{"id":2204,"date":"2025-10-08T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leyton.majjane.agency\/ca\/post\/285k-in-grants-for-an-ontario-manufacturing-company\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:29:10","slug":"285k-in-grants-for-an-ontario-manufacturing-company","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/en\/insights\/articles\/285k-in-grants-for-an-ontario-manufacturing-company\/","title":{"rendered":"$285K in Grants for an Ontario Manufacturing Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case Study: Advanced Manufacturing Grants &#8211; Ontario&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h3>At a glance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Industry:<\/strong> Advanced Manufacturing<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Ontario<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employees:<\/strong> 18<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timeline:<\/strong> 18 months<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>$285K secured across 3 grant programs<\/li>\n<li>187% revenue growth <\/li>\n<li>10 technical employees trained<\/li>\n<li>2 new export markets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The challenge<\/h2>\n<p>A fast-growing Ontario manufacturing company had:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A strong product roadmap<\/li>\n<li>International demand<\/li>\n<li>A skilled team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But scaling required capital. Options like debt or equity meant high cost, risk or loss of control. The founders asked:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>Can we access growth capital without debt or dilution?<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<br \/>That\u2019s where our Leyton experts stepped in.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leyton\u2019s 3 pillar funding strategy<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">1. Innovation Foundation &#8211; NRC IRAP<\/mark><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Secured:<\/strong> $153,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> R&amp;D for next-gen automation module<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Leyton positioned the project as solving genuine technical uncertainty, securing full IRAP support.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">2. Market Expansion &#8211; CanExport SMEs<\/mark><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Secured:<\/strong> $32,340<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose: <\/strong>Entry into Germany &amp; France<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Covered 50% of costs for trade shows, market research and travel.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-primary-color\">3. Talent Training &#8211; Canada-Ontario Job Grant<\/mark><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Secured:<\/strong> $100,000<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose: <\/strong>Training engineers &amp; technical staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>18-month timeline<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Months 1\u20133:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/insights\/articles\/irap-application-process-from-initial-contact-to-funding-approval\/\"><strong>IRAP <\/strong><\/a>secured ($153K for R&amp;D)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Months 4\u20138: <a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/insights\/articles\/unlocking-global-markets-with-canexport\/\">CanExport<\/a> <\/strong>approved ($32K for market entry)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Months 9\u201314:<\/strong> Skills <a href=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/government-grants\/\"><strong>grants <\/strong><\/a>awarded ($100K for training)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Months 15\u201318:<\/strong> Compounding impact \u2192 new markets, skilled team, 187% revenue growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Real Business Impact<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Faster product development<\/li>\n<li>Presence in Germany &amp; France<\/li>\n<li>Engineers and technical staff trained affordably<\/li>\n<li>Growth with full founder control (no equity lost, no debt)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want similar results?<\/h2>\n<p>Every month without grants means self-financed growth, slower hiring, delayed innovation and missed markets!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/leyton.com\/ca\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/3\/files\/2025\/10\/BANNER-WEBINAIRE-GRANTS.jpg\" alt=\"manufacturing ontario grants webinar\" class=\"wp-image-39133\" \/><\/figure>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p>Watch our webinar replay to learn how to make the most out of every grants program to prepare a strong application, avoid common pitfalls and fuel your growth!<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YbpXoWV5tPs?si=7O07445ChXzJfQxc\">Watch the replay<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Study: Advanced Manufacturing Grants &#8211; Ontario&nbsp; At a glance Industry: Advanced Manufacturing Location: Ontario Employees: 18 Timeline: 18 months Key outcomes $285K secured across 3 grant programs 187% revenue growth 10 technical employees trained 2 new export markets The challenge A fast-growing Ontario manufacturing company had: A strong product roadmap International demand A skilled [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2900,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[222,1783,296],"tags":[2349,233,168233,641],"expertise":[778],"class_list":["post-2204","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grants","category-irap-en","category-manufacturing","tag-canexport","tag-government-grants","tag-irap-program-en","tag-manufacturing","expertise-government-grants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.1 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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