Start-up Resources: MaRS’ Entrepreneurship 101 Free Weekly Lecture Series

Start-up Resources: MaRS’ Entrepreneurship 101 Free Weekly Lecture Series

Would you like the opportunity to learn more about entrepreneurship?  Are you in the midst of starting a new venture?  MaRS offers a free introductory course on entrepreneurship that will take you through the basics of how to build a successful business.  Who is MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 Weekly Lecture Series For? Entrepreneurship 101 is MaRS’…

Canadian Business Grants & Loans Guest Blog:  Export Development Canada

Canadian Business Grants & Loans Guest Blog: Export Development Canada

Please note that the Export Development Canada (EDC) EXPORTCheck program is no longer available. While EXPORTCheck has been phased out, EDC offers a wide variety of other programs and services to assist Canadian SMEs with their export expansion activities. Please browse related EDC articles for more information. Export Development Canada (EDC) provides insurance and financial services…

Grants from Canadian Government Fund Wind Turbine Project at Centennial College

Grants from Canadian Government Fund Wind Turbine Project at Centennial College

Thank you to the Program Manager at Centennial College for Contributing to this article. Technical and financial evaluation of wind turbines for commercialization with hybrid off-grid street lights carried out at Centennial College of Toronto, Ontario Every year local, provincial and federal governments across Canada use billions of kilowatt hours of electricity to power streetlights…

Client Spotlight: Northern World Entertainment Software

Northern World Entertainment Software is based out of the greater Toronto area and specializes in game development for platforms such as iOS, Android, and PC.   The company also offers website development, graphic design, application development and software solutions. We spoke with Kelvin Ali, President of Operations, about his experience working with Mentor Works small business…

Ontario Aerospace Council Event:  Aerospace/ Defense Industry Overview

Ontario Aerospace Council Event: Aerospace/ Defense Industry Overview

The Ontario Aerospace Council (OAC), along with the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Employment will be hosting a dedicated workshop for the aerospace and defense industry, led by Richard Aboulafia, VP of Analysis at the Teal Group. Mr. Aboulafia will be presenting a forecast and overview of the aerospace/defense industry.   As a…

HRSDC Career Focus Small Business Grants Cover 100% of New Hire Wages

HRSDC Career Focus Small Business Grants Cover 100% of New Hire Wages

The Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) Career Focus small business grants for hiring program offers one of the most generous rewards we have seen to small and medium-sized employers that hire a recent graduate. The program boasts that, for the Q4 2013 release, it will subsidize wages of recent graduates hired under the…

Smart Grid Fund: Ontario Business Grants Eligibility

Smart Grid Fund: Ontario Business Grants Eligibility

The Smart Grid Fund is supported by the Ontario provincial government and aims to support next-generation green technology to help bring about more efficient energy use by residents of Ontario and people around the world. Ontario Business Grants Smart Grid Fund Amount Smart Grid Fund Ontario business grants will support up to 50% of project…

TECTERRA GEO-Hire Canadian Business Grants for Hiring

Editor’s Note: Since this article’s posting, TECTERRA funding programs have been re-launched to provide enhanced support. For details of these new funding streams, visit Mentor Works’ TECTERRA program page. The TECTERRA GEO-Hire program is a Canadian Government Funding grant available to companies looking to support specialized hires in the related field of Geomatics, which is the…

Canadian Small Business Grants & Export Development Workshop with EDC

Canadian Small Business Grants & Export Development Workshop with EDC

On Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Export Development Canada (EDC) will join Mentor Works’ President and Owner, Bernadeen McLeod, for a Canadian Government Funding and Export Development Workshop in Burlington, Ontario. Access Government Grants for Small Business & Learn More about International Business Opportunities Bernadeen McLeod will present an approximately one hour long information session on…

Client Spotlight: Columbia Cabinets and Countertops –Abbotsford, British Columbia

When it comes to cabinetmaking, Columbia Cabinets is one of the most respected cabinet companies of its kind in Canada and the United States. Operating out of their high tech 100,000 square foot plant located in Abbotsford, B.C., many of Columbia’s craftsmen have over 20 years of cabinetmaking experience. Columbia Cabinets’ Engagement with Canadian Small…