Mentor Works recently had a conversation with the President of Adverdea and Webility Solutions Inc., Jamie Harsevoort. Webility/Adverdea creates sleek, appealing graphics for businesses looking to attract consumers and businesses alike. The business also provides its customers with web-based and mobile systems to help elevate their marketing success. Why did you decide to use Mentor…
By Anne Toner, Business Development Executive, Mentor Works Two of the most common challenges we encounter when helping businesses access Canadian small business grants and loans programs is timing and fit. Either they have just started an R&D project, or two months ago they bought a new piece of equipment that has enabled them to…
There are a number of reasons why implementing or upgrading a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system can be a wise investment, and with small business grants from the provincial and federal levels of government available to pay a large portion of the costs there is no better time than now to get started. Why Consider…
In late June 2013, The Ontario government announced the details of their $417 million investment in Growing Forward 2. The 5-year provincial funding programs are complementary to the AgriInnovation and Agri-Marketing programs offered at the Federal level. The Ontario programs aim at improving business and leadership skills, helping small and medium-sized businesses from the agriculture…
Originally piloted as the Canada Innovation Commercialization Program (CICP), The Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) is an Economic Action Plan 2012 commitment to add $95 million over 3 years and $40 million per year thereafter in order to make the program permanent. The program aims to support innovation and create high-value jobs to support…
The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) is now offering the OCE Collaboration Voucher Program in order to connect Ontario small and medium-sized businesses with research institutions that may help them overcome obstacles to improve productivity, performance and competitiveness. Post-secondary collaboration credit offered through the OCE’s Voucher Program are not Ontario small business grants, but rather…
Business growth doesn’t just happen – it takes a great deal of work. Growing a small business requires proper planning, cash flow management and funding. Leveraging government small business grants and loans can actually help businesses avoid running into any of these potential obstacles to successful business growth. Here are 4 tips for business…
Growing Forward 2 Ontario government funding is a joint program funded by the Canadian federal and provincial government for Ontario agriculture industries. The aim of the program is to support the growth and development of agriculture and agriculture industries in Ontario through business grants Ontario programs. What Not-for-profit and Small Business Grants and Loans Programs…
Mentor Works first mentioned the HRSDC Career Focus Program in an HRSDC Overview blog mid-May of 2013. Since then we have witnessed considerable success with this program. The Career Focus program provided by Human Resources and Skill Development Canada (HRSDC) has been updated and is now administered by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). HRSDC Offers up…
The Ontario Government has re-opened calls for applications for the Smart Grid Fund as of July 2013. The fund was originally introduced in 2009. $50 million had originally been slated to allocate to successful applicants through the Ontario business grants program, however to date less than a third of the fund’s total amount have been…