First Capital Challenge Announces Winners
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TOOLS AND RESOURCES
Presentations
» Finding / Testing Business Ideas
» What Makes a Good Business Case
» Market Research by Ken Arnold
» Growing a Business by Bob Glandfield
» Money Funnels by Peter Kemball, Acorn Partners
» How to Win First Capital Challenge, handout from 5/2/07 Workshop
If you can't open '.ppt' files, you can download a viewer here.
Business Planning Tools On-Line
Business Plan Master
Demonstrates what it takes to create a stunning and successful business plan. This site is designed especially for women and minorities.
» www.BusinessPlanMaster.com
Industry Canada's "Performance Plus" provides detailed financial and employment data on small businesses by industry for Canada, the provinces and territories
» www.strategis.ic.gc.ca
Kingston Economic Development Corporation's Entrepreneurship Centre
» business.kingstoncanada.com/startyourbusiness/index.asp
and here is a financial template courtesy of KEDCO
» file_FinTemplateandCOGS.xls
Business Plan Templates On-Line
About.com's Small Business: Canada
» sbinfocanada.about.com/cs/businessplans/index.htm
Canada/BC Business Services Society
» smallbusinessbc.ca/startup
MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition
» 50k.mit.edu/entrant/resources.php
Other Business Plan Competitions
BDC Enterprize Business Plan Competition at UBC
» www.enterprize2007.com
Ivey Business Plan Competition
» cibciveybpc.ivey.uwo.ca
LaunchPad $50K Venture Creation Competition
» www.launchpad50k.ca
Student Technology Venture Challenge
» www.techvc.org
MIT Links to Business Plan Competitions Around the World
» 50k.mit.edu/gsw/community/businessplan.php
TEC Edmonton's VenturePrize is Greater Edmonton's business plan competition.
» www.ventureprize.com
Links
- Ambassador Conference Resort
A Conference Resort which boasts 251 rooms, 19 meeting rooms with over 19 000 square feet of meeting space including Kingston’s largest and grandest ballroom, an indoor waterpark, restaurant and lounge.
- Anchor Concrete Products Limited
Anchor provides high quality manufactured concrete products.
- Bell Canada
Canada's national leader in communications.
- BMO Financial Group
A highly diversified financial services provider offering clients a broad range of personal, commercial, corporate and institutional financial services across Canada and in the United States.
- Boom Strategy
Develops brands that work in tandem with your people, product, processes and technology to drive your business success.
- Business Development Bank of Canada
Canada's small business bank offers financial services, consulting services, subordinate financing and venture capital.
- Canadian Relocation Systems, Kingston
The Online Guide for people Relocating or Moving in Canada.
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CityLifeOntario.com
A Kingston travel and tourism guide that features hotel listings and other accommodations.
- Countrywide Kitchens
Serving Kingston for over 25 years.
- Cruickshank Construction Limited
A progressive road builder and aggregate producer based in south-eastern Ontario.
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Discount Car and Truck Rentals
Industry leader that pioneered the "Free Customer Pickup and Return" service.
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DigiGraphics Inc.
Eastern Ontario's technological and market leader in print and digital communications.
- Downtown Kingston
"The Heart of the City" - a vibrant and prosperous full service commercial and entertainment centre featuring over 100 restaurants, 200 plus specialty stores and over 400 commercial businesses in a beautiful, historic waterfront setting.
- Empire Life
Committed to providing solutions for the changing financial security and wealth management needs of Canadians.
- Four Points by Sheraton
Kingston's newest hotel! Located in the heart of downtown Kingston, the Four Points is close to attractions and services of interest to both business travelers and pleasure-seekers.
- MPP John Gerretsen
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and MPP for Kingston and the Islands.
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Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce
Association of Kingston area businesses and organizations.
- Independent Planning Group Downtown Kingston
IPG Downtown Kingston is here to assist you in reaching your financial independence.
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Insite Communications
An internet marketing company.
- Keystone Property Management
Keystone is a full service property management company with 75 years of property management, development and service experience.
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KINCORE Holdings Ltd.
Dedicated to celebrating Kingston's unique heritage through the preservation, restoration and renovation of existing historic properties for residential and commercial use within the downtown core.
- Kingston Economic Development Corporation
Kingston's primary means of achieving sustainable development - economic, social and environmental health.
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Kingston Software Factory
Building successful IT-centric businesses.
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Kingston Technology Council
Promoting the creation, growth and profitability of high technology enterprises in the Kingston region.
- KPMG
The global network of professional services firms whose aim is to turn understanding of information, industries, and business trends into value.
- Llynlea Corporation
Committed to supplying Kingston's home building companies with innovative and attractive neighbourhoods in marketable locations throughout the City of Kingston and Loyalist Township.
- Made in the Shade Perennials
Grower specializing in shade perennials and winner of FCC 2006.
- Hon. Peter Milliken
M.P. Kingston and the Islands, and Speaker of the House of Commons.
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Northeast 45°
Team of human resources and organizational professionals dedicated to helping you achieve your organizations goals.
- Novelis
The world leader in aluminum rolling, producing an estimated 19 percent of the world's flat-rolled aluminum products.
- PARTEQ Innovations Inc.
The home of commercialization opportunities generated by Queen's University.
- Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Centre
Canada's leading university-based research and development organization in partnership with industry dedicated to advancing the knowledge base for addressing the key technology challenges to the adoption of fuel cell applications.
- Queen's School of Business
One of the world’s premier business schools, consistently capturing top international rankings for its programs.
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Queen's University
one of Canada’s leading universities, with an international reputation for scholarship, research, social purpose, spirit and diversity. Consistently ranked as one of the top three medical/doctoral universities in Canada, Queen’s is known for its high quality and incomparable 24-hour learning environment.
- W. A. Robinson & Associates Ltd.
A comprehensive financial services firm concentrating in financial planning and portfolio management, mortgage administration, and investment counsel.
- Robinson Solutions
Bringing leading-edge solutions to your industrial service challenges.
- Routes to Learning Canada
Canada's first and largest learning travel organization.
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Royal Bank of Canada
Canada's largest financial institution and one of North America's leading diversified financial services companies.
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Scotiabank
One of North America's leading financial institutions, and Canada's most international bank.
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Search Engine Optimization from Abalone Designs
Free Analysis of your website from a marketing point of view. Affordable search engine optimization and search engine submission.
- Skebo & Associates Inc.
A private corporation dedicated to providing quality training and support to assist in the growth and development of new small businesses in Eastern Ontario.
- Soloway Wright LLP
A community-based law firm with offices in Ottawa and Kingston.
- St. Lawrence College
A passion for lifelong learning with campuses in Kingston, Cornwall and Brockville.
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TVCOGECO
Truly local television.
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Via Rail Canada
Operates trains in all regions of Canada.
- Viner, Kennedy, Frederick, Allan & Tobias LLP
Legal advisors to southeastern Ontario's leading business people.
- Western Landscaping Kingston
From landscape design, to design-implementation and to property management....it is our mission to create an esthetically pleasing and functional environment, bringing naturalized beauty to your doorsteps.
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