E-commerce Advisors

As part of the Grow Your Business Online Program, eligible businesses are paired with an E-commerce Advisor who will review business digital assessments, consult on business grant spending plans, recommend digital marketing strategies and help implement new technologies.

If you’re a small business owner looking for grant information, visit Grow Your Business Online Grant page to find eligibility details about the program.

Become an E-commerce Advisor

Are you interested in helping Canadian small businesses reach their potential online? Our partner organization, Mosaic, is actively recruiting students or recent graduates as E-commerce Advisors who will work with local small businesses.

E-commerce Advisors will receive the following benefits:

Skills Training

Workplace Experience

Temporary Position

Networking

Business Strategy

Supplemental Learning

Training

In this role, you’ll receive training from industry leaders such as Bookmark, Facebook, Google, Lightspeed, Mastercard, Shopify, Square Online and more, equipping you to support small businesses with growing their business online. A combination of over 35 hours of interactive modules, on-demand webinars and online courses will prepare you, as an E-commerce Advisor, to provide:

Consultations on e-commerce platform solutions
1:1 support building and launching a customized online store
Education on cybersecurity and readiness planning
Training on how to build a digital marketing plan
Determining an individual business’ needs and values

Eligibility

The following individuals are eligible to apply to become an E-commerce Advisor:

Individuals who have graduated from high school and are planning on pursuing a post-secondary education;
Individuals currently pursuing post-secondary education; or,
Individuals who have recently graduated from a post-secondary institution.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is an E-commerce Advisor?

An E-commerce Advisor is trained to help your business better understand its e-commerce capabilities and to identify solutions to assist your businesses digitalization. E-commerce Advisors are current students or recent graduates who will receive training to support businesses with digital adoption.

How does my business access an E-commerce Advisor?

As one of the first steps of the CDAP program, small businesses will be paired with an E-commerce Advisor to assess your digital needs and help develop your e-commerce strategies and deploy new digital technologies.

Do I need to work with an E-commerce Advisor if I already have a strategy or staff members with expertise?

After an initial meeting, businesses may opt-out from working with an E-commerce Advisor as part of the Grow Your Business Online program and proceed solely with the grant application. It is highly recommended however that businesses take advantage of the expertise of an E-commerce Advisor to support digitization.

What kind of qualifications do the E-commerce Advisors have?

All E-commerce Advisors receive training, developed, and delivered in partnership with Digital Main Street. You’ll receive support and knowledge from some of the best in the industry to help develop an e-commerce strategy.

Who is eligible to become an E-commerce Advisor and how do I apply?

The opportunity for training and work placements will be available to current post-secondary students and recent graduates. Those selected for the role will participate in training through Digital Main Street.

To be eligible to become an E-commerce Advisor, you must:

be a Canadian Citizen, permanent resident, or person on whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
be legally entitled to work according to the relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations; and have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment.
be one of the following:

o a recent graduate from high school that’s planning on pursuing a post-secondary education

o currently pursuing post-secondary education; or,

o have recently graduated from a post-secondary institution

What kind of training will E-commerce Advisors receive?

E-commerce Advisors will receive training in partnership with Digital Main Street on several topics:

Understanding the Grow Your Business Online Program
Learning the capabilities of several e-commerce solutions and related tools
Understanding the basics of cyber security
Developing communication skills
Determining an individual business’s needs and values

What is the length of a work placement as an E-commerce Advisor?

E-commerce Advisors will participate in a full-time (40 hours per week) work placement which typically lasts 4 to 6 months.

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