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Canadian Funding Programs for Purchasing Equipment
All businesses, without exception require some sort of equipment in order to be operational. The type and amount of equipment needed varies by industry, ranging from a simple computer to a factory full of operating equipment every small business entrepreneur must allocate some funding to the purchasing, renting or leasing of business equipment.
What Types of Equipment Qualify For Funding?
The usual thought that comes to mind when talking about business equipment is large equipment, such as a manufacturing machine or printing press. However all businesses will require some sort of equipment. Everything from a phone system, cloud storage, software license, fax system and computers can be considered business equipment.
What kind of funding is available to help me purchase equipment?
Paying for all this equipment is often very expensive. To help eligible entrepreneurs pay for this investment there are currently 97 grant and 124 loan programs available to entrepreneurs who meet the program requirements. These funding programs range from $1,000 to $100,000,000 in government and private funding.

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Most entrepreneurs fail before they've even started due to a lack of funding or capital required to get their business started.

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