Category: ideas

  • Upcoming Grant Deadlines

    Upcoming Grant Deadlines

    Dates to Note We are a little short on time this week,  so our post will just be dates to watch for some upcoming grants due in the next few weeks. Gender based Violence Promising Practices to Support Survivors and Their Families- Due March 1 – http://swc-cfc.gc.ca/fun-fin/cfc-adc/2018-1/pp-en.html Opportunities Fund-Projects to support Canadians with Disabilities- Due March…

  • Canada Summer Jobs Extension to Feb 9th, 2019

    Canada Summer Jobs Extension to Feb 9th, 2019

    The Canada Summer Jobs Program Deadline is Tomorrow February 9th!   For any small businesses or not for profits looking for some extra help this Summer, The Canada Summer jobs program represents a great way to get funding to cover the expenses associated with hiring Summer students.  With the additional expenses associated with increases to…

  • Business Plans for Newcomers – Part 1

    I cannot tell you how many times, I have heard of newcomers turned down for loans simply because they could not produce a business plan. In our lending systems, as covered in a past blog, it is customary to ask for a business plan. In many cases, lenders will not even look at your business…

  • #waystokillanidea – It is too expensive.

    Ways to Kill an Idea – #4. It is too expensive Here is part 4 on my blog series of how to kill an idea. I’ll quickly recap three ideas from a recent conference that motivated me to write these posts: 1. Fail fast, fail forward. 2. Do not be afraid to think big. 3.…

  • #waystokillanidea – We Have No Time.

    Ways to Kill an Idea – #2. We Have No Time. As I wrote previously, at a conference I hosted, we focused on 3 key ideas: 1. Fail fast, fail forward. 2. Do not be afraid to think big. 3. Do not say no. We are too often quick to say no, even when it…

  • Ways to Kill an Idea – It Can’t Be Done

    Ways to Kill an Idea – It Can’t Be Done

    Ways to Kill an Idea – #1. It Can’t Be Done I recently hosted a conference on immigrant entrepreneurship, which was meant to drive home three key ideas: 1. Fail fast, fail forward. 2. Do not be afraid to think big. 3. Do not let your immediate response to a new idea be “no”. Obviously, there…