Sources of Financing

Sources of Financing is an Internet resource for locating traditional and alternative sources of small business financing.

Summary

Industry Canada's Sources of Financing Web site aims to increase small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) awareness of the financial options available to them by equipping them with a tool to find appropriate financing from a broad range of Canadian sources of capital.

What does the site offer?

The Sources of Financing Web site provides SMEs with interactive access to objective information on appropriate forms of public and private sector sources of debt and equity financing. Users will find information about:

• banks, caisses populaires and credit unions;
• leasing;
• factoring;
• angel investors;
• venture capital;
• provincial and federal assistance programs.

In addition, Sources of Financing provides a Lease or Buy Calculator (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insof-sdf.nsf/vwGeneratedInterE/h_so03331e.html) that will help SMEs decide the best way to acquire business equipment. An online Small Business Financial Service Charges Calculator (http://strategis.gc.ca/calculator) is also a great tool offered on Sources. This calculator helps compare financial service charges on small business accounts offered by various Canadian financial institutions.

• Sources of Financing (http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insof-sdf.nsf/en/Home)

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.