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REUTERS/ADACThe Government of Canada is offering to be the guinea pig for new products and services developed by Canadian entrepreneurs.

Announced at a Toronto press conference on Friday by Rona Ambrose, Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, the new program is part of Ottawa’s $40-million Canadian Innovation Commercialization Program. It is designed to help small businesses bring new products and services to market by first testing them within the government.

“With this new program, our Government will be giving our talent a kickstart in getting their innovative products and services off the ground,” said Minister Ambrose.

To read the full, original article click on this link: Ottawa launches new initiatives to ‘kickstart’ Canadian businesses | Entrepreneur | Financial Post

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