The Business Innovation Partnership is a new program that officially launched in December 2007 to provide business development services to the Value Added wood products industry in British Columbia.
This program is a partnership between BC Wood and FP Innovations (Forintek) and will combine the expertise of both organizations. The program is funded through Forestry Innovation Investment (FII).
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The www.iforwood.com web portal will act as a single communications hub to access programs and other business development services designed to help grow the BC value added industry.
Expert advice and services through this program will be available in marketing, business planning, technology related to the wood products industry and product design and development services.
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