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Entrepreneurs in need of money to finance their Canadian small business may want to get a grant, loan, or other form of financial aid that can be put towards new equipment, renovations, training, advertising, and numerous other objectives. Learn more about how to get government money and other tips to grow your small business with these valuable small business resources.

Your government strives to support entrepreneurs

Various Canadian governments have set aside a large budget for funding programs (grants and loans) earmarked for financing small businesses like yours. Free government grants are available to help eligible entrepreneurs start-up, expand, or improve their business.

Use government money to kick start your business

Whether you need $100 or $100,000, don't miss the opportunity to take advantage of the available government grants and small business loans. Knowing where and how to apply gives you a real advantage. Use this government money to start up a new business, or give your small business the boost it needs. See examples of grants and loans recipients from your province in our grant recipients section.

Find out how these Canadian small businesses did it...

Maple Creek restaurateur receives $106,600 to launch international cooking school.

Tina Cresswell is the owner and CEO of The Star Café & Grill, a favourite amongst the locals in Maple Creek, Saskatchewan. As a true labour of love, her partners have refurbished the historic 19th century building as a... <more...>

Alberta funeral company secures $75,000 gov guaranteed loan for new beginnings

With the two certainties in life being death and taxes, there's no reason for anyone not to make an honest living from either one. For High River, Alberta's Craig Snodgrass, the funeral business has been in his family... <more...>

Young Montreal entrepreneurs take their business on the road with help from CYBF

Touting themselves "the dynamic duo" of screen repairs, childhood friends Jacob Stroud and Idriss Bouhmouch seemed to have found a niche market in the suburbs of Montreal. With the help of a $30,000 loan from the... <more...>

Woodstock family counselling service opens with $17,400 self-employment grant

It wasn’t long after being laid off that Crystal Knox turned to the World Wide Web to research her new career options. It was here that the Centre for Small Business Financing became a key resource - introducing her to... <more...>

$18,900 for AB husband-and-wife team and their Badlands products

It's interesting that all of the bath and body products from Nature’s Essential Garden, known for their soothing and therapeutic qualities, come to us from an area in Canada known as "the Badlands." Located in... <more...>


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