EMC Seminar with Guest Speaker from NorthBridge Consultants
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium, Canada’s largest manufacturing consortium, is hosting a Strategic Interest Group event on January the 23rd, 2014 (9am) at Russell Industries Corporation. Jeff Mitobe, from NorthBridge Consultants, will be providing general details about the SR&ED program as well as recent Canada Revenue Agency changes that have come into effect as of January […]
Canadian Video Game Industry Continues to Thrive
It may come as no surprise that Canada now ranks 3rd worldwide in the video game industry according to the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. With game studios like Ubisoft producing blockbuster titles such as Assassin’s Creed 3, and a booming mobile gaming app industry in Toronto, Canada is well on its way to rise […]
Foreign Markets to Feed on Prawns from St. John’s
The Canadian government recently announced that it will partner with the Canadian Association of Prawn Producers to market cold-water prawns to foreign markets such as Russia and China. The partnership is meant to boost Canada’s reputation as a producer of high-quality seafood. To accomplish this, the government will invest $165,000 via the AgriMarketing program to […]
Exporting to New Emerging Markets
The current emerging economies that businesses are aspiring to export to are Brazil, Russia, India and China or more commonly known as BRIC. However a recent article in the Toronto Star indicates that Mexico and other Latin American countries are the new hot markets businesses should be pursuing. Cited from research done by Canadian Manufacturers […]
Digital Media Funding – A Case Study
Kibooco is a Vancouver digital media start-up developing an interactive platform for children to design and create their own books. As a start-up, the team behind the Kibooco vision had to develop a strategy to finance their project, and looked to a number of government incentive programs. After being rejected for the BC Film and […]
Interactive Digital Media Funding – CMF Case Studies
On Monday, the Canada Media Fund (CMF) announced a $14 million round of funding to 25 interactive digital media (IDM) projects as part of their Experimental Stream. CMF’s track record in its three years of doling out digital media funding spans 112 projects and $58 million in funding for production support. Production support (as opposed […]
CMF at the Banff World Media Festival
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) was in full-force attendance at the Banff World Media Festival which ran this week from June 10 to 13 in Banff, Alberta. CMF used the festival to launch Canada on Screen – a website meant to showcase Canada’s screen-based presence from television to media, including games, web content, and apps […]
Reactions to The U.S. Bioeconomy Blueprint: Innovation and concerns loom on the horizon.
The 2012 U.S. National Bioeconomy Blueprint was announced on April 26th with the purpose of assessing strategic objectives to maximise on the U.S. bioeconomy potential and to highlight ongoing efforts to meet those objectives. However, many are concerned that the blueprint predominantly focuses on economic development while insufficiently addressing regulations to minimise social and environmental impact. The […]
Additional Funding Sources
Northbridge Consultants is the industry leader in maximizing monetary gains for Canadian Businesses through the Federal SR&ED Program. We accomplish this by identifying more SRED-eligible projects, and by supporting our clients every step of the way (from the time we first tour their facilities, through the preparation of all necessary documentation, right up until the […]
SR&ED & foreign-owned companies
Canadian companies definitely have an advantage when it comes to research and development tax credits. Canada is rated among the Top G20 countries when it comes to Research and Development. The government encourages Canadian companies to do their research in Canada with tax credits and cash back incentives to remain manufacturing in Canada. Foreign companies […]