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Financing in Canada

Everything Connectica has published on business financing: debt, equity, and everything between.

GuideFinancing vs funding vs loan: untangling the termsFounders use these words interchangeably, but lenders and investors don't. What each term actually means and why the distinction matters when you are raising.Read →GuideDebt vs equity financing: how founders chooseBoth raise capital, but they differ in ownership, repayment and risk. A practical comparison for Canadian founders weighing a loan against a round.Read →GuideThe financing decision: how to choose where capital comes fromA framework for the financing decision — cost of capital, control, stage and risk — and how to sequence the sources available to Canadian founders.Read →GuideFinancing vs investing vs operating activities: reading your cash flow statementThe three sections of a cash flow statement, what belongs in financing activities, and why founders should track them separately from burn.Read →GuideGrants, loans and tax credits: Canada's three flavours of startup fundingNon-repayable grants, repayable loans and refundable tax credits each fit a different situation. How the three interact and how to combine them.Read →CalculatorBusiness loan payment calculatorEstimate the monthly payment on a Canadian business term loan, with Canadian semi-annual compounding on fixed-rate mortgages.Read →

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