Advice
ADVICE
MaRS Advisors come from diverse backgrounds in venture capital financing, strategic management, market intelligence, channel strategies, mergers and acquisitions, institutional commercialization and others. They offer timely strategic and tactical insights, bridging a fundamental resource gap that many start-up companies face.With help from our partners, MaRS has also networked a team of successful technology and social entrepreneurs throughout Ontario to assist start-up social and technology companies accelerate their business growth. Each of these “Entrepreneurs in Residence” (EIRs or SEIRs for social entrepreneurs) has real-world experience to draw on. They have started companies, explored new markets, developed products and services, landed customers, obtained financing and successfully exited their businesses (in some cases several times over).
You can tap into their expertise to help develop a business strategy, select markets, write a business plan, find financing or develop your business in any way you can imagine. Check our list of Advisors and Entrepreneurs in Residence, their sector specialty, and their location by clicking here.
HOW WE CAN HELP
Our advisory team offers services tailored to increasing enterprise value for companies at various stages of development:
1. Pre-revenue Companies
- Market Intelligence * Technology Assessment
- Market Validation
- Intellectual Property
- Funding Programs
- Referrals
- Business Coaching
2. Early Stage Companies
- Sales and Marketing Strategies
- Channel Strategies
- Market Research
- Partnering Strategies
- Capitalization Strategies
3. Established Companies
- License Arrangements
- Merger and Acquisition Potential
- Technology Acquisition
- Research and Development Referrals