4 Tips to Overcome Growing Pains and Successfully Expand Your Small Business

4 Tips to Overcome Growing Pains and Successfully Expand Your Small Business

Business growth doesnā€™t just happen – it takes a great deal of work.Ā Ā  Growing a small business requires proper planning, cash flow management and funding.Ā  Leveraging government small business grants and loans can actually help businesses avoid running into any of these potential obstacles to successful business growth. Ā  Here are 4 tips for business…

HRSDC Career Focus Canadian Business Grants for Hiring

HRSDC Career Focus Canadian Business Grants for Hiring

Mentor Works first mentioned the HRSDC Career Focus Program in an HRSDC Overview blog mid-May of 2013. Since then we have witnessed considerable success with this program. The Career Focus program provided by Human Resources and Skill Development Canada (HRSDC)Ā has been updated and is now administered byĀ Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). HRSDC Offers up…

Maximize your R&D Budget with Mitacs-Accelerate Research and Development Funding

Maximize your R&D Budget with Mitacs-Accelerate Research and Development Funding

Dane Svenson, Mitacs Communications Coordinator Canadian companies looking to maximize their research and development budget should look no further than the Mitacs-Accelerate program. Mitacs Funding for Research and Development & Product Development Mitacs is a non-profit organization that connects businesses with academic researchers from universities across Canada.Ā  Thousands of companies have benefited from tapping the…

Government grants to hire employees

Small Business Grants for Hiring Recent IT/Web/Graphic Design Grads

May 2016 Update: Please note that many hiring grants and wage subsidies evolve annually. To ensure your business is fully aware of its Canadian government funding options, access Mentor Works’ free Wage Subsidy Identifier tool. $16K Hiring Grant Funding for Business Recruiting a Recent ICT Graduate This particular hiring grant, focusing on providing new career…

ICTC CareerConnect Small Business Grants Eligible Positions

ICTC CareerConnect Small Business Grants Eligible Positions

ICTC has condensed nearly 1000 eligible positions into more than a dozen information and communications career clusters. For more information on position eligibility and qualification requirements please contact a Canadian government funding expert. NOTE: Employees must be post-secondary graduates of a related field and permanent residents of Canada in order to be eligible to for…

NOHFC Youth Internship & Coop Program Small Business Grants

NOHFC Youth Internship & Coop Program Small Business Grants

GREAT NEWS! Ā While this program has been discontinued a new program offering up to $31,500 has replaced it. Ā Learn more about Ontario business grants for Northern Ontario Internship Program. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)Ā offers small business grants for hiring recent graduates and students of up to $27,000 through a very popular program called…

5 Tips to Help SMEā€™s Compete in Hiring Top Talent

5 Tips to Help SMEā€™s Compete in Hiring Top Talent

Cutbacks to small and medium-sized businessesā€™ human resource departments have been considered a mandatory budget cutting measure for some companies over the past several years. Ā While, business owners continue to scale back on HR budgets, savvy hiring managers look for ways to not only pick up premium talent in a labour market that favors employers,…

Accessing Small Business Grants and Loans is Simple

Bernadeen McLeod recently joined Biz Radio Canada host, Dave Wojcik, to explain how accessing small business grants and loans in Canada can be simple, enjoyable, and even a therapeutic process for small and medium-sized business owners and leaders undertake if they have the appropriate resources and guidance. Implementing a Small Business Grants and Loans Plan…

Small Business Grants for Hiring through YMCA HD-YIP

Small Business Grants for Hiring through YMCA HD-YIP

The High Demand Youth Internship Program (HD-YIP) small business grants for hiring sponsored by Human Resources and Skill Development Canada (HRSDC) and operated by YMCA offers young professionals an opportunity to build career-related skills and confidence while under the guidance of a mentor. HD-YIP Canadian Small Business Grants for Hiring Objective The government small business…

YMCA High Demand Youth Internship Program Small Business Grants

YMCA High Demand Youth Internship Program Small Business Grants

The YMCA High Demand Youth Internship Program (HD-YIP) small business grants program is sponsored by Human Resources and Skill Development Canada (HRSDC) and delivered through the YMCA. HD-YIP small business grants for hiring recent grads program aims to offer young professionals the opportunity to develop important skills while building confidence through the guidance and support…