Programs
Support tools for entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs are provided with
information and tools to assist them in:
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applying
to Canada Economic Development for financial assistance
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Funding
application support
tools
Various tools are available to assist you in preparing your application for
Agency funding. These include, among other things, a complete list of the
documents to be submitted with your application.
Before you submit your application, we suggest you
contact an advisor at your
regional business office in order to present your project. Once you have
done so, you will find it much easier to complete your funding application.
Innovation
Are you submitting an innovation project under the IDEA-SME Program? If so,
please refer to the checklist in order to ensure that your application is
complete.
Submitting
an innovation project – IDEA-SME Program
Productivity
Are you submitting a productivity enhancement project under the IDEA-SME
Program? If so, please refer to the checklist and the Comprehensive Diagnostic
Model for the Productivity and E-Business component in order to ensure that your
application is complete.
Submitting
a productivity enhancement project – IDEA-SME Program
Comprehensive Diagnostic Model for the Productivity and E-Business
component
Exporting and Market Development
Are you submitting an exporting and market development project under the
IDEA-SME Program? If so, please refer to the checklist in order to ensure that
your application is complete.
Submitting
a marketing project – IDEA-SME Program
Enforcement of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
(CEAA)
Pursuant to the
Canadian
Environmental Assesment Act (CEAA), Canada Economic Developement must
determine, before making a decision to fund a project, whether the project in
question requires an
environmental
assessment.
Business start-up support tools
Canada Business Service Centres (CBSC) offer a wide range of tools for businesses that are starting up. The
On-Line Small Business Workshop
provides you with information about starting a new venture and protecting your
idea. The Business Start-Up
Assistant provides you with all the information you need to
start up a business.
The Interactive Business Plan program is designed to help you
develop a business plan for the start-up of a new enterprise or a new business
venture.
The ExportSource.ca
Interactive Export Planner assists
entrepreneurs in preparing an exporting plan for a new or growing
enterprise.
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