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Windsor and Essex County Recognized as One of the Top 21 Most Intelligent Communities in the World
Essex, ON – On Friday, October 16, 2009, Windsor and Essex County was recognized as one of the top 21 most intelligent communities in the world by the Intelligent Community Forum. The Intelligent Community Forum is a think tank that studies the economic and social development of the 21st Century community, based in New York, New York. The ICF seeks to share the best practices of the world's Intelligent Communities in adapting to the demands of the Broadband Economy, in order to help communities everywhere find sustainable renewal and growth.
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Nouveau Angel Capital
"The pool of investment money available to local startups and young high-tech companies is about to get larger.
Detroit-based Great Lakes Angels has joined forces with angel groups in Toronto and London, Ontario, and with the University of Windsor to form Nouveau Angel Capital Corp..."
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Virtual incubator aimed at helping entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs have a new helping hand in Windsor. It’s called a virtual business incubator and the people involved help businesses grow.
They “will work closely with entrepreneurs to mould their business models for international growth, to develop management teams that have the ability to execute growth plans and to provide access to seed and early-stage funders,” said Mark Meldrum, director of the Odette Project for Technology Innovation and Commercialization.
The incubator, which received $600,000 in start-up funding from the province’s Communities in
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November 20, 2008 General Meeting
The Windsor Essex Development Commission (WEDC) asked Drs. Akshai Aggarwal of School of Computer Science and Mark Meldrom of Odette School of Business, to finalize an application for submission to the "Communities in Transition" program. The proposal was submitted to the Province of Ontario and was awarded $600,000 for a three year Virtual incubator (VI) program.
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Grant to Stimulate Economic Development
[img_assist|nid=17|title=Pupatello and Conway|desc=Minister of Economic Development and Trade Sandra Pupatello and Allan Conway, dean of business.|link=none|align=right|width=250|height=201]A $600,000 grant from the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade will help develop a "virtual incubator" to identify and support new businesses in Windsor and the surrounding region.
Drawing on the expertise of the Odette School of Business, the UWindsor School of Computer Science, the Windsor-Essex Development Commission and local financial institutions, the as-yet-unnamed body will help researchers bring commercial products to market.
"This initiative plays a key role in creating opportunities for our local economy," said development commission chair Remo Mancini.
Allan Conway, dean of the Odette School of Business, said that technical commercialization is critical for economic success.
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Ontario invests in diversifying Windsor economy
McGuinty Government Stimulating Growth In New Sectors
WINDSOR - Windsor-Essex will use a grant from the provincial government to develop a "Virtual Incubator" to identify and support local businesses responsible for job creation.The program will help the region respond to changes in the automotive industry and the affects of a high Canadian dollar - and make Windsor-Essex "investment-ready" for future opportunities.
