Catalyzing Grant
$7,500.00
Grant
Description:
TEF offers Catalyzing Grants to support entrepreneurs with strong employment social enterprise ideas to access the support they need to complete a feasibility study and business plan to test the market and employment demand for their employment social enterprise idea.
Comments on Funding:
Grants up to $7,500 are disbursed in two parts.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. apply to complete a feasibility study and business plan for a high-potential, eraly-stage employment social enterprise;
2. intend to operate their ESE in Peel, Toronto or York Region;
3. work on a new ESE idea (not an existing employment social enterprise);
4. be individuals and organizations:
a) graduates of the ESE Idea Accelerator program; OR
b) entrepreneurs who have not completed an Accelerator program, if they have a sufficiently strong ESE idea.
Application Steps:
No specific steps have been identified.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
May 2024: This program is no longer available.
1. Graduates of the ESE Idea Accelerator program have the option of applying for a Catalyzing Grant. Entrepreneurs who have not completed an Accelerator program can also apply for a Catalyzing Grant, if they have a sufficiently strong ESE idea. If you are interested in applying for Catalyzing Grant funding but have not participated in an Accelerator, please reach out to
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