Since 2021, Ontario Small Business Community has championed, connected, and amplified Ontario-based small businesses. As the first digital community of our kind in Canada, we reach over 2 million viewers monthly across our ever growing, dynamic, engaging and thoughtfully managed social media platforms and have built a digital presence that delivers real insight, information, and impact for small business owners across the province of Ontario and beyond.

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We believe a strong Ontario economy is built and sustained by Ontario small businesses that are knowledgeable, reliable, and ever evolving. Ontario is home to an incredible community of small businesses, artisans, service providers, and artists who pour their passion and expertise into what they do, the products they make, and the services they offer. They deserve a community that brings that same level of passion to supporting them, advocating for them, amplifying them, educating them, and connecting them to the communities, people, consumers, and opportunities that help them grow and maintain their businesses. That is exactly what Ontario Small Business Community was created to do!

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We host our signature bi-monthly Virtual Markets created for for e-commerce focused small businesses and those looking to expand their reach, access new customers, and grow their business through targeted and collaborative promotional opportunities. Our Virtual Markets are a low cost initiative that small businesses of any size and scale can access. Designed and facilitated to put Ontario small businesses in front of the right audience at the right time. Showcasing small businesses to help them drive consumers to their websites and we presence, connect with communities across Ontario and develop essential skills to help them grow and succeed with their small business in the digital space. For information on how to access applications to participate in Ontario Small Business Community Virtual Markets and more information click here.

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Our moderated and curated Facebook communities bring together small businesses, artisans, service providers, and artists in an active, engaged space where members connect, share, and support one another. It is a space built on the mindset and active practice of collaboration over competition, and a genuine belief that when one Ontario small business wins, the whole community wins. Find our communities below! 

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Ontario Vendor Calls, Opportunities, Markets, Reviews & Feedback

*A resource to access in-person and digital events, markets, festivals and pop-ups across Ontario.*

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Ontario Canada Small Business Community

*A general Facebook group for Ontario small business owners, artisans, service providers and artists to share, connect and network, promote their small business, and connect with Ontario consumers.*

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Support & Shop Local Ontario Canada

*A Facebook group that offers Ontario small business owners, artisans, service providers and artists the opportunity to buy, sell, share, promote and connect with Ontario consumers.*​​

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Ontario Small Business Community offers an extensive resource space created by small business owners, packed with tips, advice, and practical information covering the full range of what it takes to start, maintain, and scale a small business in Ontario. The ONSBC resources catalog is consistently evolving and being added to, covering topics ranging from the best shipping providers for small businesses, to what is the best website for your small business, accessing grants and bursaries, to wholesale and large scale selling. We provide insight, information, and impactful resources and tools that help small businesses with the realities of operating a small business. To access those resource pages please click here.​​​

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Our Ontario Event Ontario Event, Market & Festival Directory is a carefully curated and rigorously vetted listing of events, markets, and festivals happening across the province, built with one clear goal: connecting small business owners with real, tangible opportunities to grow. Rather than sifting through endless event or vendor calls of questionable quality, business owners can trust that every event featured has been hand-selected for its value. Selected based on a criteria of consistent attendance, good promotion and advertising of both the event and the participating small businesses, reputation and impact within their communities, commitment to fair and ethical event and small business practices, positive consumer and visitor feedback, as well as first hand accounts from the Ontario Small Business Community team and our community.  From bustling local markets and seasonal festivals to trade shows, pop-up opportunities, and community gatherings, the directory spans the full spectrum of events that matter to small businesses in Ontario. It's more than just a listing of opportunities. It's a strategic tool designed to help business owners find the right events, the right audiences, and the right moments to showcase their small business with tangible positive results and experiences. To access the Ontario Event Ontario Event, Market & Festival Directory click here. 

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The Ontario Small Business Community bi-monthly blog covers topical, real-time content relevant to the day-to-day realities of running a small business in Ontario. Written by our talented community managers here at ONSBC, who are just like you: real small business owners with real expertise, experience, and insight. To access the ONSBC blog click here. 

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We are more than a digital community. We are a movement. One that is committed to ensuring Ontario's small businesses, artisans, service providers, and artists are seen, supported, and set up to succeed for generations to come. Whether you are just starting out, actively growing, or a seasoned small business owner, you belong here. As they say, good things grow in Ontario, and that could not be more true for Ontario and its small businesses.