Whether you are a first-time entrepreneur, researcher, or business veteran, IION has the services and programs to sharpen your skills and advance your business goals.

Introductory Entrepreneurial Training Courses: These acquaint you with the fundamental strategic and operational issues involved in commercializing your technology or managing your innovative company.

Advanced Entrepreneurial Training Courses: Open to Ontario entrepreneurs and innovative companies with a well-formed business idea or product. Accomplished entrepreneurs and other experts lead these intensive small-group sessions.

Online Education: An online database called "Entrepreneur's Toolkit" provides articles on starting and running a business, as well as workbooks, videos, and case studies.
Outreach Scholarship: Provides Ontario’s best research students with access to world-class, expert mentorship and peer interactions outside the province—within Canada and internationally.

Peer-to-Peer Groups: Designed for entrepreneurs or senior management who want to gain direct access to practical, technical, and business-related information. Regular meetings allow participants to share ideas and best practices.

Value-added Personnel: Offers entrepreneurship and business-skills training to Ontario science, technology, and engineering students. This program provides a bridge from the classroom to the workplace and entrepreneurship. Workshops focus on topics, such as business development, technology transfer, and networking.