This is not so much a blog post as it is a public service announcement for small businesses in Ontario.

If you live in Ontario, you could be eligible for a grant from the Province the the Ontario BIA Association to improve your digital marketing and technology. The deadline for submitting an application is December 31, 2019.

You can use that money to create or fix up a website, improve your SEO, build an email marketing program, run some digital advertising, or invest technology to help you better run your business.

Now, there are some criteria you have to meet. The big one being you have to be within the boundaries of a BIA or a downtown area. The process does require you to watch a number of videos designed to educate small business owners, and you have to submit a plan for how you will spend the money and track the results of executing your plan (but you get the money up front if you’re approved).

We’ve helped a number of clients complete the application process and get the grant. If you’d like us to help you contact us.

If you want to learn more, visit the Digital Main Street website. Good luck!