Small businesses across the country are the backbone of our communities, and they are now facing significant challenges. That is why the Government of Canada and provincial and territorial partners are taking strong, immediate, and effective action to protect Canadians and businesses from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are introducing significant measures to…
Applications are now being accepted for the Innovation Assistance Program (IAP), providing financial assistance for small and medium-sized companies. The $250 million initiative was announced by the Government of Canada last week to provide support for technology-driven companies without a revenue history that would qualify them for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS). IAP, administered by…
Northern Commerce is seeking applications from local nonprofit organizations and charities to be the next Northern Cares Charitable Partner—an opportunity for deserving organizations to receive up to $150,000 of in-kind digital agency services. “Times like these have highlighted the importance of nonprofits and charities to have an online presence—since people are unable to attend events…
Addressing the call for action to support early-stage and high-growth startups, the federal government announced $250M in emergency funding through the National Research Council (NRC). The NRC IRAP Innovation Assistance Program aims to close a significant gap for businesses that were ineligible for existing relief programs, helping startups in the technology and innovation sectors sustain through the COVID-19…
London tech entrepreneur, Ryan Kelly, has developed an online platform amid the COVID-19 crisis to connect vulnerable individuals to local volunteers who can deliver supplies to their homes. Kelly is the founder of Ascend Applications and a GROW Accelerator alumnus whose software development startup has leveraged impressive AI-powered solutions to make the web more accessible…
Fresh off her three year-run as one of the voices that started your day on a great note, Rachel Ettinger has joined TechAlliance’s Venture Growth & Corporate Innovation as a Strategic Advisor. “I am so excited to welcome Rachel to our team, and to our community of dreamers and innovators,” says Christina Fox, TechAlliance’s CEO.…
Western University is supporting production of low-cost, substantively effective medical face shields that could be in hospitals for healthcare workers (HCW) within days if not hours. Face shields are vitally important to the global fight against COVID-19 as they extend the duration of surgical masks used by HCW interacting with at-risk patients and they also…
The Government of Canada is focused on helping Canadians and businesses through this tough economic time. We will continue to protect the health and safety of Canadians, while supporting families and businesses and keeping our economy strong in the face of uncertainty. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced additional new measures to support small…
After Londoners add more than 180 of their favourite small businesses to supportlondonbusinesses.com in just a few days, local tech companies partner to provide brick & mortar stores with help transitioning offline sales online. Last week, rTraction launched supportlondonbusinesses.com with help from Benjamin Glauss, a local IT Consultant and Project manager. Supportlondonbusinesses.com is a website…
FreePoint Technologies, an award-winning provider of software for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to manufacturers worldwide, today announced that Direct Impact Solutions has purchased FreePoint’s FileMaker custom development business, including the CoreSolutions name, trademarks, and related intellectual property (IP). Direct Impact Solutions also purchased FreePoint’s custom web development business that is unrelated to manufacturing.…