Today, Mayor Crombie and Councillors, in partnership with Oxford Realty Properties and joined by Mississauga’s Economic Development Office and others, officially announced Mississauga’s anchor innovation location – IDEA Square One Entrepreneur and Innovation Hub. IDEA Square One provides an opportunity to anchor Mississauga’s entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem within its newly-revealed innovation identity – IDEA Mississauga. […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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: […]

The City’s Economic Development Office (EDO) developed a report titled Economic Recovery Plan (ERP) Implementation Update detailing the progress to date in supporting Mississauga businesses. The report provides insights into the 42 actions identified in the City’s Economic Recovery Plans for Small Business and Broader Industry. Approved by Council on September 23, 2020, the Small Business Economic Recovery Plan and the Broader […]