We’ve just wrapped up our Ethnic Food Incubator Program in partnership with the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce, and I’m filled with all of the feelings! The 12-week program was the first of its kind in Canada and involved collaboration and mentorship support from partners and sponsors such as BDC, …
As part of the Business Resilience Program, Spring’s month-long #BuildBackBetter Challenge has come to an end and we are excited to spotlight the winners! In light of the unforeseen challenges experienced throughout 2020, Spring launched the Business Resilience Program with support from communities and credit unions. Resilience is an online …
There are many different ways to approach entrepreneurship, and each founder goes through a number of stages to grow their business. Every entrepreneur is unique, be it through their product or service, the motivation behind starting their business, their goals and definition of success, or where they are at in …
A two-month-long chapter came to a close on November 27th, 2020 for five purpose-driven entrepreneurs and 19 new impact investors. During the Finale of our 2020 Impact Investor Challenge, the Top 5 ventures pitched their businesses for the final time, and the graduating investor cohort selected one winner to receive …
For the past three months, Spring Activator has been working with the Women Founders Accelerator in Albania to co-deliver a hybrid virtual and in-person accelerator program for women-led startups in Albania. This program, powered by EU for Innovation, has been the first of its kind in Albania and in the …
Our next IMPACT Startup Visa Program (ISV) cohort is just weeks away from kicking off, and we’re thrilled to be welcoming 11 purpose-driven international entrepreneurs to the accelerator. Now virtual so that participants can complete the program from the comfort and safety of their homes, no matter where in the …
This month we welcomed a new Program Manager, Allison Gibson, to our team! Allison joins us to lead the delivery of the Ethnic Food Incubator, a program spearheaded by the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce. This initiative — the first incubator of it its kind in Canada — has been …
Three weeks ago we announced the Top 20 companies selected from over 120 applicants for our 2020 Impact Investor Challenge. After two pitch nights and much tough deliberation on the part of the investor cohort, this group has now been narrowed down to the Top 5. If you have ever …
Kickoff for our 2020 Impact Investor Challenge is just around the corner, and we could not be more thrilled to announce the Top 20 companies going into the Challenge. This year the Challenge is going virtual which means we were able to accept applications from all over British Columbia and …
This week, Western Economic Diversification Canada announced $2.2M in federal funding to help some of BC’s most innovative companies grow, create jobs, and recover from the impact of COVID-19. As part of that, the Discovery Foundation received $95,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada to support the resilience programming of its …
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