Commercialization Support for Business Program

This program helps Manitoba continue to move forward by supporting product and process commercialization and business development in all sectors and all regions of the province.

Eligibility Criteria

• Individuals (sole proprietors) 
• Business Entities – Manitoba for-profit, privately held incorporated businesses, sole proprietors (individuals), business co-operatives, partnerships, joint-ventures (both corporate or individual), farm business entities, that had:
  • For the immediately preceding calendar year, less than 50 full-time equivalent employees: or
  • Gross revenue of the corporation and its affiliates (determined on a consolidated basis, where applicable) for the most recently completed fiscal period is less than $15,000,000.

At least 25% of the full-time equivalent employees of the corporation and its affiliates are resident in Manitoba.

Financial Assistance:

1. Concept Development (up to $25,000) – Assists Business Entities or Individuals in developing their product or process idea to the stage where it can be determined if there is sufficient commercial potential to pursue additional investment of time and money.
    
2. Product Development (up to $40,000) – Assists Business Entities with pre-commercialization activities needed to prove that the concept is technically and financially feasible.
    
3. Product Commercialization (up to $200,000, software development up to $20,000) - Assists Business Entities with moving their product from the pre-commercialization stage to full scale commercial production or implementing the new process into new full scale use or integration with existing systems.
    
      • Internal development of new technology/product – assistance with external costs of product or process development.
      • Technology Transfer – assistance with transferring technology from research
      • Productivity Improvement – assistance with any stage of process redesign related to using innovation to reduce production costs or increase. 
    
4. Market Development (up to $30,000) – Assists Business Entities in preparing materials and engage in activities that will enable them to enter new markets outside of Manitoba.
    
5. Certification Assistance (up to $15,000) – Assists Business Entities to obtain plant or product certification. Certification will be limited to new product and process developments.
    
6. Intellectual Property (up to $25,000) - Assists Business Entities or Individuals with legal fees associated with securing intellectual property rights relating to their product or process. Applicants may seek assistance under this funding stream at any time in the development process.
    

Manitoba Contact(s):
Entrepreneurship, Training and Trade
Telephone: Industry Consultant http://www.gov.mb.ca/ctt/busdev/industry/consult.html
Fax: 204-945-1193
E-mail:  csb@gov.mb.ca
Website: http://www.gov.mb.ca/ctt/busdev/financial/csb/index.html