The Government of Canada awards $250,000 in funding to this Laval-based eCommerce management solutions provider
LAVAL, QC, Jan. 18, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED)
k-eCommerce develops innovative management solutions in the rapidly growing eCommerce sector for Canadian and international businesses. The SME will receive a $250,000 repayable contribution from Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) to enhance its competitiveness and support its growth.
With the help of this funding, announced today by Eva Nassif, MP for Vimy, k-eCommerce will be able to acquire state-of-the-art computer equipment, including high-performance servers. The objective of this project is to increase the capacity of k-eCommerce's cloud infrastructure and support the strong growth of the business. k-eCommerce plans to create 30 new jobs over the next two years.
k-eCommerce has grown rapidly and has become one of the leaders in the development of customized eCommerce management solutions. The company constantly invests in research and development in order to offer products that are higher performing and more competitive. Its solutions have already won over more than 600 business clients in North America and Europe.
The Government of Canada is committed to supporting innovative Canadian businesses. A driving force of the economy, innovation is the key to success because it generates growth that benefits both businesses and communities. This is why we are committed to ensuring that businesses are able to rely on adequate resources to create and market innovative products.
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"By helping businesses such as k-eCommerce grow and invest in order to enhance their performance and be able to hold their own in a highly competitive global market, the Government of Canada is standing by its commitment to foster expansion and innovation and help grow exports. Furthermore, by creating quality jobs, this project will generate real benefits for Laval."
Eva Nassif, MP for Vimy
"I am pleased with CED's support for k-eCommerce, a Canadian business that has come up with innovative solutions to improve the efficiency of eCommerce operations, and has also found ways of ensuring its growth for almost 20 years now."
The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister responsible for CED
"CED's support is vital, as it allows us to add high-performance equipment to our world-class cloud infrastructure. eCommerce is expanding rapidly in both the business-to-business (B2B) and retail sales (B2C) models. More and more businesses are turning to the Web to boost their sales, improve the quality of their services and reduce their operating costs. Whether accessed from a mobile device, tablet or computer, our clients' transactional websites must be available at all times and have the capacity to respond instantly. This new equipment will help us not only improve the quality of our services for our existing clients, but also support the growth of our company while serving more clients."
Laurent Allardin, CEO and founder of k-eCommerce
Quick facts
- Today's announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister responsible for the Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio, which is made up of 17 federal departments and agencies, including CED and the other five regional development agencies.
- The funding was awarded through CED's Quebec Economic Development Program. For more information about CED and its priorities, refer to the 2018–2019 Departmental Plan or visit www.ced-dec.gc.ca.
- For 50 years now, the Government of Canada has been actively involved in regional economic development in Quebec: half a century of concrete action targeting the growth of Quebec's regions and businesses.
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