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…
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…
34 Companies responded “yes” last year. After the dust settled Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation won for its voice-activated computer, “Ubi.” The competition is called “N100”, a Start-up Funding competition led by Northumberland CFDC in partnership with Spark Centre. Northumberland, in case you were wondering, is a town approximately 1 hour east of Toronto, Ontario. But…
Female business owners and working women in high-income countries in general, have made remarkable progress compared to their counterparts a generation ago. In the United States women in their 30’s make 4 times more than women a generation apart. Yet for me, while women in Canada have come to represent an impressive 47% of Canadian…
The Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) loans program is administered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The program is aimed at providing mentorship and entrepreneurial support to help new businesses grow and succeed, supporting the success of new businesses, and strengthening of angel networks while increasing availability of investment capital….
Investing in Business Growth & Productivity is offered through The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev) as a part of their suite of Ontario business grants and loans called Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives (SOPIs). This collection of funding programs has been allotted a total of $530 million and applications are now being accepted…
The up to $10 million per year Local Food Fund is a program offered through the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food that funds up to 50% of eligible project expenses. The business grants Ontario funding can also be stacked with other funding to fund up to 75%, while some exceptions (for hardship) may permit recipients…
Gala Bakery of Hamilton, Ontario has recently taken on a comprehensive traceability project to improve the efficiency of their operations while increasing market access and protecting their brand. The Traceability Foundations Initiative (TFI) is a federal-provincial cost-shared initiative under the Agricultural Flexibility Fund. It was developed to support industry-led information traceability systems. Small Business Grants…