Canada Small Business Grants & Loans Workshop in Renfrew, ON –June 17th

Canada Small Business Grants & Loans Workshop in Renfrew, ON –June 17th

Mentor Works will visit Renfrew, Ontario as a part of its Eastern Ontario tour that also includes stops in Ottawa and Belleville on the 17th and 18th. Eastern Ontario Small Business Workshop: Learn about Funding Opportunities for Renfrew, ON Area Businesses The session in Renfrew, Ontario aims to inform owners and leaders of small to mid-sized manufacturing…

How to Qualify and Apply for OMDC Export Fund for Interactive Digital Media

How to Qualify and Apply for OMDC Export Fund for Interactive Digital Media

Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) Ontario government grants program offers up to $12,000 in funding (up to 50% funding) to export ready companies involved in creating products in the interactive digital media field. OMDC Export Fund: Company Eligibility There are some key eligibility factors for these businesses.  The applicant company must: Have a primary business…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Processors Project Implementation –FAQ’s

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Processors Project Implementation –FAQ’s

The Project Implementation stream of Growing Forward 2 is designed to help Processors who have completed one or more capacity building activities, move forward and solve a risk or issue that was discovered in the Capacity Building Stage. Although it is not mandatory, it is highly recommended to complete a Capacity Building project before applying…

How to Qualify for OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

How to Qualify for OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

Update: Please access this article to learn eligibility factors for Interactive Digital Media Funding this year. The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) offers Ontario government funding programs to support the development and early commercialization of Ontario media and digital media projects. The Interactive Digital Media Fund (IDM Fund) is one of the small business grant funding…

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE): Voucher for E-Business (VEB)

Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE): Voucher for E-Business (VEB)

If your company is lacking an online marketing and e-business strategy, you may be in luck.  Ontario small to mid-sized businesses that export or looking to export may qualify for assistance through Ontario colleges through the OCE Voucher for E-Business.  The Voucher for E-Business is one of 4 OCE Vouchers offered through the Ontario Centres…

OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

Update: Please access this article for a more accurate overview Interactive Digital Media Fund. The Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) has issued a new call for applications for the OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund (IDM). The Purpose of Ontario Government Grants Offered through the OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund The OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund was…

NOHFC Northern Ontario Business Grants Support Nipissing-Parry Sound Region

NOHFC Northern Ontario Business Grants Support Nipissing-Parry Sound Region

Several projects in the Nipissing-Parry Sound Region received a big boost recently.  6 entities including a college and a small business in North Bay, the village of South River, the townships of Sequin and Carling, and the Town of Parry Sound received $4.6 million in funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC). Northern…

OMDC Export Fund: Business Grants for Digital Media Creation

OMDC Export Fund: Business Grants for Digital Media Creation

Does your business create interactive digital media? Have you developed a product that you now want to export? Here’s a great new opportunity to receive government funding as a grant through the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC). OMDC has a funding program called: OMDC Export Fund – Interactive Digital Media. This fund provides a Canadian…

Government Invests in Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Government Invests in Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced on April 22, 2014 the Canadian and Ontario governments’ continued support of Ontario’s horticultural industry through a $26.5 million investment in the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Funding via Growing Forward 2 Federal-Provincial Territorial Initiative Funding for the research centre will come through Growing Forward 2, a popular five year…

Client Spotlight: ASTOUND Group of Oakville, Ontario

Client Spotlight: ASTOUND Group of Oakville, Ontario

We recently had the opportunity to speak with the Kevin Morgan, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ASTOUND Group.  Astound has been honored as one of Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies of 2014. ASTOUND Group Helps Businesses Make a Big Impact at Tradeshows ASTOUND Group is a global design and fabrication house providing end to end solutions for…