(Originally published on Techvibes.com, contributed by Mentor Works Ltd.) Steve Jobs’ first work experience came at the age of 12 when he was offered a part time job on the assembly line of Hewlett-Packard. Bill Gates began a programming career around the same age for a defense contractor and by the time he was in high…
Agriculture Minister, Gerry Ritz along with the Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ted McMeekin jointly announced a research and development funding initiative offered by the federal and provincial government called The Water Resource Adaptation and Management Initiative (WRAMI). The Initiative is aimed to help prepare Ontario farmers for drought and adapt their…
Free Canadian Government Funding Seminar: “Millions of Dollars in Government Funding Exist; Find Out How to Get Your Share!” Join us for a free informative seminar designed to show business owners how to access government funding for business as well as the application process. Attendees will take away immediate strategies to improve business performance. Speaker: Canadian Government Funding…
The Ontario Government is continuing a fantastic program for entrepreneurial youth this summer, called Summer Company 2013. If you are a student between the ages of 15-29 years old, you have the opportunity to turn one of your ideas into a real business. The Summer Company Program provides up to $3000 in government funding for…
FedDev Government Funding for Small Business Much like many of the small business grants offered by FedDev, this initiative is aimed at developing a more diversified and competitive economy in Southern Ontario. FedDev has pledged $210 million to this program which will give businesses the tools they need to expand geographically as well as generate…
On January 14, 2013, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, announced that the federal government will be moving forward with a new Venture-capital Action Plan to improve access to funding for small business owners across Canada. The Prime Minister befittingly chose to make the announcement while on the set of the French-language version of CBC TV’s…
What is the Eastern Ontario Development Fund Program? The Eastern Ontario Development Fund is a four year, $80 million dollar fund aimed at helping to develop a more diversified and competitive regional economy. The fund is designed to help businesses create jobs, and invest in new technologies and innovation, equipment or skills for training of…
Small businesses in Burlington interested in learning more about Canadian Government Funding Programs to help grow their business can do so at an upcoming workshop in February 2013. Bernadeen McLeod, the Owner and President of Mentor Works Ltd., will run through the best programs for Canadian businesses and take the mystery out of the available…
The Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit (ATTC) is a refundable tax credit for Canadian businesses employing apprentices in certain skilled trades. Many businesses are surprised to hear the potential applications of these tax credits for Information Technology (IT) positions within their organizations. This article looks to provide some additional information on the IT related positions which…
Research Matters is organized through the cooperation of the Council of Ontario Universities and offers a series of free public events across Ontario. The organization presents an upcoming event in the Kitchener-Waterloo area titled “Life in 2030 – Discuss the future of those who are creating it.”. When: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 – 6:30 pm…