We live in a 24/7 world. A seemingly limitless number of to-dos and mindless distractions are almost always within reach whenever, wherever. From extended work hours, to near bombardment of social media, or the Netflix content vacuum, one can easily find themselves overwhelmed with a plethora of distractions. Due often to feelings of confinement and…
Join the Expand in the USA Conference for small and medium-sized businesses and benefit from two days of conference sessions focused entirely on businesses looking to expand within the US market, from a Canadian perspective. High level discussion will focus on issues facing CEO’s, CFO’s, and Sales and Marketing leaders from businesses across all sectors….
Working in a high-demand job can take over all aspects of life outside of the office. Many people face the daily pressures from superiors to improve performance and become more efficient in assigned tasks. It is easy to let these demands take over, but there is another way to improve life in and out of…
Barrie, Ontario based company Wolf Steel, manufacturer of Napoleon branded fireplaces, barbeques, and soon HVAC systems, has received more Canadian government funding to support their continued expansion within Ontario. We recently reported on Wolf Steel’s $4.2 million repayable small business funding announcement via FedDev Ontario’s Investing in Business Growth & Productivity (IBGP) program. The Ontario…
The Canadian federal government knows the importance of tapping into Canada’s post-secondary talent pool to encourage innovation- there are a wide variety of grants and incentives available related to both post-secondary and industry. Both parties have felt the positive impact of the support programs, particularly through the programs provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering…
In recent years the sports world has been dominated by quantitative analysis. In baseball, for example, advanced metrics and the Moneyball approach are incredibly popular as teams compete to find the big name. The development of new ways of measuring and understanding player performance have transformed the game, and we’ve seen similar changes in other sports….
The Ontario government is very active in their distribution of Ontario small business funding this month. In addition to the recent FedDev Ontario funding awarded to HubHead ($625K) and MappedIn ($600K), the government has announced three more recipients of the Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) repayable Canadian government funding program. FedDev Ontario Funding: Investing in…
The Ontario Manufacturing Learning Consortium (OMLC) have launched a partnership program with Ontario manufacturers to help address the skills gap in the labour market. Manufacturers are finding it increasingly difficult to find talented and experienced youth who can work in manufacturing environments. To help address this the OMLC launched a partnership program where young interns…
When I signed up for Tough Mudder, I wanted to challenge myself. I had competed in 5-10km races in the past, as well as smaller obstacle courses, but this time I really wanted to test my limits. My plan was to train intensively for 90 days prior to the May event to ensure my strength…
Businesses in the GTA and York Region interested in discovering Canadian government funding opportunities to grow their business should take note that Mentor Works will be speaking at an upcoming event in Woodbridge, Ontario. This event is specifically for established Canadian manufacturers that do not outsource their production to third parties. There are also specific…