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Niagara Prosthetics & Orthotics International developed an adjustable prosthetic foot for amputees.
Commercialization

Prosthetic foot takes seven years to get to market

Lack of business experience and need for venture capital made commercialization a tough slog for Rob Gabourie

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Graeme Williams was a third-year engineering student in May, 2009, at the University of Waterloo, whose area of focus incorporates electrical, chemical and computer engineering. He is seen here in one of his research labs on the university campus.
Commercialization

Canadian innovations get to market faster

Life sciences continue to be a challenge, but entrepreneurs are increasingly moving out of research and into development

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Tony Wilson

Be wary of default language in franchise deals

Some really goofy things often find their way into contract documents, and they should be ‘discussed’

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Attention
Startups

Starting up? Avoid these three common mistakes

For those of you toying with the idea of becoming an entrepreneur, here are three common mistakes to avoid

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Mark Evans

Car-wash service makes house calls

Cleaning system used by Washly uses biodegradable compounds to skirt municipal bylaws in Toronto

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Outsource Factor's Chris Umiastowski, right, and Val Neekman (in screen)
Mark Evans

Startup takes aim at outsourcing

Toronto-based Outsource Factor wants to be a valuable resource in helping online entrepreneurs hire offshore help

Introducing Alberta's top young entrepreneurs

Report on Small Business presents Calgary's most promising young business owners

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Paul DeJoe, right, and Tal Raviv with Ecquire, a company that helps new tech startups, talk business at the Save-On-Meats coffee shop in Vancouver October 11, 2011.

Tech startups say funding, revenue are secondary concerns: survey

Finding and keeping employees with the right skills the biggest challenge, CEOs surveyed by PwC say

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Alkarim Devani, principal at Beyond Homes
Young Entrepreneurs Q&A

Video: Who is your mentor?

Alberta's young entrepreneurs reveal who they look up to and why mentorship is so important

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Brendan Macfarlane of Revive pipe restoration inc.
Young Entrepreneurs Q&A

Video: Is failure ever really a good thing?

Success is better, but failure can offer its own valuable business lessons, say some of Calgary's top young entrepreneurs

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