Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) in the Prairie provinces
The stronger you are, the better Canada is. Let’s build a stronger Prairies economy together
Here is what we can do to help:
- we invest in your projects that create a stronger, inclusive economy on the Prairies
- we connect you with other key players to create mutually beneficial business relationships
- we can help pathfind your project to other sources of funding and expertise to help grow your business and get your products or services to market
Are you a high growth business* that is scaling up and producing innovative goods, services or technologies? Are you all about inclusivity and building a stronger Canada? Do you need more resources to accelerate your growth goals?
Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan) is accepting expression of interest for Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) on an ongoing basis. For information on how to apply, please contact one of our local offices.
For information on other available business support, please visit our website as well as Innovation Canada.
BSP advances PrairiesCan’s strategic priorities. It supports high-growth* businesses that are seeking to improve productivity, scale-up and commercialize technology. It offers interest-free, repayable funding to incorporated businesses
*Definition of a “high-growth business”
A high growth business can be defined as any for-profit company that has notable and/or consistent revenue increases year-over-year. Priority will normally be given to companies with 20% year-over-year revenue growth.
Here are examples of a high-growth business:
Example 1:
ABC is an innovative Canadian medical devices firm. ABC is a relatively young company operating in North America and would like to expand its product into new markets like Europe and Asia. ABC has generated significant sales growth (such as 26% year-over-year). ABC has profitable reinvestment opportunities and, rather than paying dividends to shareholders, decides to reinvest earnings back into the firm to capitalize on its investment opportunities in order to maintain this high sales growth.
Example 2:
sXYZ is an advanced manufacturer of specialized components supporting clean technology and energy-related industries. The company has realized substantial year over year sales growth (e.g., 33%) and is seeking to scale operations by investing in new production equipment, technical talent, and marketing activities to strengthen supplier relationships, increase exports, and generate high quality jobs.
Contact PrairiesCan
For additional information on the Business Scale-up and Productivity program, contact us directly at one of our regional offices by calling 1-888-338-9378 .
Related program
- The Business Scale-up and Productivity (BSP) program is part of the national Regional Economic Growth through Innovation program.