Banff Venture Forum 2011 - October 6 & 7, 2011

PwC is proud to be the title sponsor for Banff Venture Forum for the third consecutive year. Banff Venture Forum 2011, held October 6 & 7, is the premier company financing event in Canada. It showcases early and growth stage companies in three streams: Information Technology, Energy Technology and Life Sciences Technology. Companies will be presenting before investors from across North America with the intention of securing the investment required to grow their businesses.

Publications to support your business

Getting your research and development to work for you

Many companies are not proactively pursuing the Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax credit opportunities available to them. Government-defined R&D tax credits can be a lucrative opportunity to lessen your company’s tax burden and get more cash.

Getting your research and development to work for you (179 KB)
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2011 and beyond: Consumer technology trends

Leading companies recognize that social, environmental, economic and ethical factors directly affect their business strategy and success.

The digital channel has already touched all industries and is dramatically enhancing the ways in which companies conduct their business and consumers buy and relax. New experiential technologies and applications continue to burst onto the scene, driving new growth opportunities and consumers have lots to look forward to in 2011 and beyond.

2011 and beyond: Consumer technology trends (140 KB)
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Connecting vision to reality

Being an entrepreneur is exciting, challenging and often all consuming. Each new day brings a new challenge — a challenge that you may not have faced before, or an obstacle that larger, established companies don’t encounter. PwC’s Emerging Companies Services program (ECS) is designed for growing companies who have great vision and passion, and are bringing their vision to reality. Our team is ready to help guide and nurture your emerging company from start-up through maturity with the advice and services needed for your industry and the development phase you are in.

Connecting vision to reality (131 KB)
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Dedicated to your long-term success

More than 65% of PwC Canada’s clients are private companies, ranging from high net worth individuals to owner-managed family businesses and large professionally managed businesses. PwC’s Private Company Services (PCS) group is a dedicated team of business advisors who help private company owners with the complex issues of managing a successful private company, while keeping an eye on their long-term goals. PCS offers the perspective of a third party with professional industry knowledge, business consulting, deals, tax and accounting expertise.

Dedicated to your long-term success (169 KB)
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2011 Report on emerging Canadian software companies: The CEO perspective

Now in its eighth year, PwC's annual Report on Emerging Canadian Software Companies: The CEO Perspective is designed to help software executives better explore, understand and share ideas on the pressing business challenges and strategic issues Canadian CEOs face in the software industry.

2011 Report on emerging Canadian software companies: The CEO perspective (1.75 MB)
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PwC Money Tree Q2 2011 report: Soaring ahead

US venture capital funding for the Technology sector1 was $3.9 billion in 574 deals during the second quarter of 2011, according to findings from the MoneyTree™ Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data from Thomson Reuters. Technology investment was up 27 percent in dollars and up 3 percent in the number of deals from the second quarter of 2010. For all industries, US venture capitalists invested $7.5 billion in 966 deals during the second quarter of 2011.

PwC Money Tree Q2 2011 report: Soaring ahead (2.01 MB)
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High-dollar deals

US venture capital funding for the life sciences sector, which includes biotechnology and medical devices, leapt 37% during the second quarter of 2011, according to the MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), based on data provided by Thomson Reuters. Venture capitalists invested $2.1 billion in 206 life sciences deals, delivering the seventh-best quarter since the MoneyTree Report began collecting data in 1995.

High-dollar deals (1.10 MB)
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Energy Technology Update: Trends & Developments in the Energy Industry

There is competitive pressure to innovate — resource plays, not exploration plays are the name of the game and technology is a key driver. In this study by PwC and Eurasia Group, we interviewed industry leaders, senior policy makers and academic experts to get their perspective on the cumulative strategy and policy stemming from the technology-driven supply boom in Western Canada and the U.S.

Energy Technology Update: Trends & Developments in the Energy Industry (847 KB)
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