Government Funding for Small Business Workshop –Markham, ON (Co-host: IFM)

Government Funding for Small Business Workshop –Markham, ON (Co-host: IFM)

Mentor Works Ltd and International Food Marketing (IFM) Alliance of Canada are offering a free Canadian government funding workshop to owners and leaders of small to mid-sized businesses in the Markham, Ontario area. The purpose of the workshop is to educate the small business community about government grants and loans available through provincial and federal…

How to Qualify for the Connect Canada Internship Program

How to Qualify for the Connect Canada Internship Program

The Connect Canada Internship program is administered by AUTO21, a Canadian not-for-profit. The program looks at increasing collaboration between academic and industry partners to solve industry problems and to increase the amount of R&D that businesses are undertaking in an effort to improve the Canadian economy and to develop more competitive businesses. The Connect Canada Internship…

GF2 Small Business Grants Ontario for Food & Beverage Processors

GF2 Small Business Grants Ontario for Food & Beverage Processors

If you are a food or beverage processor based in Ontario, your business should not merely consider accessing Ontario government funding, you must claim your share of incentives. Over 40% of Ontario Food and Beverage Processors Access Ontario Business Grants The food and beverage processing sector has been recognized as a growth engine for Ontario,…

BDC Market Xpansion Loan for Extending a Business’ Reach

BDC Market Xpansion Loan for Extending a Business’ Reach

In 2012, $1.13 trillion Canadian goods and services were traded. It is clear that exporting is a key component to our economic foundation. Whether companies are exporting or expanding into new markets domestically, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) can provide funding to help businesses with their market expansion activities. The program is called…

Federal Funding Available through Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP)

Federal Funding Available through Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP)

Many businesses in Eastern Ontario are aware of the Eastern Ontario Development Fund (EOF) offered by the Province of Ontario, but many will be interested to know that there is additional funding for their region in the form of the Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP). EODP is funded by FedDev Ontario and delivered by the…

Canadian Business Grants for Information and Communications Technology Hires

Canadian Business Grants for Information and Communications Technology Hires

Last year, there was an overwhelming interest in a popular small business grants program aimed at supporting new hires to high demand positions in information and communications technology positions. The Canadian government grants for ICT hiring program has now launched its 2014 round of funding for an ICT wage subsidy, which has brought along some…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Project Implementation: Producers

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Project Implementation: Producers

The Growing Forward 2 (GF2) program supported by the Ontario Government, as well as the federal government, has announced the availability of funding for food producers for the Project Implementation Stream of the Ontario provincial funding variant. The funding from the Project Implementation Stream will awarded to projects based on merit. Projects must be from…

How to Qualify for CONII Collaborative Research and Development

How to Qualify for CONII Collaborative Research and Development

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is a non-profit organization that distributes government funding for research and development through numerous programs to support R&D efforts including collaboration between industry and academic partners. The Colleges Ontario Network for Industry Innovation (CONII) program is a program that connects small and medium size businesses with Ontario Colleges to…