Calgary:

Collins Barrow

Collins Barrow is Canada's mid-market alternative for accounting, tax and business consulting solutions. They support a diverse client base including local owner-managed businesses, significant private enterprises, public companies and not-for-profit organizations.  They have expertise in oil and gas, real estate, manufacturing, not-for-profit, retail and wholesale, professional corporations, agri-business, mining, hospitality and tourism, and technology.,

K4 Members:  Terry Booth: (403) 298-1597

Smart Angels TV

SmartAngelsTV is an Internet service that allows entrepreneurs and emerging companies to present their business opportunity to a private network of accredited investors. We use advanced technology to expand the reach of these companies, by video streaming live or pre taped business presentations to a pre-qualified investor audience at an affordable cost.

K4 Member: Rick Hansen: citocorp@shaw.ca (403) 269-1311

Miller Thomson LLP

Canada's 10th largest national law firm, helping businesses grow across the country, including:  Public and Private Financing, Mergers and Acquisitions, Taxation, Corporate Governance, Regulatory Compliance, Competition and Antitrust, Commercial Litigation and Class Actions, Labour, Employment and Immigration, International Trade.

K4 Member: Greg P. Shannon; LLM gshannon@millerthomson.com (403.298.2482)

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP

Gowlings is one of Canada’s largest national law firms.  The three pillars of Gowlings practive are business law, intellectual property and advocacy.  In addition to its pre-eminence in corporate and business law, Gowlings is recognized for its expertise in information technology, energy and infrastructure, international trade, advertising and media, professional liability and the environment.

VA Member: John Ramsay: john.ramsay@gowlings.com (403.298.1996)

Calgary Technologies Inc.

Providing commercialization & incubation, smart communities, business network & cluster development for Calgary’s high-tech community.  Our business is in the economic development of Calgary's advanced technology sector.

K4 Member: Kerri Knull: KKnull@calgarytechnologies.com (403.284.6419)

Edmonton:

NAIT: Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation

The Duncan McNeill Centre for Innovation is a business incubation facility located on NAIT’s main campus. With access to all amenities, the Centre offers a supportive environment for inventors and entrepreneurs to develop their business ideas into profitable enterprises.

Venture Alberta Sponsor: Roger Armstrong: rogera@nait.ca (780) 378-6168

FRASER MILNER CASGRAIN LLP

Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP has grown to be one of Canada's leading full service business law firms serving both Canadian and international clients. With more than 530 lawyers in six offices in Canada's major business centres, the firm offers an exceptional depth of legal skills, experience and resources.  Our New York representative office is a reflection of the expanding continental and international nature of our practice.

   We offer experienced counsel with recognized expertise in all major areas of practice, including: corporate and commercial law; securities; oil and gas and pipelines; mining; electricity; financial services and banking; taxation; competition and anti-trust; international trade; real estate; employment and labour; construction; project financing; information technology; trusts and estates; and litigation including alternative dispute resolution through domestic and international arbitrations and mediations.

Venture Alberta Sponsor: Craig McDougall: craig.mcdougall@fmc-law.com (780) 423-7398