CETAC-WEST

The Canadian Environmental Technology Advancement Corporation- WEST (CETAC-WEST) is a private sector, not-for-profit corporation committed to helping small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) engaged in the development and commercialization of new environmental technologies.

Established in 1994 by Environment Canada, we dedicate our services to SMEs in the four western provinces through our office in Calgary. Beneficial linkages have been formed between technology producers, industry experts, and investment sources to facilitate this process.

Since our establishment over fifteen years ago, we have reviewed over 500 project opportunities throughout Western Canada, keeping our philosophy in mind:

CETAC-WEST’s clients are small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working to commercialize new environmental and “clean” technologies. Our mission is to facilitate the development of business skills and know-how in small businesses so that entrepreneurs can achieve long-term success.

The business model and supporting process of CETAC-WEST is rooted in the philosophy of building capacity for innovation and technology commercialization. This is accomplished as a result of networking small businesses with the object of sharing practical wisdom through the disciplined application of business strategies and management tools.

We have differentiated ourselves by adhering to the following fundamentals, namely

• Focusing on environmental and clean technology innovators
• Building business capacity for SME’s
• Allowing clients to defer the cost of services until means become available
• Offering a five-day business retreat for entrepreneurs
• Enhancing business acumen through our Team Mentoring program

The major outcome of CETAC’s assistance is that our clients acquire some of the most important tools needed to successfully commercialize new technology including customers, business skills, capital and mentors.