Technology grants available to small businesses

Accelerate Okanagan and Prospera Credit Union are teaming up to offer small businesses grant opportunities with financial support to upgrade or embed technology.

The Level Up Local grant is now available for any small and medium-sized businesses in the region from Osoyoos to Salmon Arm.

“Business owners are eager to find and leverage the right technology that can make improvements in their business,” said Alex Goodhew, Community Manager at Accelerate Okanagan. “Collaborating with Prospera Credit Union on the Level Up Local grant allows us to help guide those digital strategy efforts while providing some financial relief for whatever needs to be implemented. Supporting unique solutions that make sense for the stage and type of business is something our Business Advisors work very hard to develop alongside the business owners.”

The Level Up Local grant is designed to assist businesses with implementing a digital growth strategy. It can cover a wide range of initiatives like; optimizing SEO, creating social media and digital marketing campaigns, website development, or even software and hardware costs that can enable business growth.

Businesses can apply for the funding which is accepting applications on a rolling intake. Funds are limited so the sooner an application is submitted, the higher likelihood of success. Additional funds will be available in the fall.

For more details, go to Accelerate Okanagan’s website.