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Cluster Development

  • Cluster Research including 3 downloadable e- books: The Cluster Initiative -Green Book, Cluster Initiatives in Developing Transition Economies - Blue Book and Cluster, Balancing Evolutionary & Constructive Forces - Red Book)
  • Paris Conference Power Point Presentation - Clusters

Developing New Markets

  • A Dialogue on Developing New Markets in Developing Countries

Import Replacement

  • Theory of Import Replacement

Innovation

  • Innovation Research in Canada - Highlights
  • Canadian Foundation for Innovation
  • Canada's Performance in Innovation - Highlights

Innovative Access to Capital

  • National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP)
  • Alberta Advanced Education and Technology - Innovation Voucher Program
  • Canadian Angel Investment Network
  • National Angel Capital Organization
  • AVAC Ltd. - An Alberta Based Corporation

Other Funders

  • Rural Community Adaptation Program (RCAP)
  • Rural Alberta’s Development Fund (RADF)
  • Invest Canada Community Initiatives
  • Community Adjustment Fund
  • Collaborative Research and Development Grants
  • Rural Secretariat

Partnership Development

  • Partnership Handbook for Canadian Communities
  • How to Develop Community Partnerships - A Handout
  • A Partnership Development Toolkit

Productivity Enhancement

  • A Business Resource Site with Common Sense Productivity Enhancement Model

Rural Entrepreneurship

  • The RUPRI Center for Rural Entrepreneurship
  • Tools for Entrepreneurs
  • Rural Diversification 101
  • Creating effective economic clusters
  • Rural diversification and economic gardening
  • Rural entrepreneurship and the Triple Bottom Line
Government of Canada

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