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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.

A website for entrepreneurs. U.S. and networking focussed. Share your insights, ideas, and experiences with the community. Submit an article and once reviewed and accepted it will be published within the community.

Technology innovators will have an opportunity to jump start their ideas with a new accelerator program from MaRS Discovery District. Called JOLT, the program is focused on building high-growth Web and mobile companies in the information, communications and entertainment sectors.

Technology innovators will have an opportunity to jump start their ideas with a new accelerator program from MaRS Discovery District. Called JOLT, the program is focused on building high-growth Web and mobile companies in the information, communications and entertainment sectors.

On October 5th, MobileMonday Toronto will host a Global Mobile Leadership Summit with a panel of veteran business leaders who will share their knowledge, thoughts and experiences on opportunities and challenges for Canada to become more of a global leader in mobile and communications. The event will be held at the MaRS Centre. Sept 28, 2009

An interesting Toronto-based social-purpose business. PUBLIC is a for-profit, social-purpose business focused exclusively on advancing the public good. We are an innovation company, generating positive social impact through the creation of scalable programs, products and campaigns that: * raise money for charitable purposes * increase civic and community engagement * advance social causes and issues * create new social norms We bring an integrated, impact- driven approach to mobilizing and advancing the public good by aligning brand awareness, policy influence and fundraising. For us, "advancing the public good" is about motivating people (and organizations) to behave in ways that benefit society while recognizing and appealing to their self-interest.

Recommended resources for social ventures in Canada. Mention of Net Change Week at MaRS Centre.

The blog talks about the need and benefit for entrepreneurs and the community. MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 course is mentioned. April 13, 2009

The blog talks about the need and benefit for entrepreneurs and the community. MaRS Entrepreneurship 101 course is mentioned.

Maybe if you'd started earlier, you'd already have that first killer idea taking off in the market place!? The Digital Open is an online technology community and competition for youth around the world, age 17 and under. Right now they have a competition open for their users launched by the Institute for the Future (iftf.org), a non-profit research organization based in Palo Alto

As stated in Aurp Canada's blog "The Canadian Innovation Exchange (CIX) has partnered with the Government of Canada, through its Canadian Trade Commissioner Service office in San Francisco-Silicon Valley, to announce a prestigious development opportunity for Canadian companies working in Information and Communication Technology and Digital Media." The CIX Top 20 will take place on December 1st, 2011 at the MaRS Centre.

"The Graham Boeckh Foundation will be hosting its' first symposium, The Next Frontier in Mental Health: From Research to Patients, to discuss and provide insights on the translation of research into improved patient care and how we can move forward towards greatly improving community mental health practice in this country." The event will be held at the MaRS Centre on April 24, 2012.

JUICE Mobile is dedicated to informing the advertising & publishing community on the rapidly changing mobile marketplace.

Social media is all about making connections. "Individuals and businesses alike need to be as open, transparent and "authentic" as possible when it comes to their online presence, said Karen Schulman Dupuis, a Stratford social media strategist and manager, digital communications, at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto."

Bullfrog Power received certification as one of Canada's Founding B Corporations by B Lab, a nonprofit organization working to build a community of socially and environmentally conscious businesses. The Centre for Impact Investing has a partnership with B Lab, acting as the Canadian Certified B Corp Hub.

Ethical Ocean is a MaRS Client who specializes in selling socially responsible products only made a strategic pivot in their model. Nathan Monk, a senior associate with MaRS Discovery District in Toronto and an adviser in the Web and mobile technology startup community, says it's important to constantly review and test business models or hypotheses.

Led by Joe WIlson of MaRS, our Future Leaders program was well received by many in the startup community... "The pitch session was the culmination of  MaRS's inaugural Future Leaders Series which offered 20 students between the ages of 13 and 15 the chance to experience the life of a "MaRs-ian entrepreneur."

Toronto's medical community is buzzing about an invention that could change the way health professionals screen for infectious disease and cancer.

"Governor Pat Quinn is visiting Canada re: economic development and promoting Illinois' trade and business opportunities, as well as tourism and life sciences industries.Governor Quinn also met with key members of the life sciences and bio-energy communities at a meeting hosted by MaRS Innovation and MaRS Discovery District at the MaRS Centre."

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.