CEIM — Coaching and Consulting Services
This grant can potentially apply to a wide range of businesses and professionals including startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large corporations, and self-employed professionals that are operating within various sectors requiring strategic and financial planning, human resources, accounting, and commercialization support.
Overview
Do you have an innovative idea or product you want to commercialize? Get services tailored to meet your specific needs from a network of local and international contacts, who can help you develop your ideas over the long term.
At a glance
Funding available
- Improve governance or administrative structure
- Develop strategic partnerships
- Develop an online presence
- Varies by project
Eligible candidates
- All industries
- Quebec
- For-profit business
- All revenue ranges
- All organization sizes
- Startups
Next Steps
Availability timeline
Activities funded
- Seeking funding and structuring a financing strategy.
- Validation of the innovation's commercial potential and positioning.
- Strategic planning and company positioning.
- Sales assessment and commercialization tactics.
- Establishment of a sales force and development of alliances or partnerships.
Official resources
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
This grant can potentially apply to a wide range of businesses and professionals including startups, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large corporations, and self-employed professionals that are operating within various sectors requiring strategic and financial planning, human resources, accounting, and commercialization support.
Eligible expenses
The grant facilitates a broad array of business development and expansion activities commonly relevant to different stages of a company's growth and market presence. These eligible projects focus on strategic planning, resource management, and market engagement to enhance business success.
- Evaluation of market potential and development of go-to-market strategies.
- Comprehensive business planning, including strategic and financial planning.
- Building and leveraging partnerships and financing strategies.
- Enhancement of human resource management and development systems.
- Improvement of bookkeeping and management control systems.
- Conducting commercial diagnostics and creating commercialization tactics.
- Lead generation through inbound and outbound strategies.
- Design and execution of SEO and SEM campaigns.
- Outsourcing of sales representatives to optimize market reach.
- Providing sales and customer service coaching and training programs.
- Fostering international business development initiatives.
- Comprehensive accounting services including tax and audit management.
- Company incorporation and development of shareholders agreements.
- Drafting employment contracts and establishing licensing/distribution agreements.
- Management and acquisition of intellectual property rights.
- Claiming R&D tax credits to foster innovation and development.
Selection criteria
The evaluation and selection of projects for this grant are based on specific criteria with allocated point scores to ensure alignment with the grant’s objectives.
- Innovation and originality of the project proposal.
- Feasibility and clarity of the implementation plan.
- Alignment with the grant’s strategic goals.
- Potential impact on the targeted community or sector.
- Cost-effectiveness and efficient use of resources.
How to apply
- Complete the commercialization support application form with information about your company's growth.
- Submit the application online.
Additional information
The grant encompasses a comprehensive range of business development activities aimed at improving various facets of a company's growth strategy, operational efficiency, and market reach.
- Projects can span across strategic financial planning and enhancement of management practices.
- It supports the establishment of legal frameworks such as incorporation and shareholders agreements.
- Provides extensive help with human resources and training programs to ensure a skilled workforce.
- Encourages leveraging intellectual property and implementing robust sales strategies.
- Capable of facilitating international expansion for eligible businesses.
- Emphasis on innovation through R&D tax credits and commercialization tactics.