Finance and InvestmentWinnipeg Angel Organization
www.wao.ca WAO is a non-profit organization set up to improve access to risk capital for small business start-ups in the Winnipeg centered area. WAO wants to make it easier for entrepreneurs to present their ideas to private investors while maintaining the confidentiality of those investors.
Ensis
www.ensis.ca ENSIS Growth Fund is a $100 million, performance-focused venture capital fund created to provide Manitobans with opportunities to invest in local small and medium sized businesses. ENSIS has over 19,000 Manitoban shareholders. Backed by a proven management team with extensive venture capital and business expertise, ENSIS has invested in 34 companies since its inception in March, 1998. ENSIS focuses on providing value to its shareholders through its strategy of identifying and partnering with entrepreneurs in globally competitive, high growth businesses. ENSIS is registered in Manitoba as a Labour Sponsored Investment Fund. For more information visit the ENSIS website at www.ensis.ca.
MKM Management MKM Management Services Ltd. provides finance, accounting, income tax, marketing and management services. Our goal is to provide affordable support services expertise to start-ups on a part-time basis so that principals can focus on core product or service development. We are an experienced team of Chartered Accountants with industry management experience in bio-tech, distribution, energy and specialized manufacturing. We've tackled: valuations, sourced debt, grants or equity, mergers and acquisitions, national market surveys, amalgamations, and 10K and OSC reporting. We assist clients from their first business plan and financial reporting systems all the way through to their first IPO.
Province of Manitoba, Department of Energy, Science, and Technology
http://www.gov.mb.ca/est/index.html Manitoba is positioned to take a leading role in global science and technology advancements. Home to an excellent network of public and private research facilities supporting the agricultural, health and environmental sectors, Manitoba is at the forefront of biotechnology innovation and development. The province offers excellent opportunities for establishment of life sciences facilities and related collaborative research activities with global partners. Unique research capabilities and a supportive business environment helps nurture a strong life sciences industry in Manitoba that is becoming nationally competitive. Manitoba is being recognized on life sciences radars across North America, if not the world! Manitoba Energy, Science and Technology builds the capacity for Manitobans to prosper through innovation, by: - Creating strategic partnerships,
- Encouraging investment,
- Enabling equitable access to the right tools,
- Promoting awareness and knowledge, and
- Championing critical policy development
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