A few key cities in Ontario have been early recipients of Ontario government grants and loans programs aiming to develop local communities by helping small businesses expand and adding jobs. Flying Colours Corp of Peterborough received funding through Eastern Ontario Development Fund, while IBS and Northwest Fudge Factory took advantage of funding through NOHFC, and…
The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is offering young entrepreneurs a chance to claim up to $100,000 in start-up funding through their annual Young Entrepreneur Competition. BDC Canada Funding for Start-ups Competition Details BDC’s annual start-up funding competition is again setting aside $25,000 and $100,000 for Canadian small businesses owned by youth that plan…
This exclusive event is hosted by the Ontario Aerospace Council (OAC) for executives from Aerospace suppliers. The objective of this two day event is to enable Ontario small and mid-sized aerospace suppliers to advance their global market position through engineering design and development activities. OAC Engineering Design & Development Interactive –Event Details Date/Time: Wednesday March…
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…
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…
The Made in Ontario Advanced Manufacturing R&D Challenge Program was developed and is operated by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) in collaboration with Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). This grants for small businesses in Ontario program is offering up to $2 million in grant funding…
Mentor Works cohosts regular workshops along with Export Development Canada (EDC) to educate small- and mid-sized businesses of government funding opportunities, as well as services offered by Export Development Canada that aim to help SMEs looking to enter or expand into international markets. Jane Daly recently wrote about a Canadian manufacturer that successfully expanded into…
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…
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…
The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) is providing up to $200 million in funding over five years through The Advanced Manufacturing Fund. This Ontario business grants and loans program is aimed at helping southern Ontario organizations that look toward technological innovations, while encouraging projects that provide benefits to manufacturing clusters and…