Tech leaders, senior government officials, investors, CEOs, and strategic partners gathered on April 17, 2018 at the Shopify Toronto office for the launch of Elevate TechFest 2018. Elevate TechFest is a unique four day city-wide tech and innovation festival taking place in… Read more »
The Startup Revolution
At an age when the technology sector is growing twice as fast as the global economy, startup ecosystems provide a vital means for individuals and regions to not only take advantage of technological change, but to also steer it in a… Read more »
National Defence launches IDEaS Program
Originally announced in June 2017 with the release of Canada’s defence policy Strong, Secure, Engaged, the new Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) Program was launched on April 9, 2018 to provide a total of $1.6 billion for Canada’s defence and security innovation… Read more »
Vancouver Lunch & Learn at SFU Venture Labs- Government Funding for R&D, Innovation and Growth
When it comes to Government funding for start-ups, most entrepreneurs know about SR&ED and IRAP. However, there are many other Government programs available to assist Canadian businesses with expenses related to R&D, new product development, manufacturing process improvements, tapping into… Read more »
Fraser Valley Conference Presentation on Government Funding
On April 5th, 2018, Jaap Siekman will be conducting a presentation entitled “Government Programs to Help Fund the Labour Costs of Your R&D and Innovation Projects” as part of a break-out session at the Fraser Valley Career Connections and Conference,… Read more »
Connect & Learn in Burnaby- MetroTech Connect Inaugural MeetUp at i-on-CONNECT
Please join us on Thursday March 15, 2018 at 6pm in the Sanctuary Lounge at i-on-CONNECT for MetroTech’s Connect Inaugural MeetUp to learn more about business financing for tech start-ups. WHO: Attendees: Anyone interested in being part of a network of collaborative, innovative, tech start-up… Read more »
$950M in Funding Awarded to 5 High Tech Superclusters
Five winners of Canada’s Innovation Supercluster Initiative have been announced to receive $950M over 5 years in non-repayable funding. While announcing the winners on February 15th 2018, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains described a supercluster as “a made-in-Canada Silicon Valley that will… Read more »
Filling the Financial Gap Between Angel Investors and Government Agencies
Our sister company, NorthSpring Capital Partners was honored to be featured in The Record’s Technology Spotlight 2017 NorthSpring invests in passionate entrepreneurs and companies developing unique intellectual property, products and services targeting large addressable markets. The company’s financial resources and expertise accelerates the growth of innovative companies located… Read more »
Free November 21 Vancouver Seminar – Legal, tax and funding considerations for start-ups
Join specialists in Law, Accounting, Government Funding and Foreign Affairs to learn about how to grow your company. Legal, tax and funding considerations for start-ups and growing companies, doing business in Canada and internationally (or planning to do so). Whether you… Read more »