Innovation Ecosystem

Volta Academy helps future founders go from big idea to a viable tech-enabled startup. With the support of Volta mentors and founders, participants learn how to test and validate their idea, outline an MVP and start plans for a scalable startup.

Created for aspiring founders who want a masterclass in entrepreneurship, this five-week, on-demand online course offers mentorship from experts, and all the tools you need to launch your startup.

Join us for two virtual workshops with Jonathan Dunnett of Venn Innovation to learn about all things MaRS Market Intelligence (MI), as he zeroes in on how to determine your total addressable market and helps you understand the competitive landscape.

Technology, government and university leaders need to expand their concept of intellectual property. It’s no longer enough to think of Technical IP in isolation. To succeed today, we need to take a broader view in which Marketing IP and Process IP are recognized as intellectual property and, along with Technical IP, are equally valued and integrated within a new IP framework – IP 2.0.

BDC’s free business plan template is part of a kit put together to help you define who you are, describe your business, and document how you will be profitable. Your business plan is not only a necessity when seeking financing for your project, it is a recognized management tool that outlines exactly what your company will do and how it plans to succeed.

Tools and resources to help businesses leverage intellectual property (IP).