Canada Media Fund (CMF) Loan for Interactive & Innovative Digital Media Projects

Canada Media Fund (CMF) Loan for Interactive & Innovative Digital Media Projects

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a funding initiative that provides loans for small business who are involved in innovative and cutting-edge Canadian interactive digital media content. For 2013-2014, CMF has $360.7 million in funding to support the Canadian television and digital media industries through two streams of funding: the Experimental Stream and the Convergent…

Investing in Business Growth & Productivity: Not-For-Profits

Investing in Business Growth & Productivity: Not-For-Profits

Investing in Business Growth & Productivity: Not-For-Profits focuses on strengthening the productivity and global competitiveness of southern Ontario businesses. Investing in Business Growth & Productivity is offered through The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) as a part of their suite of Ontario business grants and loans called Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives (SOPIs).  SOPIs are a new suite…

2014 Federal Budget Supports Hiring with Canada Job Grant & $40M for Internships

2014 Federal Budget Supports Hiring with Canada Job Grant & $40M for Internships

The 2014 budget released by the Federal government promises to follow through upon the $15,000 Canada Job Grant while also setting aside $40 million to support up to 3,000 internships in high demand fields. Small Business Grants for Hiring Full-Time Internships Aims to Help Young People Find Meaningful Work Federal Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty, drew…

Top Grants and Loans for B.C. Agriculture & Agri-Food Businesses

Top Grants and Loans for B.C. Agriculture & Agri-Food Businesses

Please Note: Government funding information within this article was accurate as of February, 2014 but may no longer represent the funding landscape. For current B.C. grants and loans, please explore Western Canada small business funding. Agriculture and Agri-Food businesses in British Columbia have access to a number of lucrative funding programs on both federal and…

saveONenergy: 4 Energy Efficiency Resources for Manufacturers

saveONenergy: 4 Energy Efficiency Resources for Manufacturers

If you are in the manufacturing sector, there are several ways your business can save money with the support of the Ontario Power Authority. From Audit Funding to incentives to upgrade capital equipment, it’s worth investigating to determine how these programs could benefit your business. SaveONenergy Audit Funding The Ontario Power Authority’s Audit Funding will…

$50K Online Competition for Ontario Energy App Development

$50K Online Competition for Ontario Energy App Development

MaRS Discovery District and the province of Ontario have invited the public to vote online for their favourite app in the Energy Apps for Ontario Challenge in a news release earlier this week.  The challenge offers $50,000 in support for best new app using electricity collected by smart meters –as voted on by members of…

Update: GF2 Ontario Organizations & Collaborations Program: Project Implementation

Update: GF2 Ontario Organizations & Collaborations Program: Project Implementation

With funding through the 5 year Growing Forward 2 Ontario program expected to exceed $400 million, Mentor Works is constantly building its knowledge-base of programs available to its agriculture and agri-food clients. Important Updates for Growing Forward 2’s Organizations and Collaborations –Project Implementation Organizations and Collaborations Project Implementation stream offers Ontario agriculture and agri-food SMEs…

Qualify for Investing in Business Growth and Productivity Ontario Small Business Loans

Qualify for Investing in Business Growth and Productivity Ontario Small Business Loans

Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP) is issued by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).  IBGP is a part of the $530 million suite of programs called Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives (SOPIs). Small Business Loans Ontario –Funding Details IBGP small business loans offer up to $20 million of funding per…

MaRS Start-up Funding Program Offers Opportunity to Hire Experienced Executives

MaRS Start-up Funding Program Offers Opportunity to Hire Experienced Executives

Earlier this week, Jacob Serebrin of TechVibes reported on Toronto MaRS Discovery District’s plan to support as many as 30 start-ups expand their business by hiring on an outside executive. The program is being dubbed, “The Embedded Executive Program,” and offers small businesses up to $50,000 to fund the hiring of a new “C-level or…

2014 Business Funding Forecast: A Great Year to Access Government Grants & Loans

2014 Business Funding Forecast: A Great Year to Access Government Grants & Loans

Since its’ creation in August 2009 and result of partnerships with more than 5300 businesses and organizations, $1.1 billion has been invested by FedDev Ontario. This has supported additional leveraged investments at a 1:1 match with non-government sources to support businesses, organizations and communities in southern Ontario. It was a great year for our clients to…