NorthBridge Consultants’ Canadian Business Blog is dedicated to bringing businesses news and information to help companies identify and access the most appropriate government funding programs.

We offer opinions and insider information that can provide a pulse on government initiatives, the health of the Canadian economy, and firsthand thoughts from Canadian business owners.

Crowdfunding in Canada

Pebble’s Eric Migicovsky jump-started his company by selling 85,000 pre-sold watches and generating $10 million in advance revenue through Kickstarter.  Unfortunately, Kickstarter isn’t readily accessible to Canadian companies.  Migicovsky’s initial company was based in Waterloo (part of University of Waterloo’s Velocity… Read more »

Why Venture Capital is so Important

Greg Smith, president of Canada’s Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (CVCA), described the current landscape of Canadian entrepreneurship: “Canada has an historic opportunity to become an innovation leader by making major investments that enable our best technology businesses to… Read more »

Is Entrepreneurship Waning in Canada?

The Globe and Mail recently  addressed the fact that in recent years, the relative impact of self-employment across Canada has been waning.  Self-employment has always been an important feature of the Canadian economy; the OECD lists Canada as one of the… Read more »

Venture Capital Fundraising Concerns in Canada

According to 2011 year-end figures from the Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association, a four-year high of $1.5 billion from VC was disbursed to Canadian startups last year.  Although this was the highest level since 2008, this was far… Read more »

Exciting Times to be a Canadian Entrepreneur

With Propel ICT in New Brunswick announcing their first startup cohort of 11 startup companies, and the accelerator program launches of FounderFuel in Montreal, and GrowLab in Vancouver in the past year, entrepreneurship is at an all-time high across Canada.… Read more »