According to a report released by Export Development Canada (EDC), exporter confidence for Canadian businesses fell in 2014. Their report measured how Canadian exporters and investors are feeling about international and foreign business opportunities in the next six months. The data is collated and measured with the Trade Confidence Index (TCI), which summarizes the state…
On December 15, 2015, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, Greg Rickford, was in Washington, D.C. to sign a memorandum of understanding that solidifies an energy relationship that will continue to prove beneficial for Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. According to the recent national news release, Minister Rickford highlighted the mutual benefit of the existing Canada-U.S….
The honorable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, marked Halloween with a visit to Winnipeg-based OMG’s Candy Inc. OMG’s Candy was launch last year by Chris Emery and Larry Finnson who operate a 12,000-square-foot plant in St. James run by 15 employees. OMG’s is well-known for its delicious chocolaty treats which are a mix of…
The Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) in collaboration with Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) has developed a program to support Canadian food and beverage exporters that are targeting the food service and retail sector in the United States. It’s called “Taste of Canada,” and the fourth edition of the event will take…
CFEA offers support services to Canadian small to mid-sized food and beverage businesses looking to reduce the risk exporting.
You’ve probably heard it before, but the numbers are worth repeating. The OECD Observer notes that the size of “the global middle class” is increasing at breakneck speed. In fact the number of people fitting into the middle class is expected to increase from 1.8 billion in 2009 to 3.2 billion by 2020, and up…
Join Mentor Works, Export Development Canada and RBC– KBI Technology Banking Group for a free workshop on Canadian government funding available for small and medium size business owners in Canada. Mentor Works, the Canadian grant funding expert, has helped hundreds of small and medium sized businesses secure government grant funding for business expansion, capital investment,…
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…
Join Mentor Works, Ryan LLC, and Export Development Canada (EDC) for an exclusive complimentary workshop for agriculture and agri-food businesses in Canada.  Mentor Works has supported dozens of agriculture and agri-food businesses that have received hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars in government funding.  Within this 1.5 hour workshop you will learn how…
Let Mentor Works’ Founder and Principal, Bernadeen McLeod take the mystery out of government funding and learn about valuable services offered through Export Development Canada (EDC) to help make international markets more accessible while reducing risk. Mentor Works and Export Development Canada (EDC) in Kitchener, Ontario Mentor Works and Export Development Canada (EDC) will be…