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Digital Main Street opens for 3rd round of Transformation Grants

Monday marked the opening of the new round of grants available from the Digital Main Street program. The DMS platform was initiated by the TABIA group as a way to get digital training and tools into the hands of the main street businesses - partnering with OBIAA and funds from the Federal and Provincial government, they rolled out grants to businesses who completed the training so that they can implement the new skills they learned. This new 3rd round, "DMS 3.0", is launching with an expanded definition of what 'main street' is; essentially, if the 'brick and mortar' business is under 50 employees and pays its portion of the commercial tax on the building (i.e. through rent) then it is eligible. They also put in the stipulation that if the business had received any of the prior 2 grant rounds, then they would not be eligible for this. It is also noted that the number of grants are fewer this time across the province than in previous rounds. Businesses that a

BMO launches Celebrating Women Grant

In collaboration with Deloitte, BMO is launching a "Celebrating Women" grant program. There are 10 grants of $10,000 available and 8 grants of up to $2,500. To be eligible you must: Be a resident of Canada Over the legal age of majority >51% owner controlled by women Headquartered in Canada (with at least half the sales done in Canada) be a for profit with under $10m in annual sales Been in operation for at least 2 years as of Jan 1, 2021 Deadline to apply is August 13th, 2021 @ 11:59PM ET https://bmoforwomen.com/celebrating-women/bmo-celebrating-women-grant-program/

Canada Post has brought back Free Shipping Tuesdays

Now, I believe you need to be a business customer of Canada Post, but had this shared with me. You can get to ship one parcel for free on a Tuesday throughout October and be entered to win free shipping for a year. It’s Tuesday! Send one free Expedited Parcel™ within Canada today and save every Tuesday in October. Here is your promo code: OCT5 You’ll also be entered to win free shipping for a year (up to $10,000). You’ll earn a bonus entry every time you ship a parcel with your Canada Post Solutions for Small Business™ customer number during October. Start shipping Offer: This offer is exclusive to Canada Post Solutions for Small Business™ members without a pre-existing parcel agreement with Canada Post. Members are eligible to redeem one (1) free Expedited Parcel™ item within Canada on each of October 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2021, from 12:00 am to 11:59 pm, Eastern Time (ET). All items must be processed using the Canada Post Snap Ship™ online tool in conjunction with a uniq

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