The Ontario government is now offering young adults up to $5,000 in Ontario small business grants to start and or expand a business in Ontario. Who is Eligible for Ontario Business Grants for Start-ups? In order to qualify for start-up funding through this program you must be between 18-29 years old and a resident of…
If your firm is a small to medium-sized business operating in the food and beverage processing sector, chances are you are already aware that funding resources are available for small businesses in the agricultural and agri-food sector from both the provincial and federal levels of government. However, most firms that we encounter are faced with…
The Growing Forward 2 Ontario government funding program for Producers in the Capacity Building Stream provides funding to investigate projects that improve farms in the areas of: Environment and Climate Change, Assurance Systems, Market Development, Plant and Animal Health, Labour Productivity Enhancement, Business and Leadership Development. Growing Forward 2 Ontario Government Funding for Producers, Capacity…
TECTERRA is a government funded organization, located in Alberta, Canada that provides investment and grant funding, business support, networking opportunities and a laboratory for the Canadian geomatics industry. What is the Industry Investment Fund? The Industry Investment Fund is a recurring Call for Proposals that enables geomatics companies across Canada to submit their commercialization ready…
Last year, Mentor Works informed its audience of an excellent opportunity for start-ups that takes place in Cobourg, Ontario called “N100.” The competition is run by Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) and offers early-stage start-ups the opportunity to take home $100,000 in funding in return for setting up part of their business in the…
Mitacs is a national not-for-profit organization that supports collaborative research and development efforts between industry and academic partnerships. The Accelerate program is a 4-6 month internship program that provides an opportunity for businesses to access the skills and talent of a graduate student to work on solving a business problem. Mitacs Accelerate R&D funding is…
Join Mentor Works’ Founder and President, Bernadeen McLeod and John Brown of Javelin Technologies to learn more about federal and provincial government grants and loans available to small to medium-sized businesses in Canada. Free Canadian Government Grants and loans for Capital Investments Webinar: Event Details Date/ Time: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 11:00 AM (EDT)…
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…
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…
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,…