New AMF Funding to Support Manufacturers
The Advanced Manufacturing Fund (AMF) is a $200 million program that is run through FedDev. The program aims to subsidize manufacturers in southern Ontario by investing between $10-20 million for eligible expenditures in the form of a repayable grant. AMF promotes continued long-term growth, productivity, and competitiveness of Ontario’s manufacturing sector by investing in innovative technologies […]
SMART Prosperity Now Initiative Assists Canadian Manufacturers
FedDev Ontario and the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters’ (CME) SMART Prosperity Now initiative provides a crucial source of funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to improve the productivity of their manufacturing facility and expand their reach into global markets. With $40 million dollars in funding, SMART Prosperity Now strives to help Southern Ontario manufacturers […]
Summer SR&ED activities
In a recent article, Ross Cooper of Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) discussed how the slow days of summer are ripe for SR&ED activities as companies are slowing or shutting down production and attending to pesky ongoing production, machinery and process issues as well as integrating improvements to increase efficiency for the rest of the […]
Top Ten Business Productivity Impediments
10. E-Mail, Texts, and Phone Calls These days it’s easier than ever to stay connected, especially when your e-mail is synched to your phone AND available on your computer. Every time you hear that notification, you simply just have to acknowledge it. Break this habit and schedule time once an hour or maybe 4 times […]
FREE SR&ED Breakfast Seminar
Hello Readers, On Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Northbridge Consultants will be holding our very first free breakfast seminar, to provide a meaningful information session on the SR&ED program. There will be a free, fully catered breakfast buffet, and the seminar is of no cost to attend. The primary focus will be to provide a complete, thorough […]
Don’t Forget to Include Office Staff in Your Safety Planning
Safety comes first, even for those employees who are not working “on the plant floor”. Accidents and injuries in the office account for thousands of hours of lost time and millions of dollars in Worker’s Compensation and medical costs. Hazards do exist in the office environment and it is essential that employers and staff follow […]
Seven Keys To Management Success
To be an effective manager, certain “ingredients” must be present to enhance your Emotional Intelligence and to create key skills that will eventually lead to improvements in both employee and customer development. This will ultimately lead to your organizational success. First, you must know the difference between management and leadership. Leadership involves setting the example, vision, […]
Ontario Manufacturers and Exporters Can Receive Up to $50K in Smart Funding
Thanks to funding provided by the Government of Ontario, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) has created the CME SMART Program to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in Ontario improve their productivity so they can compete more effectively in the global economy. The program awards 50% funding for a project up to $50,000 for productivity improvements […]