EXHIBIT 23.1



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


         We  hereby   consent  to  the   incorporation   by  reference  in  this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Ikon Ventures, Inc. (the "Company") of our
report dated 6 March 2001 on the Company's consolidated financial statements for
the year ended  December 31, 2000,  appearing in the Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB. We attach a copy of our report dated 6 March 2001.

         In  giving  this  consent  we  have  assumed  the  genuineness  of  all
signatures  on all  documents  examined  by us,  authenticity  of all  documents
submitted to us as originals and the  conformity  to authentic  originals of all
documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies.

Yours faithfully,

/s/ HLB Kidsons
London, England
March 13, 2001