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Empower’s second round of funding is open to private investors on FrontFundr

October 26th, 2022

Having raised $3M with our first round of funding, Empower is pleased to announce that we’re working with the online investment platform FrontFundr to reach our next million-dollar milestone.


Our new campaign is live now, we’ve already reached 65% of our goal. 


Every day, private investors across Canada use FrontFundr to access amazing investment opportunities. The potential to earn great returns, to be part of exciting initiatives and to support entrepreneurial growth are some of the top reasons people are investing through FrontFundr. 


Empower values the FrontFundr model for its innovation and reach. Much like our own tech-first approach to disrupting the digital marketing landscape with affordable solutions for small business owners, FrontFundr democratizes access to new investment opportunities by combining technology and innovation to put it in the hands of everyday people. 


We’re a perfect match, and we’re excited to see the momentum of our campaign already showing results to be proud of. Check back for updates as we keep the campaign open to the public until January 2023.


https://www.frontfundr.com/empower


About FrontFundr


FrontFundr is Canada’s leading online private markets investing platform and an exempt market dealer providing startups and growth companies with access to capital that helps them grow and to help Canadian entrepreneurs turn their groundbreaking ideas into reality.

Empower proud to announce new partnership with eQuo

October 17th, 2022

Empower is excited to announce our partnership with eQuo. Their unique platform serves to identify opportunities to place large investors in front of small businesses with the potential to grow. 


Like Empower, our friends at eQuo work toward democratizing access to the types of resources that big corporations take for granted. While eQuo matches entrepreneurs with potential growth through investment capital, Empower’s mission remains to develop the best marketing approach for each of our clients and to use every aspect of the data each campaign generates to help their business grow. 


We look forward to growing our respective networks and finding new ways to help the small business community thrive. 


eQuo is a Canadian firm building the first inclusive, matchmaking platform. Their mission is to connect small businesses with the right investors, capital, customers, and talent while matching established investors with upcoming small business entrepreneurs.

Empower announces new contract with Financial Horizons

October 15th, 2022

We’re pleased to announce our upcoming growth initiative with the team at Financial Horizons. 


With their mission to unify independent financial advisors around the country in a common effort to amplify their talents and success to grow their respective networks, Financial Horizons takes a position familiar to Empower, where our mission is to help small business owners attract the brand attention that great marketing can generate. 


We’ll have more details to announce soon. As we develop a partnership that sees both of our organizations working together to reach new potential, our shared respect for the power of community promises great things on our mutual horizon.



With 30 offices across Canada, Financial Horizons is dedicated to making a positive impact in the communities its people serve. Led by a team of seasoned, dynamic professionals with a wealth of experience in the financial sector, Financial Horizons understands the passion and drive it takes to help people.

Empower is a member of the LOT Network

September 15th, 2022

In a proactive move to protect our proprietary tech and its associated intellectual property from Patent Assertion Entities (commonly known as “patent trolls”) Empower has recently joined the LOT Network, a community of business leaders dedicated to defending innovative ideas from predatorial entities.


By joining this community of thought leaders invested in measures that mutually protect our own IP, Empower isn’t just looking out for ourselves. We’re taking on our corporate responsibility to be of service to the fast-paced tech industry in any way we can. 


Leading by example and following in the footsteps of technology innovators, our dedication to our client community doesn’t stop with marketing. We’re dedicated to protecting the interests of our members in any way we can contribute. 


Our role as trusted advisors to small business owners we serve who could be vulnerable to bad actors is not a value add - it’s a duty. 


Click here to read more on our CEO Blog.


Founded by former Apple and Intel exec and intellectual property specialist Ken Seddon, LOT (License of Transfer) Network counts leaders from Google, Canon, and Red Hat among its board of directors.


LOT Network’s mission is to foster the allyship of developers by creating a non-profit community where the cross-licensing of patents helps protect the greater good of network members from patent trolls.


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