Please Note: Government funding information within this article was accurate as of February, 2014 but may no longer represent the funding landscape.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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Here are five role models from history and fiction that you can learn real leadership skills from: 1. Never Stop Learning Like Captain James T. Kirk As Alex Knapp of Forbes magazine points out, “No matter what your organization does, it helps to never stop learning. The more knowledge you have, the more creative you…
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…
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…
As a food processor in Ontario, you should be familiar with the Growing Forward 2 government funding initiative for SMEs. There have been a few updates for the Ontario provincial stream, particularly with the Project Implementation sub-stream in the last month that may renew your interest in the program. Updated Definition of a Processor eligible…
Mentor Works’ Founder & President, Bernadeen McLeod will once again join Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Export Development Canada (EDC) for a government funding and export development workshop in Toronto, Ontario. This event will be exclusively for Knowledge-based industries in technology, software development, MedTech, as well as any form of Research and Development. Canadian…