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 …
At Spring Activator, we seek to lead by example and create lasting impact. We bear a responsibility to be better for the planet both as a BCorp-certified business and as a team of individuals passionate about the outdoors. That’s why we decided to look into how we could apply something …
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 …
Kickoff for our 2020 Impact Investor Challenge is rapidly approaching! In just under a month, a group of investors and entrepreneurs will come together to deepen their knowledge of investing in and fundraising for impact businesses. This is the second year we’ll be running this challenge-based incubator. It’s also the …
Solution launches with six community partners to bolster critical need for free small business support Today, Spring Activator Inc, launched the Business Resilience Program, our online program designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs recover from recent closures and other impacts related to COVID-19 by helping them evaluate their current …
We’re thrilled to announce that the District of Squamish, supported by the Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Squamish, and the Downtown Squamish BIA, has launched the Business Resilience Program to business owners and entrepreneurs in the community. Business Resilience: A Program Designed to Help You Recover, Adapt, and Survive Business Resilience is an online …
We’re excited to announce that the Sunshine Coast Credit Union (SCCU), in partnership with Spring, has launched and is now providing the Business Resilience Program to any company on the Sunshine Coast free of charge. The SCCU’s Reinforce Business Resilience Program offers a three-tiered approach that provides Sunshine Coast business …
We acknowledge that we are headquartered on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō, and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and as a global team we’d like to extend this acknowledgement to all those who have historically stewarded and nurtured the lands we live, work, and play on today.