The current economic recession has proven to hit even harder than many economists anticipated. An estimated 129,000 Canadians lost their jobs in January alone, of which Statistics Canada reports that Ontario workers lost a staggering 71,000. Alberta, once a thriving,… Read more »
NorthBridge Consultants’ Canadian Business Blog is dedicated to bringing businesses news and information to help companies identify and access the most appropriate government funding programs.
We offer opinions and insider information that can provide a pulse on government initiatives, the health of the Canadian economy, and firsthand thoughts from Canadian business owners.
Helping the Canadian Economy through Increased Literacy
A short while back, Heather Reisman (President and CEO of Indigo books) was interviewed on The Hour, and brought up a couple of points that piqued my interest. According to Reisman, 40% adult Canadians functionally illiterate That 40% of Canadian… Read more »
New Service Offerings
Northbridge Consultants have increased our service offerings! We now offer ISO 9000 Certification, Kaizen/Lean/Time & Energy Management, Customer Service Professionalism and 5S Systems. What does this mean for you? It means that we want to work with you to help… Read more »
Free SR&ED Seminar – Friday, March 6, 2009
On Friday, March 6th 2009, Northbridge Consultants will be holding another free breakfast seminar, to provide a useful information sessoin on the SR&ED program. The seminar will be held at the Waterloo Inn Conference Hotel. Details can be found at… Read more »
CRA Reviews: Ensuring Claim Approval
In 2008, quite a number of changes took place regarding the SR&ED program. For one, the CRA hired a slew of auditors for SR&ED, increasing the likelihood that a technical and financial reviews will take place, no matter how solid… Read more »
FREE SR&ED Breakfast Seminar
Hello Readers, On Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Northbridge Consultants will be holding our very first free breakfast seminar, to provide a meaningful information session on the SR&ED program. There will be a free, fully catered breakfast buffet, and the seminar is… Read more »
Don’t Forget to Include Office Staff in Your Safety Planning
Safety comes first, even for those employees who are not working “on the plant floor”. Accidents and injuries in the office account for thousands of hours of lost time and millions of dollars in Worker’s Compensation and medical costs. Hazards… Read more »
A Look at 2008 Holiday Season Sales
Stores opened even before the crack of dawn, but many Boxing Day shoppers were lining up as early as the night before, some admittedly even forsaking Christmas dinners to be first in line and take advantage of the savings. As… Read more »
Economist Scales Back Dread Meter
Things may seem bleak at the present; however, the Canadian economy will eventually recover. Dungan and Steve Murphy at the Policy and Economic Analysis Program expect that the Canadian governnment will run deficits for a few years and they urge Ottawa not to repeat… Read more »