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Cathy Bogaart

Welcome to EUC2C.COM - 0 views

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    This is the kind of environment that Ontario is trying to build: The EuC2C partnership is an inter-sectoral group of organisations committed to making European businesses more innovative and competitive in the long term. The knowledge, skills and networks of the partnership complement each other, containing as it does a communications focussed SME, the world's most specialised firm in helping develop cluster-based programmes, a Europe-wide network of business innovation centres, a non profit national body for SME development, an independent SME training consultancy specialising in multimedia training and a specialist marketing communication company.
Melissa Hughes

MoE, Canada sign MoUs for SME promotion - Gulf Today - September 13, 2012 - 0 views

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    The UAE's Ministry of Economy (MoE) and Canada's MaRS Discovery District of Toronto, Ontario, and Sustainable Development Technology - Canada (SDTC) signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to enhance business ties. The strategic partnership is aimed at fostering innovation and accelerating growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in accordance with the UAE's strategy to build competitive knowledge-based economy. 
Melissa Hughes

SME deal sees thaw in UAE-Canada relations - ArabianBusiness.com - September 13, 2012 - 0 views

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    The UAE's Ministry of Economy and Canada's MaRS Discovery District of Toronto, Ontario, and Sustainable Development Technology - Canada (SDTC) signed separate memorandums of understanding (MoU) to establish strategic partnerships, the WAM news agency reported.
Cathy Bogaart

The State of Entrepreneurship in Canada Executive Summary - 0 views

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    The Small Business and Tourism Branch has produced, in collaboration with professors Eileen Fischer (York University) and Rebecca Reuber (University of Toronto), a report that provides a portrait of the state of entrepreneurship in Canada. It charts entrepreneurial activity in Canada over time and compares it with leading countries. Entrepreneurial performance indicators observed include: birth and death rates, survival rates, high-growth firms and gazelles, and research and development expenditures. Furthermore, the report provides a profile of the owners of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because important entrepreneurial activity takes place within these firms. Finally, the report identifies areas of strength, areas for improvement, and important areas that cannot currently be addressed.
George Botos

Small Business Research and Policy - The State of Entrepreneurship in Canada - 0 views

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    The Small Business and Tourism Branch has produced, in collaboration with professors Eileen Fischer (York University) and Rebecca Reuber (University of Toronto), a report that provides a portrait of the state of entrepreneurship in Canada. It charts entrepreneurial activity in Canada over time and compares it with leading countries. Entrepreneurial performance indicators observed include: birth and death rates, survival rates, high-growth firms and gazelles, and research and development expenditures. Furthermore, the report provides a profile of the owners of Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) because important entrepreneurial activity takes place within these firms. Finally, the report identifies areas of strength, areas for improvement, and important areas that cannot currently be addressed.
Sarah Hickman

SME Financing Data Initiative - Venture Capital Monitor - 0 views

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    As Government of Canada's quarterly publication on venture capital (VC), this site provides current information on Canada's VC industry and tracks trends in investment activity. It also reports on VC-related research and examines technology clusters where VC investment takes place.
Cathy Bogaart

Catching the Online Accounting Wave - Mark Evans Tech - March 15, 2010 - 0 views

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    Mark Evans, Canadian digital strategist, talks about MaRS client, Wave Accounting. He explains and positively assesses the free online software for SMEs
Cathy Bogaart

Wave Accounting launches free service for small businesses - Techvibes - November 20, 2010 - 0 views

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    MaRS client, Wave Accounting, launches their online accounting application that is the first integrated online application to track users' business and personal finances. TechVibes' Karim Kanji reports on the benefits to SMEs.
Cathy Bogaart

Women's Enterprise Task Force calls women's enterprise as enabler for economic recovery... - 0 views

  • women’s enterprise can be one of a number of enablers for economic recovery
  • Women in Canada have started small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at about twice the rate of men.
  • women entrepreneurs are more positive than men. As their companies are low risk, low cost, without high debt levels, they can spend more time on winning contracts than funding. Women founders of high-growth companies rely more on bank loans than on equity.
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    Women are important entrepreneurs and need to be supported to continue their businesses in this recession.
Assunta Krehl

7 Opportunities in the Current Recession - Canadian Entrepreneur - 0 views

  • I attended the Wisdom Exchange today at the Mars Discovery District in Toronto, an annual gathering of leading growth firms sponsored by the Ontario government. Ontario’s ministry of small business recognizes that a tiny minority of SMEs, the export-oriented gazelles, account for a disproportionate share of job creation, and it does a great job of encouraging, motivating and supporting the CEOs of such companies through educational opportunities such as the Wisdom Exchange.
  • Jayson Myers, the respected economist who now heads up Canada's largest industry association, Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters.
  • Myers offered a fair bit of bad news to the group – he warned that the recession “will be deeper and last longer than consensus forecasts,” and that total Canadian merchandise exports have actually been falling for six years.
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  • But here is the good news. Myers also cited a whole listfull of business opportunities created by the current downturn. Not every company is in a position to seize these opportunities, but those who can should definitely be looking at this list as a recipe for action.Opportunities in the Current Recession:· For companies with cash and investment strength· Replace competitors (who falter or struggle in this economy)· Acquisitions· Respond to new and emerging customer demand· New product and market development· Infrastructure and Innovation (including the smart grid, green energy, health care, logistics and security, and energy – all areas where Canadian companies have some advantages)· Product specialization, services, new processes, new skills
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    Wisdom Exchange Event was held at the MaRS Centre Feb 19, 2009. This event gathers leading growh firms and it is sponsored by the Ontario Government. Jason Myers, head of Canadian Manufacteurers & Exporters mentions the Canadian economy will get worse and last longer but there will be a list of business opportunities.
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    Wisdom Exchange Event was held at the MaRS Centre Feb 19, 2009. This event gathers leading growh firms and it is sponsored by the Ontario Government. Jason Myers, head of Canadian Manufacteurers & Exporters mentions the Canadian economy will get worse and last longer but there will be a list of business opportunities. Feb 19, 2009
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