Banff Venture Forum
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a title sponsor of the Banff Venture Forum 2010, a two-day financing event designed for early- and growth-stage companies in information technology, energy technology, and life sciences technology. These publications describe some of the incentives available for growing companies, the issues they face, and the services PwC provides to them.
The State of the Private and Public Capital Markets
This presentation by the global managing partner of PwC’s Venture Capital practice, Tracy Lefteroff, gave an overview of the venture capital market in both Canada and the United States as well as what’s driving investments in the cleantech and life sciences industries.
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Going Green Tables — Select Federal and Provincial Incentives
Leading companies recognize that social, environmental, economic and ethical factors directly affect their business strategy and success.
As sustainability becomes an integral component of the executive agenda, organizations need to find the appropriate balance between generating profits and reducing the impact of operations on people and the environment. This is not an impossible task. Numerous incentives could help your company embrace sustainability and going green concepts.
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One fee, extraordinary value: Working with PwC’s Emerging Company Services team to grow and sustain your business
For technology start-ups, value and cost are always considerations when looking to grow their business. PwC has developed a program specifically tailored to your business, offering comprehensive financial services that start-ups need the most, delivered by one team and for one capped fee. Emerging Company Services allows us to leverage our global skills and experience in guiding successful technology companies through their growth stages at a single affordable rate.
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One fee, extraordinary value: Working with PwC’s Emerging Company Services team to grow and sustain your business (18.7 MB) Download the PDF publication. |
Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED): Make it work for you
“Research and development” often evokes images of laboratory technicians, test tubes and microscopes. However, many activities — in most business and industries — may qualify for R&D incentives.
PwC can help improve your SR&ED claim while lessening your administrative burden. Our SR&ED team has extensive experience across a broad industry base, allowing us to recognize the SR&ED opportunities in your organization. Our national SR&ED practice has over 60 professionals, which gives us the flexibility to best match personnel to your specific SR&ED activities — thus strengthening your claim potential.
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Emerging Companies Services: Connecting your vision to reality
Being an entrepreneur is exciting, 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 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.
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A network of corporate finance professionals
PwC Corporate Finance (PwCCF) is a leading Canadian and global advisory practice that provides industry-focused, financial and strategic advice to midmarket companies across a broad range of industries. Whether you seek to reassess your strategic options, grow your business through acquisition or realize value through sale or restructuring, PwCCF has professionals to advise you.
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Life Sciences — Emerging Industry Trends
Canada’s world-renowned life sciences and biotechnology companies are proven leaders in innovation, but they also face increasing global competition and challenging economic conditions.
Tightening credit has further limited access to capital, while the volatility in the markets increases valuation risk, putting pressure on share prices and asset values.
In the life sciences sector, change is a constant and keeping up with the latest information and regulatory issues can be difficult. Our monthly Life Sciences Newsbrief keeps you up to date on vital industry information.
Technology Forecast Summer 2010
Technology Forecast is PwC’s quarterly publication on the emerging trends and issues facing today’s technology industry. In our latest issue, “Making sense of Big Data”, we review the techniques behind low-cost distributed computing that have led companies to explore more of their data in new ways.
Connecting Vision to Reality: 2010 Report of Emerging Canadian Software Companies
This is PwC’s annual report on the state of the software industry in Canada, and discusses some of the leading areas of interest facing the industry today.
