For small businesses across Canada
Get up to $350,000 in funding for your small business.
There's funding to help upgrade your business, and it's free to check what you qualify for. We handle the rest: signage, websites, e-commerce, online ordering, POS systems, getting found on Google, and more.
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- A Canadian incorporated company
- Physical + digital upgrades
- Independent funding screening
- Licensed trades for licensed work
Funding-fit screening
Up to date- Up to $350,000Canada-wide
- 25% · up to $5,000British Columbia
- 50% · up to $175,000Alberta
This is screening, not approval. Final eligibility is decided by each program administrator. Programs change and budgets run out.
Start with the need
What do you want to improve?
Pick what you want to fix. Each one comes with a practical plan and an honest read on whether funding can help pay for it.
Attract more customers
Signs, storefronts, websites, branding, vehicle graphics and local SEO.
ExploreModernize your business
POS and payments, online ordering, booking, loyalty, customer follow-up and automation.
ExploreReduce operating costs
Energy-efficiency opportunities: lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and kitchen ventilation upgrades.
ExploreImprove your restaurant
Menu boards, ordering, reviews, loyalty, signage, media and efficiency upgrades.
ExploreMake your business accessible
Accessible websites, clear signage, and ramps or entrance work handled by licensed trades.
ExploreTrain and hire employees
Hands-on training for your team, plus we check which wage subsidies and training grants can help pay for it.
ExploreExpand into new markets
Export-ready websites, multilingual pages, catalogues and B2B portals.
ExploreLaunch or renovate
Branding, websites, signs, print and screening of local startup programs.
ExploreHow the funding part works
Real programs, explained in plain English.
Some upgrades may be supported by grants, rebates, training money or financing. It depends on where you are, what you do, and each program's rules. We screen what may fit before you spend a dollar, and we're straight with you either way.
- Grants
- Rebates
- Tax credits
- Loans & financing
- Wage subsidies
- Training money
A loan is never called a grant here. Every program page shows its official source and verification date.
- 01Tell us about your business
- 02Choose the improvements you're considering
- 03Review potential funding and incentive matches
- 04Receive a clear scope and quote
- 05Confirm official program requirements before work begins
- 06Do the work
- 07Continue with support and maintenance where needed
Solutions
The upgrades businesses ask for first
Storefront Signs & Sign Boards
Sign concepts, mockups and measurements done right. Fabrication and installation quoted and managed for you.
Digital Menu Boards & Signage Systems
Managed menu screens with cloud updates, breakfast-to-dinner scheduling and a design service. A bare TV on the wall does none of that.
Retail Modernization
Retail technology that works as one system: POS, inventory, CRM, loyalty, ordering and dashboards that talk to each other.
Business Websites
Fast, search-ready websites your customers can actually use. Built, hosted and maintained by one accountable team.
Reviews, QR & NFC Tools
Review cards, NFC stands and QR systems that make happy customers act. Private feedback routes to you first.
Energy-Efficiency Solutions
Lighting, HVAC, refrigeration and controls: incentive screening and qualified-partner coordination, sequenced so you don't lose a program.
Local precision, everywhere
Funding screened street by street, wherever you are
Municipal funding is address-specific, down to which side of the street qualifies. We track city programs in more than 75 municipalities across Canada and read each one at street level. Here's what that actually means:
Verified local notes · July 2026
- Airdrie, Alberta covers 50% of eligible costs, up to $50,000 for property owners but $25,000 for tenants in multi-unit buildings. Which one you are decides the money.
- Montreal covers 40% of eligible storefront costs, up to $50,000, and approval comes before the work starts. Buy first and you can lose it.
- Waterloo, Ontario caps the façade grant at $10,000 but gives corner properties $15,000, and grants stack to $25,000 combined per property.
Funding & incentives
Funding you can actually trust
Every record shows what it is, what it's worth, what's excluded, the official source, and the date we last checked it.
Downtown Prince George Façade Improvement Grant
25% · up to $5,000
Get 25% of your costs back, up to $5,000, for exterior improvements like new signage or façade repairs. This grant helps you modernize your look in…
Last verified July 2, 2026
Retrofit Program
Up to 50% of costs
The Retrofit Program helps Ontario businesses lower operating costs by covering up to 50% of eligible energy-efficiency upgrades like lighting, HVAC,…
Last verified July 2, 2026
Downtown Moncton Beautification Grant
50% · up to $5,000
Boost your curb appeal with support for exterior upgrades like signage, architectural details, and landscaping. This grant helps you share the cost…
Last verified July 2, 2026
Industries
Built around how your business actually runs
Restaurants & Food Service
Digital menu boards, direct online ordering, review systems and kitchen energy upgrades done with licensed contractors for restaurants and food service.
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Retail Stores
Storefront, e-commerce, POS and back-office upgrades for independent retailers.
See upgrade paths
Salons, Spas & Barbershops
Online booking, rebooking systems, reviews and street presence for salons, spas and barbershops.
See upgrade paths
Clinics & Professional Offices
Calmer front desks, accessible entrances and websites, and privacy-aware digital tools for clinics and professional offices.
See upgrade paths
Contractors & Trades
Vehicle graphics, lead-capturing websites and admin automation for contractors and trades businesses.
See upgrade paths
Automotive & Vehicle Services
Online booking, reviews that build trust, service reminders and shop signage for garages, detailers and body shops.
See upgrade paths
Resources
Guides that answer the question first
Guide · updated July 5, 2026
Restaurant energy incentives in Ontario: kitchens, lighting and ventilation
Ontario restaurant energy programs 2026: free small-business installs, retrofit incentives and Enbridge kitchen-ventilation coverage, and…
Guide · updated July 5, 2026
Retail technology grants in Ontario: how the digital funding pathway works
Ontario's OCI digital pathway explained: the $5,000 retail grant, $15,000 DMAP and $50,000 TDP, plus who may fit and the apply-to-one rule.
Guide · updated July 5, 2026
Before you start: the funding-readiness checklist every project needs
Why pre-approval rules sink applications, the paperwork pattern, matching-funds reality and timelines: the readiness checklist before any…
Program deadlines, watched for you
Programs open and close, budgets run out, rules change. We send one short email when something worth your time changes, and nothing else.
Why BBN Labs
What you get that others don't offer
No inflated claims. Just four honest reasons to trust us.
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The funding check is free
Before you spend a dollar, we screen which programs may relate to your project. Most providers never even mention funding exists.
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Straight answers, every time
When a program fits, we show you. When it doesn't, we tell you straight instead of selling false hope. That's why the shortlist is worth trusting.
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One team, start to finish
Design, paperwork, quotes and coordination from one accountable contact, instead of five vendors blaming each other.
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Close by, or Canada-wide
Digital delivery across Canada, on-site visits where we have coverage, and replies within one business day. Ask us anything by form, email or Facebook.
See what your upgrade may qualify for before you spend
Tell us about your business and project. You get a practical plan, a clear quote, and an honest read on which programs may help pay. It's all free, with nothing to lose.
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Subject to program rules, available funding, and approval. Final decisions are made solely by each program administrator.