BDC Financing

From over 90 branches across Canada, the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) promotes entrepreneurship by providing highly tailored long-term financing, subordinate financing, venture capital and consulting services to entrepreneurs.

BDC works with entrepreneurs in all industries, through all economic cycles, and focuses on helping small and medium-sized businesses with their development projects, both local and global.

Eligibility Criteria

Companies with growth potential, a solid business plan, sound management team and a viable strategy may be eligible. You need to have a commercially viable project to qualify for financing. BDC considers each request case by case.

Eligible Activities

• Acquire land and building;

   

• Purchase equipment;

   

• Build, expand or renovate a business;

   

• Purchase existing businesses;

   

• Replenish depleted working capital; 

   

• Refinance existing loans.

Summary

Financing is available to:

• Increase inventory to boost your sales and receivables;

   

• Provide working capital you need to develop new markets and products, at the national level or overseas;

   

• Pay your R&D costs associated with introducing these new products or services;

   

• Finance development of your e-commerce initiatives, such as websites and software integration;

   

• Implement your marketing plan or growth strategy;

   

• Allow you to participate in trade shows and to conduct business development overseas;

   

• Help you to develop your export plans;

   

• Finance your sales expansion; and

   

• Allow you to adopt quality management standards, such as ISO certifications and HACCP.

Consulting services are available to:

• Help you evaluate your export and technology needs to improve the overall efficiency and productivity of your business

Manitoba Contact(s):
See National Contact.

National Contact(s):
Head Office
Business Development Bank of Canada
Suite 400
5 Place Ville-Marie
Montréal, Quebec  H3B 5E7
Fax: 1-877-329-9232
Toll-free (information): 1-877-BDC-BANX (1-877-232-2269)
E-mail: info@bdc.ca
Web site: http://www.bdc.ca/en/Pages/home.aspx