As a Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), we finance new businesses and expansions, provide business services and referrals and fund economic development projects in the Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area (CMA).With 37 Community Futures Development Corporations in rural southern Ontario and 24 in Northern Ontario, CFDC's are well positioned to offer local solutions to local needs.Thunder Bay Ventures supports a variety of ongoing community projects, including the… Show more As a Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC), we finance new businesses and expansions, provide business services and referrals and fund economic development projects in the Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area (CMA).With 37 Community Futures Development Corporations in rural southern Ontario and 24 in Northern Ontario, CFDC's are well positioned to offer local solutions to local needs.Thunder Bay Ventures supports a variety of ongoing community projects, including the Handmade Map, supporting arts and cultural events, and the Small Business Survey. The Small Business Survey has historically been an accurate barometer of the attitudes and opinions of small business owners in Thunder Bay, while the Handmade Map offers a tour of local artists'​ studios and gallery spaces. Thunder Bay Ventures also provides strategic planning to groups and organizations in our census metropolitan area to assist in improving local businesses' effectiveness. Show less

Gear Up For Outdoors Ltd.Creating Adventures with Guaranteed Quality GearGear Up For Outdoors Ltd is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada on the North shore of Lake Superior, the "Largest Freshwater Lake" in the world!Geographically located in the center of the Continental United States & Canada we are a Retail Store with an e-tailer site!Gear Up is Celebrating 29 years in 2016. We have grown and expanded to become one of the larger outdoor retailers of high quality… Show more Gear Up For Outdoors Ltd.Creating Adventures with Guaranteed Quality GearGear Up For Outdoors Ltd is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada on the North shore of Lake Superior, the "Largest Freshwater Lake" in the world!Geographically located in the center of the Continental United States & Canada we are a Retail Store with an e-tailer site!Gear Up is Celebrating 29 years in 2016. We have grown and expanded to become one of the larger outdoor retailers of high quality Name Brand tents, packs, clothing, outerwear, boots & shoes. Our online store has been outfitting and shipping all your outdoor equipment and clothing needs throughout Canada, United States, Europe, both poles and everywhere in between for the past 16 years! Gear Up For Outdoors endeavors to provide the highest quality and most functional outdoor products and equipment for all seasons. For professionals in the field of Forestry, Geology, Mining and Tree Planting, we carry an extensive variety of specialized safety footwear and clothing as well as measuring, mapping, and marking supplies, instruments & tools... Customized Survival Kits Show less