It’s an optimistic business community in Yorkton, says Juanita Polegi of the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce. Businesses numbers remain steady, and the advantages of doing business in Yorkton make it an attractive place to set up shop.
The trading area is the big advantage that Yorkton has, Polegi says. Drawing from an area with 200,000 people, the city also has plenty of reasons for people to visit it overall, whether it’s for recreation, medical facilities or to take advantage of other services.
“It’s just a city with a lot going for it.”
Having a city with many advantages is shown in growth in the city itself, and Polegi says the confidence in the Yorkton area can be seen in the level of expansion that the city has witnessed.
“When new businesses establish or existing businesses expand, it shows there is success and optimism. People like to go where good things are happening, and certainly for the last eight or ten years there has been lots of construction and new business growth in Yorkton.”
The next year looks like a good one for business in the city, Polegi says, with new businesses looking to expand or set up shop in the city, they expect it to be a positive year for the city’s business community.
Polegi says that for their part, this is what the Chamber of Commerce wants to see in the city, and they work to be as active as they possibly can in order to advocate for local business and their concerns. As business owners go through the effort to set up in the city, the chamber is able to do what they don’t have the time or resources to examine.
“A Chamber can do what an individual business may not be able to do. We have the time and resources to examine the issues, to do the research, look into what other communities are doing and make comparisons. We have the time and resources to be able to advocate for businesses when they encounter a difficulty.”
The combined experience and varied fields of expertise of the Board of Directors is another asset that the chamber has, Polegi says, making it possible to respond to the needs of the local business community as well as be an active part in improving the city overall.
