Boost Your Online Presence Grant
Boost Your Online Presence Grant covers 75% of eligible costs
with an approved digital vendor(s) for up to $4800
The Boost Your Online Presence Grant helps small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to
- increase sales
- connect with customers
- improve search engines presence to attract more clients
- improve social media marketing
- Improve business digital presence
- Improve user experience online
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for the Boost Your Online Presence Grant your business must meet the following criteria:
- You company is a for-profit business
- Your company must be registered or incorporated
- Your company has a functional business website
- Your company is a service-based business
- Your company had at least $100,000 revenue in the most recent tax year
- Offline Business. Your business operates primarily through physical interactions and transactions, without reliance on the internet for its core functions.
- You have to agree to complete the follow-up surveys, and to provide information about your experience with the grant
- You agree to have your company name published as a grant recipient
- The grant administration reserves the right to determine the eligibility of applicants
The following types of Business are not eligible for the grant:
- Previous recipients of the Boost Your Online Presence Grant or the Grow Your Business Online Grant.
- Non Profit Organizations
- Charities
- Retail Stores
- Restaurants
- Corporate Chains
- Franchises
- Brokerage companies, such as mortgage brokers, investment advisors, insurance agents, real estate agents, etc.
Eligible Expenses
The grant can be used to cover 75% of costs with an approved digital vendor(s) for projects related to
- Hiring a consultant to develop digital marketing strategies for your business
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to improve your business website search engines rankings
- Business Website Content updates (as long as their related to search engine optimization for your website)
- Social media marketing campaign for your company
The following expenses are not eligible for the grant:
- Expenses made before the grant approval
- Website Updates, if they are not related to SEO or social media marketing campaign(s)
- Sponsored Placement expenses with platforms such as Google Ads, Meta Ads, X ads, Reddit Ads, Quora Ads, and other similar platforms
- Hardware Purchase
- Opportunity costs
- Lobbyist Expenses
- New capital expenditures
