Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Venture Capital Division The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is Canada's small business bank. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering timely and relevant financial and management services, with a particular focus on the emerging and exporting sectors of the economy. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) offers innovative financial services that address the unique needs of today's small and medium-sized businesses. BDC's wide range of products allows the Bank to provide the right kind of financing -- at the right time -- to support the long-term growth of Canadian businesses in all sectors of the economy, with particular emphasis on knowledge and export-based industries. From a regular term loan to a venture capital investment of up to five million dollars, BDC's line of "Just-in-Time Development Capital" offers a financing alternative to match every need. Some of our financing programs: Innovation Loans Today's small businesses must offer state-of-the-art, original and improved products to increasingly demanding clients. The BDC has created the Innovation Loan to help innovative businesses position themselves to take advantage of new markets and new technologies available to today's global players. This new loan will help businesses adapt to ever-changing rules, develop new practices, and invent new products to improve their chances of success. It's a one-word winning strategy: Innovation. techno.net: A Term Loan To Implement E-Commerce To help small and medium-sized businesses take up the challenge of e-commerce and establish a lead position for themselves, BDC created the techno.net loan. This flexible financing option allows entrepreneurs to cover the costs related to implementing a Web presence without delay and without straining current operations. Term Loans BDC offers flexible term loans for a variety of commercially viable projects, including expansion projects, plant overhauls, the purchase of existing businesses and the acquisition of fixed assets. In some cases, the loan may be used to reconstitute working capital depleted by capital expenditures or to finance sales growth. Venture Loans An innovative form of financing that combines the characteristics of term loans and venture capital. Businesses with strong growth potential and high quality management may be eligible for quasi-equity financing between $100,000 and $2.5 million for expansion and market development projects. Loan repayment is based on a combination of interest payments and royalties and is tailored to a company's projected cash flow. Commercial Banking Division The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) is Canada's small business bank. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering timely and relevant financial and management services, with a particular focus on the emerging and exporting sectors of the economy. The Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) offers innovative financial services that address the unique needs of today's small and medium-sized businesses. BDC's wide range of products allows the Bank to provide the right kind of financing -- at the right time -- to support the long-term growth of Canadian businesses in all sectors of the economy, with particular emphasis on knowledge and export-based industries. From a regular term loan to a venture capital investment of up to five million dollars, BDC's line of "Just-in-Time Development Capital" offers a financing alternative to match every need. Some of our financing programs: Innovation Loans Today's small businesses must offer state-of-the-art, original and improved products to increasingly demanding clients. The BDC has created the Innovation Loan to help innovative businesses position themselves to take advantage of new markets and new technologies available to today's global players. This new loan will help businesses adapt to ever-changing rules, develop new practices, and invent new products to improve their chances of success. It's a one-word winning strategy: Innovation. techno.net: A Term Loan To Implement E-Commerce To help small and medium-sized businesses take up the challenge of e-commerce and establish a lead position for themselves, BDC created the techno.net loan. This flexible financing option allows entrepreneurs to cover the costs related to implementing a Web presence without delay and without straining current operations. Term Loans BDC offers flexible term loans for a variety of commercially viable projects, including expansion projects, plant overhauls, the purchase of existing businesses and the acquisition of fixed assets. In some cases, the loan may be used to reconstitute working capital depleted by capital expenditures or to finance sales growth. Venture Loans An innovative form of financing that combines the characteristics of term loans and venture capital. Businesses with strong growth potential and high quality management may be eligible for quasi-equity financing between $100,000 and $2.5 million for expansion and market development projects. Loan repayment is based on a combination of interest payments and royalties and is tailored to a company's projected cash flow. Contact Information Organization :   Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) Address :   BDC Tower Main Floor, One Bentall Centre 505 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC V7X 1V3 Canada Email :   davis.vaitkunas@bdc.ca Website :   http://www.bdc.ca