Collingwood, ON: With the downtown shuttered and businesses transitioning into at-home work routines, many are increasing their reliance on internet tools to connect with clients and staff. Schools are moving classes online, and fitness studios are flooding social media a bit more than usual with instructional videos to keep their communities engaged. Many businesses are on a confined stay-cation of sorts, waiting to see if this is simply a two-week storm they need weather.

One local business finds itself in a position to help businesses adapt to increased online operations. Collingwood-natives Ian Miller and Chris Bedwell run Evolved Learning Systems, a learning management platform that gives businesses a complete turn-key solution to engaging online audiences with proprietary digital material...