The Canadian federal government knows the importance of tapping into Canada’s post-secondary talent pool to encourage innovation- there are a wide variety of grants and incentives available related to both post-secondary and industry. Both parties have felt the positive impact of the support programs, particularly through the programs provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering…
In recent years the sports world has been dominated by quantitative analysis. In baseball, for example, advanced metrics and the Moneyball approach are incredibly popular as teams compete to find the big name. The development of new ways of measuring and understanding player performance have transformed the game, and we’ve seen similar changes in other sports….
The Ontario government is very active in their distribution of Ontario small business funding this month. In addition to the recent FedDev Ontario funding awarded to HubHead ($625K) and MappedIn ($600K), the government has announced three more recipients of the Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) repayable Canadian government funding program. FedDev Ontario Funding: Investing in…
The Ontario Manufacturing Learning Consortium (OMLC) have launched a partnership program with Ontario manufacturers to help address the skills gap in the labour market. Manufacturers are finding it increasingly difficult to find talented and experienced youth who can work in manufacturing environments. To help address this the OMLC launched a partnership program where young interns…
When I signed up for Tough Mudder, I wanted to challenge myself. I had competed in 5-10km races in the past, as well as smaller obstacle courses, but this time I really wanted to test my limits. My plan was to train intensively for 90 days prior to the May event to ensure my strength…
Businesses in the GTA and York Region interested in discovering Canadian government funding opportunities to grow their business should take note that Mentor Works will be speaking at an upcoming event in Woodbridge, Ontario. This event is specifically for established Canadian manufacturers that do not outsource their production to third parties. There are also specific…
The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) offers support for businesses partnering with Canadian post-secondary researchers to address complex technical problems or projects. The popular NSERC Engage opportunity offers support up to $25,000 to complete a technical research project at a Canadian university. This funding supports projects up to six months in…
Perhaps it is because my family’s four daughters are more independent now, all out of the house – at university, married and only one left in high school – that really burned through the excuses that I could and should invest time to take better care of my health, energy levels, and most of all,…
Silicon Halton is holding their monthly TGIF Tech event on March 27th, which will focus on Canadian government funding. Established tech firms have a growing number of funding options available to them with more on the way at the beginning of the Canadian government’s fiscal year on April 1, 2015. Whether you are hiring, training,…
Technology companies are constantly innovating and transforming ideas into exciting new products and services. The Ontario technology sector is growing substantially with companies developing new products, and according to Invest in Ontario the IT sector here is the second largest cluster after California. Ontario’s IT cluster is centred on Kitchener-Waterloo, a region host to a…