Coral CEA Innovation Network: Small Business Grants up to $50K/year

Coral CEA Innovation Network: Small Business Grants up to $50K/year

Coral CEA is a not-for-profit Open Innovation Network composed of member companies and organizations focused on advancing platform solutions. To date Coral CEA has provided small business grants to over 40 start-up companies including over $1.2 million in grants to complement $3.6 million of in‐kind investment.  With the help of other Canadian government grants and angel investors…

Canadian Government Funding:  Investing in Business Innovation (IBI)

Canadian Government Funding: Investing in Business Innovation (IBI)

The aim of the Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) is for stimulating and leveraging private sector investments to serve the development and late-stage commercialization challenges of start-up businesses. This government funding for business will provide support of up to $1M in repayable loan funding at 0% interest, covering approximately 33.3% of expenses related to commercializing new products, practices…

Ontario Centres of Excellence – Discovery 13

The Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) will be holding another edition of their annual Discovery Event Series. OCE Discovery attracts some of Canada’s leading innovators from all industries for a two day networking conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. When: May 27-28, 2013 Where: Metro Toronto Convention Centre – 255 Front St. W. –…

Small Business Grants: AgriMarketing Market Development Stream

Small Business Grants: AgriMarketing Market Development Stream

The Market Development stream grant funding for business is focused on building and promoting Canada domestic and export markets, to perform promotional activities to differentiate Canadian products, and ensure that the industry is prepared to meet market requirements. Government Funding Financial Contribution: This funding for small business will involve non-repayable contributions to small and medium-sized…

Canadian Government Grants Update: CME SMART Prosperity Now Program Expected to Close Soon

Canadian Government Grants Update: CME SMART Prosperity Now Program Expected to Close Soon

Launched this previous summer, the CME SMART Prosperity Now Program is still accepting applications but expected to stop by March 31, 2013. These small business funding grants are for manufacturers with an export focus on commercializing new technologies, investing in sustainable and green technology, entering new domestic and foreign markets, and purchasing new or upgraded…

Employment Services Program for Hiring Skilled Employees

View more recent Hiring & Training Programs Employment Ontario provides networking services and Canadian Government funding for small business to attract, train, and hire unemployed Ontarians looking for valuable work experience. The Employment Service program is one of many Canadian Government Incentives for Hiring & Training Skilled Workers. Employment Services for Businesses Looking to Hire…

The Big Picture for Small Businesses

Statistics Canada defines businesses with fewer than 500 employees as Small-Medium Sized Enterprises (SME), whereas firms with 500 or more employees are classified as “large” businesses.”  An overwhelming number of businesses in Canada fall under the SME category, with 98% of the overall Canadian private business sector standing at less than 100 employees.  As of…

Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT) International Reception & Dinner

Canada’s Technology Triangle (CTT) is pleased to once again bring together 300+ of the “Who’s Who” of the business community, academia, as well as local, provincial and federal government along with 25 International Ambassadors and Consuls General from such high profile countries as China, Brazil, Germany, USA, India at its International Reception & Dinner on…

OCE Market Readiness Program – Grant Funding for Innovation

The OCE Market Readiness Program offers preliminary support and funding grants for small business to transfer academic based research into a new market-viable service or technology. Funding is intended to accelerate innovation and help Ontario-based SMEs bring a new product to market or to use the academic research as a basis for a new start-up…

Small Business Funding Grants Focused on Business Expansion

Small Business Funding Grants Focused on Business Expansion

CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO – (Marketwire – Nov 14, 2012) The Ministry of Economic Development & Innovation (MEDI) has released two new Ontario government grants & loans programs: (1) the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund and (2) the Eastern Ontario Development Fund. The goal of these funding programs are  to provide financial assistance and incentives to promote regional…