SMARTNet Alliance: Accelerating Canada's Sustainable Economy

Businesses working together to accelerate the transition to Canada's sustainable economy

Are You A Good Fit For SMARTNet Alliance?

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Are You A Good Fit For SMARTNet Alliance?

Our Mission

To Accelerate the Transition to Canada’s Sustainable Economy

Through our resources, news, and event postings we offer entrepreneurs along with small and medium enterprises working in the sustainability sector a network to connect into. Our members are working together to create a more sustainable world and we are proud to help them develop and grow.

Our Members

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Member Benefits

All members of the SMARTNet Alliance receive exclusive benefits including invites to members-only events, insights into funding opportunities, access to member-only resources, and the ability to work with fellow members on projects across the sustainability sector. We also offer a number of services to our members including payroll management, mentorship, and help with marketing and promotion.

Our members also have access to consumer driven events such as Green Drinks and the SMARTNet Sustainability Showcase and the ability to work at our hot desks in the Ottawa area.

Start Up

If you are thinking about starting a business or are in the early stages of entrepreneurship and are interested in support and networking.

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Existing Business

If you are a business owner, founder, CEO, or are part of an organization that may want help gaining exposure.

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For RoCo Industries Inc. membership in SMARTNet Alliance provided mentorship and advice as well as business connections and networking opportunities that are not available within the cleantech and green energy business development streams. With sustainability and carbon reduction as its core mandate I found them motivated to become a driver in the growth of my business and genuinely concerned with helping our business get our first product line to market.

I recommend membership to any green, carbon reducing, or cleantech firms that are looking to join a community focussed on sustainability that can help create business opportunities.

—Roderick Costain, RoCo Industries Inc.

EcoGen Energy & Build has benefitted from membership in the SMARTNet Alliance in many ways. We’ve connected to like-minded businesses with complementary offerings, and advocated with them to promote the growth of the green energy and building industrial sectors. SMARTNet Alliance has also introduced us to many prospective clients at the annual SMARTNet Sustainability Showcase and Open House events. Bravo SMARTNet Alliance!

—Chris Weissflog, Founder of EcoGen Energy & Build

Working with SMARTNet Alliance has been a fantastic experience for Lightenco. Their ability to connect us to other entrepreneurs in the sustainability space and help foster mutually beneficial relationships is top notch! Our most recent collaboration with SNDI as an electrical contractor partner has helped us complete a number of hassle free lighting retrofits. Looking forward to accelerating our growth as a team through SMARTNet.

—Steve Hubbard, Director of Sales and Business Development, Lightenco

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FAQ

What are the membership fees or dues?

There are no fees or dues beyond your own sweat equity, drive, desire, and the discipline to make things happen.

Who can become a member?

Anyone who wants to start their own business, or who already has a small to medium size businesses can join and who shares our vision and is actively working in the sustainability sector.

Will you provide funding for my new business?

We do not explicitly fund any businesses or start ups. We can however connect you to various government organizations that offer grants and loans to those working in the sustainable field. We work with the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC) along with various governmental organizations and are constantly on the lookout for funding opportunities for our members.

What other support do you provide for your members?

Along with connecting you to our network of like minded businesses we offer business coaching, mentorship and payroll services to our members and their companies. We also offer a hot desk area to those members working in the Ottawa area. We also offer our members the chance to connect with consumers during our events such as Green Drinks and the annual SMARTNet Sustainability Showcase.