Grow Sales, Not Stress Levels

The door are open, the website is live, and you have customers! However, your journey is just beginning.

The entrepreneurial path can be exciting and challenging.

Invest Ottawa Helps entrepreneurs manage their growth strategies by providing them with the right support when they need it. Here are some of the services that you may be able to access:

  • Learn from seasoned pros: 

    Through our Education Centre, peer groups, and other educational programs, you and your business can learn new strategies with a competent teacher there to support you. Our facilitators are experienced business owners and trainers who know what it takes to get a business sailing smoothly.

  • Consultations with experts: 

    All our advisors and veterans are specially selected for their prowess in their given fields and can help steer you in the right direction. They have additional expertise in other areas like partnership development, marketing, exit planning, validation, product development, and day-to-day management.

  • Market insight & intelligence: 

    Get the data you need to make informed decisions regarding your business. Select clients can receive up-to-date and practical information on industries, competitors, market size, trends, intellectual property, potential investors, and strategic partners.

  • Boot camps and multi-day courses: 

    Deep dives into strategies that can help refine your product/service, build out operational efficiencies, find ways to free up cash flow, and possibly scale your brand.

  • Networking and connections: 

    Making valuable connections takes up valuable time. Odds are we know someone who can help you.  Invest Ottawa’s stakeholders have vast networks that you can leverage.

Existing Programs
We offer programs that can help you grow your business. Sometimes there are even incentives. Check out what's open for registration here.
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

“We seek out Invest Ottawa continuously because every new stage that you reach in your business, you need new mentors to guide you through.”

Regine Paquette
Co-Founder, Victoire Boutique

“Invest Ottawa has given us access to an incredible group of advisers, all of whom bring very different but important advice to help us shape our strategy and development going forward.”

Alain Goubau
COO, FarmLead

“Invest Ottawa has been great to us. We’ve been able to get feedback and resources that we wouldn’t be able to otherwise access. Employees really want to see the companies succeed and will do whatever it takes to help.”

James Don-Carolis
CEO & Co-Founder, NextBigThing Studios

“Everyday we come to IO and something new happens. We run into other founders and just by bouncing ideas off, we come up with new ideas for our start-up. The mentors are extremely helpful as well. They helped us distill our ideas at various stages so we could avoid stepping on landmines.”

Farhad Khan
CEO, Flyta
Been there, done that.

Get Networking

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. Ottawa is home to dozens of quality events each month. Make that key connection which helps move the needle for your business.

Tweets Twitter Bird

@Invest_Ottawa

Starter Company Plus is a 4-month cohort-based training program. It’s designed for Ottawa entrepreneurs building businesses that are early-stage and non-tech.

Applications now open ⤵️ https://t.co/4f6xug5eOP https://t.co/XTSpqmxaLl

1 year 8 months ago

@Invest_Ottawa

Still deciding if Starter Company Plus is right for you?

Here’s what past program participant, Ahmad Galuta, Go2Grad Tutors Founder, had to say. Learn more and apply today: https://t.co/JF4r8oiv93 ⬇️ https://t.co/CN9tanKiyQ

1 year 8 months ago
Down

Proud Premier Sponsor of Invest Ottawa

rbc-bank-logo