The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf(CBTL), Business strategy case study
Ontario Commercialization Networks
1. Ontario Commercialization Network A New Approach to Tech-Based Economic Development November 24, 2006 Ministry of Research and Innovation
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3. Addressing the Pre-Commercialization Finance, Skills and Technology Gaps Ministry of Research and Innovation Ontario Research Fund (Research Institutions) $31.4 Ontario Research Comm. Program (Tech Transfer) Global Markets Later Stage Financing ($100 M +) Early Stage Financing ($5 -15M) Angel/Seed Stage VC Sales Early Production Engineering Manufacturing R&D Project Lab Prototype Intellectual Property Fundamental Research Market Needs Analysis Skills Gap Product Strategy/Early Management $29M Investment Accelerator Fund (pre-seed) $17M Business Mentorship and Entrepreneurship Program $90M Venture Capital (seed stage $1-5 M) Financing Gap Technology Gap Addressed via ORIC* Efforts *Ontario Research & Innovation Council RIN / OCN Program
4. Ministry of Research and Innovation Sarnia Building a Commercialization Ecosystem Golden Horseshoe Guelph/Waterloo Windsor London Peterborough Eastern Lake Ontario Ottawa Chatham Western GTA Toronto York Ontario Commercialization Network Northern Ontario
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6. OCN Model to support Tech-based Economic Development Ministry of Research and Innovation Municipal & Regional Economic Development Regional Innovation Networks Sector Innovation Networks Provincial Innovation Network Provincial & Federal Linkages International Linkages Knowledge and Tech Transfer Networks