Free · 20 minutes · by video or phone
The province may pay for half your website.
Most New Brunswick food, farm and agri businesses don't know Market Development and Access covers 50% of website and design costs. I'm Kate Dole, a brand and web designer in Allison, near Moncton. On a short call I'll tell you which programs fit, what they'll pay for, and what your project would cost after funding.
What we'll cover in 20 minutes
- Which programs look like a fit for your business, and which ones to skip
- What each one pays for, so you don't spend on work it won't reimburse
- What a realistic website or brand project costs before and after funding
- The order to do things in, since most programs won't pay for work started before approval
Who this call is for
- Farms, food makers and processors
- Market Development and Access pays 50% of website, e-commerce, packaging and label design, translation and outside marketing strategy, up to $15,000 a project.
- Producer associations, markets and co-ops
- Associations can apply for the same program on behalf of their members, which makes one shared brand or member directory much easier to afford.
- Trades, repair shops and rural service businesses
- Your local CBDC can cover part of the cost of outside advice, like a marketing or market-readiness assessment. It usually doesn't pay for the build itself, and I'll tell you so.
- Nonprofits and community groups
- Funding for websites is patchier here. We'll look at what your funders already allow and what a small, fixed-scope project would cost.
Program details and links to the official guidelines are on Farms, Food and Trades.
Pick a time that suits you
Atlantic time. You'll get a confirmation email with a link, and you don't need to prepare anything.
Before you book
Is the call really free?
Yes. Twenty minutes, no pitch deck. If there's no program that fits, I'll say so and point you to the cheapest way to get the work done anyway.
Can you guarantee approval?
No, and nobody honest can. The funder decides. I write a clear scope and budget for your application, with eligible and ineligible costs on separate lines.
Who applies?
You do, because the funding is yours. Writing the scope and budget is a paid step ($400 CAD), and it's useful even if you decide not to apply. I don't take success fees.