Growing our Knowledge-based Economy

Community Innovation Forum: Knowledge in Action

You’re invited to join Fleming College’s School of Business, Computing and Hospitality, the Trent Centre for Community Based Education and the Greater Peterborough Innovation Cluster to learn how your organization can excel and how our community can thrive through collaboration and innovation.

Date: Thursday, April 5th, 2012
Venue: Peterborough Golf and Country Club
Time: 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Cost: Free

Agenda
12:30 p.m. Open to Public – Registration
12:50 p.m. Opening Remarks
1:00 – 4:00p.m. Student Talent Showcase
2:00 – 2:55 p.m. Concurrent Panel One – Attracting Investment
3:00 – 3:55 p.m. Concurrent Panel Two – “Winning” Stories
4:00 – 4:45 p.m. Reception and Networking
4:45 – 5:15 p.m. Showcase Awards for Student Innovation
5:20 – 5:50 p.m. Keynote Speaker, Kevin Stolarick, Martin Prosperity Institute
5:50 – 6:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

There is no cost to attend this event. Please RSVP by April 3rd, 2012 at:

http://communityinnovationforum.eventbrite.com/

If you have any questions please contact:
Karlee Tarbett- k_tarbett@hotmail.com

or

Victoria Gare – victoria_gare@live.ca

Community Innovation: Forum Knowledge In Action 2012 Invite

Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) Announces up to $100,000 non‐repayable available for Business Innovators

Innovation is the creation of unique improvements or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society.

Eligibility: Commercial enterprises including individuals, corporations, partnerships, cooperatives, or trusts

Examples of such projects include, but are not limited to, projects that:

Are innovative;

Expand export and/or domestic markets;

Develop economic infrastructure;

Develop and/or maintain economic development networks;

Support tourism, marketing and product development

Eligible Costs may include:

• salaries, wages and employee benefits;
• material and supplies;
• communications, publicity and promotion;
• consultant and other professional services;
• environmental assessments;
• training;
• equipment purchases or leases;
• information technology;
• telecommunications network services;
• transportation and administrative expenses;
• Eligible Costs may also include the cost of equipment and buildings, but will not include the cost of land.

Funding contributions to Private Sector For‐Profit Eligible Project Recipients will be non‐repayable contributions, not to exceed 50% of the total Eligible Project Costs of the approved amount, to a maximum contribution of $100,000.

Partnerships and projects with leveraged funds will be given priority.

Funding contributions to Not‐for‐Profit Eligible Project Recipients, please visit website at www.cdc.on.ca, Eastern Ontario Develop Program

Peterborough Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) is a provincially incorporated, federally funded lending agency whose mandate includes: Access to Capital, Strategic Community Planning & Development, Economic Development and Business Consulting and Planning

The Peterborough CFDC has been helping small business in the City and County of Peterborough since September, 1985.  It has invested $20 million in small business enterprises assisting over 639 businesses.  The CFDC has created or maintained more than 2,600 jobs since its incorporation.