Thursday April 27, 2023
Le Moulin de Provence KD, Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa BIAs, Mayor Sutcliffe, Honourable Filomena Tassi, MP Yasir Naqvi, MP Jenna Sudds, Councillor Rawlson King, businesses and staff celebrated the successful completion of My Main Street Local Business Accelerator Program in Ottawa!
50 small businesses in the city of Ottawa have received non-repayable investments to a total of $500,000 through the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator.
Five Ottawa BIAs participated in the program: Sparks Street BIA, ZAC Vanier BIA, Bank Street BIA, Somerset Chinatown BIA, and Preston Street BIA.
Each BIA had their own My Main Street Ambassador to connect with small businesses one-on-one, and support them on receiving market research reports and applying for the non-repayable funds – up to $10,000 per business.
The My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program has been supporting the revitalization of 65 main street communities across southern Ontario. Overall, $6.5 million was budgeted to be received by 650 small local businesses.
The program is delivered by the Economic Developers Council of Ontario with a Government of Canada investment through Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to support the recovery and strength of main streets and local businesses in southern Ontario.
We are proud to celebrate the 50 small businesses supported in Ottawa:
Chinatown BIA
- Spark Beer
- Kow Loon Market Inc.
- Oriental Charm Houseware and gift
- Ping Fat Lee Incorporated
- Birling
- Precision Laser
- TTQ Travel Inc
- 5:2:8 Creative Coffee Collective limited
- Laundry on Somerset
- Guo Chinese Medicine and acupuncture center
ZAC Vanier BIA
- BiBi’s Middle Eastern Kitche
- Mood Moss Flower
- Muckleston &Brockwell A fine butchery
- Chew That
- Beechwood Barbershop
- Bukhari Restaurant
- Ottawa INN
- Finnigan’s pub
- Mario’s Food Centre
- Dhruvees
Preston Street BIA
- Vivaan Fine Indian Cuisine
- Hare and Hound Barbershop
- Trattoria Cafe Italia
- La Roma Restaurant
- Box of Life
- FreeWheeling Craft
- Bytown Fitness
- Upkeep Shoppe
- Form Furniture
- Ha2 Architectural Design
Bank Street BIA
- Salon Bliss
- Honey Hi Boutique
- Ashtanga Yoga
- Paradise Poke
- Stroked Ego
- Wicked Wandas
- Planet Botanix
- Three Tarts
- Moo Shu Ice Cream and Kitchen
Sparks Street BIA
- Le Moulin de Provence KD
- Escape Bicycle Tours
- Rabbit Hole
- True Bijoux
- Haunted Walk
- Esthetics by Lucie
- Society Salon
- Bello Uomo
- The Office Resto Pub
- Retro-Rides
- Stolen Goods Cocktail Bar
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