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There are a lot of smaller cities in Canada, i.e. cities that are not Vancouver, Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, etc. that are trying very hard to build their own st
by joshaidan 13y ago
There are a lot of smaller cities in Canada, i.e. cities that are not Vancouver, Toronto, Waterloo, Ottawa, etc. that are trying very hard to build their own start-up communities. You may want to consider these places if it suits your idea.
For example, I live in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and there are a lot of grants specific to our region because we're considered a northern community. Since we're smaller, there's less competition, and more people will be willing to help you and promote your startup.
Also, if you're startup is involved in medical research, definitely consider Thunder Bay because there is a big medical research community and it's one of the areas the city is trying really hard to build up.
Take a look at these websites for more information:
http://www.nwoinnovation.ca/ http://www.nwoinnovation.ca/
http://www.tbrri.com/ http://www.tbrri.com/ (for medical related startups)
Lastly, the cost of living in places like Thunder Bay (in particular housing) is much more affordable.
- jacquesm 13y agoHousing in Thunder Bay is much more affordable because it's in the middle of nowhere. Beautiful place, great steakhouse but not exactly a start-up hotbed. Of course, if you really only need an internet connection and a couch then it might actually be an advantage but for most start-ups (apparently outside the medical research ones but those are few and far between) access to facilities, a nearby university, a pool of schooled talent to pick from and capital are their lifeblood.
- joshaidan 13y agoThere is a university in Thunder Bay: http://lakeheadu.ca http://lakeheadu.ca The advantage with Thunder Bay is that people are trying to develop it into a hotbed for start-ups, and will do a lot to see your startup succeed. Quick examples of Thunder Bay startups: http://cinevate.com http://cinevate.com, http://qwantech.com http://qwantech.com (big in the mining industry, also doing work in autism support systems), http://flightop.com http://flightop.com
- splicer 13y agoThunder Bay and Waterloo have pretty much the same population (~100K). That said, both are giant cities compared to Zeballos (population of 125): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeballos,_British_Columbia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeballos,_British_Columbia
- xordon 13y agoVisiting Zeballos is a surreal experience. If you didn't know better you would assume you were in a 3rd world country, it is eye-opening for sure.