The overall goal of the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase (NOMS) project is to provide support to Northern Ontario small and medium enterprises within the mining sector in leveraging new business through identifying potential partners, opportunities and networks. The intent is to demonstrate first hand that collectively Northern Ontario firms have the expertise, capacity and infrastructure to service the requirements of various small and large scale projects. It is also important for prospective clients to understand the compatibility, synergies and culture between the manufacturing and supply sector of Northern Ontario and companies worldwide. This enables businesses in the North to showcase their level of innovation and technology to the global marketplace, thus resulting in an increased capacity to access new markets. In addition to providing small and medium enterprises with an opportunity to promote their products and services to companies and jurisdictions from throughout the world, the showcase also provides an ideal venue for partnership development between northern firms.