Innovate Niagara
43 Church Street L2R 7E1 Saint Catharines, ON, Canada

We’ve rounded up some of our favourite SWO Women founded brands and products for our 2020 Women Entrepreneurs Holiday Gift Guide. Let’s make this year’s holiday shopping easy and most importantly, REGIONAL! #ShopSWO Check it out at bit.ly/ShopSWO

REMINDER: Free Webinar Tomorrow (Dec. 1) at 10 a.m. Creating Your Business Model Join us to learn how to evaluate your business idea and the value you intend to... provide and help understanding what the next steps are to move forward. Learn more and sign up here: https://www.investinstc.ca/site/training-and-seminars

Are you a small business that could use a $2,500 digital marketing grants? Deadline to apply is today. Digital Main Street is helping eligible business owners ...across STC with website upgrades, social media marketing, SEO, and more! Apply here https://www.investinstc.ca/site/digital-main-street

Next week women from Niagara's video game community will meet to share career advice, success stories and opportunities available to those interested in pursuing a career in the industry. Don't miss it! Register here >> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/women-in-video-gaming-wisewedne#

Learn from copywriting experts at Crafted Communications how to transform your homepage into a sales funnel that converts customers using the right words. Register now! Powered in partnership with St. Catharines Enterprise Centre, Innovation Factory, RIC Centre, TechAlliance and WEtech Alliance. Register here >> https://lnkd.in/gATRUk2

Do you love tech and want to know what’s new and exciting in Niagara’s tech scene? Register for our Virtual Tech Mashup to network with tech entrepreneurs and talent NEXT WEEK - Tuesday, December 8 from 4 5:30 p.m.! Space is limited; save your seat today >> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/virtual-tech-mashup-tickets-127

1 WEEK LEFT! November 30th is the deadline to submit your application for the Digital Transformation Grant of $2,500. Book an appointment with the Digital Service Squad to get help through the application process at investinstc.ca/site/digital-main-street. Digital Main Street is focused on assisting main street small businesses adopt technologies and our Digital Service Squad is here to help businesses in the following areas: Downtown St. Catharines... Port Dalhousie Facer Street Queenston Street Digital Service Squads are teams of trained specialists who meet with small businesses, at no cost, to help them improve their online presence, including developing a Google My Business profile, enhancing their social media presence and providing support for basic website and e-commerce set-up. Squads will also assist qualified small businesses through the application process for a $2,500 Digital Transformation Grant, which includes an online assessment, online training modules and the development of a Digital Transformation Plan. Apply for Digital Transformation Grants before November 30, 2020. About Digital Main Street Digital Main Street (DMS) is a program focused on assisting main street small businesses (MSB) with their adoption of technologies. Through a partnership with FedDev Ontario and the Province of Ontario, grant opportunities are available to enable this digital transformation process. The Digital Transformation Grant (DTG) program will provide funding for training, advisory support, and contributions to main street small businesses looking to increase their capacity through digital transformation.

Looking to build international partnerships to help grow your business abroad? Join MaRS Discovery District and Export Development Canada - EDC for a free webinar on October 20 at 12 p.m. on how to identify and vet potential partners. https://app.marsdd.com//selling-in-new-global-markets-vett

Founders! Learn to build a balanced search and learn team that is driven by impact and metrics in this MaRS Everest workshop on September 14 + 17. Register now! http://bit.ly/IN-DreamTeam

Re-opening is on the minds of all Canadian entrepreneurs. On August 19, gain access to a playbook that will help your business emerge from this pandemic stronger and more prepared to address uncertainty. Register now >> https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/business-decision-making-during Powered in partnership with TechAlliance, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and WEtech Alliance.