The City of Toronto announced Thursday the expansion of a tool to help businesses move online to help them throughout the coronavirus pandemic.
Mayor John Tory announced the expansion of the Digital Main Street online program at the daily Toronto coronavirus update press conference.
The idea of the program is to help businesses “develop or expand their online services,” according to a press release. The program was originally created in partnership between the City of Toronto and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas in 2016.
It helps businesses with a variety of things, including company websites, social media and how to launch e-commerce. The budget for the program has been tripled from $240,000 to $825,000 to better equip