CanadaStartups.org has a rating of 4.4 stars from 101 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with CanadaStartups.org most frequently mention business plan. CanadaStartups.org ranks 5th among Business Loans sites.
We registered for your platform in late June 2023 but didn't use it much at the time. After getting a few email reminders of upcoming grants and programs, thought we'd look into it. Glad we did as the 2 programs you suggested were both successful and funded us the $10,000 and $5,500 that we needed. We are still a member, working with Justin. Justin is great! As a plumbing business, most of our work is word of mouth and getting Justin on board with us to push us with the funding search was really helpful as we were able to use the funds to go digital with some of the promotion that we had. This really helped us reach more customers on the web. So very much appreciated.
* kept sending messages and requests to sign up and promised every help he could. Once I signed up and paid almost $500, it was as if I was alone. They did not offer any assistance and wanted me to do everything on my own, which defeated the aim of subscribing to them in the first place. My money is gone, but I would like to advise anyone subscribing to them to watch out as they are not who they claim to be. They do not offer any help. They will request more money with every service you require within their platform. *Personal information redacted by admin
Going into this I didn't know if I will get anything out of it. Not the best with computers but managed to figure it out with their help. The platform ended up being one of the easiest tools for me to use since the team/my experts really got me. Very helpful
I signed up with Canada Startups after calling in to get info on grants and funding available. Government site wasn't helpful but these guys pointed me to the exact options available.
My only reason for the review would usually be to complain, but the service by far exceeded my expectations in every way.
Very useful and helpful.
Justin was very helpful he didn't stop till he got me the best funding sources to help grow my business kept in touch the whole time updated me as much as possible and was very friendly will definitely be doing business with him again highly recommend to talk to him
At first my experince was very good. Didn't fit with my expert, Darren. We just didn't click. I asked to switch my expert and was given a new one who better understood my plan and goals. I did go through the entire method with low expectations but did manage to secure funds so deserve 5 star for you guys. Thank you
Justin was my expert and aside from his knowledge & experiences that he shared with me while working with me on my plan and pitch, he is very polite man, very understanding of my personal circumstances and surely went above and beyond to make this work for me.
I've been a member for 8 months now I cannot rate this program high enough. The canada staetups platform gives you everything you need to know and the team do all they can. Stop wasting time trying to do this on your own, and see this as a investment in a new life style so you can focus in your business and get funding.
Very easy to use platform helped me locate funsing programs for my business which were offered by the government. I couldn't do it in my own simply due to time constraints so CanadaStartups.org really helped.
I contacted CanadaStartups.org to get a better understanding of what's needed to start a business of my own. I had lot of experience in the field I wanted to be in but I was nervous of getting down to actually leaving my job and starting on my own. Spoke to Elizabeth Parker who guided me every step of the way and explained everything in so much details; it's so great to have people like that. Thank you Elizabeth. I will be sure to contact you again to share my success with you as you are now a part of it.
I like businesses however I'm too afraid of running my on business, so I just gain theoretical experience in order to understand what I can possibly face in future. I read plenty of business articles and this service jelpes me a lot because it publishes plenty of articles about startups. I don't think that I would run a startup because I prefer traditional approach to business. In my opinion, startup is a very risky idea, while the traditional business is intuitive clearer. This service is great for reading articles and various notes about business and it really helps me to gain experience.
We used the platform to find funding from the government. Being from Ontario it's either go here or go there, when looking for funding. But it seems that nobody was able to help. After finding canadastartups and using the funding platform it seems that their experts actually guided us perfectly. Helped us find programs that we didnteven know existed. Our local mp said they don't exist - until we found the via canada startups. So sad that actual government doesn't care and that 3rd party providers have to step in to help. And thank god they do. Thank you canada startups
With a lot of support abd guidance we were able to get our website up and running and selling on shopify and amazon. The plan was to get guidance up to the launch phase but with the help and the tools we were able to take ot much further and get help to this date and with funding as well. A very unique experience with these guys and one that's recommended to startups.
We went in to Canada Startups with an idea. We came our with a business plan, proper financial statements and multiple programs we applied to, to get the funds we needed. A complete package for 500 bucks. Thank you for the support.
I signed up via Jay but was assigned to Justin, he was my expert. He took the time to understand my business model and ny needs. He cared enough to ask questions, offer suggest and find me the funds."
I had put all my own money into my business and needed a little more for some new equipment and other things. I found dealing with all of you very easy and and felt at ease the whole time. If I had any questions or concerns all I had to do was call and I would have the answers I needed.
I would and have recommended you to other people that I know. It is good to know there is places out there when you need a little extra help
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I was starting my business and needed somebody to help me get it all set up, to do a business plan and to get a loan. The bank gave me a run around like no tomorrow and after so much paperwork and so many meetings they just delayed and delayed. I was told to go to CanadaStartups.org to talk to them about government funding and about their service. Best phone call I ever made. All my questions got answered, i got the help i wanted and they guided me through it all. I was also able to find a government program which provided me with funding so we are happy. Thank you
The platform offered by Canada Startups is very easy to use and helped us get a better understanding of what it takes to start a business. It helped us with our business plan and through the funding search.
My partner and I registered to use Canada Startups to receive access to the closing funding options. We couldn't find them, and didn't know know how to apply timely. CanadaStartups helped me quite a bit and got us in just in time.
Great service with a lot of reasons why a new business owner may want to join. Great tools and resources make this my number one pick to those about to start a business and don't want to spend a ton of time researching
Assistance with government funding is what I was after and it's what I paid for. These guys helped with the pin pointing the funding options and helped quite a bit with the grant applications. Overall a 5 star experience which I would recommend
I worked with Elizabeth to get started with Canada Startups and she was so pleasant with me. She guided me and assigned me to an expert who understood my ideas very well. They helped me with my plan and business funding needs.
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CanadaStartups experts helped me with the BDC application and applying to Fyturepreneur. A funding search done helped me find a few method that we applied to as well, not before seen on our radar or even considered. Definitely worth the 500 dollars spent on the membership.
I am so glad I came to you guys before starting up as after going through the startup guide and the timeline I had no idea what I was in for. With your help and guidance I am more ready to be a business owner but still need more help. Glad you are on my team to stop me before I got in too deep and spent 25k on a dumb business idea. I will do this right and slow. Thank you
A business plan, financial statements, PitchDeck and found funding. I used their Growth Package though for the 1000 bucks. They don't offer it but is available if you ask. I was referred to them by BDC bank to get help. Got funded $125k after my plan was done and funding search completed. Justin Fletcher was very helpful the entire process
Tip for consumers:
Ask for the growth plan instead
Products used:
Business plan
Pitchdeck
Financials
Expert help
As a member of CanadaStartups.org I was able to get the help I needed and much more from the great support staff and ethe helpful tools. The business plan review is one of my top resources that I used and believe that I benefited the most from. Thank you
The funding database offered by Canada Startups has many funding options. I believe more then they promote, but the 50k grant was the one I took advantage of and was approved for. They make the funding search process simple.
CanadaStartups.org provides a step by step guide to starting a small business along with a number of small business tools and resources such as the Business Plan Builder Tool, the Funding Database and the Investor PitchDeck.