{"id":57332,"date":"2023-07-31T19:58:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T19:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business-financing-and-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:20:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:20:13","slug":"business-financing-and-funding","status":"publish","type":"rbc_my_money_matter","link":"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-financing-and-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Financing &amp; Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<p class=\"h3\">When calculating your startup costs it\u2019s worth being as realistic and accurate as possible. Learning about business loans, grants, financial assistance and funding programs can lead you to a more precise estimate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-840d5dac-149e-4e66-851a-911637e70a94\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns  mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column mar-r mob-mar-r-0 mob-mar-b-dbl is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<article id=\"post-57395\" class=\"loop-post featured-vertical mob-pad-b-dbl post-57395 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-ideas-and-insights rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-small-business rbc_mmm_category-start-a-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mar-b mob-mar-b-dbl\">\n\t\t\t\t<div \n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Three entrepreneurs standing in front of a whiteboard with sticky notes\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"680\"\n\t\t\theight=\"453\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/09\/TD-2023-02-16T135120.774-1.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=680\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Three entrepreneurs standing in front of a whiteboard with sticky notes\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%; \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12 mob-mar-t-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/start-a-business\/exploring-funding-and-financing-opportunities-for-your-business-do-these-4-things-first\/\" class=\"h3 loop-post-title mar-t-0\">Exploring Funding and Financing Opportunities for your Business? Do These 4 Things First<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you apply for funding or credit, here&#039;s how to make a strong case for your business and help set yourself up for success.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-rbccom-latest-posts\">\n\n\n<article id=\"post-57394\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57394 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-grants tag-technology rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-grow-your-business rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/grow-your-business\/what-business-owners-need-to-know-before-applying-for-the-new-canada-digital-adoption-program-cdap\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">What Business Owners Need to Know Before Applying for the New Canada Digital Adoption Program (CDAP)<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">The Canadian Government has made $4 Billion available to help businesses adopt digital technologies to increase their competitiveness.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article id=\"post-57396\" class=\"single-post-card-wrapper post-57396 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-ideas-and-insights rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-small-business rbc_mmm_category-start-a-business\">\n  <div class=\"wp-block-rbc-single-post-card\">\n    <div class=\"latest-post-card\">\n      \t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/business-stages\/start-a-business\/should-you-borrow-to-help-grow-your-business-6-questions-to-ask\/\" class=\"h4 post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 truncate-third-line\">Should You Borrow to Help Grow your Business? 6 Questions to Ask<\/a>\n                    <p class=\"post-description\">Find out if borrowing for your business makes sense now by asking yourself 6 key questions.<\/p>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-494c0fc1-3217-4a0b-b12a-1d14d6b759b9\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block section-cool-white pos-rel  pad-t-0 pad-b-0 overflow-hidden has-f-5-f-8-f-9-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-4f6de49f-1e5b-459e-8f1f-902d1b7637a6\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-0 mar-t-0\" id=\"h-tools-calculators-and-courses\">Tools, Calculators and Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-container is-layout-carousel-carousel is-mobile-per-page-1.2 is-desktop-per-page-3 is-style-full-height-shadow-overflow\"><div class=\"carousel-wpr top-controls desktop-top-right desktop-top-right-dots-hidden mobile-controls-hidden\" data-mobile-per-page=\"1.2\" aria-label=\"Carousel Container\" data-visible-slide=\"3\" data-infinite-loop=\"true\"><div class=\"carousel-ctrl\"><div class=\"carousel-indicators\"><\/div><button class=\"carousel-prev slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"previous slide\"><\/button><button class=\"carousel-next slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"next slide\"><\/button><\/div><div class=\"col-wpr eh-wpr carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item carousel-item-card-link\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a5424e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-calc.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-calc\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-03f68b57-e306-4926-a343-c12e6a2dc156\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-business-loan-calculator\">Business Loan Calculator<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/loans\/business-loan-calculator.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a5424e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-clipboard.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-clipboard\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-a2223909-ec38-4b5d-ba5c-efe8a4274b6f\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-finding-the-money-check-list\">Finding the Money Check List<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/pdf\/Finding%20the%20money%20checklist.pdf\" target=\"_self\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a5424e9 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-icon-block\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" class=\"icon icon-80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/plugins\/rbc-blocks\/\/assets\/img\/icons\/icon-articles.svg\" alt=\"icons\/icon-articles\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-8c8c71d1-a757-4468-a8c1-f9d50d378f99\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-government-grants-and-assistance\">Government Grants and Assistance<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/pdf\/Government%20grants%20and%20subsidies.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-086c0301-78a6-4abb-b43a-cf321158c9ca\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-9d4725b4-b1e5-417a-80bf-4ca14393ead7\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-t-0 mar-b-0\" id=\"h-more-from-business-financing-amp-funding\">More From Business Financing &amp; Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t\t<div class=\" wp-block-rbc-latest-posts wp-block-rbc-latest-posts-type-2\">\n\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-97378\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-97378 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-grants rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-commercial rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"People in warehouse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/04\/iStock-970237950.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"People in warehouse\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/entrepreneur\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Entrepreneur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-financing-and-funding\/how-to-access-large-scale-government-grants-3-strategies-for-commercial-businesses\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">How to Access Large-Scale Government Grants: 3 Strategies for Commercial Businesses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">For larger Canadian businesses, significant capital investments come with risks, but government funding can help make projects more resilient&#8230;.