Job Creation Incentive Program: 2016 Alberta Business Grants

Job Creation Incentive Program: 2016 Alberta Business Grants

Earlier this month, the Alberta provincial government unveiled a new 2-year, $178-million Alberta government grants program called the Job Creation Incentive Program. Alberta Premier Rachel Rotley’s government started off the press conference by expressing their hope for an economy less dependent on oil due to plummeting oil prices and shifting contracts. The Job Creation Incentive…

FAQs: Investing in Business Innovation Small Business Loans Ontario

FAQs: Investing in Business Innovation Small Business Loans Ontario

Administered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) offers small business loans to assist high growth, innovative startups and early-stage businesses in commercializing new products, processes, and technologies. Southern Ontario businesses with private funding that require additional cash flow can use IBI to help accelerate late-stage…

Access Manufacturing Research and Development Centres in London, ON

Access Manufacturing Research and Development Centres in London, ON

London, Ontario is home to several of Canada’s most successful research and development-focused manufacturing businesses. With over 30,000 citizens of London’s 366,150 inhabitants being employed in advanced manufacturing jobs, the city’s economy relies on the continued success of its manufacturing businesses. Over 700 manufacturing companies exist in London due to world-class infrastructure, close proximity to…

Kaizen: The Road to Continuous Improvement

Kaizen: The Road to Continuous Improvement

Kaizen, a Japanese word for “improvement”, is often used in business environments to implement and improve standardized activities & processes. Introduced by Toyota after World War II, kaizens have now become common practice in the manufacturing industry to continuously improve methods or procedures that increase productivity, eliminate waste, and/or reduce costs. However, with the vast…

Goal Setting and Teamwork: The Pillars of Business Success

Goal Setting and Teamwork: The Pillars of Business Success

I have always been expected to work hard and be a high achiever, perhaps because I was raised in a traditional Chinese family. My father was extremely influential in shaping this dynamic; relationships and parties were off limits until my university studies were complete. By age 20, I had never gone out to a club,…

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Government Grants for Organizations and Collaborations

Growing Forward 2 Ontario Government Grants for Organizations and Collaborations

Growing Forward 2 Ontario (GF2) is a $400 million government initiative funded through the Government of Ontario and administered by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Farming, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The program has three streams tailored to address the needs of Ontario agricultural businesses, including a stream for Organizations and Collaborations. Through this specific stream,…

Webinar on Selling in the Global Marketplace: Nov. 19

Webinar on Selling in the Global Marketplace: Nov. 19

CME will be hosting a 1-hour Export Success Webinar on Effectively Selling in the Global Marketplace on November 19 at 11:00am to help early stage exporters. If your organization employs sales and business development professionals which engage with international clients, this webinar may be a good opportunity to increase their sales effectiveness. Keep in mind…

3 Tips for Businesses Applying for Canadian Government Funding

3 Tips for Businesses Applying for Canadian Government Funding

Most small and mid-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Canada have difficulty understanding the process of applying for government grants and loans. Between researching the Canadian government funding program they’re applying for, completing an application, and submitting it to a government agency for review, most SMEs have a difficult time investing the time and resource required to…

Qualify for Investing in Business Growth & Productivity: Ontario Business Loan

Qualify for Investing in Business Growth & Productivity: Ontario Business Loan

Please Note: IBGP is closed. Please consider the Business Scale-up and Productivity program for similar support. The Investing in Business Growth & Productivity Ontario government funding program is one of the programs that make up the Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives (SOPI), administered by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario). The SOPI program, founded…