Grants available to expand your business and take it to the next level

There are various grants available for small to medium size businesses in Canada to help starting or expanding your business. The business grants would be either from government or private sectors and will be delivered in the form of cash or tax credit. The available grants cover the following areas:

• Hiring and Training Initiatives

• Export Market

• Business Expansion

• Research and Development

• Innovation

• Capital Investment

• Green Technologies

• Energy

Here are the top 3 programs supporting hiring new graduates and training staff:

1. IRAP Youth Employment Program (YEP)

2. Mitacs Accelerate

3. Yves Landry

and, top 3 funding programs supporting R&D:

1. SR&ED Tax Credit Program

2. IRAP – Accelerated Review Process (ARP)

3. IRAP – Digital Technology Adoption Pilot Program (DTAPP)

and, top 3 programs assisting business expansion

1. CME SMART PROSPERITY NOW:

2. ONTARIO EXPORTERS FUND (OEF)

3. EXPORT MARKET ACCESS (EMA):

Access to the grants can provide a powerful competitive advantage. Unfortunately, government funding programs are not consolidated on any one website. Kelid™ has access to hundreds of programs that are available to Small businesses and provide assistance in preparation and submission of required applications.

If you are an established small to medium size business with at least 5 employees that has been incorporated for at least 2 years and engaged in manufacturing and or R&D in Canada, KelidTM will assist you to identify eligible funds according to the status of your business and lead you to make the right decision. We invite you to join our monthly news letter and follow us on Twitter, Linked-in, Facebook, or Google+.