Category: SBX NOW & NXT

Say Goodbye to Boring Zoom Calls: How the Metaverse is Taking Remote Collaboration to the Next Level

Sandbox is thrilled to present this guest blog post, authored by the talented team at Botree. As a trusted partner of SBX, they consistently seek to enhance work dynamics within our business community Without any more delay, please keep reading to discover more about how you can enhance your workplace with the following best practices! How the…

Ontario (ON) Budget 2023 Highlights for Provincial Funding Programs

A report titled “Building a Strong Ontario” was released by the Ontario provincia government. In addition to supporting the government’s ongoing goals of attracting new manufacturing jobs to Ontario, investing in critical minerals and infrastructure, and supporting the healthcare workforce, the budget supports total spending of $204.7 billion. “Ontario Investment Office” an Ontario Made Manufacturing…

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…