Farms · Food makers · Trades · Associations
For the businesses that keep this region running
Bakeries and sausage farms, maple producers and egg farms, heat pump installers and small engine repair. If people around Moncton, Albert County or Kent rely on you, they should be able to find you online and trust what they see. I'm Kate Dole, and I run The Growth Grove out of Allison, New Brunswick.
What do people find when they look you up?
Too often it's a Facebook page, a site that still says 2016, or a link that goes nowhere. Fixing that is usually smaller and cheaper than people expect. Most of the businesses I talk to need one clear page, a Google profile that's filled in properly, and a way to order or ask for a quote.
Associations, markets, co-ops and fairs can do this for everyone at once, with one shared brand and a directory site that lists every vendor.
What we can build
You get one quoted number before anything starts, and it's the number on the invoice.
Rooted Starter
from $1,600 CAD
Trades, repair shops and small farms with no website yet
A one-page site, your Google Business Profile set up properly, a short brand story, and a quote or order form.
Harvest Foundations
from $7,000 CAD
Farms, food makers and processors
Brand discovery, a four- to six-page site, online ordering or e-commerce, and packaging or market-stall graphics.
Food and agri businesses may be able to fund part of this. See below.
Collective Brand
from $13,500 CAD
Associations, farmers' markets, co-ops and fairs
A shared regional brand, a member directory site, a member toolkit, and a buy-local launch campaign.
Food and agri associations can apply to Market Development and Access themselves.
Did you know part of this might be funded?
If you produce or process food in New Brunswick, the province's Market Development and Access program can cover up to half of eligible website and design costs, if your project is approved. You apply, and the funder decides. I'm not connected to any funder, and my price is the same either way.
Terms below are from each program's published guidelines as of fall 2026. Funders change their rules, so read the current guidelines and talk to the program's staff before you apply.
Market Development and Access
NB Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Who can apply
- NB food and beverage producers and processors, agri-food, aquaculture and seafood businesses, and their associations. Restaurants aren't eligible.
- What it covers
- Website design and e-commerce, design for marketing and point-of-sale materials, label and packaging design, translation, and marketing strategy by an outside consultant. Printing and in-house work aren't covered.
- How much
- 50% of eligible costs, up to $15,000 a project and $45,000 a year.
Business Planning, Skills Development and Agriculture Education
NB Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries
- Who can apply
- Agricultural producers and agri-businesses. Industry organizations for member training.
- What it covers
- Business plans and training. It doesn't pay for a website or brand, but an association can use it to bring in a trainer for its members.
- How much
- Member training through an industry organization: 80%, up to $12,500 a project.
Consultant Advisory Services
Community Business Development Corporations (CBDC)
- Who can apply
- Small businesses, including trades and rural service businesses. You start the request through your local CBDC.
- What it covers
- Part of the cost of outside advice, like a marketing or market-readiness assessment. It usually doesn't pay for the build itself.
- How much
- Up to 75%, to a maximum of $5,000. Your local CBDC decides.
If you're applying, the order matters
Most programs won't pay for work done before approval.
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A free 20-minute call
You tell me what you sell and where. I tell you what I'd build first and whether a program looks worth a look.
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Getting you ready to apply
A paid scoping session ($400 CAD). I help you get ready to apply: the project scope and budget in the shape the program asks for, with eligible and ineligible costs on separate lines. The application itself stays yours.
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You apply
The application is yours, and the program asks you to talk to their staff first. I'll answer questions about the scope along the way.
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Approval, in writing
Nothing starts until the funder approves your project. If it isn't approved, you keep the scope and decide what to do next.
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The work, paid in stages
A deposit at approval, a payment at the mid-build milestone, and the final payment timed close to your reimbursement.
The funding rules I work by
Can you guarantee my funding gets approved?
No, and nobody honest can. The funder decides. What I can do is point you to the programs that look like a fit, write a clear scope and budget for your application, and keep eligible and ineligible costs on separate lines so the paperwork matches what the program pays for.
Is your fee tied to whether the grant comes through?
Never. Some programs forbid success fees, and I don't use them anywhere. You get one quoted price for the work, whether or not funding comes through.
When does the work start?
After your funding is approved in writing. Most programs won't pay for work done before approval, so starting early can cost you the grant. If you sign in October, we might start in November. That's normal.
Who fills out the application?
You do, because the funding is yours, and the program asks you to talk to their staff before you apply. I write the project scope and budget that go into the application. That scoping work is a paid step ($400 CAD), and it's useful even if you decide not to apply. I don't contact funders on your behalf.
Most of these programs reimburse after the fact. Do I have to pay for everything up front?
No. I split payments so you aren't floating the whole project: a deposit at approval, a payment at the mid-build milestone, and the final payment timed close to when your reimbursement arrives.
I install heat pumps or do energy retrofits. Is there funding for my marketing?
Your best lever right now is demand. Homeowners approved under NB's Oil to Heat Pump Affordability program need the work finished by March 31, 2027, and Enhanced Energy Savings homeowners pick their own contractor. They're searching for an installer they can trust, so being easy to find matters more than any grant. Your local CBDC can tell you about their advisory programs, which fund advice and planning but don't usually cover a build.
Do you work in French?
French versions are on the way through a translation partner, and Market Development and Access counts translation as an eligible cost. If your customers are in Dieppe, Shediac, Memramcook or Kent, tell me on the call and we'll plan for both languages from the start.
Let's get you found.
Twenty minutes, free. Tell me what you sell and where, and I'll tell you what I'd build first. I'm in Allison, so I can come to you anywhere around Moncton, Albert County or Kent.
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