FINANCING: Business Development Bank is a leader in providing financing and consulting services.
Secured loans: Shirley Bennie
Subordinated loans: Susan Higgs
Venture capital: Greg Smith or Frank Pho |
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ACCOUNTING: PricewaterhouseCoopers helps companies operating in the technology, information, communications and entertainment sectors.
Accounting: John Delucchi
Tax including Cross Border: Don Furney |
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LEGAL: Fasken Martineau is one of the world’s leading international business law and litigation firms with more than 650 lawyers with offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa and the United States. Contact us for all of your legal technology and intellectual property needs.
Keith Spencer or Maryam Zargar or David Ford or Karam Bayrakal |
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| STOCK EXCHANGE: The three ways to list on Canada's public venture capital marketplace are: Initial Public Offering (IPO), Reverse Takeover (RTO) and Capital Pool Company Program (CPC). Contact Colleen Chambers. The TSX logo is a trademark of and is reproduced with permission of TSX Inc. |
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GOVERNMENT: Based on its unique knowledge of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector, the ICT Branch of Industry Canada influences policy and decision-makers to position companies for growth and innovation in the global marketplace.
- Sector Intelligence & Analysis undertakes economic and statistical analysis and monitors industry trends and emerging sectors, critical to priority setting and decision-making.
- Policy Development influences government decision-making and policy development, and develops and manages programs.
- Business Development provides business development services to exploit commercial opportunities for the ICT Sector.
- Assistive Devices Industry office represents the assistive technology industry in Canada.
Find out more about Canadian capabilities and how Industry Canada works to promote the growth of the Canadian ICT industry. Visit the ICT Branch Web site: http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ict-tic.nsf/en/it07373e.html (with links to useful resources.)
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| RESEARCH FUNDING: In BC, NRC has 29 Industrial Technology Advisors offering direct technical assistance, facilities and cost-shared financing of innovative projects through IRAP: Contact: Diana Nacer |
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| 30% INVESTOR TAX CREDIT: BC Goverment's Ministry of Economic Development provides BC resident investors with a 30% tax credit (reduces taxes payable) for their investments in eligible B.C. businesses. Contact the Investment Capital branch at ecp@tbc.gov.bc.ca or click on www.equitycapital.gov.bc.ca |
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