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The Town of Orangeville has announced that the downtown area will be participating in the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize the main street.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada, through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced a $23.25 million investment to the Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) and the Economic Developers Council of Ontario (EDCO) to establish My Main Street — a two-year program to support the recovery and revitalization of main streets and local businesses in southern Ontario through two program streams.
EDCO is delivering the My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program stream which supports the revitalization of 65 main street communities and provides non-repayable contributions for more than 650 local businesses across southern Ontario. The program focuses on creating and maintaining vibrant and inclusive local main streets while providing residents, new entrepreneurs, and existing businesses with economic opportunities in our main street communities.
The downtown area of Orangeville will be supported with a dedicated Main Street Ambassador, customized market research, data analysis and non-repayable funding contributions for new and existing small businesses.
“Orangeville’s downtown is the heart of the community and our main street businesses help to define the town overall,” said Orangeville Mayor Sandy Brown. “This program will provide emerging, new and existing business owners with market intelligence, funding opportunities and hands-on support and advice as we work to overcome the challenges created by the pandemic.”
For program details and further information, please visit https://mymainstreet.ca/accelerator-program. For media inquiries, please contact [email protected].
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