As Southeast Alberta’s technology hub, we can provide you with access to the people and resources you need. Below is a small sampling of various resources in the region. For a much more comprehensive list, feel free to browse though our resource guide
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Financing
- Community Futures Entre-Corp Business Development
Business start-up and expansion loans - Innovation Voucher Program
Grant / vouchers for business & technology development services - Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Flexible financing and venture capital - AVAC Ltd.
Financing value-added agriculture industry
Business Research & Technology Commercialization
- The Business Link - Alberta
Business resources for Albertans - Canada Business
Information, advice and support for Canadian entrepreneurs - Industry Canada
Industry specific business information - Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
Canada's innovation and technology assistance program - Canadian Centre for Unmanned Vehicle Systems (CCUVS)
Facilitates sustained, profitable growth of the unmanned systems sector - Economic Development Alliance of Southeast Alberta (EDA)
Innovation Facilitator provides support to technology start-ups
Business Counselling and Mentorship
- Community Futures Entre-Corp Business Development
Business counselling and mentoring - Cypress Technology Network
Idea and resource sharing
Incubator Services
- Business First Technology Incubator
Supports entrepreneurial software development - Redcliff Technology Enterprises Inc. (RedTec)
Support for engineering, science and technology based companies
Economic Development
- Economic Development Alliance of Southeast Alberta (EDA)
Supports and facilitates regional economic development - Palliser Economic Partnership
Expanding economic development through support services and marketing
