Here’s a glimpse of some of the activities happening at the Hub next week:
Tues Feb 7th from 1:00 – 3:00 – Education Sector Collision Day
In this kickoff event for the Education Sector we will be exploring the trends and challenges that impact the sector and begin to define both the short term and long term focus of the group. This in intended to be an actionable, ongoing series that would run every 2-3 months with more focused session in between with targeted members of the group to continue to drive initiatives forward. If you are interested in attending please email our Program Manager here.
New and Noteworthy:
Tues Feb 14th 11:00-12:00 – Communitech’s Hidden Gems Program
Looking for funding to explore value and development of intellectual property (IP)? Communitech’s Hidden Gems Program is intended to help you advance IP development by supporting and leveraging engagement with complementary funding programs. To kick things off, we want you to invite you to join Jennifer Tedman-Jones (MITACS Director, Business Development) and Emily Moore (Hatch Ltd. Director of Technology Development) as they present how Hatch leveraged the MITACS Accelerate program to explore the financial attractiveness of specific HATCH intellectual property in support of their commercialization strategy. For those companies wishing to explore application of the Communitech Hidden Gems and MITACS Accelerate program for their own IP advancement, Jennifer and Glenn Smith (Communitech) will be available from 1-4pm for up to 6 one-on-one discussions. Please register here.
Thurs Feb 16th from 12:00 – 1:30 – Hub for Grub: Government Support for Your Development
The OIDMTC (Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit) and SR&ED (Scientific Research and Experimental Development) are two advantageous tax incentive programs for innovative companies in Ontario. The OIDMTC can reduce the cost of digital media product development and marketing, while SRED can significantly reduce the cost of developing new or improving existing products and processes. However, the government has quite specific requirements surrounding the administration, eligibility and documentation surrounding these credits so it’s important to know these rules before considering a claim. Join KPMG for this session where topics will include credit eligibility, filing requirements, utilizing the benefits of both programs as well as potential changes for 2012 and beyond. Registrater here.
Keep an eye out here for what’s coming up next at the Hub.
