Introducing our SBA summer students

Each year the SBA hosts summer students under the federal Canada Summer Jobs program. Here’s a look at this year’s students, working virtually from home on a variety of programs associated with membership and events.  

Summer Employment Opportunity – Process Analyst

Title: Process Analyst Hourly Wage Rate: $15 Tasks and Responsibilities: Scarborough Business Association (SBA) provides a support system to develop and further the interests of local companies and businesses in Scarborough. All activities of the SBA are focused on promoting industry best practices, education, local economic development, collaboration and partnerships, networking opportunities, and a positive […]

Here’s how our SBA COVID-19 task force is contributing

When we were first starting to see the effects of COVID-19 in our community and in our business world, the SBA struck a COVID-19 response task force. This volunteer committee meets weekly (and communicates regularly in between) to carry out a program of support and understanding for the business community. Through this committee the Scarborough […]

Andrea Hazell new SBA President

Andrea Hazell (BMO) has been elected president of the Scarborough Business Association. Joining Andrea on the executive for the 2019-20 year will be Ashwani Bhardwaj (Ashmay Conveyancing) vice president and Viresh Mathur (Blue Umbrella Financial Services) treasurer. Other directors voted into office at the groups recent annual meeting are Shawn Allen (Matrix Mortgage Global) Raffy […]

Mayor John Tory to lunch with Scarborough Business leaders

For immediate distribution (Scarborough, ON) Mayor John Tory will bring his vision for Scarborough’s future to a lunch with an expected 400 business leaders on May 6. It’s the fourth year for the Scarborough Business Association’s (SBA) Lunch with Mayor John Tory and it has quickly become an important event on the Scarborough community calendar. […]

We’d like to hear from you

  By Bridget Quinn It’s the drive to be valuable to members which has led to the questions in this year’s Scarborough Business Association (SBA) business survey. An online survey  will provide the Scarborough Business Association with direction as it moves forward as the voice of the business community in Toronto’s east. “We learned much […]

SBA interns research Scarborough business community

Three student interns have joined The Scarborough Business Association to broaden their experience of working in a professional business environment. Tasnia Sameen, Olivier Smith and Frank Zhang are students from the University of Toronto hired as marketing and communications coordinator, economic development researcher, and research analyst respectively. “Made possible through the Canada Summer Jobs program, the […]