Business advisory services for small and medium-sized businesses

Amount:

No funding involved

Type:

In-Kind Support

Description:

To help businesses grow, our Senior Business Advisors work with established firms to better understand business needs and growth opportunities to build the capacity of small and medium-sized businesses to scale and grow. We support small and medium-sized businesses with:

– accessing capital
– assessing organizational strengths and identifying potential opportunities for improvement
– doing business with government
– understanding and navigating government regulations and compliance challenges
– making connections to other provincial ministries, and other levels of government
– networking with other businesses
– making connections with local partners (e.g. to help find skilled staff)
facilitating discussions and referrals to support business capacity building, such as technology adoption and export readiness programs

Comments on Funding:

Deadline:

Continuous Intake

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:
1. established small and medium-sized businesses (10-500 employees)
2. producers of tradable goods and services across all sectors

Application Steps:

Applicants must contact:

centralregionbas@ontario.ca (Greater Toronto Area, Simcoe County, and Muskoka Region)
easternregionbas@ontario.ca (All counties east of Durham Region)
westernregionbas@ontario.ca (All counties west of Hamilton Region including Niagara Region)
Tel: 416-314-8880
Toll-free: 1-800-361-3223
TTY: 416-325-3408

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

Link Guide:

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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