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Ontario Business Improvement Area Association
The Ontario Business Improvement Area Association (OBIAA) is a network representing and supporting BIAs across Ontario. We encourage and guide BIAs to increase their effectiveness, as well as their contribution to the economic, cultural, and social well-being of communities.
OBIAA is a leader in the development and sharing of information, tools, training, resources, and best practices.
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2024 BIA Conference
For our delegates, attending the BIA Conference means stepping away from their busy communities to connect with other Members and Leaders in Ontario to learn and network. It means recharging and returning to their communities ready to make an impact!
Digital Main Street Ontario Grants Program 4.0!
The Digital Main Street Digital Transformation Grant (DTG) program provides brick-and-mortar small businesses with a $2,500 grant to support their digital expansion through the purchase and adoption of digital tools and technologies. The DTG application portal is now closed, and the grant funds have been fully exhausted!
Available now!
Read OBIAA’s October 2023 By the Numbers brief, Digital Main Street: Advancing Digital Horizons for Small Business, highlighting the DMS Ontario Grants Program and its impact on small businesses over the past five years, and watch the 5-Year anniversary video. Click to learn more.
Bienvenue à Digital Main Street 4.0
Digital Main Street est un programme actif et progressif dont le but est d’aider les petites entreprises à adopter des outils et des technologies numériques et à embrasser le marketing, les ventes et des fonctions de soutien en ligne.
Return on Investment of BIAs
The Return ON Investment of BIAs Study will identify the common success factors needed by BIAs, industry and government to assess the contribution of BIAs to their communities.
Accessibility
The Accessibility Smart Businesses Project aims to identify and remove barriers to employment for persons with disabilities in communities across Ontario.
Goverment Relations
OBIAA meets annually with the Planning, Environment, Resources and Land (PERL) Provincial Deputy Ministries and Assistant Deputy Ministers encouraging understanding and recognition of the paradigms facing ‘Main Street’ Ontario.
2024 BIA Conference
Digital Main Street Ontario Grants Program 4.0!
Available now!
Bienvenue à Digital Main Street 4.0
Return on Investment of BIAs
Accessibility
Goverment Relations
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