Women Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF) Receive up to $100,000 in Grant Funding. The Women Entrepreneurship Fund (WEF) is a business expansion grant that exclusively supports female-led or owned businesses that are investing in growth projects. Through the program, businesses receive non-repayable contributions to plan and execute a growth strategy for strategic initiatives that increase revenues and…
Black-led organizations can access up to $3M for regional projects, or up to $5M for national projects to help Black Canadian entrepreneurs.
FedDev Ontario grants $370k to be distributed by ventureLAB’s Tech Undivided for the growth of women-led businesses.
Government of Canada grants $20.1M to Futurpreneur Canada to distribute pandemic relief funds to over 3,200 small businesses led by youth entrepreneurs that were impacted by COVID-19.
The Black Entrepreneurship Program aims to help thousands of Black Canadian entrepreneurs to rebuild their economic status following impacts caused by the global pandemic.
The City of Toronto has received $5M from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) to create an Indigenous Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ICIE). The ICIE will be the first business incubator of its kind in southern Ontario and will provide space and support in Toronto for Indigenous entrepreneurs who are…
DISCLAIMER on July 12, 2021: The Ontario Network of Entrepreneurs (ONE) is no longer in operation and as their website now directs to the general Ontario government’s Business and Economy page. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) – businesses with fewer than 500 employees – represent the overwhelming majority of economic activity in Canada. These businesses…
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Delivered through York University, YSpace Markham provides innovators local access to advanced technologies and entrepreneur support services. The innovation incubator offers support to startups within the York Region ecosystem that are ready to scale and achieve the next level of success. Accepted users gain access to incubation space, high-end technologies, expert mentorship, local events, and…
The Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) was developed as part of Budget 2018 to help women and their businesses compete and thrive on a global level, increase economic growth, and create good middle-class jobs. WES is devoting nearly $2 billion to helping women grow their companies through talent, expertise, and access to financing, with the goal…
While there is greater gender equality in the workforce than ever before, there is still a gender divide amongst top leaders and entrepreneurs. Less than 16% of Canadian small and medium-sized businesses are women-owned, yet the full and equal involvement of women in the economy is essential to Canada’s competitiveness. Only 10% of high growth…