Before building a SR&ED and government funding consultation business, Sol Algranti, President and CEO of Northbridge Consultants, worked in the manufacturing industry for many years. After finishing education in a high school for skilled trades, Sol began working in a large plastics… Read more »
Proudly Sponsoring Vancouver Startup Week 2017
NorthBridge Consultants is a proud sponsor of Vancouver Startup Week 2017, an engaging event that draws together the greater Vancouver innovation and technology community. Launching in November 2014, Vancouver Startup Week is the first event of its kind… Read more »
The Artificial Intelligence Revolution: New Challenges & Opportunities
Due to its ability to substantially improve productivity and boost economic output, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered to be the next big technological revolution with the potential to increase economic growth rates by a weighted average of 1.7% and profitability… Read more »
NorthSpring Capital Partners Co-founder named GTAN’s Angel of the Year
Our warmest congratulations to Brian Hunter, co-founder of our sister company Northspring Capital Partners, for receiving the distinguished Golden Triangle Angel Network’s Angel of the Year award! We extend our congratulations to Top Hat for receiving the prestigious Company of the Year award and… Read more »
December 1 Toronto Seminar Reminder: Leveraging Your SR&ED to Reduce Patent Application Costs
In today’s competitive and data-driven business environment, the importance of protecting your intellectual property is higher than ever. Exploiting synergies between SR&ED/IRAP and patent applications can save time and resources. Many people don’t realize that significant parallels exist between what is… Read more »
Start-Up Companies and Government Funding
Start-up companies are a popular topic of conversation these days, especially in Southwestern Ontario. There are many resources for these new companies including government funding and tax credit programs. It is critical that these companies are made aware of programs… Read more »
IRAP Announces Support for Early Stage Firms
Accelerators and incubators based in Canada that support the development and growth of start-up companies can receive funding from the Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP). The Canadian Accelerator and Incubator Program (CAIP) will provide non-repayable funding over a five year… Read more »
SemiosBIO Technologies Receives Funding From Investing in Business Innovation (IBI)
SemiosBIO Technologies Inc. a discoverer and developer of pheromone-based pest control solutions recently received up to $474,000 through the Investing in Business Innovation (IBI) fund. The IBI fund assists start-up businesses to accelerate the commercialization of new products, processes, and… Read more »
Crowdfunding in Canada
Pebble’s Eric Migicovsky jump-started his company by selling 85,000 pre-sold watches and generating $10 million in advance revenue through Kickstarter. Unfortunately, Kickstarter isn’t readily accessible to Canadian companies. Migicovsky’s initial company was based in Waterloo (part of University of Waterloo’s Velocity… Read more »