Eligibility for Businesses
To qualify for this program, your business must
- Be a small- or medium-sized enterprise with fewer than 500 employees
- Be Canadian owned and operated
- Be either incorporated or a sole proprietorships, and operate for profit
- Be committed to enhancing e-business capability
- Have an existing website and experience in using it (this is not always required)
- Have a process for supervising and mentoring the intern
- Have a project for the intern to work on which accomplishes any or all of the following:
- Supports e-business marketing and market research for the business
- Improves the business' client/customer support through e-business and/or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Enhances the business' productivity through ICT and/or e-business
- Enhances the business' visibility through e-business ICT and/or e-business
- Employs the intern full-time for a minimum of 12 weeks
This funding is available to Small and Medium-sized businesses one-time only. If a business has received funds through this program in the past, it is inelligible for further funds.