Category: SBX NOW & NXT

 A solid business strategy is crucial to succeeding anytime, but most importantly, in uncertain times. With unsettlement happening around the world, how can your business be protected against any possible roadblocks? Check out this article captured by SBX partners, Export Development Canada, for steps you can take to protect your business against disruptions in turbulent times. …

A plan to grow the nation’s economy and make life more affordable was introduced in Canada’s federal budget 2022 on Thursday, April 7, 2022, and it will allocate billions while reducing the nation’s debt. Business owners in Canada should be aware of these key changes in this blog. “Canada has a proud tradition of fiscal…

benefits of protecting your ipCopyrightSignificant for the arts, media and entertainment industriesBeneficial for businesses that produces any form of original content such as: Computer programming code Drawings or renderingsAudiovisual recordingsRegistering works can make it easier to launch and/or defend against infringement actionsAvoid infringing with your own works – Ensure that content used from other sources is not…

Patent Law OverviewWhat is a Patent?A patent is a government grant of the exclusive right to make, use, and sell the subject matter of a recent invention (Patent Act, RSC 1985, c P-4, s 42)Pertains to inventionsany new and useful art, process, machine, manufacture or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement therein…

What is intellectual property? IP and data are now the world’s most valuable business and national security assets. This is best evidenced in the steady change of the Standard & Poors 500 Index (S&P500) over the last four decades. As shown in Figure 1, in 1975, about 17% of the value of the S&P500 was intangible…

Top Government Funding Programs for Canadian Manufacturers The Canadian government offers a variety of grants and loans to assist manufacturers with strategic growth projects. As a result of greater access to government financing than any other industry, manufacturers tend to be ideal candidates for financial incentives. Additional funding programs are available from each province, and…