Presenting Partner

As one of the largest full-service law firms in Atlantic Canada, Cox & Palmer’s 180 lawyers service business and individual clients; locally, nationally and internationally. The firm has offices in every major commercial centre in the region including Fredericton, Moncton and Saint John. Cox & Palmer believes that a strong relationship between law firm and client is the best way to get results. Our goal is to be a trusted advisor who can anticipate our clients' needs and exceed their expectations.

Breakthru Partners

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada's national public broadcaster and one of its largest cultural institutions. With 28 services offered on Radio, Television, the Internet, satellite radio, digital audio, as well as through its record and music distribution service and wireless WAP and SMS messaging services, CBC/Radio-Canada is available how, where, and when Canadians want it.

The New Brunswick Securities Commission was established in 2004 as an independent crown corporation. We have a dual mandate to protect investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, and to promote the growth of New Brunswick capital markets for the benefit of both entrepreneurs and investors. The Commission's objective is to create dynamic capital markets, leading to economic independence and wealth for New Brunswick.

The Atlantic Canada Venture Gateway assists Atlantic Canadian high-growth technology firms in attracting capital and securing strategic business partnerships in the international marketplace. Gateway will work with each client to match them with prospective investors and business partners and will provide ongoing support throughout the deal development process.

In Canada, PriceWaterhouseCoopers has more than 4,700 partners and staff in 23 locations across the country. Now celebrating 100 years of excellence in Canada, we provide industry focused assurance, advisory and tax services for public, private and government clients. As part of a larger network of over 140,000 people in 149 countries, they work to provide clients with the best of our collective thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and enhance value for our clients and their stakeholders.

The Telegraph-Journal is New Brunswick’s provincial newspaper, and the forum for all New Brunswickers to discuss, understand, and debate the big issues. The goal of the newspaper is to enlarge the debate, find consensus – and drive the vision of the province. In short, our mission is to make New Brunswick better informed. The Telegraph-Journal is about big ideas – for the province, for Saint John, and for your business.

OrangeSprocket is an interactive design company with a zest for creating total brand experiences for online and traditional print media.  OrangeSprocket uses only in-house creative talent to design tailor made solutions for its clients, including strategy, concept development, identify design and branding, interactive design and usability, web site and print design, media rich interactive learning, interface and application design for mobile devices, search engine marketing and advertising creative.

With thirty years of experience and sixteen industry awards, Outreach Productions is the Foundation's partner of choice for the video production elements of its Breakthru Business Plan Competition Awards Dinner and its other bi-annual event R3 Gala - Recognizing Research Results in New Brunswick. In addition to professional video services, Outreach also has a rich history in professional audio recording, production and design.

Entrepreneurs' Forum is a not-for-profit society devoted to helping small and medium-sized businesses grow and succeed.  We do that by providing a very unique type of business advisory service, one that is increasingly recognized as crucial to entrepreneurial success. Our unique delivery service model brings real-world, battle-tested, success-oriented solutions to entrepreneurs from well-established and seasoned entrepreneurs who educate and share their knowledge with new and growing companies.

A new mindset and a new generation of entrepreneurs has emerged, and Progress is devoted to chronicling their stories and revealing key insights for readers. Subscribers rely on us for independent intelligence and expert commentary. Essential subjects are covered in depth, in a language and style suited to the region’s most influential audience.

L'Étoile provides valuable news and information to the Francophone population of New Brunswick, L'Étoile is published every Thursday.

The Department of Business New Brunswick drives New Brunswick’s economic development strategy through three key priorities: • Aggressive investment attraction – We get the word out among international corporate leaders that New Brunswick is the place to be in business, focusing on knowledge-based industries, value-added natural resources, bio-technologies and advanced manufacturing • Business retention and expansion – We help traditional resource and manufacturing industries be more profitable by targeting emerging markets and improving energy efficiency and productivity. • Cluster development – We build on our existing research communities and resource-based industries to create business clusters that focus on advanced learning, biosciences, health, energy, aerospace and defence and advanced manufacturing.