The Government Can Help

(This Is Not a Joke)

Vignette: Steel Plates

The university can cooperate with business.

“It is free,” he said; the most agreeable four-letter word for a start-up company.

I was discussing my research and development challenges with Lenox, who spent several years in Ottawa working for a major federal corporation. He was acting as a management consultant and would often assist young companies deal with government bureaucracy. This time we were exploring ways of getting some support to develop a new manufacturing process involving very high hydraulic pressure.

“Why don’t you talk to the University of Victoria?” he asked me. “They have an advanced engineering department with some excellent resources, including labs, researchers, ...

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