Accelerating Your Growth [Silicon Valley, New York City and Boston Market Access]

TCS Technology Bootcamps Eastern Canada April 14-20, 2010

Accelerating your Growth Bootcamp Partners

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS)

Located in more than 160 cities worldwide and expanding:

•  With 22 Locations in USA alone •  Expanded network in China, India, Mexico, and Brazil

18 offices across Canada. •  Ontario locations in Toronto, Windsor, Waterloo & Ottawa

Canada’s most comprehensive network of international trade professionals.

Building Canada’s Economy The TCS promotes Canada’s economic

interests in the global marketplace.

•  Foreign-market access

•  Trade leads •  Exports •  Business contacts •  Events

•  Technology transfer •  Licensing agreements •  Joint venture development •  Investment in Canada •  Research and

development (R&D) partnerships

The TCS facilitates:

Our clients •  Are small, medium and large companies; •  Are established in Canada; •  Do business abroad; and •  Have researched their market(s).

We help you: – Export – Invest abroad – Seek technology and capital – Develop R&D partnerships

Boot Camp Program Goals

•  Introduce companies into TCS pipeline –  Regional offices and local development

organizations –  Consulates in key US markets

•  Identify firms with highest potential –  Qualify through evaluation by expert

panels

•  Prepare those companies for fast growth

–  Coach on methodology, culture, strategy and tactics

•  Accelerate company growth with customized Market Access programs

–  Silicon Valley –  Boston, New York City

Silicon New York

Boston

Valley

TCS Technology Growth Program

Start with Canadian

Regional Offices

Trade Commissioner

Service Bootcamps

Other Competitions and Rankings

Track One Silicon Valley

• Aftercare Missions • C100 Mentoring • Canadian Technology Accelerator at Plug & Play

Track Two New York City

US NE strategic partnership and financing forum Oct 2010( In-territory visits, Company introductions and Mentoring assistance )

Track Three Boston

US NE strategic partnership and financing forum Oct 2010( In-territory visits, Company introductions and Mentoring assistance )

In Canada

In USA

Preparation Qualification/Selection Access Growth!!

Target Companies •  ICT and related high growth sectors

–  Wireless/mobile infrastructure and apps

–  Software and social media –  Health IT, Green IT, Auto IT

•  In revenue, looking to achieve faster growth –  Prepared to expand beyond Canada –  North America as a launch pad

•  Needs –  Understanding of global markets and

trends –  Connections (through TCS) –  Growth capital

Silicon Valley •  Provide platform for companies to

access resources –  Partners –  Customers –  Funding –  Talents –  Infrastructure –  Entrepreneurship culture

•  Short programs –  Bootcamp aftercare missions:

“48 Hours in the Valley” –  Road trips

•  Immersion programs –  Canadian Technology Accelerator

(CTA) @ PlugandPlay –  mentorship and corporate

partnership

Canadian Technology Accelerator @ Plug and Play

•  Tying Canadian companies into Silicon Valley •  Six offices (+ 2 virtual) •  Free space for 3 months •  Access to Plug and Play and Consulate connection services

•  Initiative for Canadians, by Canadians •  “Top 100 most influential Canadian ex-pats

in Silicon Valley” –  Venture Capitalists –  Serial Entrepreneurs –  Fortune 500 C-level execs

•  Multi-threaded mission –  Mentorship –  Networking –  Innovation/Commercialization policy

www.thec100.org

Boston / New England Market •  Provide platform for companies to

access resources –  Partners –  Customers –  Funding –  Talent –  Infrastructure –  Entrepreneurship

•  After Care Mission –  US Northeast strategic

partnership and financing forum Oct 2010

The program will include an investment forum, In-territory visits, company introductions to private equity firms, potential customers, and potential strategic partners as well as mentoring assistance to companies selected through the boot camp initiative

New York City •  Provide platform for companies to

access resources –  Partners –  Customers –  Funding –  Talent –  Infrastructure –  Entrepreneurship

•  After care mission –  US Northeast strategic

partnership and financing forum Oct 2010

The program will include speed dating, In-territory visits, company introductions to private equity firms and potential customers and Mentoring assistance to companies selected through the boot camp initiative

Thank you to our Partners