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DIGITAL MAIN STREET

The Digital Main Street Project seeks to help small, main street businesses across Hamilton improve their adoption of technologies to better promote themselves online, sell online and even run back-office processes online.

The program is built around an online learning platform and FREE training and mentorship provided by our Digital Service Squad (DSS).

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600 + Businesses Helped To date in Hamilton
FREE training and mentorship from our DSS squad

PROGRAM OBJECTIVE

To provide main street businesses with a comprehensive plan to guide their digital transformation and improve their digital literacy.

HOW IT WORKS IN A NUTSHELL

Register your business at digitalmainstreet.ca and take the FREE digital assessment to get actionable advice on how to adopt digital tools. Complete the FREE online training to develop your digital road map and meet with a Digital Service Squad member to discuss your digital needs and plan for success.

REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS TODAY

WHAT SERVICES CAN THE DIGITAL SERVICE SQUAD HELP ME WITH?

  • Creating a website
  • Improving an existing website
  • Google My Business set-up & optimization
  • Content creation & Idea creation
  • SEO (Search Engine Optimization)
  • SEM (Search Engine Marketing)
  • Google Analytics
  • Digital Strategy
  • Social Media
  • Local Citations
  • Plus, much more
CONTACT A SERVICE SQUAD MEMBER

DMS SUCCESS IN THE CITY

OLIVE’S ODDMENTS

For 35 years, Olive’s Oddments in Hamilton has seen a steady flow of customers through the door to peruse the I Love Lucy ephemera and Nightmare Before Christmas sundries. With the assistance of the DMS program, Dana Thompson of Olive’s Oddments has been able to improve her digital literacy and launch a new mobile-ready website taking her unique finds and making them available online.

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CHARITEES APPAREL

Founded in early 2015 by two McMaster University students, Charitees offers affordable, quality apparel while giving you the opportunity to give back to the local community with 10% of the proceeds that come from your order going directly to a registered non-profit/charity. With the help of Digital Main Street, Charitees was able to optimize their website for mobile, implement SEO, and run Google Adwords campaigns for awareness.

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Alcatraz Escape Rooms

Alcatraz Escape Rooms offers Hamilton’s most exciting escape rooms at 576 & 604 Concession Street. They offer six, uniquely-themed and staged escape rooms where participants must solve a series of puzzles to “escape” before time runs out. With the help of Digital Main Street, Alcatraz was able to improve its digital marketing and literacy skills while learning to run Google Adwords and Facebook PPC ads.

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GET IN TOUCH WITH US

DMS – HAMILTON BUSINESS CENTRE COORDINATOR

For businesses in the following BIAs, please connect with the Hamilton Business Centre Coordinator.

  1. Ancaster BIA
  2. Barton Village BIA
  3. Concession Street BIA
  4. Downtown Dundas BIA
  5. Locke Street BIA
  6. Waterdown BIA
  7. Stoney Creek BIA
CONTACT THE HBC COORDINATOR

DMS – HAMILTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COORDINATOR

For businesses in the following BIAs, please connect with the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Coordinator.

  1. Downtown Hamilton BIA
  2. International Village BIA
  3. King Street West BIA
  4. Ottawa Street BIA
  5. Westdale BIA
  6. Main Street Esplande
CONTACT THE CHAMBER COORDINATOR

Unsure what BIA your business resides in? Visit the Business Improvement Areas page to find out now. OR, you are encouraged to connect with the Hamilton Business Centre at digitalmainstreet@hamilton.ca for further guidance.