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SUMMARY:September 16 - Information Session - Commercialization Funding for SMEs
DESCRIPTION:INVITE\n\nInformation Session - Commercialization Funding for SMEs\n\n \n\nAre 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:\n\n\n	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\;\n	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\;\n	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.\n\nYou're invited to learn more about commercialization funding\, and how these programs can help your business move its next great idea from the work bench to the marketplace. Attend to learn more about:\n\n\n	The timeline for each program's next call for proposals\;\n	Information on who is eligible to apply\;\n	The application and evaluation processes\;\n	What makes a strong proposal.\n\nUpcoming Government of Canada information session:\n\n \n\nSurrey: Presented by the Surrey Board of Trade\, BC Innovation Council\, and Mitacs\n\nRegister now
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><em>INVITE</em></span></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">Information Session - Commercialization Funding for SMEs</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;">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:</span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">Western Economic Diversification Canada&rsquo\;s </span></span><a href="http://www.wd-deo.gc.ca/eng/14857.asp"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;">Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative</span></a><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">. WINN&rsquo\;s first intake resulted in support for 27 projects in western Canada\, with 12 B.C. companies receiving over $8 million in funding commitments\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">Public Works and Government Services Canada&rsquo\;s </span></span><a href="https://buyandsell.gc.ca/initiatives-and-programs/build-in-canada-innovation-program-bcip"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;">Build in Canada Innovation Program (BCIP)</span></a><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">. The most recent BCIP call for proposals resulted in 72 pre-qualified innovations\, with 9 innovations from B.C. companies\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:10.0pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><a href="http://www.mitacs.ca/"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;">Mitacs</span></a><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;"> 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.</span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">You&rsquo\;re invited to learn more about commercialization funding\, and how these programs can help your business move its next great idea from the work bench to the marketplace. Attend to learn more about:</span></span></span></span>\n\n<ul>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">The timeline for each program&rsquo\;s next call for proposals\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">Information on who is eligible to apply\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">The application and evaluation processes\;</span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li style="margin-top:0cm\;margin-right:0cm\;margin-bottom:10.0pt\;font-size:11.0pt\;font-family:Calibri\;margin-bottom:0cm\;margin-bottom:.0001pt\;"><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">What makes a strong proposal.</span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family: arial\;"><strong><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">Upcoming Government of Canada information session:</span></span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">Surrey: </span></span></strong><em><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white\;"><span style="color: black\;">Presented by the Surrey Board of Trade\, BC Innovation Council\, and Mitacs</span></span></em></span></span><br />\n<a href="https://innovation-funding-info-session-surrey.eventbrite.ca/"><span style="background:white\;"><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><span style="font-size:10.0pt\;">Register now</span></span></span></a><br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
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