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Get Your Business Started, Innovate Niagara

Ready to Launch or Expand Your Startup?

Starting and growing a company can feel daunting. Where do you begin? How can you avoid costly mistakes?

Innovate Niagara: Your Startup Ally

As a client, you gain access to:

  • Mentorship
  • Market Intelligence
  • Networking Opportunities
  • Funded Resources
  • Niagara's Innovation Ecosystem

Transform your startup dreams into reality!

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View our 2023 Year IN Success! 

We’ve Got (Funded) Resources For Your Startup

Innovate Niagara is your access point to funded services, programs, and resources to starting and growing a successful innovation and tech-based company.

  • Business Advice & Mentorship

    Meet with business advisors and executives in-residence to develop a strategic plan for success.

  • Market Intelligence

    Access stats on your target consumer; industry and tech trends; and market size and forecasts to make informed decisions.

  • Workshops & Events

    Enhance your entrepreneurial skills with specialized training workshops, courses and events.

  • i.d.e.a. Fund

    Forward-thinking companies looking to commercialize innovative technologies that will help continue Canada’s transition to a green economy.

  • Service Providers

    Connect with service providers to help you develop your business – accounting, marketing, financial services, etc.

  • Connect + Collaborate

    Expand your network and discover opportunities for collaboration with other companies, and educational and industry partners.

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IN OTHER'S WORDS

  • Innovate Niagara has played a critical role in supporting CASi Grow. Numerous times we reached out to Innovate Niagara with an obstacle, a need for subject matter expertise or an introduction and we received what was needed for us to move forward with our objective.
    - Jeff MacIntyre, Vice-President & Corporate Development, CASi Grow

SUCCESS IN NUMBERS

Our Success in Numbers from June 2011 to March 2024

  • Helped secure more than $108 M in funding

  • Provided more than 18,345 consulting hours

  • Delivered market intel valued at $9.7M

  • More than 1,300 clients helped

  • 415 training sessions with 21,170 participants

ARE YOU IN?

Register for upcoming events designed for entrepreneurs.

<span aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-calendar'></span> Sales Bootcamp 3 – Sales Systems & Tools with Innovation Factory

Sales Bootcamp 3 – Sales Systems & Tools with Innovation Factory

 March 21st, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Explore CRMs that are vital for effective sales management including how to manage contacts, accounts, deals, past activities, and future activities.

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<span aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-calendar'></span> COMPLY & PROTECT: Strategically Safeguarding Your Business Expansion

COMPLY & PROTECT: Strategically Safeguarding Your Business Expansion

 April 23, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Whether you are starting up, scaling or a thriving business, cybersecurity and compliance is no longer a luxury; it is vital to business growth.

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<span aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-calendar'></span> Women in STEM 2024

Women in STEM 2024

 March 27, 2024, 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Join us for a casual social gathering where we celebrate Niagara's Women in STEM

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THIS JUST IN

Catch up on the latest innovation and entrepreneurship news from Innovate Niagara.

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April 2024 Newsletter

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March 2024 Newsletter

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February 2024 Newsletter

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How to Become a Client

Becoming an Innovate Niagara client is quick and easy, and there’s no fee. 

01

Complete the Become a Client form online.

02

We’ll schedule you a meeting with an advisor.

03

Meet with that advisor to plan your next steps.

BECOME A CLIENT

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