We are often asked this question and there are certainly multiple factors at play.  The B.C. and Canadian investment climates are certainly not immune to the U.S. meltdown nor are other markets like the UK where incorporations are down 25% this year. Sectors and stage are factors as sectors like mining have really been taking it on the chin recently.   A recent CNN article rated Canada as the #8 market for entrepreneurs, behind Singapore at #1, U.S. at #3 and UK at #5.

Some of the investors we serve have provided reassurance that there is still capital in play not on the shelf for the right ventures in sectors like cleantech and technology. So, follow the developments like this recent post on Tech Crunch  VCs and startups won’t be immune to the credit crunch but you can still take advantage of vehicles like fundfindr.com, vencorps and others like these recommended in Entrepreneur.com to get your pitch in front of investors so don’t despair.