Advanced Services & Advisory Project (ASAP)

The Advanced Services & Advisory Project (ASAP) is a collaborative community based project that connects businesses and not-for-profits engaged in commercial activities to professionals for advice, training, and counselling to help navigate through this pandemic.

Services are delivered through private 1-1 sessions at no cost to you. HCDC pays the service providers directly!

Eligibility: Any business (including not-for-profit corporations engaged in commercial activities) operating prior to March 1, 2020 and within Haliburton County who is adversely affected by COVID-19. If you have received a loan through HCDC from the Regional Relief and Recovery Fund (RRRF), you are ineligible for this program.

Application Process:

The intake for applications is ongoing until January 25, 2021 (or while funds last)

• Submit a completed application to awilson@haliburtoncdc.ca
• Application is then evaluated and approved by the Haliburton County Development Corporation (HCDC)
• Time frame: contract commitment by January 25, 2021 and expenses incurred by March 15, 2021
• Once an application is approved, that business can seek out a professional service provider. A referral list is available upon request.

Services Areas:

• Financial and Debt Management: Training, advice or counselling on planning, organizing, directing and controlling any financial activities.
• Customer Attraction and Retention: Strategies for creating new markets & sales channels, a culture of innovation & becoming customer centric.
• Business Advisory and Coaching: Training, advice or counselling in Human Resources, Business Strategies, identifying new opportunities and goal alignment.
• Digital and Technical Services: Digital needs assessments, advice & training on digital platforms like ERP, CRM, lead generation, accounting software, etc.
• Building Needs Assessment: Engineering report on proper ventilation, fresh air exchange, physical distancing requirements, etc.