Canadian Government Small Business Grants
A Home Business Article Contributed by Sharon Hill
Canadian Government Small Business Grant Assistance
A Canadian non-profit resource for small and large business government grants, The Business Guide is located in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada. Their website, www.businessguide.net, premiered in 1998 to assist Canadian residents in getting the small and large business government grants, loans and other financial assistance they need.
An Expert on Government Small Business Grants
The principal of the company, Sharon Monahan, is a Business graduate of Memorial University with over 14 years experience as a programs consultant and development officer with the Canadian federal government. She has been an active participant in the assessment and awarding of millions of dollars in Canadian small and large business government grants.
In 1997 Monahan left the employ of the Canadian government to pursue an entrepreneurial dream - starting The Business Guide To Government Programs. She secured her own government grant to start her small business
A Subscription for a Successful Government Small Business Grant Application
She has compiled her small business government grant experience into a successful website. Subscribing to her website will provide Canadian entrepreneurs with information on not only where to find the Canadian government grant or loan you need, but more importantly, guidance on a correct application process that will help secure your grant.
By subscribing you will find, by keyword search, Canadian federal and provincial government grants, forgivable loans, loans with deferred payment opportunities, tax holidays, guaranteed loans and so forth.
The Business Guide subscription provides extensive program and contact information on federal, provincial and regional programs. The folks at the Business Guide concentrate solely on programs offering small business grants, loans and other financial incentives. They also periodically notify subscribers of any new programs. They also give you a nifty little idea evaluation tool, their exclusive "Accessing Government Funding" series as well as a business plan creation template.
Once you subscribe to the site you don't need to keep checking to find out what's new either. The Business Guide administrators will automatically e-mail you about any program additions or changes. And, in addition to providing information on programs, they can actually assist you in the grant application process. For additional assistance 24/7 you can complete the online feedback form, call a Business Guide expert, or fax, e-mail or even snail mail to them.
According to Monahan, The Canadian federal and provincial governments give grants and loans to individuals wanting to start a business and to existing business entrepreneurs who want to expand their successful small business. But, she said, being eligible doesn't mean you will automatically receive the grant money. To better your chances of getting your government grant, you must learn the correct funding application process.
With The Business Guide expertise you will learn the ins and outs of the governments assessment criteria before you even start to apply for your government funding. You can also use the site's checklist to determine if your small business idea even had funding potential- and how much - as well as how to improve its potential. Armed with this information you can then download and complete the application or get assistance from the organizations's qualified government grant funding professionals.
