As an Informed Navigator, SB2 fosters and facilitates international opportunities and de-risks the international experience for established and emerging global companies.  We do this by engaging targeted Innovation Ecosystems and Intelligent Communities of Practice where sector synergies and niche market opportunities are identified.  Our strengths come from recognising that commercialisation and going global is complex and our deep understanding of the impacts that the converging forces of Open Innovation and Economic Globalisation have on organisations and countries alike.  

Our unique 'deliver or go home' business model expedites the process of market entry and expansion by providing on the ground, in-market facilities and services; this accelerates company success in our target markets.  We call these the SB2 Expressway Programmes.  These Programmes focus on extending and complementing ongoing Government programmes and investment.

...we were both truly overwhelmed by not only the calibre of the people we met, but also the genuine interest people had in meeting with us and engaging in preliminary discussion. The contacts and network established have already resulted in an invitation for our company to participate in a further research collaboration...

To get a better understanding for the calibre and depth of engagement that LignoTech had with individuals and organisations that SB2 facilitated during LignoTech's visit to Ontario in July 2009, click on the eco-system map to the right.

SB2's initial safe landing gateway in Canada for the delivery of its Expressway Programmes, is based around the Waterloo-Guelph Region in South Western Ontario, which includes Canada's Technology Triangle.  We are also in the process of establishing our next safe landing gateway in Vancouver.

To learn more about what SB2 is doing, read the article "Tech Triangle Beckons Kiwi Firms" that appeared in the National Business Review on the 21st of November, 2008.