The late-stage commercialization stage is both an exciting and stressful time for any company; as final steps are taken to finally bring a new product to market. While your feelings at this point can likely be described as a mix of joy and relief considering you have made it this far and have decided to…
Funding resources are available for small businesses from both the provincial and federal levels of government. The challenge is how to find and take advantage of what is out there. Bernadeen McLeod Explains How Accessing Government Grants & Loans is Simple Bernadeen McLeod is the President and Founder of Mentor Works Ltd. With considerable expertise…
Financing for growth and maintaining healthy cash flow is a critical concern for small and medium-sized businesses. Fortunately, whether businesses are in need of working capital, expanding their business, investing in software or hardware implementation or upgrades, or to purchase manufacturing equipment there are small business grants and loans programs to help finance your company’s…
One of the priorities of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) is the development of a strong economy in Northern Ontario. Part of the plan to encourage this, includes supporting the development of new business investments in the region. To assist in attracting outside investment, the NOHFC has developed Ontario business grants for New…
Looking for an ideal location for the expansion of your current business? If so, NOHFC’s New Investment Projects Funding Program may make persuade your company to seriously consider locating a new facility in Northern Ontario. Small Business Grants Ontario through NOHFC Generous small business grants and loans from the government makes it very tempting to…
Mentor Works’ President & Owner, Bernadeen McLeod, will be joining the SHIFT Conference in Waterloo to educate business leaders. Bernadeen will present the latest on business funding trends, give valuable insight into how to select & access small business grants and loans, and share her experience of how small and medium-sized businesses like yours have…
On Monday November 4th Royal Bank Canada (RBC) will host a workshop to highlight small business grants and loans opportunities as well as offer assistance in export development and small business finance options. Mentor Works and Export Development Canada (EDC) to Present at RBC-Sponsored Event Canadian business grants and loans expert Bernadeen McLeod, Founder and President…
Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) received a big boost from the Federal Government of Canada last week. The not-for-profit foundation that helps budding young business owners with everything from startup funding to writing a business plan has been featured frequently in our blog over the years. CYBF is most well-known for helping young entrepreneurs access…
Mentor Works is dedicated to helping hundreds of Canada’s most successful small and medium-sized manufacturers overcome financial obstacles to growth through the access of government small business grants and loans. As such, we have identified some of the top business grants and loans options for manufacturers to share with our clients, industrial organizations, various media…
Neil Movold is the Founder & CEO of InsightNG Solutions Limited, an exciting software development firm that has created a collaborative mapping tool that automatically finds relevant content, helping decision makers find solutions, fast. Neil’s business chose to partner with Mentor Works small business grants experts based on his interest to explore R&D funding initiatives to find…