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Cathy Bogaart

Building Canada's Culture of Entrepreneurship: Sure-bet to Startup Survival, Lisa Torjm... - 0 views

  • Canada is well stocked in technological know-how and has solid skills and traditions in the research and development (R&D) sector.
  • our ability to grow Canada’s R&D-intensive sectors that proves weak
  • Canada’s science and tech expertise is among the world’s best and have in fact competed over talent coming out of Canadian universities. However, due to the lack of commercial skills among Canadian graduates, CEOs were instead relying upon American and other foreign nationals for executive talent.
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  • promotion of role models and success stories more opportunities for mentorship better learning opportunities in educational and public policy realms higher levels of entrepreneurship literacy and access to training
  • 23% of the respondents had marketing and sales as the biggest challenge for entrepreneurs.
  • Access to talent was the second most common challenge
  • Following access to talent was mentoring
  • Strategic partners
  • lack of government financing and support, and protection for intellectual property.
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    An article in OSBR by Lisa Torjman, Associate, SiG@MaRS and Jon Worren, Advisor, MaRS. The article talks about the factors contributing to the weak culture of entrepreneurship in Canada.
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.
Assunta Krehl

YFile - Symposium examines the path to breakthrough medicines - 0 views

  • Canada has the research expertise to develop drugs and vaccines to address pressing medical needs, but delivering on the promise will require new models of collaboration between scientists, biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, business and policy makers according to speakers at an upcoming symposium hosted by The Gairdner Foundation and York University. The symposium, Entrepreneurship & Commercialization in Biomedical Science, on Thursday, May 14, marks the 50th anniversary of both York University and The Gairdner Foundation.
  • The Gairdner Foundation recognizes the world's leading medical research scientists through its prestigious annual awards program for biomedical science. The symposium, which is hosted by York’s Faculty of Science & Engineering and Schulich School of Business, will bring together scientist entrepreneurs, Canadian venture capital firms, the biomedical industry and policy-makers.
  • He will be followed by Smith, founder and former president & CEO of RBC Ventures and a member of the board of Toronto's MaRS innovation centre. Smith will speak about how Canada has made strong progress in positioning itself as a potential leader in biotech and medical research and in its commercialization efforts but faces two clear threats – the global financial calamity together with the lack of clear federal government support for research.
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    The symposium, Entrepreneurship & Commercialization in Biomedical Science, is being held on Thursday, May 14, which marks the 50th anniversary of both York University and The Gairdner Foundation. At this symposiums they will address the problem that Canadian researchers expertise to need to do in developing drugs and vaccines to address pressing medical needs. Mention of Susan Smith as a Board Member of MaRS Innovation.
Sarah Hickman

Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation - 0 views

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    As a site of the Kauffman Foundation, this portal provides links to entrepreneurship and technology commercialization publications including 742 journals, 197 books, 70 reports, 73 conferences, and 116 working-papers. All publications are summarized via free access to their abstract, however access to their full-text depends entirely on their publisher/vendor: some are free, some are pay per view, and some require paid subscription. The portal provides direct linking to full-text if available. Since the portal operates on strict headings, it provides excellent access to publications. Since it links to several citation softwares, it is an excellent resource for those looking to compile lists of references. Otherwise, it is an excellent resource for entrepreneurs wanting to keep up with entrepreneurial research and findings, as well as for those wanting to publish entrepreneurial written work. For an example of what can be found on the portal, download the full text version of "The Entrepreneurial Spawing of Scientists and Engineers: Stars, Slugs, and the Small Firm Effect".
Cathy Bogaart

Time for Canada to own the entrepreneurial podium - The Globe and Mail, Mar 16, 2011 - 0 views

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    MaRS CEO, Ilse Treurnicht, and Board Member, John Manley, are both interviewed for the Action Canada report. This report recommends a national strategy for "owning the podium" in entrepreneurship.
Cathy Bogaart

A special report on entrepreneurship: The United States of Entrepreneurs | The Economist - 0 views

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    America still leads the world - comfortable with the risk-taking that is at the heart of entrepreneurialism and with some structural advantages built into their society and policies, they're continuing to lead.
Cathy Bogaart

Building New York City's Innovation Economy - Center for an Urban Future - 1 views

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    Looks like Toronto/Ontario/Canada is not the only place having problems... A report released by the Center for an Urban Future, a Manhattan-based think tank, finds that while New York City is home to several of the world's leading scientific research institutions, these universities and research centers have not yet become powerful catalysts for entrepreneurship and local economic development the way similar institutions have in a number of other regions. The study concludes that New York has long failed to harness the full potential of its pre-eminent academic research institutions to build a meaningful innovation economy; an enormous missed opportunity given that the city desperately needs to diversify its economy and cultivate new engines of job growth.
Cathy Bogaart

Q&A with Tom Rand: Creating jobs through clean-energy investment | SmartBlog on Leadership - 0 views

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    Bryan McBournie interviews MaRS cleantech practice lead, Tom Rand, about why investing in clean energy is so important. It ties directly into the overall mission of MaRS: creating jobs through innovation and entrepreneurship.
Cathy Bogaart

Milken Institute Publications - Research Reports - Capital Access Index 2008: Best Mark... - 0 views

  • infrastructures that support entrepreneurial activity by providing access to capital
  • Canada, with its stable equity market and a sound economic policy framework, was able to withstand some of the global credit market issues and moved to first place in the Milken Institute’s 2008 Capital Access Index.
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    Canada ranks #1 in global access to capital index from Milken Institute, apparently thanks to our stable equity market and sound economic policy framework. That means entrepreneurs here have more support than elsewhere in the world. And we're STILL complaining about lack of start-up money? Think about how hard it must be to be everyone else.
Cathy Bogaart

How Incubators Speed the Start-up Process - 1 views

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    Seasoned entrepreneurs and investors select a few founders with sound business ideas, provide space to work, hands-on coaching, strategizing and butt-kicking. The incubator companies go on be profitable. It's a recipe for success.
Assunta Krehl

The 5 Spot - Biotech 360 - 0 views

  • This blog is hosted by MaRS, a convergence innovation center located in downtown Toronto. MaRS staffers and guests blog on topics such as emerging science and technology, entrepreneurship and business, and innovation policy. What sets MaRS apart from other blogs is the depth of coverage in each of these categories and well as the demonstrated desire to ask, and address, fundamental questions.
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    Biotech Blogger, Yali Friedman, picks MaRS as one of its top 5 must read blogs. What sets MaRS apart from other blogs is the depth of coverage in each of these categories and well as the demonstrated desire to ask, and address, fundamental questions.
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    Biotech Blogger, Yali Friedman, picks MaRS as one of its top 5 must read blogs. What sets MaRS apart from other blogs is the depth of coverage in each of these categories and well as the demonstrated desire to ask, and address, fundamental questions. Jun 2007
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VCs Push StartUp Visa Act - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    A group of investors is in Washington to push for passage of a bill that they say would make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to stay-and create jobs-in the U.S.
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VCs Push StartUp Visa Act - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    A group of investors is in Washington to push for passage of a bill that they say would make it easier for foreign entrepreneurs to stay-and create jobs-in the U.S.
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