For women and underserved
entrepreneurs and businesses
For women and underserved
entrepreneurs and businesses
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 Insights
Practical strategies for scaling and digital adoption
April 22, 2023April 22, 2023April 16, 2023April 4, 2023March 30, 2023March 28, 2023March 21, 2023March 17, 2023March 16, 2023March 14, 2023March 13, 2023March 10, 2023March 9, 2023March 8, 2023March 4, 2023March 4, 2023March 4, 2023Ignite Digital Partners
Discover a community of Partners dedicated to entrepreneurs through mentorship, resources, and opportunities.
ADAAWE
Co-working space and community for Indigenous entrepreneurs in Ottawa.
Bloom + Brilliance
Intersectional and Indigenous feminist-led digital design agency.
Business Development Bank of Canada
Provides financial solutions and advice for Canadian entrepreneurs at all stages.
Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council
Connects qualified suppliers with procurement opportunities to create inclusive supply chains.
Canadian Women's Chamber of Commerce
Membership and advocacy organization for women entrepreneurs.
CEDEC
Improves the lives of individuals and communities through collaborative economic and labour market development.
DELIA
FinTech-driven micro-loan program for women-owned enterprises across Southern Ontario.
EntrepreNorth
Empowers Indigenous and community-based entrepreneurs and businesses in Northern Canada.
Futurpreneur
Provides mentorship, funding and resources to youth entrepreneurs across Canada.
Growclass
Digital marketing community, courses and certifications.
Indigenous Lift Collective
Supports the development of sustainable and thriving Indigenous women-owned businesses.
Innovate Calgary
Supports innovation and commercialization from the University of Calgary.
Innovation Factory
Hamilton business accelerator supporting Ontario businesses to launch, scale and succeed.
Jelly Academy
Digital skills training, reskilling, corporate certificate courses, workshops and mentorship.
Kingston Economic Development
Committed to growing business and tourism opportunities in the City of Kingston.
LatAm Startups
Enterprise accelerator for high-growth newcomer entrepreneurs.
Magnet
Canada’s only Digital Community Workforce System.
McMaster Innovation Park
Supports startups, businesses, research and collaborations in Hamilton.
Mitacs
Builds partnerships between academia, industry and the world to foster innovation.
NACCA
Supports Indigenous Financial Institutions across Canada to grow Indigenous businesses.
North Forge
Incubator and accelerator supporting science-based and tech-enabled advanced manufacturing businesses.
Pow Wow Pitch
Indigenous business development program.
Raven Indigenous Capital
Invests in innovative, scalable and purpose-driven Indigenous-owned businesses.
RevolutionHer
Supports high-impact women entrepreneurs to scale through community and partnerships.
SOAR
High growth accelerator, digital conference and a grassroots community of Indigenous entrepreneurs.
The Forge
Business incubator funded by McMaster University, serving startups in the Hamilton, Greater Toronto and Niagara Regions.
The Forum
Community and business development program for women entrepreneurs.
TiE Ottawa
Mentorship, training, networking and incubation of entrepreneurial businesses.
WEtech Alliance
Non-profit accelerating innovation & tech-based companies in Windsor-Essex & Chatham-Kent, ON.