Spring Activator’s Chief Design Officer Allison Gibson has just wrapped the first ever #BlackFood Energy Accelerator program in collaboration with the Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce and Door Dash Canada. This 10-week program provided support for high-performing Black owned food businesses in Toronto and covered a range of topics from …
We’re excited to spotlight the following group of companies and their Founders who are currently wrapping up their participating in Spring’s Scaling Your Food & Beverage Business sprint series. The program is for consumer packaged product (CPG) entrepreneurs who’re currently selling in small quantities and are dreaming of scaling into …
Meet Lucy Cullen, Spring’s food business innovation consultant and whiz when it comes to maximizing efficiency and reducing waste. With over six years of experience as a social entrepreneur, Lucy has founded 2 startups focused on addressing the food waste problem. Her first venture which she co-founded, Terus, helped restaurants …
Over a year since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have become more collectively aware of the need to build sustainable and regenerative food systems. From how we grow, process, and transport our food to how we repurpose what might otherwise go to waste, the opportunities for innovation are …
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, …
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 …
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