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IION Funding Programs
Skills Development Placement Program
The SDPP accelerates company growth projects by providing innovative, for-profit companies with a competitive wage subsidy of $7,800 over a 16-week period. Participants will complete workshops that will bolster their personal and professional development.
Applications are closed. Applications will open in March for the May-August cohort.
Step Forward Entrepreneurs Program
The SFEP enhances innovation and commercialization for innovative, for-profit companies with up to $10,000 in assistance for market growth & expansion, product development and productivity enhancements.
Intake One Application Deadline: September 30, 2024.
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Client Testimonials
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