Small players with innovative business ideas need access to intellectual and physical infrastructure. They need support systems comparable with those of much larger organizations, delivered in an atmosphere that feeds and drives the entrepreneurial spirit. Innovacorp is building the environment that meets those needs.

Innovacorp delivers High Performance Incubation (HPi)™. While the resources and opportunities we offer have value when they stand alone, the true power of the HPi business model comes when the network of critical business resources – incubation, mentoring and investment – is closely aligned and strategically delivered.

The mentoring group facilitates, supports and encourages entrepreneurship and new enterprise growth. Working in concert with the corporation's incubation facilities and investment arm, the mentoring group helps entrepreneurs find faster, less expensive paths to success by leveraging the knowledge base of Innovacorp, its partners and business community advisors.

Every company has its own distinct needs for business assistance. These needs change as the company grows. Innovacorp’s mentoring function helps entrepreneurs progress through the early stages of growth. The suite of services, which can be tailored and continuously delivered, helps identify and remove obstacles and bottlenecks, and allows entrepreneurs to maintain their focus and move forward.

Direct support is provided one-on-one to entrepreneurs through our expert staff and a network of business advisors, and through networking activities with organizations like the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Innovacorp offers business counseling, business planning support, competitive analysis, and access to an extensive network of affiliates and business contacts.

Through its mentoring group, Innovacorp is also committed to strengthening Nova Scotia’s post-secondary research commercialization capacity and entrepreneurial activities. It has been a strategic priority presented in our annual business plan for the past several years. Click here to learn more about Innovacorp's involvement with our universities and colleges.

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