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| | |  The Health Technology Exchange (HTX) - HTX supports emerging and established Ontario-based companies to develop, produce and commercialize innovative market-leading Medical and Assistive Technologies. HTX funds industry led projects that promote partnerships among stakeholders including: small, medium and large enterprises, academic and healthcare institutions, investors and granting agencies. HTX provides in-depth knowledge and expertise to expedite commercialization efforts in the sector. HTX collaborates with numerous entities within the Ontario Network of Excellence (ONE) to coordinate and maximize support for medical device and assistive technology companies. In addition to promoting collaborations, HTX’s highly qualified personnel provide mentorship in various areas of business. www.htx.ca
Top | | |  Pricewaterhousecoopers (PwC) - In Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers has more than 5,200 partners and staff in locations from St. John"s, Newfoundland to Vancouver, British Columbia. Now celebrating 100 years of excellence in Canada, we provide industry focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients in four areas: Corporate accountability, Risk management, Structuring and mergers and acquisitions and Performance and process improvement. As part of a larger network of over 154,000 people in 153 countries, we work to provide clients with the best of our collective thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and their stakeholders. www.pwc.com
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| | | Top |  KPMG - Provides Audit, Tax, and Advisory services. We work closely with our clients, helping them to mitigate risks and grasp opportunities. KPMG LLP is the Canadian member firm of KPMG International. KPMG International’s member firms have 140,000 professionals, including more than 7,900 partners, in 146 countries. Clients include business corporations, governments, and public sector agencies and not-for-profit organizations. Sustaining and enhancing the quality of this professional workforce is KPMG’s primary objectives and these values determine how KPMG interact with clients, with each other and with the world. KPMG contributes to the effective functioning of international capital markets. KPMG support reforms that strengthen the markets’ credibility and their social responsibility. KPMG tries to create sustainable, long-term economic growth, not just for their people and clients, but for the broader society.www.kpmg.com
Top  Enterprise Toronto - Enterprise Toronto is an innovative public and private sector alliance created to provide one-stop sourcing of services and programs tailored to meet the needs of the Toronto"s Entrepreneurs and small businesses. Enterprise Toronto can help you make good decisions during your business start-up and develop your management capabilities as your business venture grows. Enterprise Toronto is managed by the City of Toronto Economic Development & Culture Office which offers services and programs in the areas of Small Business and Local Partnerships, Business Development and Retention, Investment Marketing, Economic Research and Business Information.www.enterprisetoronto.com
|  Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) - BDC promotes entrepreneurship by providing highly tailored financing, venture capital and consulting services to entrepreneurs. A financial institution owned by the Government of Canada, BDC has been serving Canadian entrepreneurs for more than 65 years and puts a special focus on SMEs in sectors such as manufacturing, exporting, innovation and knowledge-based industries. BDC pays particular attention to start-ups, innovators, fast growth companies, manufacturers and exporters and also focuses on entrepreneurs who are working to commercialize the fruits of R&D to create innovative products and globally successful companies. www.bdc.ca
Top |  ICICI Bank Canada is a full-service direct bank with an asset base of about C$5.3 billion as at December 31, 2011, and it is a member of the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Bank offers a wide range of financial solutions to cater to personal, commercial, corporate, investment, treasury and trade requirements. www.icicibank.ca |
|  Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products, and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live. Founded in 1968 to build semiconductor memory products, Intel introduced the world"s first microprocessor in 1971. Over the years, Intel has grown its employee base to 82,500 as of December 25, 2010 with approximately 55% of those employees located in the United States.
|  Headquartered in London, HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Its international network comprises around 7,200 offices in over 80 countries and territories in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. HSBC provides a comprehensive range of financial services to more than 125 million customers: personal financial services (including consumer finance); commercial banking; corporate, investment banking and markets; and private banking.
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| | |  RBC Royal Bank - Canada’s largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization, and among the largest banks in the world, based on market capitalization. We are one of North America’s leading diversified financial services companies, and provide personal and commercial banking, wealth management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking and transaction processing services on a global basis. We employ approximately 78,000 full- and part-time employees who serve close to 18 million personal, businesses, public sector and institutional clients through offices in Canada, the U.S. and 51 other countries. www.rbc.com
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| | |  McMaster University – With a total sponsored research income of $345 million, McMaster University ranks first in Canada in research intensity. McMaster is the only North American host site of a United Nations University. McMaster participates in more than 40 international exchange agreements around the globe. One of McMaster University’s professors is none other than Dr. Bertram Brockhouse, co-winner of the 1994 Nobel Prize for physics – only the 14th Canadian ever to win the prestigious award. www.mcmaster.ca
Top | | |  Fasken Martineau - Fasken Martineau is one of the world"s leading international business law and litigation firms. With over 650 lawyers, the firm has offices in Canada, the United Kingdom, France and South Africa. Their practice includes every sector of business, industry and government. Fasken’s international excellence, sector expertise, integrity and ethics have earned us numerous prestigious accolades such as being named a top corporate dealmaker by Lexpert; consistently distinguished in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the prestigious Chambers Global Guide to the World"s Leading Lawyers, theInternational Financial Law Review"s Guide to the World"s Leading Financial Law Firms, andThe International Who"s Who of Business Lawyers. www.fasken.com
Top | | |  Koolatron - Koolatron is a Canadian company with headquarters in Brantford, Ontario a branch office in Orlando Florida and warehouse locations in Batavia, New York and in Rochester, Kent in UK. Starting with their flagship product line of 12V portable thermoelectric cooler, today they have expanded to manufacture market and distribute a wide range of consumer items via dealer- distributor network to majority of retailers, mass merchandisers and also direct to consumers via direct response television infomercials and through their websites. Koolatron products are marketed worldwide with many key retail accounts in Canada, USA and UK. www.koolatron.com
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Metratrade Limited - Having been more than twenty years in international business, Metratrade has built a reputation of a reliable source for industrial users of metals (such as steel and aluminum), engineering goods, machinery, equipment, plastics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Managed by experienced industrial professionals, with an efficient and competent order processing and execution system, Metratrade has long association with leading producing mills the world over. Quality supplies, competitive prices, committed deliveries and prompt after sales attention are the hallmark of our services. We offer mill as well as stock deliveries. Our equipment division helps clients to choose the right machinery, and undertakes installation, commissioning, training of personnel and long term financial and commercial tie-ups. www.metratrade.net
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- Fasken Martineau
- OME Group Consultants
- Extreme Startups
- Tabrizi Law Office
- Xerox Center EEI
- Gowling Lafleur Henderson
- Rideout and Maybee
- Growthworks Capital
- HTX
- MyBindi.com
- Chide.it
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