Winnipeg’s private sector is being asked to provide financial support to ensure the success of the Yes! Winnipeg initiative, aimed at attracting new businesses to the city and assisting the expansion of existing businesses. The Yes! Winnipeg fundraising campaign, led by Wellington West CEO Charlie Spiring, is targeting to raise $6 million over the next five years.

The Yes! Winnipeg initiative led to a Memorandum of Understanding between the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Winnipeg Inc. (formerly Destination Winnipeg). Yes! Winnipeg will become an initiative within Economic Development Winnipeg.

Read more about this initiative in issue 6 of Marketplace Magazine.