TECNA NOTES

SBA holds Jobs Act Tour forums around the country - near you.

Meet with leaders from SBA and give input on new regulations and learn how you can take advantage of new tools. All SBA programs and services are provided on a nondiscriminatory basis.

The SBA will help you grow your business and create jobs.

City	Date	City	Date
Albuquerque	June 2	Miami	March 28
Atlanta	March 30	New York	March 30
Boston	April 1	San Antonio	April 1
Chicago	April 15	San Diego	June 3
Columbus	March 28	Seattle	May 9
Denver	May 24	Washington, DC	April 27
Huntsville	April 15

www.sba.gov/jobsacttour for more information and to RSVP.

Understanding the Innovation Coalition, supporting the key elements of the continuum for commercialization and job creation.

The Innovation Coalition is a collaborative group of innovation-based associations supporting the key elements of the continuum for commercialization and job creation.  Below is a Presentation by TECNA President, Matthew Nemerson at the Fly In to Wash. DC:

 

2011 Innovation Coalition Legislative Fly-in

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The

• Angel Capital Association
• Association of University Research Parks
• Technology Councils of North America
• National Business Incubation Association
• National Association of Seed and Venture Funds
• State Science and Technology Institute

Joined forces for the Washington DC Fly-In.  Lawmakers and their staffs were briefed about the innovation process and why innovation is so important in creating a thriving economy. The afternoon was spent in individual meetings with legislative representatives and their staffs.

Funding for Canadian technology

Nice list of sources at the MaRs webpage: http://www.marsdd.com/entrepreneurs-toolkit/articles/Company-Funding-Programs.html 

Recent Blog posts from MaRs give some background on these funds:  

Clean Tech Specific:  Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), www.sdtc.ca/applications
Funding for Canadian clean technology: One of the best-known sources of federal funding for the cleantech s... http://bit.ly/dB7DUe

Ontario: The Investment Accelerator Fund: Giving a funding boost to Ontario’s tech start-ups: We’ve got $7-million f... http://bit.ly/aINh5g

I thought these lists were great and deserved to be shared...  I hope to just keep adding more resources here over time for our Northern North American Tech Councils to share with members - your suggestions for links, useful resources for finding funding opportunities are welcome....  last updated, Sept. 4, 2010