$250,000 in Southwestern Ontario Business Grants Awarded to Brotech Precision CNC

$250,000 in Southwestern Ontario Business Grants Awarded to Brotech Precision CNC

Brotech Precision CNC is a custom manufacturer of Computer Numeric Control (CNC) precision-machined metal components. Since 1995, the company has been a valued supplier to some of the world’s most innovative businesses in the aerospace, medical, military, and the energy industries. The manufacturer was recently announced as recipients of Ontario government funding through the Southwestern…

Interactive Digital Media Fund Deadline: October 11, 2016

Interactive Digital Media Fund Deadline: October 11, 2016

Update: Please access this article for current intakes of the Interactive Digital Media Fund. Digital technologies are transforming the way that people live, work, and consume information. To help media production companies keep up with the shift towards interactive, digital content, government grants are available to offset some of the costs associated with product definition and…

NSERC Engage Grants Support Research Projects at Dalhousie University

NSERC Engage Grants Support Research Projects at Dalhousie University

NSERC Engage is a collaborative research and development program where businesses may access university researchers to help solve an innovative technological problem. Recently, 10 NSERC Engage partnerships were formed between Canadian companies and Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Computer Science. In addition to helping businesses find academic partners to help conduct R&D projects, businesses who apply…

CME SMART Green Grants for Ontario Manufacturers Reducing Emissions

CME SMART Green Grants for Ontario Manufacturers Reducing Emissions

Please Note: The CME SMART Green program is now closed. Please explore active government funding programs. Carbon emissions have been a hot topic for both the government and business sector lately. And with the Ontario Cap and Trade Program coming into effect, businesses are seeking more sustainable ways to run their business. Fortunately, The Canadian…

What is the Ontario Cap and Trade Program?

What is the Ontario Cap and Trade Program?

With cap and trade programs making an increasing appearance in news headlines, Ontario businesses should be aware of the carbon tax regulations that are coming into effect. Ontario’s Cap and Trade regulation went into force on July 1, 2016 and will officially launch on January 1, 2017, which businesses should look at closely, as energy-based…

Tesla’s “Master Plan, Part Deux” Pushes Innovative Business Leadership

Tesla’s “Master Plan, Part Deux” Pushes Innovative Business Leadership

On July 20, 2016, Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk released a blog entitled “Master Plan, Part Deux”. The highly anticipated document identified several key changes to Tesla’s business model and also unveiled some of the newest, most innovative technologies that Tesla is working on. Among some of the most notable changes, Tesla may be modifying…

Sodecia Opens Global Technology and Automation Centre in London, ON

Sodecia Opens Global Technology and Automation Centre in London, ON

Sodecia Canada, a globally-recognized automotive manufacturer, has opened a new state-of-the-art technology and manufacturing centre in London Ontario. The new plant was officially opened this week at an event hosted by Sodecia’s local management team, the board of directors, and key management personnel from their corporate head office in Porto, Portugal. At the new facility,…

Ontario and Alberta Commit to New Greentech R&D Partnership

Ontario and Alberta Commit to New Greentech R&D Partnership

Reducing carbon emissions and creating a sustainable low-carbon economy are top priorities for provincial governments across Canada. While some provinces have taken more ambitious steps than others, all provinces and territories are beginning to shape the future of climate change legislation, and with it, a series of new incentives for businesses ‘going green’. Ontario and…

Disruptive Innovation: How to Find and Flourish in a Blue Ocean

Disruptive Innovation: How to Find and Flourish in a Blue Ocean

What if everything your business has been doing since its inception was flipped upside down and the complete opposite approach was enforced? This is the concept behind W. Chan Kim and Renée A. Maurborgne’s Blue Ocean Strategy, which was created based off of primary research conducted on over 150 businesses across more than 30 industries…

Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) Enters New Fiscal Year

Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) Enters New Fiscal Year

The Government of Canada is constantly seeking new innovative technologies to improve the function of government. Since 2012, the federal government’s Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP) has provided a first-procurement program that enables Canadian businesses and entrepreneurs to test and sell their innovative pre-commercial technologies to the government. This partnership bolsters the innovative abilities…