Since the advent of the information age, there has been an increasingly greater emphasis on the role that human capital plays in the strategic growth planning of small and medium-sized businesses (SME’s) in Canada.   As a result Canadian SME’s have looked to leverage Canadian small business grants and loans programs to develop a crucial competitive [...]

Small businesses in Canada have a wide variety of Canadian government grants for hiring new employees to increase and enhance their talent pool. We have chosen the top five readily accessible hiring grants for small business across all areas of focus, including; technical, engineering, marketing, and general programs. The Most Popular Small Business Grants for [...]

As a part of the Global Growth Fund, the Ontario Exporters Fund (OEF) is government funding for business established to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) to gain access to international export markets.  Its focus is to assist SME’s to better-understand their export capacity, develop market access strategies, and ultimately realize their export potential.  This [...]

The strength of our Canadian Dollar indicates a healthy economy and increases the purchasing power of Canadian SMEs. However, a strong currency can also drive away the international market share of Canadian SMEs in the exporting sector. Luckily, the Canadian government has provided a number of Canadian government grants for small business exporters who are [...]

Small Business Funding Grants for Exports, International Expansion It is becoming more and more attractive to expand business internationally. With the advancement of e-commerce and free trade, international business is booming. In turn, we as Canadian businesses, experience a smaller, more accessible global market. However, venturing into export market territory demands an investment and knowledge [...]

Small Business Funding Grants for Exports, International Expansion CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, Nov. 9, 2011 – The global market is becoming more and more accessible to Canadian small businesses. This can be attributed to improving international trade relations, as well as the Internet, which has broken down many of the traditional trade barriers. The Canadian Government has taken notice [...]

The Ontario Exporters Fund is a two-streamed government fund operated by the Ministry of Economic Development & Trade. The Fund was created to help Ontario small to medium sized businesses increase their exporting efforts by providing funding in one of two areas: (1) Conducting a Market Readiness Assessment (up to $5,000 in support) or (2) [...]