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MARS ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101

An award-winning masterclass to help you launch a startup.

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Created for aspiring founders who want a masterclass in entrepreneurship, this five-week, on-demand online course offers mentorship from experts, and all the tools you need to launch your startup.

STARTUP SCHOOL

Learn how to start a company, with help from the world's top startup accelerator - Y Combinator.

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Startup School is a free online program and global community of founders.

Y COMBINATOR LIBRARY

Over the past 15 years, we’ve created many videos, podcasts and essays as resources for startup founders. We’ve now consolidated them here in the YC Startup Library.

BDC VENTURE CAPITAL

Great ideas don’t just turn into great companies. Entrepreneurs need sound business advice. A robust ecosystem of supporters. Financial discipline. Above all, they need smart money – investors who understand the marketplace, who share the entrepreneur’s passion for innovation, who can identify the potential of a great idea and then help unlock its commercial success.

BDC  BUSINESS LOANS

At BDC, we know business owners. We’ve been working with them for more than 75 years. We know their challenges and we understand their needs. And we want them to grow and succeed.
We support small and medium-sized businesses in all industries and at every stage of growth with money and advice. We are the Business Development Bank of Canada. We are BDC.

BDC MONEY & FINANCE RESOURCES

Effective financial planning is essential to keeping a business running smoothly both in good times and bad. Keep on top of the situation with a plan that lays out how you will manage your cash flow, secure loans to finance upcoming projects and prepare for longer-term investments to fuel growth.

TBC PROGRAMS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES

The Business Centre is a not for profit organization that offers information, programs, training and resources to entrepreneurs, start-ups and expanding businesses in the districts of Nipissing and Parry Sound.

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT & TESTING , STARTUP RESOURCES, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

IION works with high-potential innovative entrepreneurs and established businesses at all stages of innovation; idea through to commercialization and scale.

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By connecting clients with experts and resources (internal and external), IION helps entrepreneurs and companies accelerate their growth as they develop and market new or refined products, processes or services.

NACO  TERM SHEETS-COMMON DOCUMENTS

Four term sheet standards that guide investors and founders to structure deals that align their interests, position the company for future investment and growth, protect the rights of each party, and reduce some of the friction inherent in negotiating deal terms. Common Docs are a community resource meant for adoption and use by those working on early financials.