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BOOST Funding

BOOST funding enables businesses to launch, scale, and grow.

Your link to funding

Link North’s BOOST program supports small and medium sized businesses with commercialization, business or product launch, scaling, expansion and/or improvement efforts by providing a 50% contribution up to $10,000 toward eligible project costs. 

Eligible costs are flexible and include:

  • New or used equipment, installation, staff training
  •  Information technologies, software and modernization efforts
  • New market development and diversification initiatives
  • Attending industry tradeshows and events
  • Consultancy services to support business and marketing strategies
  • Product and technology development including prototype design, demonstration and testing

You must be a registered client with Link North in order to apply for BOOST funding. Visit our Become a Client page for more information on how we work with clients.

BOOST supports businesses in: 

  • Industrial Services
  • Resource-based Sectors
  • Agri-foods/Agri-tourism
  • Manufacturing
  • Clean Tech
  • Information and Digital Technologies
  • Health and Biosciences

Link North generally does not support businesses operating as restaurateurs, distributors, resellers, or wholesalers. However, we can work with entrepreneurs outside our target sectors who are developing a novel product or technology and intend to commercialize.

Become a Client

Complete our client questionnaire and tell us more about who you are and details about your idea or business.

Become a Client

Watch how Link North supported Autoweld Inc. with purchasing a pivot-style band saw which enhanced their metal cutting capabilities and work processes.  The new equipment also helped them improve their profit margins by not having to outsource project work.