A new online initiative launches in Orillia this week.
The new Orillia Online program supports local businesses adapt to provide online sales and services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The City’s Economic Recovery Task Force continues to work closely with local businesses to help them through this very challenging time,” said Mayor Steve Clarke. “Businesses have seen an increase in the need for online sales and services during the COVID-19 pandemic and that trend is likely to continue over the coming months and years. The Orillia Online initiative will help local businesses adapt to that demand.”
The Orillia Online initiative includes several different components to help local businesses move online, including expanding access to grant funding, providing additional educational webinars to teach businesses how to get into e-commerce, and the development of new digital “how-to” guides for online shopping. Through this initiative the ERTF will also be exploring the potential to deliver loans and grants to assist businesses with costs related to e-commerce, such as website fees, photography and consultation.
The Orillia Online initiative is one of many City of Orillia initiatives to assist local businesses and City residents during this time. On May 11, Orillia Council approved up to one-million dollars for COVID-19 related social and economic recovery efforts. Council authorized the Emergency Management Committee to approve up to $60,000 from this fund for immediate initiatives launched by the ERTF.
For more information about the ERTF and initiatives such as Orillia Online, please click here.
The @cityoforillia Economic Recovery Task Force is helping #Orillia businesses go digital through a new Orillia Online program. Orillia Online includes expanded access to grant funding, educational webinars, new new digital tools & more. Details: https://t.co/nPBdQikx0E pic.twitter.com/78fqdXzkmc
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Watch the latest video update (May 13) from @Clarke4Orillia as he talks about self care & our mental health during the pandemic. Take the Self-Care Assessment, which can be found in this week’s Orillia Today or online at https://t.co/KcH1Yxl3H3. #orilliahttps://t.co/oeeZK80mRD
— City of Orillia (@cityoforillia) May 13, 2020