In The Press
5-10-15 Challenge
February 1, 2021
Locorum was 1 of 4 recipients of TechAlliance’s Main Street Innovation Challenge. The challenge is to build bridges between businesses & creative solutions that spark change in Elgin, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, & Oxford.
Recipients Announced for the 5-10-15 Main Street Innovation Challenge
February 16, 2021
Digital Main Street has announced Locorum as a winner of the 5-10-15 Main Street Innovation Challenge for serving the small business community struggling as a result of COVID-19. Other winners include BIA Promoter, Seedz, and Drinks With.
London Innovation Challenge
October 15, 2021
TechAlliance has recognized Locorum as a winner in the first London Innovation Challenge after contributing to London’s recovery & renewal coming out of COVID-19 lockdowns. The challenge aims to accelerate and scale select London-developed solutions.
GROW Accelerator Welcomes New and Promising Cohort of Innovative Ventures
October 26, 2021
Locorum’s participation in GROW anticipates local support like never before. Providing a platform to support local businesses and entrepreneurs that provides users with an easy way to find, hire, and shop the local businesses that make our communities unique.
Supercharging the region’s startups to scale – GROW Accelerator, Fall 2021
December 21, 2021
TechAlliance’s GROW Accelerator powers entrepreneurs to make the crucial leap from start-up to scale-up and has just finished its third season with an impressive cohort that will have incredible impact on our innovation economy including Locorum.
Locorum rewards users for shopping local
January 6, 2021
Locorum has launched the first shop local rewards platform. The platform is an e-commerce store exclusive to Canadian owned local businesses and rewards users for supporting local. In just the last two months the program has generated over $10,000 in rewards for users to spend on local businesses in London.
Locorum: Latin for “Support Local”
March 19, 2021
Industries of all types have had to adapt to challenging situations throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, & tech companies like Locorum have enabled those adaptations. Innovative and technology-enabled solutions will bring forth new and disruptive approaches for economic recovery.
Locorum lives for local – GROW Accelerator Company Highlight
November 29, 2021
Locorum has launched the first shop local rewards platform. The platform is an e-commerce store exclusive to Canadian owned local businesses and rewards users for supporting local. In just the last two months the program has generated over $10,000 in rewards for users to spend on local businesses in London.
Awarding main street innovation
February 16, 2021
The Main Street Innovation Challenge enabled the discovery of innovative solutions from Southwestern Ontario that will initiate immediate and long-lasting results for main street business prosperity. Locorum and three others have been announced as winners.
GROW Accelerator announces new cohort
October 26, 2021
Locorum, Cyber Legends, & CondoWorks have been adopted into the GROW Accelerator, a program launched by TechAlliance in 2019. With participating businesses focused on education, local business, and Indigenous business.
Three for the win
November 10, 2021
Following the launch of the London Innovation Challenge, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, along with an adjudication panel of London industry leaders, have selected Locorum, Caring Support, and Zersent as the winners of the first challenge.
Looking for more London innovators
November 22, 2021
TechAlliance announced the winners of the first London Innovation Challenge ― Caring Support, Locorum and Zersent as the winners of the first challenge.
Responding to recovery and renewal
December 15, 2021
With a focus on giving tools to small businesses to drive sustainable growth and safely re-open, TechAlliance says Locorum, SizeWize, & Labourly represent a variety of sectors, including health and safety, retail, and human resources.
