The Imagination Catalyst Business Incubator

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Type:

Incubator

Description:

The Imagination Catalyst Business Incubator is OCAD University’s free, one-year business incubator program that supports up to 25 startups. Aspiring startup companies are invited to join a motivated group of fellow entrepreneurs who are creating, building, designing, making and inventing innovative products, services and companies.

Comments on Funding:

No funding provided.

Deadline:

Eligibility:

1. Applicants’ companies must be suited to design-driven, technology-enabled businesses and social enterprises with scalable business models. 2. Entrepreneurs requiring access to shared equipment and spaces and/or access to a talent pool with deep expertise in the design or art world are an excellent fit for the Imagination Catalyst incubator.
The incubator is not a good fit for sole proprietorships, service businesses or for part-time businesses. Incubator programming is geared to supporting ventures with growth potential.

Application Steps:

No specific application steps have been identified.

Documentation Needed:

No specific documentation has been identified.

Other Things to Note:

The FAQ of this program was in 2016, it seemed not active. No details as to intakes deadline.

Maurice

About the author

Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Canada to identify and maximize funding to grow their business.

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