We are a Centre of Excellence based at the Schulich School of Business, dedicated to enabling small and medium – scale businesses to succeed in markets outside of Canada. Our focus is innovative small and medium-scale enterprises with global potential. What we do: -Connect Canadian SMEs with international business resources and expertise. -Improve the effectiveness of the support ecosystem for Canadian businesses involved in markets abroad. -Engage Schulich’s student, alumni, and faculty in support of Canadian SMEs with international ambitions. -Provide thought leadership on critical issues in international business. Our Competitive Advantage - Connecting the resources of the entire business support ecosystem including but not limited to all levels of government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), foreign governments and international agencies. - Agnostic with respect to industry sector and geography. We can connect to resources that will provide the user with the best results for the lowest opportunity cost in terms of finance, time, executive focus and effort. We acknowledge the support and patronage of our founding members: - Royal Bank of Canada - Export Development Canada - Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario - Scotiabank