🏠 | Nova Scotia | Scale-up Hub Atlanta

Scale-up Hub Atlanta

Amount:

no fixed amount

Type:

In-Kind Support

Description:

Scale-up Hub Atlanta helps high-growth innovative information technology companies based in Atlantic Canada build an international presence and grow their export sales capacity in the Atlanta, Georgia region.

Deadline:

Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.

Eligibility:

Applicants must:

1. be an Atlantic Canada registered business in good standing;
2. have a permanent establishment in Atlantic Canada;
3. have most of its workforce currently residing in Atlantic Canada;
4. have a fully developed exportable technical product(s) and or service(s) and established
Intellectual Property;
5. have no outstanding or pending claims/litigation, injunctions, judgments, orders, legal or
administrative actions, or similar proceedings against the business, its principals and/or
any related business(es); and
6. the business, principals and/or any related business(es) shall not be in default of any
obligations under any other form of financial assistance and/or incentive program from
the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, the Province of Nova Scotia, the Province of
New Brunswick, the Province of Newfoundland & Labrador and/or the Province of Prince
Edward Island.

Application Steps:

Applicants must complete and submit the online application form.

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit an outline of the following:
1. The products and services, and all related technologies and innovations that the
business plans to market and modifications, if any, that must be made to adapt to the
target market.
2. Supporting research on product/service market fit.
3. All internal and external sales support that clearly highlights who will lead the expansion
into the Atlanta market.
4. Challenges (economic, competition, intellectual property status, certifications, regulatory,
legal, financial, etc.) and how the identified challenge(s) will be managed.
5. The strategy intended to be used to succeed in the Atlanta market, including timelines
and organizational resources (human and financial) dedicated to support an in-market
entry.

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Atlantic Canada to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.