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Re:Canadian Government Makes Call to Foreign Startups for Ne... by robbrit on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:41PM (#5475026)
Beat me to it. Have never really thought of the Canadian government caring about entrepreneurs, other than token support to get votes.
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Re:Canadian Government Makes Call to Foreign Startups for Ne... by chollida1 on Monday April 01, 2013 @02:45PM (#5475050)
> Beat me to it. Have never really thought of the Canadian government caring about entrepreneurs, other than token support to get votes.

Really? SHRED was all about helping new tech companies get started in Canada.

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Re:Canadian Government Makes Call to Foreign Startups for Ne... by redthrowaway on Monday April 01, 2013 @03:02PM (#5475143)
Not to mention the R&D tax credit, which is transferable and instantly adds value to even failed startups. Being able to buy a startup for micenuts simply so you can write off 30% of their salaries (while still getting their employees) is pretty attractive for a lot of established companies.
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Re:Canadian Government Makes Call to Foreign Startups for Ne... by biot on Monday April 01, 2013 @06:23PM (#5476325)
SRED is the R&D tax credit: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/txcrdt/sred-rsde/
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