Update: GF2 Ontario Organizations & Collaborations Program: Project Implementation

Update: GF2 Ontario Organizations & Collaborations Program: Project Implementation

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With funding through the 5 year Growing Forward 2 Ontario program expected to exceed $400 million, Mentor Works is constantly building its knowledge-base of programs available to its agriculture and agri-food clients. Important Updates for Growing Forward 2’s Organizations and Collaborations –Project Implementation Organizations and Collaborations Project Implementation stream offers Ontario agriculture and agri-food SMEs…

Qualify for Investing in Business Growth and Productivity Ontario Small Business Loans

Qualify for Investing in Business Growth and Productivity Ontario Small Business Loans

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Investing in Business Growth and Productivity (IBGP) is issued by the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).  IBGP is a part of the $530 million suite of programs called Southern Ontario Prosperity Initiatives (SOPIs). Small Business Loans Ontario –Funding Details IBGP small business loans offer up to $20 million of funding per…

5 Role Models that Exude Modern Leadership Qualities

5 Role Models that Exude Modern Leadership Qualities

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Here are five role models from history and fiction that you can learn real leadership skills from: 1.      Never Stop Learning Like Captain James T. Kirk As Alex Knapp of Forbes magazine points out, “No matter what your organization does, it helps to never stop learning.  The more knowledge you have, the more creative you…

MaRS Start-up Funding Program Offers Opportunity to Hire Experienced Executives

MaRS Start-up Funding Program Offers Opportunity to Hire Experienced Executives

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Earlier this week, Jacob Serebrin of TechVibes reported on Toronto MaRS Discovery District’s plan to support as many as 30 start-ups expand their business by hiring on an outside executive. The program is being dubbed, “The Embedded Executive Program,” and offers small businesses up to $50,000 to fund the hiring of a new “C-level or…

2014 Business Funding Forecast: A Great Year to Access Government Grants & Loans

2014 Business Funding Forecast: A Great Year to Access Government Grants & Loans

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Since its’ creation in August 2009 and result of partnerships with more than 5300 businesses and organizations, $1.1 billion has been invested by FedDev Ontario. This has supported additional leveraged investments at a 1:1 match with non-government sources to support businesses, organizations and communities in southern Ontario. It was a great year for our clients to…

Update: Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Food Processors

Update: Growing Forward 2 Ontario Business Grants for Food Processors

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As a food processor in Ontario, you should be familiar with the Growing Forward 2 government funding initiative for SMEs. There have been a few updates for the Ontario provincial stream, particularly with the Project Implementation sub-stream in the last month that may renew your interest in the program. Updated Definition of a Processor eligible…

Government Funding & Export Development Workshop in Toronto –February 13th ’14

Government Funding & Export Development Workshop in Toronto –February 13th ’14

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Mentor Works’ Founder & President, Bernadeen McLeod will once again join Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Export Development Canada (EDC) for a government funding and export development workshop in Toronto, Ontario.  This event will be exclusively for Knowledge-based industries in technology, software development, MedTech, as well as any form of Research and Development. Canadian…

Premier’s Innovation Awards Program Invites New Applications

Premier’s Innovation Awards Program Invites New Applications

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The Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence Program is now accepting applications.  Innovative businesses in Ontario’s agriculture and food industry are encouraged to apply until the closing date of February 28, 2014. The Premier’s award recognizes innovative businesses that improve existing products, create jobs and help drive economic growth. Premier’s Award Offers Agriculture and Agri-Food…

Would You Move Your Start-up to A Small Town in Eastern Ontario for $100K?

Would You Move Your Start-up to A Small Town in Eastern Ontario for $100K?

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34 Companies responded “yes” last year.  After the dust settled Unified Computer Intelligence Corporation won for its voice-activated computer, “Ubi.”  The competition is called “N100”, a Start-up Funding competition led by Northumberland CFDC in partnership with Spark Centre.  Northumberland, in case you were wondering, is a town approximately 1 hour east of Toronto, Ontario.  But…

Qualify for “Made in Ontario” Advanced Manufacturing R&D Challenge Program

Qualify for “Made in Ontario” Advanced Manufacturing R&D Challenge Program

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The Made in Ontario Advanced Manufacturing R&D Challenge Program was developed and is operated by Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE) and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) in collaboration with Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). This grants for small businesses in Ontario program is offering up to $2 million in grant funding…