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September 16 - Information Session - Commercialization Funding for SMEs
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Information Session - Commercialization Funding for SMEs
Are you an innovative B.C. company? There is a wide-range of government and government-funded programs available that are supporting innovative companies across the province. Programs include:
- Western Economic Diversification Canada’s Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative. WINN’s first intake resulted in support for 27 projects in western Canada, with 12 B.C. companies receiving over $8 million in funding commitments;
- Public Works and Government Services Canada’s Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP). The most recent BCIP call for proposals resulted in 72 pre-qualified innovations, with 9 innovations from B.C. companies;
- Mitacs full suite of programs, which placed over 400 grad students and post-doc fellows in internships with B.C. companies over the last three years.
- The timeline for each program’s next call for proposals;
- Information on who is eligible to apply;
- The application and evaluation processes;
- What makes a strong proposal.
Surrey: Presented by the Surrey Board of Trade, BC Innovation Council, and Mitacs
Register now
Date and Time
Tuesday Sep 16, 2014
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
9:00am - 12:00pm
Location
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
15808 104 Avenue
Surrey, BC
Fees/Admission
Free
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