• Ignite Your Potential in 2023

    Access free training, grants, resources, support & opportunities to adopt digital tech solutions.

    Welcome to Ignite Digital — A Canada-wide initiative to support women and underserved entrepreneurs to boost their digital game and grow their businesses!

     

    This year, we teamed up with the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) and incredible Partners to support more than 1,000 entrepreneurs across Canada to gain digital insights and skills and discover how CDAP can help them access grants, advisory support, financial and talent opportunities, and more.

     

    Explore the recap articles from the sessions below to tap into insights and support for your business and sign up to stay up to date with new opportunities to grow your business with the support of the Canadian innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

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    Canada Digital Adoption Program

    Access funds, advisory support and talent for digital adoption

    Looking for a way to boost your business through digital adoption? Check out the Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP) Boost Your Business Technology funding! This program provides grants of up to $15,000 to help entrepreneurs in Canada adopt new technology and implement digital solutions. With this grant, you can access the support and resources you need to grow your business and thrive in today's digital world. Learn more.

     

  • Ignite Digital Partners

    Discover a community of Partners dedicated to entrepreneurs through mentorship, resources, and opportunities.

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    ADAAWE

    Co-working space and community for Indigenous entrepreneurs in Ottawa.

    ibhub.ca

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    Bloom + Brilliance

    Intersectional and Indigenous feminist-led digital design agency.

    bloomandbrilliance.com

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    Business Development Bank of Canada

    Provides financial solutions and advice for Canadian entrepreneurs at all stages.

    bdc.ca

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    Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council

    Connects qualified suppliers with procurement opportunities to create inclusive supply chains.

    camsc.ca

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    Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce

    Membership and advocacy organization for women entrepreneurs.

    canwcc.ca

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    CEDEC

    Improves the lives of individuals and communities through collaborative economic and labour market development.

    cedec.ca

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    DELIA

    FinTech-driven micro-loan program for women-owned enterprises across Southern Ontario.

    ncfdc.ca/delia

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    EntrepreNorth

    Empowers Indigenous and community-based entrepreneurs and businesses in Northern Canada.

    entreprenorth.ca

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    Futurpreneur

    Provides mentorship, funding and resources to youth entrepreneurs across Canada.

    futurpreneur.ca

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    Growclass

    Digital marketing community, courses and certifications.

    growclass.co

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    Indigenous Lift Collective

    Supports the development of sustainable and thriving Indigenous women-owned businesses.

    liftcollective.ca

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    Innovate Calgary

    Supports innovation and commercialization from the University of Calgary.

    innovatecalgary.com

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    Innovation Factory

    Hamilton business accelerator supporting Ontario businesses to launch, scale and succeed.

    innovationfactory.ca

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    Jelly Academy

    Digital skills training, reskilling, corporate certificate courses, workshops and mentorship.  

    jellyacademy.ca/

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    Kingston Economic Development

    Committed to growing business and tourism opportunities in the City of Kingston.

    investkingston.ca

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    LatAm Startups

    Enterprise accelerator for high-growth newcomer entrepreneurs.

    latamstartups.org

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    Magnet

    Canada’s only Digital Community Workforce System.

    magnet.today

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    McMaster Innovation Park

    Supports startups, businesses, research and collaborations in Hamilton.

    mcmasterinnovationpark.ca

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    Mitacs

    Builds partnerships between academia, industry and the world to foster innovation.

    mitacs.ca

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    NACCA

    Supports Indigenous Financial Institutions across Canada to grow Indigenous businesses.

     nacca.ca

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    North Forge

    Incubator and accelerator supporting science-based and tech-enabled advanced manufacturing businesses.

    northforge.ca

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    Pow Wow Pitch

    Indigenous business development program.

    powwowpitch.org

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    Raven Indigenous Capital

    Invests in innovative, scalable and purpose-driven Indigenous-owned businesses.

    ravencapitalpartners.ca

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    RevolutionHer

    Supports high-impact women entrepreneurs to scale through community and partnerships.

    revolutionher.com

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    SOAR

    High growth accelerator, digital conference and a grassroots community of Indigenous entrepreneurs.

    soarcircles.org

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    The Forge

    Business incubator funded by McMaster University, serving startups in the Hamilton, Greater Toronto and Niagara Regions.

    theforge.mcmaster.ca

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    The Forum

    Community and business development program for women entrepreneurs.

    theforum.ca

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    TiE Ottawa

    Mentorship, training, networking and incubation of entrepreneurial businesses.

    ottawa.tie.org

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    WEtech Alliance

    Non-profit accelerating innovation & tech-based companies in Windsor-Essex & Chatham-Kent, ON. 

    wetech-alliance.com