Posts Tagged Canada
Makerspaces Matter – Repost from the University of Victoria
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Academic Entrepreneur, Hackerspaces, Incubators and Accelerators, Makerspaces, Old Knowledge to New Things, Openness, Regional Innovation, Research Policy, Research Strategy, Technology, University of Victoria, University Policy, University-Incubator interaction, Victoria on April 11, 2015
The following article “Makerspaces Matter” was reposted from the website of the University of Victoria and was written by Tara Sharpe. here is the url: http://ring.uvic.ca/news/makerspaces-matter This article is substantially relevant to the mission and content of this blog, The Academic Entrepreneur, thus its chosen for reposting in order that a wider audience might benefit from […]
Canada’s Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program Launched
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Capitalism, China, Immigrants, Immigration Policy, Income Tax, Venture Capital, Venture Capital Policy on March 8, 2015
As anticipated, the Canadian Government has launched its Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Program (IIVC). This was originally announced in December of 2014. The program opened at the end of January. Unfortunately, the Academic Entrepreneur has not been blogging at the usual pace. Apologies are in order. Essentially, here is how The IIVC works: High Net Worth Individuals […]
Why Scotland is more like Canada than Quebec: Opinion piece by Harry McGrath
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Scotland as a Spinout on September 7, 2014
“So, rather than see the independence issue in Scotland as just another version of Quebec, it looks to me a lot more like the small ‘n’ Canadian nationalism of the 1970s onward: welcoming, inclusive, peaceful.” -Harry McGrath, 2012 An exciting time in Scotland now with the possibilities for independence as the polls are showing […]
Goldman Sachs Gets it Wrong for Scotland: Shortsightedness and Neglectfullness
Posted by academicentrepreneur in altcurrency, Arc of Prosperity, cryptocurrencies, Currency innovation, Entrepreneurial finance, Immigration Policy, Innovation Economy for an Independent Scotland, Innovation in Banking, Old Knowledge to New Things, Referendum Debate, Regional Innovation, Schumpeter, Tax Policy, tech currency, Technology, Triple Helix on September 6, 2014
There are many who would hold an investment bank such as Goldman Sachs up next to God. Its analysts are impeccable and accurate, and not only can see every financial catastrophe coming, but also understand the opportunity cost of what could have been but wasn’t. Thus the financial world was shocked by the recent polls […]
Ontario’s Dysfunction a Perfect Case Study of Western Decline
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Innovation Policy on June 4, 2014
Article today from the National Post See Why Western countries such as the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States are immobilized in terms of implementing infrastructure for economic development: their politicians play to an entitled middle class that votes. The newly published book The Fourth Revolution: The Global Race to Reinvent the […]
Food Incubator of the Year: Canada’s Shining Star in Alberta and its University Interaction
Posted by academicentrepreneur in Canada, Food, Horticulture, Incubators and Accelerators, Innovation Policy, kitchen incubators, Old Knowledge to New Things, Regional Innovation, University-Incubator interaction on May 31, 2014
About a year ago while on the phone with an associate of the Canadian Business Incubation Association (CABI) surrounding food incubators in Canada, the Academic Entrepreneur learned of the Food Processing Development Centre near Edmonton in Leduc, Alberta, Canada. The centre houses a “sister” incubator that is a model for others in the area of food […]
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