Technology

If you create technology that deals with climate change issues, clean air, clean water or soil quality, you could get funding to cover up to 33% of the costs involved in developing and testing your product.

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Canadians live online. In a recent study by Ipsos Reid that tracked how many hours citizens of eleven major countries spend online each month, Canadians doubled the world average at 44 hours per month. The United States was a distant second at 35 hours per month. Clearly Canadians have embraced the Internet. And beyond our own borders, Canada is respected around the world as a leading, enlightened, and progressive nation. Economically, socially, and politically, Canada is seen as a desirable place for tourism, investment, business, immigration, and education.

A good domain name is a key part of your online marketing strategy. Also called a URL, a domain name is the address a customer uses to go to your website. An example of a domain name is canadabusiness.ca. You can register your domain name directly through an Internet Service Provider or through a domain registration company.

Developing your website is a multi-step process. When you begin to implement your website, it is important for you to understand each of the steps in the process and how they fit together.

You can apply to have your new technology evaluated to prove that it is good for the environment.

Environment Canada is committed to the advancement of innovative environmental technologies that offer improved environmental quality and human health, and stronger economic growth that will benefit Canadians. One aspect of this commitment is financial support for the three Canadian Environmental Technology Advancement Centres (CETACs).

When done well, email marketing is an effective way to communicate with your customers. Email is inexpensive, convenient, and is easy to track. Consider an email marketing strategy that respects Canadian laws and targets your clients with the right message.

Online payment processing is how people pay over the Internet for the goods and services they buy from your website.

Is your business a target for cyber crime? Some business owners feel they are too small to be noticed, but you do have something cybercriminals want - your business and customer information. No computer security system is absolutely foolproof and no business is too small that it is not worth targeting. The best way to protect your business is to be aware of the threats, have a plan to deal with them and know what to do if you are attacked.