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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 2024 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 contributed significantly to the stability and structure of our company and the business acumen of our management team. We have benefited from many of their workshops, networking events and working in a collaborative workspace environment.
    - Ericka Evans, Head of Production, Phantom Compass

SUCCESS IN NUMBERS

Our Success in Numbers from June 2011 to September 2025

  • Helped secure more than $162M in funding

  • Provided more than 19,580 consulting hours

  • Delivered market intel valued at $10.23M

  • More than 1,595 clients helped

  • 441 training sessions with 23,700 participants

ARE YOU IN?

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Get Your Business Started, Innovate Niagara

UPCOMING EVENTS

Stay tuned for events designed for entrepreneurs like you.

Creating a Sales Plan for 2026 – Sales & Marketing Group Webinar

 January 15th, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Join Innovate Niagara’s first Sales & Marketing Group session of the year: Creating a Sales Plan, led by sales expert Mark Elliott. This interactive webinar will help you craft or refine a sales strategy that drives growth in 2026. Learn how to set realistic revenue goals, identify target customers, refresh your messaging, and turn your plan into an actionable playbook. Perfect for founders, growth-focused teams, and busine...


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THIS JUST IN

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

<span aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-newspaper-o'></span> October 2025 Newsletter

October 2025 Newsletter

Read our October 2025 newsletter or sign up to receive future editions and event notices.

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<span aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-newspaper-o'></span> i.d.e.a. Fund Cohort 4 Announcement

i.d.e.a. Fund Cohort 4 Announcement

Innovate Niagara provides 12 companies with up to $240,000 through Cohort Four of Government of Canada-funded i.d.e.a. Fund™

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<span aria-hidden='true' class='fa fa-newspaper-o'></span> September 2025 Newsletter

September 2025 Newsletter

Read our September 2025 newsletter or sign up to receive future editions and event notices.

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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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