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My Main Street Program Aims To Provide Revitalization Support To Six Mississauga Communities

The City of Mississauga is pleased to announce that Clarkson, Cooksville, Malton, Port Credit, Streetsville and the Downtown Core will be participating in the Government of Canada’s My Main Street Local Business Accelerator program to help revitalize the main streets of these communities. The City of Mississauga will receive a total of $230,000 in a […]

IDEA – The Mississauga Innovation District

Today, Mayor Crombie and councillors joined Mississauga’s Economic Development Office to officially launch the new identity for Mississauga’s innovation district, IDEA Mississauga, and advance Mississauga’s position as a global leader in innovation. IDEA Mississauga does not represent one specific location in Mississauga – rather, it represents the city’s entire ecosystem made up of industry, government, […]

Welcome to the IDEA Website, A New Virtual Innovation Hub to Support Entrepreneurs and Innovators

Finding the right tools and resources to help make business ideas become a reality can be overwhelming and time consuming. To help get entrepreneurs and innovators on the right track, the City of Mississauga launched the IDEA Virtual Innovation Hub – IDEAmississauga.ca. The virtual hub is a place for entrepreneurs, innovators and scale-up companies to […]

Mississauga Innovation District and Program Reveal

Hosted by the Mississauga Business Entrepreneur Centre (MBEC), join Mayor Bonnie Crombie for the reveal of Mississauga’s Innovation District and Program. Event Details: New innovation district campaign and video Service tools and resources for scale-up businesses Scale-up program and training for entrepreneurs Vote for your favourite of three scale-up companies Draw prizes, and more! Date: […]

Nurturing Society through Commerce: Seema Sanghavi, Founder, Cooks Who Feed

The humble cook’s apron is a kind of kitchen safety net. It protects home chefs and professionals alike from spills and splashes. But can aprons offer more protection to society? Seema Sanghavi thinks so.   Sanghavi is the founder of Cooks Who Feed, an apron and cooking wear line that weaves together many complex threads of […]