Student Start-ups: Success of Velocity
Velocity was created for the purpose of giving students at the University of Waterloo access to resources to turn their innovative ideas into successful start-up businesses. Through Velocity, students at the University of Waterloo are fostered as entrepreneurs through first-hand experience and interaction with successful industry professionals, and are supported with the tools to learn, […]
Linking SR&ED to Hiring Grants
There are many different government funding programs available to Canadian companies. The Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) program is $3 billion tax credit initiative that supports the R&D expenditures of Canadian companies. This program is very popular and well known, but there are several additional programs that are available to SR&ED recipients. One of […]
Linking Government Grants to SR&ED: Business Expansion
The Canadian government spends approximately 24% of GDP on direct and indirect funding programs for businesses. Of that 24%, about 21% is available for indirect funding and 3% is available for direct funding. The indirect funding category is comprised of tax credit programs, while the direct funding category is comprised of repayable and non-repayable grants. […]
ICTC Connects New Grads With Valuable Industry Experience
It’s graduation season again! For the past month, thousands of talented youth across the country have been taking that long-anticipated journey across the stage at their college or university convocations. With their diplomas in hand, these vivacious young men and women are in search of jobs that will allow them to put their skills to […]
Funding Announcement: ICTC Career Connect
The Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) has just announced that they are currently accepting applications for their 2014-2015 Career Connect initiative. The ICTC Career Connect program connects employers with post-secondary graduates in an information and communications technology (ICT) field. The council offers up to $18,000 to subsidize up to 50% of the eligible participant’s […]
ICTC Career Focus Hiring Grant
The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) has launched a hiring program by the name of CareerConnect. This program assists businesses to obtain funding for hiring post-secondary graduates who are between the ages of 15-30. Eligible companies can receive 50% of the eligible participant’s salary up to $16,000. These graduates must currently be unemployed or underemployed […]
Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Program (DTAPP) and Small Business Funding to Assist With the Adoption of Digital Technologies
Congratulations- by reading this blog you fall into the 87% of Canadian enterprises that use the internet during the daily activities of your business. With such a high internet usage rate, why is it that in 2012 only 45% of Canadian businesses have websites? Common reasons for not having a website include: – Doubt on […]