Level up! 21 small businesses receive grants to accelerate their digital transformation

The small enterprise neighborhood in Port Colborne is accelerating its digital transformation because of the help of Digital Primary Road.

Digital Primary Road (DMS) has been working in lots of cities and cities all through Ontario since 2018 after efficiently launching in Toronto two years earlier.

This system is constructed round a web-based studying platform that provides structured coaching modules to assist brick-and-mortar small companies stage up their digital expertise and data. It additionally consists of the Digital Service Squad (DSS), a group of street-level know-how specialists who present one-on-one help and technique planning recommendation.

As well as, the Digital Transformation Grant (DTG) supplies as much as $2,500 to qualifying small companies to assist cowl the price of adopting digital instruments and applied sciences.

“Close to the tip of the primary quarter this yr, the town obtained a $50,000 Digital Service Squad Grant to fund a part-time group member over two years,” mentioned Gary Lengthy, supervisor of strategic initiatives. “Our squad’s dedication to customer support excellence has as soon as once more paid off as 21 small companies are the recipients of this newest spherical of grant funding.”

“That’s a complete of $52,500 in help from the DTG program,” mentioned Mayor Invoice Steele. “Maintaining with a digital world that adjustments so shortly is troublesome for almost anybody, not to mention a small enterprise proprietor whose time is at a premium.”

“I tremendously admire the province’s continued funding on this program, and I need to congratulate all of the recipients,” mentioned Steele.

Amongst these to obtain the $2,500 DTG are:

•Aborigen Handcrafts

•Bakery Collective

•Bambi’s Bistro

•Breakwall Brewing Firm

•Canalside Restaurant

•Citrus Seventeen

•Dance Expressions Inc.

•G&M Health & Well being Membership

•Genius Health & MMA

•Grant’s Presents & The Picket Fence

•Fortunate Thai Restaurant

•Meraki Magnificence Academy

•Mother Dukes Genuine Jamaican Delicacies

•Murdoch’s Tire & Automotive

•Oak Tree Yoga & Wellness

•Playful Options

•Port Aspect Petals & Presents

•The Smokin’ Buddha

•The Pie Guys Bakery & Café

•Assume Ink, Design & Print Ltd.

The DTG utility portal closed on Oct. 31, 2022 however is scheduled to re-open in January 2023.

Small companies which have by no means submitted an utility or have obtained the DTG earlier than June 30, 2021, are inspired to contact the town’s Digital Service Squad at [email protected].

The squad might be internet hosting a free workshop on Feb. 6, 2023, from 1 to 4 p.m. on the L. R. Wilson Heritage Analysis Archives.

Targeted on the theme of “Digital Instruments, Software program, and Apps for Managing your Small Enterprise,” registration for this in-person workshop is now open on Eventbrite.

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