“As a person in charge of a non-profit organization, are you thinking about starting or operating a business with the aim of furthering your mission or generating income to support your sustainability?”
If you create technology that deals with climate change issues, clean air, clean water or soil quality, you could get funding to cover up to 33% of the costs involved in developing and testing your product.
Government departments and agencies provide financing such as grants and contributions, subsidies and loan guarantees. Find out what government financing might be available for your business. Use the search tool or browse by type of financing.
Are you looking to finance your business' ability to innovate? If you are involved in taking products and services from the research and development stage all the way to the commercialization process, there are a number of government programs set up to help finance innovative Canadian businesses. Find out if you qualify.
You may have to carry out some general business activities in order to incorporate your innovative ideas. The links below will lead you to information on:
A good domain name is a key part of your online marketing strategy. Also called a URL, a domain name is the address a customer uses to go to your website. An example of a domain name is canadabusiness.ca. You can register your domain name directly through an Internet Service Provider or through a domain registration company.
Developing your website is a multi-step process. When you begin to implement your website, it is important for you to understand each of the steps in the process and how they fit together.
If your corporation incurs costs from qualified scientific research and experimental development made in Nova Scotia, you could receive a 15% tax credit when you file your taxes.