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MaRS Advisor and Clear Blue Technologies co-founder Miriam Tuerk, Toronto Public Library's first "entrepreneur-in-residence," spoke on CBC Metro Morning about MaRS and small business in the GTA.

Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District, explains the purpose of MaRS, which is to foster and promote Canadian innovations by providing an environment where science, technology and social entrepreneurs work side by side.

The Next 36 - mission is to transform the country's most promising undergraduates into Canada's top entrepreneurs. The Next 36 has selected its second cohort of 36 young innovators from over 1,000 of the country's leading students. MaRS Discovery District is one of its' partners.

Jason Flicks shares his insights of his successful adventures with his companies levering IP and provides entrepreneurs ideas for alternative funding options for their ventures. i.e. MaRS Centre helping entrepreneur and associate professor at the University of Toronto with his project of radical uses of Bluetooth.

Startup Canada is a grassroots, entrepreneur-led initiative to support and inspire entrepreneurship across the country. They are doing a National Tour with Town Hall events, where entrepreneurs and the community can come and work togegther and explore ideas. Startup Canada visited MaRS Discovery District.

"Startup Canada will be showcasing Toronto's top entrepreneurial talent this week as part of a two-week celebration of entrepreneurship in Ontario, the third stop in Startup Canada's six-month National Tour." "Ontario has built a fantastic network and ecosystem of entrepreneurs and innovation, in which MaRS Discovery District is an enthusiastic participant."

Axle Davids, CEO of MaRS client and tenant, Distility, speaks on The BusinessCast, an iTunes podcast for entrepreneurs.

The Top 50 Social Entrepreneur Blogs To Watch In 2009 from Evan Carmichael. Includes Treehugger and Gristmill in the "News" section as well as the School for Social Entrepreneurship in the "Organization" section.

Stanford / Entrepreneurship lecture series: \nFive Critical Skills That Entrepreneurs Need\nBy Jerry Kaplan\nHis list includes: leadership, communication, decision-making, being a good team player, ability to telescope.

advice for women entrepreneurs from women entrepreneurs. is this really any different than the stuff they write for men? maybe it's just prettier.

This Government of Ontario site provides business advice to several groups of individuals, including youth entrepreneurs and women entrepreneurs. Information tools such as Business Guides, Interactive Business Planners, and Event Workshops are offered. Users can also subscribe to Podcasting sessions such as the Canada Business Audio Workshop. While all documents can be accessed in English and in French, some are now also translated to Spanish, Arabic, Korean, Punjabi and Chinese.

A new way for inventors/innovators, investors, technologies, and entrepreneurs to approach commercialization and build portfolios. The book guides you through the lifecycle of innovation, from screening to funding to development to commercialization. It presents discusses strategic issues, it discusses solutions towards successful commercialization, and it provides guidance from well-respected entrepreneurs.

The Next Steps program gives you the confidence and skills you need to take your business to the next level. Interact with a senior-level advisory panel of accomplished women entrepreneurs, and gain knowledge from peer mentors who have shared your business challenges. The six-module format allows you to take what you learn and apply it immediately.

To have a successful biotech initiative proximity to academic hubs and capital remains a crucial factor in hatching a thriving cluster. MaRS Discovery District is a good example of a vertical incubator and offers many services to help entrepreneurs at different stages.

OCETA accelerates the commercialization and market adoption of clean technologies and environmentally sustainable solutions. OCETA provides technical and business services to support technology entrepreneurs and start-up companies with commercializing and bringing their innovations to market. These services include: * Business mentoring and coaching: Strengthening management capability, strategic planning, route to market, IP strategy and protection. * Business networks: Connecting entrepreneurs to networks of established peers, mentors and experts. * Technology: Providing 3rd party assessment, demonstration, verification, scale-up and deployment. * Financing: Finding access to capital and improving investment readiness. * Marketing: Assisting in market niche identification and segmentation and export assistance.

This online chapter of Canadian Business provides established and up-and-coming Canadian entrepreneurs with current and newsworthy information. Focus is placed on finance, management, sales and marketing, technology, and exporting. In addition: * A 'Personal Development' section provides information on best practices, stress management, and more. * A 'How To' section provides information on dealing with various business problems. o From legal matters to corporate motivation. * A 'Startup Guide' section provides the reader with a report on 2008's best niches for start-ups. * Access to PROFIT Magazine is also given.

Vincent Cheung, owner of Shape Collage Inc. and full time PhD student at the University of Toronto, has been named the 2010 Student Entrepreneur Regional Champion by national charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and proud program supporter, CIBC.

The book by David Bornstein who recently spoke at the re:Vision conference for young social entrepreneurs at MaRS (which incidentally fell on Earth Hour).

This article describes how Ontario start-ups benefit from MaRS as clients. This specifically came out of an Indian delegation event here at the Centre. It mentions many of our entrepreneurs with Indian heritage who were there.

At the 2011 Canadian Small Business Week, the University of New Brunswick announced its new innovation and entrepreneurship centre. There are many discussions taking place as to how this centre will be structured and support the next generation of entrepreneurs in New Brunswick and the Maritime region. Erin O'halloran, commentary of Telegraph Journal looks into how MaRS Discovery District is structured, how its Market Intelligence teams supports MaRS and its entrepreneurs and mentions success with clients such as Sysomos.