The Primer for Angel Investment in Canada

T HE P RIMER F OR A NGEL I NVESTMENT I N C ANADA

T ABLE O F C ONTENTS

C ANADA M UST I MPROVE I TS A BILITY

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T O C OMMERCIALIZE I DEAS by Gordon M. Nixon E DITOR ’ S N OTE

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by Chethan Lakshman F OREWORD

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by Henry Vehovec

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T HE P ROSPERITY C HALLENGE

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by Roger L. Martin

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D UE D ILIGENCE by Paul LaBarge

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C HAPTER 3

A NGEL T RANSACTIONS :

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I N S EARCH O F T HE I DEAL S TRUCTURE by Delilah Panio with input from Kevan Cowan, Warren Dowd, Alain Lambert and Wendy Thompson I NCUBATORS : A N A NGEL I NVESTOR ’ S B EST F RIEND ?

C HAPTER 4

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by John Cook and Carolyn Dewar

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B RIDGING T HE G AP : H OW T HE P RUDENT A NGEL

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C AN S URVIVE T HE D OWN -R OUNDS by W. Daniel Mothersill

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T HE S YNERGY B ETWEEN A NGEL N ETWORKS

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A ND C ORPORATE V ENTURING by Bryan Pilsworth

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C REATING I NVESTMENT O PPORTUNITIES

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T HROUGH T HE SDTC by Dr. Vicky Sharpe

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B UILDING A N A NGEL G ROUP

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by Brad Ross with input from Ian Campbell, Joe Dales, Tony Farrow, and Mike Volker

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B UILDING A N ATIONAL A NGEL O RGANIZATION

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by Henry Vehovec C HAPTER 10 T HE I NNOVATION AND P RODUCTIVITY T AX C REDIT – NEW A R ECOMMENDATION FOR C ANADA

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A NGEL I NVESTOR L INKS

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