It's a natural instinct: your accountant handles your money, so shouldn't they find your grants? The answer: they're essential for part of it, and it's not the finding.
What your accountant is genuinely the right person for
Accountants are built for exactly the work that matters here: income tax planning, business planning and financial projections, financing strategy, and preparing and analyzing your financial information. They know your books, your numbers, and whether a grant actually fits your situation. When a program touches your taxes, and grant income often does, they're who you want. Confirming eligibility and handling the tax treatment is squarely their expertise.
Why grant-hunting isn't that job
Finding and tracking funding programs simply isn't among the services accountants are set up to provide, and even accounting firms treat it that way: when a client asks, the usual answer is to point them to the government's Business Benefits Finder rather than to track programs on their behalf.
They're right to. The finding is the hard part. Federal databases are complex, provincial programs vary widely, and there are hundreds of municipal programs on top, each with its own address rules and rolling deadlines. Keeping current becomes a full-time watch, not a once-a-year conversation at tax time.
Who does what
| Question | Best answered by |
|---|---|
| Does this grant fit my finances and eligibility? | Your accountant |
| How is the grant taxed, and how do I file it? | Your accountant |
| What programs exist for my business, and which are open right now? | A dedicated, verified funding source |
| Who builds the website or coordinates the storefront work the funding pays for? | That's us |
Where BBN Labs fits
Keep your accountant for the numbers; let us watch the programs. We track a verified list of what's open, with what each is worth, the catch, and the date we last checked it, so a deadline doesn't pass you by. When a program fits, we build the website or store technology and coordinate the storefront work the funding pays for. Your accountant confirms it makes sense for your books and files the taxes; we find the funding and do the project. It's a complement, not a replacement.
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