A Closer Look at Digital Media Financing in Canada
Considering that Canadians represent some of the most engaged digital media users in the world, it’s only natural that Canada has long been credited for innovative development in cross-platform entertainment, game development, virtual and augmented reality, and more interactive digital media. In spite of this sector’s infancy, interactive digital media companies in Ontario alone generated […]
How to Join the Industry 4.0 Revolution in Canada While Minimizing Costly Overhaul
The first industrial revolution quite literally picked up steam in the mid-18th century, as adoption of the newly invented steam engine in combination with coal power and the mechanization of manufacturing lines fueled massive economy growth. A century later, the second industrial revolution saw the discovery of new energy sources—electricity, gas, and oil—which led to […]
A Closer Look at Manufacturing
Canadian manufacturers have consistently been leaders in research pursuits and discoveries for elevated products and technologies. Manufacturing is an abundantly diverse and innovative sector, relying on information technologies, automation systems, materials science, nanotechnology and biotechnology, and many more technologies. Today’s manufacturing requires constant innovation to implement new ideas and incorporate the latest production processes. As […]
A Closer look at Film and Television Funding in Canada + CMF and Telefilm Financing
Today there are various government agencies pertained to providing financial incentives for Canadian films and television productions through tax credits, grants, and loans. At the federal level, there are two tax credit programs known as the Canadian Film or Video Productions Tax Credit (CPTC) and the Canadian Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC), […]
Canadian Government Funding is a Non-Dilutive Way of Financing Start-Up Growth
You have your MVP, have either a working business model or the beginnings of one, and have achieved at least preliminary market traction. If this is the position you’re in, then you have probably already begun planning to raise funds to commercialize or to scale-up your company. However, the options of financing start-up and scale-up […]