and expansion project. Volunteers polled 138 businesses, including corporations, branch companies, partnerships and single proprietors, who responded to an advertisement ADVERTISEMENT. A 'notice' published either in handbills or in a newspaper. 2. The law in many instances requires parties to advertise in order to give notice of acts which are to be done; in these cases, the advertisement is in general equivalent to notice. . The lack of technical, trade and post-secondary skills among the local workforce was cited as business's greatest concern, as well as lack of knowledge on resources and financial aid available through community futures programs and the Business Development Bank of Canada The Business Development Bank of Canada is a crown corporation financial institution wholly owned by the Government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial and consulting services to Canadian small business, with a particular focus on technology and exporting. . The survey results revealed 83 per cent of Timmins businesses offered bilingual bi·lin·gual adj. 1. a. Using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency. b. services, 90 per cent were non-unionized, 81 per cent were founded in Timmins, 83 per cent had no problem with employee retention, and 91 per cent expressed satisfaction with their current location. On the other hand, 11 of 25 companies indicated they were considering relocating out of Timmins, and six small operations noted they plan to shut their doors over the next two years due to lack of profitability. |
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