The Ontario government has opened applications for the new Ontario Small Business Support Grant. The grant, first announced in December, provides a minimum of $10,000 to a maximum of $20,000 to eligible small businesses who have had to restrict their operations due to the Provincewide Shutdown. The tightened restrictions were put in place to help stop…
CARFAX Canada, the country’s leading source of vehicle history information, has introduced a free service that makes taking care of a car easier than ever. CARFAX Canada Car Care helps vehicle owners stay on top of complicated car maintenance schedules and takes the hassle out of keeping track of service records. All it takes for Canadians to…
Raiven Capital, a new cross-border early-stage venture capital firm, today announced their first close. Becoming one of only a handful of first-time Canadian funds and among 30 funds in the US that had a first closing in 2020, the globally-focused fund, which invests in early-stage Series A tech companies, exceeded its first closing target of…
Motif Labs (“Motif”), a Licensed Producer (LP) of cannabis products in Canada and leader in cannabinoid extraction, purification, and formulation, today announced it has received an amended license from Health Canada after successfully completing an intensive audit of its internal systems and processes. Through the new license, Motif receives approval from the government of Canada to…
Recently tbk was named Top Web Design Provider in London, Ontario in 2021 by Consumer Choice Award. This is a sixth consecutive year that tbk has received this honour. Consumer Choice Award was established in 1987 with the purpose of recognizing business excellence across Canada. The company uses statistically supported independent market research to determine brand reputation, customer…
With today’s ever-growing digital landscape, non-profit organizations are challenged to keep their causes afloat as they often struggle with building awareness and creating an online presence that helps to raise funding, provide growth opportunities, and community education. Recognizing these challenges, Northern Commerce approached Humane Society London & Middlesex (HSLM) to form a charitable partnership through their Northern Cares initiative…
STEAM Education Centre in St. Thomas has launched its new website (www.steameducation.ca) and revealed the initial four proposals selected from a public call for ideas. Solutions to these community issues will be prototyped through providing experiential learning projects at all academic levels. The innovative community-focused project called STEAM Community Studio launched November 10th thanks to…
On November 1st, a local startup launched the first shop local rewards platform. The platform is an e-commerce store exclusive to 100% Canadian owned local businesses and rewards users for supporting local by giving 2% cash back on every purchase, along with a couple other ways to earn. The platform, called Locorum has brought on…
AutoVerify, powered by Mobials Inc., recently stunned their employees with a holiday gift that verifies the company’s strong commitment to supporting employee mental health and local economies. After a virtual holiday lunch sponsored by AutoVerify, it was announced that each employee was being given a generous vacation package at the Killarney Mountain Lodge in Killarney,…
Republix, a new marketing technology company that unites top-tier agencies to clients, and clients to predictable results, has launched across North America. Announced in November, London-based Arcane joins this agency collective as one of six agency ‘Citizens’. Focused on unifying the fragmented, service-oriented industry, Republix is powered by agency partners, each equipped with people, processes…