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-97378 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-96671\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-96671 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-get-inspired rbc_mmm_category-grow-your-business rbc_mmm_category-innovation rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice rbc_mmm_category-small-business\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Businesswoman with a digital tablet showing and talking with male worker in distribution warehouse. Manager working with foreman in warehouse checking stock levels.\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"427\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/02\/Grants-and-Funding-Image.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Businesswoman with a digital tablet showing and talking with male worker in distribution warehouse. Manager working with foreman in warehouse checking stock levels.\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-financing-and-funding\/five-steps-to-help-win-business-grants-and-government-funding-in-2026\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">5 Steps to Help Win Business Grants and Government Funding in 2026 [Webinar Recap]<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Government grants exist to encourage investment and innovation \u2013 but the landscape can be complex. This recap breaks down how to navigate it.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-96671 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-96199\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-96199 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-commercial-insights rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-debt-stress-relief rbc_mmm_category-managing-and-consolidating-debt rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-struggling-to-make-ends-meet\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Image of a woman enjoying coffee while working with her laptop\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"post-card-image\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\twidth=\"640\"\n\t\t\theight=\"404\"\n\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/11\/iStock-1397610357_5b018a.jpg?quality=80&#038;w=640\"\n\t\t\talt=\"Image of a woman enjoying coffee while working with her laptop\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-post-image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-t-0 col-xs-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"inline-block pill-container pill-taxonomies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mar-b-hlf mob-mar-b snipe pill is-style-blue-pill\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"primary-taxonomy\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/topic\/commercial-insights\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Commercial Insights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-financing-and-funding\/6-steps-to-smarter-debt-management\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">6 Steps to Smarter Debt Management: What Business Owners Need to Know<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">Debt can be an effective tool for managing and growing your business, but only when managed wisely. Discover the 6Rs of managing business debt.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-96199 -->\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-a54698a0-89fe-495b-aacc-18ed87b2de13\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-4a325487-1524-4e00-9d9b-10d0da81ec1a\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block section-cool-white pos-rel  pad-t-0 pad-b-0 overflow-hidden has-f-5-f-8-f-9-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-6c26d727-1ac8-4633-937b-1738785c2d21\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mar-b-0 mar-t-0\" id=\"h-product-solutions\">Product Solutions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-container is-layout-carousel-carousel is-mobile-per-page-1.2 is-desktop-per-page-3 default is-style-full-height-shadow-overflow\"><div class=\"carousel-wpr top-controls desktop-top-right desktop-top-right-dots-hidden mobile-controls-hidden\" data-mobile-per-page=\"1.2\" aria-label=\"Carousel Container\" data-visible-slide=\"3\" data-infinite-loop=\"true\"><div class=\"carousel-ctrl\"><div class=\"carousel-indicators\"><\/div><button class=\"carousel-prev slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"previous slide\"><\/button><button class=\"carousel-next slick-arrow\" aria-label=\"next slide\"><\/button><\/div><div class=\"col-wpr eh-wpr carousel-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item carousel-item-card-link\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div 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style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-business-credit-cards\">Business Credit Cards<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-3f9b891e-0b6b-4aeb-9627-5a088b53140e\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/credit-cards\/index-c.html\" target=\"_self\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-carousel-inner carousel-item carousel-item-card-link\" aria-label=\"Carousel slide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5773cda6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;padding-top:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-grantmatch\">GrantMatch<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-8da58575-a3ed-441d-a736-25d2a60ff427\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/business\/beyond-banking\/index.html#grantmatch\" target=\"_self\" class=\"carousel-item-card-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-652f97b8-387c-4596-a176-721af124b7b5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-tk-spacer id-54a789f7-1746-4a82-8770-0ef09f7c6a29\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-block  pos-rel pad-b-0 pad-t-0\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-rbc-section-inner-block  section-inner pad-t-0 pad-b-0\" style=\"border-radius:0x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns mar-b-0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\t\t<div class=\" wp-block-rbc-latest-posts wp-block-rbc-latest-posts-type-2\">\n\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-96037\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-96037 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-grants rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business rbc_mmm_category-business-financing-and-funding rbc_mmm_category-business-stages rbc_mmm_category-commercial rbc_mmm_category-grow-your-business rbc_mmm_category-managing-your-business rbc_mmm_category-right-sized-business-advice\">\n\t<div class=\"col-wpr display-flex mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-xs-5 mar-b-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"img\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Business team in 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href=\"https:\/\/www.rbcroyalbank.com\/en-ca\/my-money-matters\/business\/managing-your-business\/business-financing-and-funding\/2025-canadian-federal-budget-grants-and-funding-opportunities-for-businesses\/\" class=\"h4 card-title loop-post-title mar-b-hlf mar-t-0 mar-b-0\">The 2025 Canadian Budget: An Essential Guide to Grants and Funding for Businesses<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mar-t-hlf\">The 2025 Federal Budget outlines new and expanding funding programs designed to help Canadian businesses spur growth and productivity, innovate and&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/article><!-- #post-96037 -->\n\n<article id=\"post-96010\" class=\"rbc-latest-posts-content-card-type-2 post-96010 rbc_my_money_matter type-rbc_my_money_matter status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-entrepreneur tag-grants rbc_content_type-article rbc_audience-business-owners rbc_lob_group-business rbc_difficulty_level-beginner rbc_mmm_category-business 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