Mentor Works Ltd., Sustainable Peterborough, and Peterborough Economic Development's Business Advisor Centre will be co-hosting an event specifically on government grants and loans available to local established businesses. The goal of this workshop is to educate business owners and management on the top government funding opportunities to help grow their business and optimize their cash flow planning activities.

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. 

Alex Barlow, Business Development Executive of Mentor Works Ltd

With considerable expertise in government funding, both on a federal and provincial level, has secured grant funding as well as low interest loans for small-medium size business owners in Southern Ontario.

Mentor Works has compiled the best organizational tools and resources to research government funding options to serve small businesses. Through her presentation, she will share her knowledge with you.

In her presentation, Alex will cover financing trends, the different types of government resources, how to find them, and how to harness these opportunities to fund your business.

You will learn how to take the mystery out of how funding mechanisms work, the on-line application process, eligibility factors, the funding cycle, and more. You will also learn what the experts know about government funding and business support resources and how to keep it simple.

Alex will also conduct a question and answer session after the presentation to provide further insight into the process and share her experiences on how to get started.