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Canada Digital Adoption Program - Grow Your Business Online Grant

Grow you business on line

Today, small businesses must adapt to the ever-growing online marketplace to stay ahead. With the Grow Your Business Online Grant as part of the Canada Digital Adoption Program, we’ll equip your business with the essential e-commerce capabilities it needs to thrive.

  • Receive a micro-grant of up to $2,400 to build your online store and enhance your digital presence and online visibility.
  • Collaborate with a dedicated E-Commerce Advisor for personalized guidance, strategy, grant planning, and tech support.

The Canada Digital Adoption Program is a partnership between the Government of Canada, Business Link, and Digital Main Street.

Eligible businesses will receive a micro-grant of up to $2,400 to help with the costs related to adopting e-commerce and supported by a network of e-commerce advisors.

Create your Digital Main Street Account and Apply Now

The Grow Your Business Online grant will help small businesses across Alberta take advantage of e-commerce opportunities.

To Qualify

  • You have at least one employee (other than the business owner) or had at least $30,000.00 in annual revenue.
  • You are a for-profit and consumer-facing business.
  • Your business is registered or incorporated. 

Disqualifications

  • Your business is a not-for-profit, non-consumer-facing, corporate chain, multi-level marketing business, franchise or real estate agent.
  • Your business is not registered or incorporated.
  • You have no employees or have less than $30,000.00 in annual revenue. 

Apply for DRAGON'S DEN Season 19 (2024) - Online

Auditions Start in February. To Register

CBC's DRAGONS' DEN auditions are open, inviting Canadian entrepreneurs to pitch their innovative ideas to top business moguls for potential investment. Showcase your small business on national television and seize this opportunity.

Auditions for season 19 will kick off in February 2024. We will host virtual and in-person auditions in a few select major cities.  Auditions in CALGARY are planned for mid-March, 10 am - 5 pm.
LOCATION TBD  For more information, check out this page for up-to-date location details. All applicants must apply through this online system, regardless of whether they are attending an in-person audition or a virtual audition.

We will start contacting select applicants in February 2024 to schedule an audition. Those invited to film for the show must be available for 1-2 days in Toronto in May 2024.

The application deadline is April 6th, 2024.

We can’t wait to see the incredible innovation and great ideas our Canadian entrepreneurs have to present! Here are some tips for a successful audition.

If you have any questions, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

*APPLICANTS MUST BE BASED IN CANADA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE SHOW, AND FOUNDERS SHOULD BE RESIDENTS OF CANADA OR CURRENTLY RESIDING IN CANADA.

Logos and Beyond – Personifying Your Brand

Logos and beyond

Discover Brand Essentials and Tools - Provided  by Business Link

Explore the essence of brand building. Enhance your brand's core by understanding fundamentals and the artful integration of artificial intelligence tools. Learn how to create impactful branding through brand strategy, personas, logos, and visual identity.

The terms logoidentity, and brand insights are often used interchangeably. First, you must know that they should be understood on a spectrum. A logo is a small (yet important) piece of your business; a brand surrounds your business, and identity falls somewhere in the middle.

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Canada Summer Jobs - Apply - Canada.ca

Canada Summer Jobs 2024

Canada Summer Jobs Program – Intake: Ends January 10, 2024 at 11:59 pm

Applicants can seek funding to hire youth between April 22, 2024 and August 31, 2024.

https://www.canada.ca/.../canada-summer-jobs/apply.html

The program provides wage subsidies to employers from not-for-profit organizations and the public sector, as well as private sector organizations with 50 or fewer full-time employees, to create quality summer work experiences for young people aged 15 to 30 years.

The Government of Canada aims to ensure that all CSJ-funded job opportunities take place in a safe, inclusive, and healthy work environment free from harassment and discrimination.

Local Production Company puts out a call for Crowsnest Pass & Pincher Creek Businesses

Filming

KMUK Productions, run by Kristian Karasz, is a Southern Alberta Production Company operating out of Pincher Creek.  The film will be produced entirely in Crowsnest Pass and Pincher Creek areas.  If business owners would like their business featured in the filming, they can submit their information to KMUK Productions.  If you are interested, please send a photo of your business and your availability over the next few months and spring of 2024.  Send information to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

Tourism Investment Program: Travel Alberta

Tourisum Investment Fund

The intake period for Travel Alberta's Tourism Investment Program is now open until September 12, 2023.

Eligible applicants for the Growth Fund include Tourism operators, communities, and DMOs in Alberta. Eligible expenses include constructing, purchasing, or renovating existing tourism infrastructure.

Intake for the Innovation Fund is also open until September 12. This program is open to Tourism Operators, communities and associations, and DMOs. Eligible projects include New assets to diversify available experiences for existing operators.

Intake for Cooperative Investment Funds (including events and festivals) will open Sept 12.

South Canadian Rockies Tourism Association encourages all members and regional operators to explore these opportunities. If you require further support, we are here to help!

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SCR Tourism Night: Thank you!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our regional Tourism Night at Kootenai Brown Pioneer Village on May 16. We had a great night of networking, sharing, and channelling some South Canadian Rockies Momentum!

It was great to see such a well attended event, and with such a wide spread of operators from our region. We hope you all found value in making some new connections, finding opportunity for collaboration, and sharing your news and ideas - we sure did! SCR Tourism Night 1

Fred Bradley, community builder and steward of natural resources, to be granted honorary degree

Former Alberta cabinet minister and long-time MLA Fred Bradley has spent a lifetime serving his community, the province and the country as a community builder, steward of natural resources and champion of democratic ideals. The University of Lethbridge will recognize Fred Bradley for his outstanding service by granting him an honorary degree at Spring 2023 Convocation.

Former Alberta cabinet minister and long-time MLA Fred Bradley.

Born and raised in the Crowsnest Pass, Bradley is devoted to his community and has long advocated for the recognition and preservation of the area’s vibrant history.

“Looking at Fred Bradley’s career, the one thing that really stands out to me is his unwavering commitment to serving the Crowsnest Pass,” says Charles Weaselhead, University Lethbridge Chancellor. “He did great things in his role while serving his province as an MLA, and later he continued to serve the public nationally and internationally, but he always found the time to advocate for his community and the Crowsnest Pass. We are proud to present Fred with an honorary degree and recognize his devotion to making life in Alberta better for all citizens.”

Bradley will be presented with an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, at Spring 2023 Convocation, Ceremony IV, on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. in the 1st Choice Savings Centre

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