Top Funding Programs for Hiring and Training for Spring 2023
The strength of a business is determined by its team. Therefore, it’s highly important that small businesses in Canada are aware that there are Canadian government grants available for hiring and training initiatives to help offset the costs of onboarding new employees and/or offering training to new and existing staff. Applicants can access meaningful opportunities through these […]
Conquering Fears and Defying Social Pressure: Achieving Your Dreams!
Sandbox is incredibly excited to post this guest blog post, written by Daniel Lewis – Author, Entrepreneur and International Speaker. In this blog post, Daniel outlines his personal entrepreneurial fears and experiences. He highlights how to overcome those fears and work towards building success. I can’t begin to tell you how many things I’ve done, […]
What Are The OITC, OBRITC, and ORDTC Provincial SR&ED Tax Credits?
The Federal Government offers a research and development tax credit program for businesses called Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED). Most provinces and territories have created their own versions of this program that can be stacked with SR&ED tax credits. Because this federal program has been so successful, most provinces and territories have created their own […]
Canada Summer Jobs Wage Subsidy – What to Expect for 2023
Through the Canada Summer Jobs (CSJ) program, businesses and non-profits throughout Canada are able to apply for wage subsidies. The program provides up to 50% of the minimum wage to employers in the private/public sector to cover co-ops, recent graduates, and youth hiring costs, and 100% to non-profits. Canada Summer Jobs is a program under […]
What It Means To “Recession-Proof” Your Business
Increasing interest rates, talk of a recession, what does this mean to the business? Having lived through 16+% interest rates in the 1980’s, the .com busts of the late 1990’s, and our collective experiences a few years ago with government support necessary for major industry, what should we be thinking about? Plan for the worst […]
The Rules of Engagement for Finance & IT
Are you in finance and responsible for IT operations? If so, this blog post is for you. IT often reports to finance, and finance has a limited knowledge of IT needs and operations. The challenge is the understanding in IT policies, decision making models, budget approach, and technology knowledge. The good news is that good […]
Understanding Technology Needs In Every Business Life Cycle
Every business has different needs. Understanding those needs is a major key to success. Knowing where your business is at in its life cycle can give you some insight into what your business needs might be. It can also help you understand what is required to grow to the next level, what might be holding […]
Top Government Funding Programs for Fall 2022
Fall has turned into winter and Canadians spend more time inside preparing for a new year of change and adaptation as 2022 draws to a close. Several new funding programs and initiatives have been announced by the Government of Canada during these times in an effort to adapt to changing circumstances. In this post, you […]
The Skills Development Fund (Sdf) Has Opened Its Application Process With an Additional $90 Million to Address Labour Shortages
Government of Ontario’s Skills Development Fund (SDF) has supported 388 approved training projects across the province in the past two rounds, helping to provide career opportunities to more than 393,000 people. A third round of funding is now open for the SDF, with an additional $90 million investment for the purpose of addressing the current […]