Internet Links for the Innovative Entrepreneur
Hamilton Region
Hamilton Economic Development Department
Burlington Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton Public Library - Biz to Go
McMaster University Industrial Liaison Office
C4 (association of universities and research institutes located
in SW Ontario)
McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI)
McMaster Steel Research Centre (SRC)
Golden Horseshoe Biosciences Network
Golden Horseshoe Venture Forum
Manufacturing Technology Network Inc.
Initiative for Automotive Manufacturing Innovation (iAMi)
Toronto Region Research Alliance - includes Hamilton
Ontario
Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation
Centre for Innovation Law & Policy - University of Toronto
Centre for Management of Technology and Entrepreneurship - University of Toronto (CMTE)
RIC Centre - Mississauga
Canada
BizPal (Business Permits & Licenses)
PIPEDA Self-Assessment Tool (privacy compliance)
Consumer Product Safety Legislation, Guidelines & Policies (including labelling requirements)
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (including labelling requirements)
Innovation Canada
Centre for Intellectual Property Policy - McGill
Canadian Software Innovation Alliance (voice for open source software)
Open Source Business Source (publication on open source software issues for Canadian Business)
Flintbox (Canada's Innovation Database connecting entrepreneurs to Technology Transfer offices, Trade Offices, and the Venture Capital Community to find licensing and collaborative opportunities)
International
Ontario Chamber of Commerce - Export Market Access
International Chamber of Commerce - IP Toolkit
International Chamber of Commerce - Guide to Export/Import Basics
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Office
Intellectual Property Offices
CIPO: Canadian Intellectual Property Office
USPTO: United Statement Patent & Trademark Office
United States Copyright Office
OHIM: The Trademarks & Design Registration Office of the European Union
WIPO: World Intellectual Property Office - Directory of IP Offices around the World
Domain Names
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) - database of all domain extensions & related authorities
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) - generic top level domain extensions
Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) - .ca top level domain extension
Webnames.ca Domain Name Registrar
Crowdsourcing Sites
Crowdsourcing is when people gather via the Internet to create something and share in the profit – often without ever meeting each other in person. The products of these collaborations are referred to as crowdsourced.
Scientific Research & Experimental Development
(SR&ED) Tax Credits
MEUK Corporation (Burlington, Ontario)
Venture Capital & Commercialization Companies
Trivaris (Burlington, Ontario)
The Stiller Centre (London, Ontario)
RIC Centre (Mississauga, Ontario)
Hewick Research Inc. (Burlington, Ontario)
BioEnterprise (Guelph, Ontario)
Wise Mentor Capital (Toronto, Ontario)
National Angel Organization (Toronto, Ontario) - includes directory of angel investors
Strategro LLC (Toronto and New Jersey)
