Small businesses are an important part of Canada’s economy, but they face unique challenges when seeking financing. The Canada Small Business Financing Program makes it easier for small businesses to obtain loans from financial institutions by sharing the risks with lenders. Read more .... 
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Human Resource Bulletin on Swine Flu Swine flu is common in swine and rare in humans. People who work with swine, especially people with intense exposures, are at risk of catching swine influenza if the swine carry a strain able to infect humans. However, these strains rarely are able to pass from human to human. Rarely, SIV mutates into a form able to pass easily from human to human. The strain responsible for the 2009 swine flu outbreak in humans is believed to have undergone such a mutation. Read more .......
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- Business Advisory Services - http://www.sbe.gov.on.ca/ontcan/sbe/en/st_busadvise_en.jsp
- New Exporters to Border States (NEBS) program - a practical, hands-on introduction to the basics of exporting to the United States . http://www.ontarioexports.com/oei/redirect.jsp?page=English/Preparing_To_Export/New_Exporter.html
- Advanced Manufacturing Investment Strategy (AMIS) - http://www.ontariocanada.com/ontcan/en/progserv_amis_en.jsp the $500-million AMIS program provides repayable loans, interest free for up to five years, to encourage companies to invest in leading-edge technologies and processes.
- Next Generation of Jobs Fund – http://www.ontariocanada.com/ontcan/en/nextgen_main_en.jsp a five-year, $1.15 billion strategy to help innovative companies grow and create well-paying sustainable jobs for today's workforce and for the next generation of Ontario's highly skilled workers.
- Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) SMART Program (http://www.cme-smart.ca/?action=show&lid=E5TEY-SUZ1Q-6P121) – to help small and medium-sized manufacturers in Ontario to improve their productivity so they can compete more effectively in the global economy.
- Achieving Innovation & Manufacturing Excellence (http://www.yveslandryfoundation.com/Programs.shtm) – In partnership with the Ontario Government, the Yves Landry Foundation is making available up to $50,000 per project in the form of a grant to foster training that will lead to advancements in innovation within the manufacturing sector in Ontario .
- Export Market Access - http://exportaccess.ca/ a Global Expansion Program (EMA) is designed to assist organizations (SMEs) to access and expand their growth in new foreign markets.
- ACCELERATE Ontario http://www.acceleratecanada.ca/?lang=en®ion=on&page=overview - connects Ontario companies with the high-quality research expertise within the province’s universities.
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