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Accessing Government Funding in Canada - Click To Read Article
Whether you agree with it or not, Canadian governments, at all levels, are actively involved in the business community. Each year they award hundreds of millions of dollars to small, medium and large enterprises in the hopes of stimulating local economies, fostering economic development and creating employment.

Accessing Government Funding - First Impressions Count - Click To Read Article
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Nothing can replace the effectiveness of personal contact in this situation. If this is not possible, phone. Never do a blind submission. When your proposal lands on someone’s,desk they should be familiar with it and have been expecting it.

Accessing Government Funding - The Criteria - Click To Read Article
So far you have determined what programs are available (if you've subscribed to our site),what ones you are eligible for,and made your initial contact with the department or agency to which you are applying. You have created a good first impression and positively influenced the development officer's predisposition toward your proposed venture. Next you need to find out what criteria your proposal will be assessed against. In this article we will examine these criteria in more detail.

When Is The Best Time Of Year To Apply For Government Grants and Loans? - Click To Read Article
If bureaucrats don't spend all of the money they were allotted there is a real possibility they will get their budgets cut for the coming year. That is the last thing bureaucrats want to happen and that means opportunity for you.

Government Business Grants in Canada. Are They a Myth? - Click To Read Article
Bureaucrats are famous or infamous depending upon your perspective, for lacking knowledge of what goes on outside of their own departments/agencies. Often they are not aware of the programs of another division within their own departments. Many government programs provide funding that is non - repayable but are not called grants. Some government departments finance third party sectoral or community based organizations to administer funding on their behalf. All of thes reasons may lead one to believe there are no grants available. Guess again.

The Recession and Canadian Government Grants For Business - Click To Read Article
Oddly enough, it is during tough economic times that the government is more inclined to step up to the plate with grants and other incentives for business to stimulate local economies.





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