Step 1 of 2 · Education

Watch first. Then apply.

Sixteen short videos on how the Canada Small Business Financing Program actually works. About thirty minutes total. The education is free and required before we open an application account in your name. We only want clients that are committed to the process of winning.

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• E1SBL Business FundingWhy the Small Business Loan exists, what it actually pays for, and where it sits among the financing options Canadian owners have.Watch
• E2Understanding the CSBFPThe mechanics of the Canada Small Business Financing Program — Industry Canada’s role, the lender’s role, and how the government guarantee actually works.Watch
• E3Starting a BusinessHow the SBL program treats brand-new businesses — what counts as eligible before you have history, and what the program won’t fund at the startup stage.Watch
• E4Who QualifiesThe eligibility test in plain English — revenue caps, eligible activities, ineligible sectors, and the credit-history factors that actually move the needle.Watch
• E5Honesty MattersWhy misstatements — even small ones — cost more than you save. How underwriters cross-check, what triggers a deeper look, and the consequences when something doesn’t add up.Watch
• E6Banking is Hard WorkWhat underwriting actually looks like from the lender’s side, why it takes longer than you’d like, and how preparing well shortens the round-trip.Watch
• E7Your Credit MattersHow your credit history shapes the SBL underwriting decision — what lenders actually pull, which scores matter, and which credit issues are deal-breakers vs. recoverable.Watch
• E8Skin in the GameWhy lenders ask you to put your own money in the deal — equity injection rules, what counts as skin in the game, and how the program structures the borrower’s contribution.Watch
• E9What Can You Finance?The asset categories the CSBFP will fund — equipment, leasehold improvements, real property — and the categories it explicitly will not.Watch
• E10Your Industry MattersThe CSBFP excludes some industries entirely and treats others differently. What’s eligible, what’s ineligible, and the gray-area sectors that hinge on activity classification.Watch
• E11Loan Guarantees DemystifiedPersonal guarantees on SBL loans — what the program requires by law, what is negotiable, and how it compares to a conventional loan.Watch
• E12Understanding the SBL FeesEvery fee in the SBL stack — registration, administration, interest, prepayment — explained, totaled, and compared to what conventional financing would cost.Watch
• E13Loan PreparationThe documents and decisions you need ready before walking into your lender — corporate, personal, financial, and operational.Watch
• E14Loan SecurityThe collateral and guarantee structure on an SBL loan — what is pledged, how the security registers, and what happens if the loan defaults.Watch
• E15You Are ApprovedWhat happens between approval and money in the bank — closing requirements, asset-purchase mechanics, and the registration step that finalizes the guarantee.Watch
• E16Fueling Canadian GrowthWhy the program exists, what it has done for Canadian small business since 1961, and how it fits into your long-term financing plan.Watch