LocalMarketHub

Are You Unintentionally Locking Out Local Talent?

Your market relies on discovering incredible local artisans, farmers, and creators. But your current vendor onboarding process might be actively turning them away. Studies show that a massive 30% of agricultural workers identify as neurodivergent.When you force potential vendors to navigate messy spreadsheets or standard online forms, those barriers block applicants. Complex, non-compliant digital platforms unintentionally lock out neurodivergent talent. You are losing out on fantastic vendors simply because the application process is too frustrating to complete.

Local Market Hub

We remove form-based barriers by using simplified language and flexible formats, ensuring your application is welcoming to every single vendor.

Future-Proof Your Operations Against Silent Liabilities

Beyond losing great vendors, relying on outdated digital tools places an unnecessary administrative burden on your non-profit. Digital accessibility is no longer optional; it is the required standard.Standard market software platforms fail to meet Canada's strict WCAG 2.1 AA Neuro-Inclusive Market Software accessibility standards. As provinces roll out mandatory compliance deadlines for public-facing digital platforms, relying on legacy systems exposes your market to unnecessary legal audits.

100% Grant-Subsidized Deployment

Provincial grants cover your entire software cost. Our team authors and submits the funding application for you. You get enterprise-grade compliance with zero administrative labor and zero financial risk.

Approve Vendors in Minutes

Ditch the email chains. Review applications from one centralized dashboard and click approve. The system instantly sends confirmation emails, generates secure links, and updates your live roster automatically.

The Grant-Funded Solution

Compliance shouldn't drain your non-profit budget. We eliminate our $150/month fee by writing and submitting provincial grant applications on your behalf. Secure total legal protection and upgrade your infrastructure at absolutely zero cost.

Automate Hours of Manual Labor

Stop juggling messy spreadsheets and manual PDF reviews. Our platform handles the administrative heavy lifting instantly, giving you back your week to focus on growing your market.

The Zero-Risk, Grant-Funded Solution

As a non-profit market operator, securing legal compliance shouldn't drain your operating budget.
We utilize an exclusive "Grant-in-a-Box" strategy to deliver Local Market Hub at absolutely zero cost to your organization. Government grants cover 100% of the software deployment.
Zero Financial Risk. Zero Administrative Labour.
Our team authors and executes the entire funding application on your behalf. We secure the capital, upgrade your digital infrastructure, and guarantee total legal protection, allowing you to focus entirely on supporting your vendors and growing your community.

Online Vendor Applications

Replace messy PDFs with WCAG-compliant digital applications. Vendors can securely apply and upload health permits from any mobile device, at any time.

One-Click Approvals

Review AI-verified applications and approve vendors instantly. With a single click, the system autonomously routes the data and updates your live roster.

Automated Payment Collection

Collect seasonal or daily booth fees instantly via secure Stripe integration. Eliminate manual invoicing and never chase a vendor for a lost e-transfer again.

Interactive Booth Mapping

Drag-and-drop approved vendors onto your custom digital market map. Assign specific stall spaces visually in seconds and prevent double-booking errors.

Automated Vendor Emails

Trigger instant approval confirmations, load-in instructions, and compliance reminders. Set your routine vendor communication strictly to autopilot.

Real-Time Analytics

Track market revenue, vendor category diversity, and seasonal attendance trends directly from a centralized command dashboard.

The Mission: Building a Neuro-Inclusive Supply Chain

My grandfather was a farmer who struggled with reading and writing due to dyslexia, a neurological trait passed down to my father and me. I have experienced the systemic discrimination that impacts the majority of the neurodivergent workforce.
Complex, text-heavy municipal permitting forms not only cause administrative delays; they also act as a structural barrier that actively excludes talented, non-traditional producers from participating in the local economy.
Local Market Hub was engineered to dismantle this barrier. By automating compliance with AI and enforcing strict digital accessibility standards, we eliminate the friction of legacy paperwork. Our objective is to ensure every farmer, artisan, and creator has equal access to commercial opportunities, ultimately strengthening Canada’s food independence and building a sustainable, inclusive supply chain.
— Francois Forestier, Founder

Take the Assessment

Complete a 2-minute evaluation to determine accessibility liabilities and grant eligibility.

We write Grant(s)

Our compliance team authors and submits the provincial funding application entirely on your behalf.

Customize for your municipality

We configure the platform's verification rules to match your specific city and provincial permit requirements.

We deploy Local Market Hub

Funding is secured the software is deployed to your organization with zero out-of-pocket cost.

Run your Farmers' markets

Operate your market on autopilot with guaranteed digital accessibility and automated vendor verification.

Market Growth & PR

30% more applications through neuro-inclusive design. Generate positive public relations by supporting farmers.

Operating a non-profit farmers' market means balancing tight budgets. But relying on outdated digital tools exposes your market to unnecessary legal liabilities under strict new provincial accessibility mandates.