Prerequisites for most Canadian government funding:

• Incorporated in Canada for at least 2 years
• Financially stable
• Not a retailer/distributor
• Not a start-up
• Company must manufacture or conduct R&D in Canada

Important to Note: 

• Seating preference will be given to business owners. Professional advisers are kindly asked to bring along a business owner client in order to attend. 
• To avoid any confusion please register with your business email address, or include the name of your business in your registration.
• Also, please whitelist @mentorworks.ca in order to avoid missing any communications regarding this event. 

Speaker: Jill Schoolenberg, Director of Business Development at Mentor Works Ltd.

Jill Schoolenberg is a business, marketing and sales leader with over 20 years experience in delivering revenue growth and customer satisfaction for B2B and B2C businesses. Most recently Jill worked at Microsoft Canada where she held leadership roles across several business units. Specifically, Jill started her tenure at Microsoft at MSN Canada starting as a Communications Manager and went onto to lead the marketing organization as the Director of Marketing. Jill then led the business and product management team responsible for managing the Windows P&L in Canada, as well as the Security strategy for Microsoft Canada. In her last five years at Microsoft, Jill led several business units including the Small, Medium and Enterprise customer segments with accountability for the end-to-end business and both the Marketing and Sales functions.

Jill holds an Honors Bachelors of Arts in Business Administration (HBA) from the Richard Ivey School of Business Administration at Western University in London, Ontario. In her spare time, Jill enjoys travelling, going to the theatre, volunteering in her community, and is an aspiring Pilates instructor.