Ontario has the second largest food and beverage manufacturing sector in North America and continues to grow year-over-year. The sector generates over $41 billion in annual revenue, of which over $7.6 billion is received from exports to other countries around the world. Growing food exports have helped to maintain Canada’s competitiveness among international food and…
Small businesses in Canada’s evolving food and beverage manufacturing industry have new opportunities to grow their business in export markets. Increasing worldwide demand for high-quality Canadian products, in addition to a weakened Canadian dollar, has created additional opportunities for manufacturers to develop international relationships. A popular export expansion strategy is to participate in trade shows…
The Holiday season is nearly upon us; don’t miss your chance to come out and meet the Mentor Works team before 2014 has expired. In addition to Government Funding Workshops and Webinars scheduled for this month, Mentor Works’ Founder and President, Bernadeen McLeod, and Business Development Executive, Alexandra (Alex) Barlow, will also be present at…
Mentor Works would like to remind owners and leaders of small and mid-sized businesses in the food sector of an important event that is fast-approaching. Mentor Works, the Canadian Food Exporters Association’s (CFEA), and Export Development Canada (EDC) are co-hosting a complimentary event taking place on December 3rd, 2014 in Toronto, ON. Exclusive Event: Funding & Insurance…
Owners and leaders of small and medium-sized businesses operating in the food sector are invited to the Canadian Food Exporters Association’s (CFEA) complimentary information session on Funding and Insurance options for food processors co-hosted by Export Development Canada (EDC) and Mentor Works. Funding & Insurance Possibilities in the Food Industry: Event Details Date/Time: December 3rd, 2014 from…
CFEA offers support services to Canadian small to mid-sized food and beverage businesses looking to reduce the risk exporting.