Canadian Innovation Centre

The Canadian Innovation Centre can help you: o Validate your product or business concept o Create a high performance business model o Optimize your intellectual property strategy o Pursue venture or non-equity financing o Develop market-entry approach o Access government programs o Determine and enhance business valuation "The Canadian Innovation Centre is... an affordable expert resource in the business related skills required to successfully commercialize technological innovations." - Venture Economics Report The Canadian Innovation Centre (CIC) is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs transform their ideas into market successes. Since our founding over 30 years ago, we have provided our expertise to over 20,000 people and their companies. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the Centre is in a unique position to help you. Early stage innovators are challenged by many strategic questions such as validating market need, building a business model and securing partners - daunting tasks for those with limited resources and experience. CIC's depth of experience allows us to offer a number of services to help you to navigate these issues. We follow a proven, proprietary process supported by our in-house technology focused team with associates who complement these activities. Our process' results are conclusive: over 80% of our clients receiving a recommendation to proceed are ultimately successful compared with the less than 2% of those who continue with their venture contrary to our recommendations achieving the same level of success.[1] Our independent, multidisciplinary team stands ready to guide your innovation to market. We invite you to visit our website for resource downloads and register for our monthly webinar series - both free of charge.