Digital Main Street
Digital Main Street is an innovative program designed to help main street small businesses achieve digital transformation. The program is built around an online learning platform, structured training programs, grants and Digital Service Squads teams of street-level experts that help main street small businesses manage and grow their operations through technology adoption
Digital Service Squads
The Digital Service Squad (DSS) is a free digital resource to help you grow your business by adopting and implementing digital tools and technologies. Now, thanks to funding of the Ontario Digital Main Street Initiative by FedDev Ontario and the Province of Ontario, in partnership with OBIAA, we are thrilled to offer this free resource to your business.
A DSS are trained specialists that go to Ontario main street small businesses, like yours, to help them adopt new technologies and embrace digital marketing. A DSS can show you how to build a basic website or how to improve your existing online presence through tools such as Google My Business and social media. A DSS can also help you optimize your website for search, setup a POS solution, and create customer databases. In addition, Digital Service Squads provide advice and recommendations to streamline your fundamental business operations (including back office processes) and can help you find local digital vendors for potential projects.
Team members from five squads will be visiting small businesses in downtowns across Leeds Grenville to conduct digital-readiness assessments and assist businesses in applying for funding.
Digital Transformation Grant
$2500 grant for eligible businesses looking to implement digital transformation. Deadline to apply is November 30, 2020.
Have questions or would like some help with the application process? Your local Digital Service Squad can help!
Augusta, Edwardsburgh Cardinal, Prescott
Dana Valentyne, Economic Development Officer
Town of Prescott
T: 613-925-2812 x 6221
E: dvalentyne@prescott.ca
Brockville
Haley Veronyak, Executive Director
Downtown Brockville
T: 613-345-3269 x 101
E: director@downtownbrockville.com
Gananoque & Leeds and the Thousand Islands
McKenna Modler, Business Support & Marketing
Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
T: 613-453-2656
E: businessadmin@townshipleeds.on.ca
North Grenville
Hilary Geneau, Economic Development Coordinator
Municipality of North Grenville
www.investnorthgrenville.ca/dss
T: 613-258-9569 x 162
E: hgeneau@northgrenville.on.ca
Westport, Merrickville, Athens, Front of Yonge,
Elizabethtown-Kitley, Rideau Lakes
Shelbi McFarlane, Business Development Officer
United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
T: 613-342-3840 x 5361
E econdev@uclg.on.ca
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