The Entrepreneurship Centre

October 2007

OCRI (Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation)

• OCRI brings people, ideas, and Resources together to:• Expand and enrich Ottawa's talent pool;• Market Ottawa to attract people, investment and

business; • Foster quality education and life-long learning; • Develop effective technological solutions that

meet community and individual needs; • Enable entrepreneurs to establish and grow their

businesses; • Support innovative research

Entrepreneurship Centre

To develop and facilitate information and tools to

assist entrepreneurs in the establishment and growth

of successful businesses across all sectors of our

economy, by providing a suite of services to:

• Stimulate business start-up in the region• Increase rates of business success• Accelerate growth

• Seminars and workshops

• Business resource centre

• Free info• Web site• Retail store

• Advisory services• Mentoring • Special events• Publications• Youth Programs

• Store-front operation • 5 staff• www.entrepreneurship.com• Targeted programs

Delivery Method Services/Programs

http://www.entrepreneurship.com/

Where to go for help in Ottawa

• Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) – www.bdc.ca

• Ottawa Community Loan Fund (OCLF) – www.oclf.org• Export Development Canada (EDC) – www.edc.ca• Ottawa Chamber of Commerce –

www.greaterottawachamber.com• Regroupement des gens d’affaires – www.rga.ca• Ontario Ministry of Revenue - http://www.rev.gov.on.ca• Canada Revenue Agency – www.cra.gc.ca• Canada Ontario Business Service Centre –

www.cobsc.org• Canada Border Services Agency – www.cbsa.gc.ca• City of Ottawa – www.ottawa.ca/bizpal

Entrepreneurship Centre

110 Laurier Ave. West

Ottawa, Ontario

CANADA

(613) 560-6081

www.entrepreneurship.com