Entrepreneurship Resources
The Four Types of Entrepreneurship Which Category Best Defines You?
ECorner Stanford University’s Entrepreneurship Corner Visit their channel on YouTube to see the stories from entrepreneurs who have worked for Twitter, Netscape, Amazon, and more!
2011: Year of the Entrepreneur This designation by the government marks a new phase in Canada’s Economic Action Plan and builds on the steps the government has already taken to help entrepreneurs.
Global Entrepreneurship and Successful Growth Strategies of Early-Stage Companies A resource from World Economic Forum.
Facing Competition through Innovation Reid Hoffman believes an entrepreneurial venture will face competition by either innovating against no competitors or against slow competitors.
Neutralizing Competition is a Speed Game Geoffrey Moore explains why companies must, at minimum, keep up with competitors to be considered by customers.
Compete Through Product Iteration According to Aaron Levie, successful startups need to be agile when testing ideas in the market and quick to shut down ideas that don’t work.
Entrepreneurship 101 From DailyFinance: Combine a challenging job market with youthful creative spirit and you get a crop of recent college graduates contemplating the entrepreneurial life.
A City Reborn a video on how Hamilton is shedding it’s industrial image
A Chance to Fix our Broken R&D System The Globe and Mail explores R&D in Canada with Tom Jenkins
Crowdsourcing Outsourcing tasks and activities to a large group of people through an open innovation approach
Media Relations 101 Ensure your organization not only understands the fundamental components of PR, but also how to effectively communicate your brand in a 2.0 world.
Funding Resources
The Funding Portal is Canada’s national bilingual Portal for accessing information and services related to government funding for business.
Mentor Works Canadian Government Funding Expert – Active Blog on Canadian Government Grants to provide assistance and support in writing various government funding Ontario programs.
CANARIE Canada Will Launch $3 Million Pilot Program to Accelerate Commercialization
Ontario Business Report An Interactive Online Source on Ontario’s Economy
Pitching to a Venture Capitalist? Read This First - from The Globe And Mail
Lunch 'n Learn Resources
Business Model Canvas Lunch’n'Learn Presentation and Template by Robin Hopper (September 20, 2011)
Brand Story Telling in a 2.0 World Lunch’n'Learn Presentation by Steven Rouse (October 18, 2011)
Finding and Securing Capital for Your Business Lunch ‘n learn Presentation and Executive Summary Template by Dr. Lisa Crossley (January 24, 2012)
Building and Proecting Your Personal Reputation Capital by Dr. Terry Flynn (March 20, 2012)
Gen Y - Whitepaper by Kim Benedict (April 24, 2012)
Other Resources
NewsClipTV Live Streaming Show for Your Organization
Score One for Canada The Wall Street Journal explores how Grand & Toy has launched business centres across Canada to help small businesses
Absorbing University Research The role of university research in business and market innovation
DAIR To Innovate from CANARIE
Spin Master Innovation Fund a CBYF program
Silicon Halton A grass roots community dedicated to connecting and creating strong local relationships and business partnerships for hi tech entrepreneurs and leaders in Halton.
Software Hamilton Connecting the Greater Hamilton Startup Community
Hamilton's Health Care Industry Innovation and Invention in Hamilton
LiON'S LAIR Resources
2013 LiON'S LAIR Business Plan Format The business plan format for 2013 LiON'S LAIR submissions
