Kickstarter.com – Funds for Creative Ideas
Kickstarter.com – Fun...
Entrepreneurs, artists or individuals with creative ideas are looking for funding. Somewhere out there are individuals or groups looking to help fund the right ideas. Traditionally, finding each other has not been easy. In this article, I discuss an exciting new website – kickstarter.com,...
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Business Incubators Help Entrepreneurs Reach the Future
Business Incubators Hel...
      From my experience, entrepreneur clients are usually focused on acquiring funding in order to afford resources such as research and development, product testing, marketing expenses, etc. However, there is a way for start-up business to obtain such resources at zero or little...
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Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) : Venture Capital
Business Development Ba...
Business Development  Bank of Canada  (BDC) offers venture capital to Canadian pioneering entrepreneurs and start-ups. Business Development Bank of Canada is a federal government owned financial institution with a mission to help develop Canadian businesses through financing, venture...
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Business Plan Writing: Imagination to Income
Business Plan Writing: ...
As a Business Development Consultant, I am often asked questions and advice regarding writing a Business Plan. In this article, I share answers to common questions. What is a business plan? A Business Plan is a strategy for successfully starting and operating a business based on...
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Rogers Ventures – Funding for Tech Start-Ups
Rogers Ventures – Fun...
Launched in late 2009, Rogers Ventures is a “venture capital like” firm focusing on seed funding and early stage investment for Canadian technology start-ups. Why “venture capital like”? Simple, because while it operates like a venture capital firm that invests funds, it...
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Canadian Film Centre: Feature Film Project
Canadian Film Centre: F...
“Every time I go to a movie, it’s magic, no matter what the movie’s about.” -Steven Spielberg The Canadian Film Centre (CFC) offers film development and production grants through its Feature Film Project (FPP) – a development plus production focused mentorship program...
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BC Community Futures Network – Funding for Rural Small Businesses
BC Community Futures Ne...
Are you thinking of starting a new business in a rural area? Does your current business operate in a rural area? Does your business require working capital? Has your business been turned by other lenders? If you answered yes to any of these questions then the BC Community Futures...
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Scotiabank Donations and Sponsorship
Scotiabank Donations an...
Scotiabank is one of Canada’s largest philanthropic organizations; as a major provider of donations and sponsorship, Scotiabank offers powerful funding opportunities for nonprofits as well as education institutions. In 2007 Scotiabank contributed more than $43 million to community...
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Canada Small Business Financing Program
Canada Small Business F...
There are many financing options for new or existing small businesses; one the best options is the Canada Small Business Financing Program. (CSBFP) CSBFP provides government backed loans of up to $500 000 for new or existing small businesses with less than $5 million in annual revenues....
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Canada Council for the Arts Information
Canada Council for the ...
The Canadian Council for the Arts (CCA) is a crown corporation that reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage; it is supported financially by the federal government as well as donations from businesses and the public. The role of the Canadian Council for the Arts is to support...
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