NEWS RELEASE
TOWN OF INNISFIL
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The Town of Innisfil has partnered with Ryerson University and the Entrepreneur Opportunity Network to create a four-month accelerator program to help local entrepreneurs and business owners take their business to the next level.
“We know entrepreneurs and business owners have the power to transform our local economy and we are committed to providing them with the tools and resources they need to grow and succeed,” said Jelmer Stegink, Town of Innisfil Investment Accelerator. “The small business accelerator is the first of many initiatives we will be launching over the next couple months.”
The 16-week Small Business Accelerator program will provide participants with the opportunity to develop their entrepreneurial skills, address business challenges and drive growth through workshops, coaching and mentorship. Participants will receive:
- Access to the online 100 steps entrepreneurship program created by award-winning Startup mentor and Ryerson professor Dr. Wise
- 8 Acceleration Workshops
- 12 hours of coaching and mentorship
- 4 months of free shared office space
- Demo day pitch competition with $5,000 in prize money
Innisfil has transformed from a rural community to a bedroom community, with 82% of our labour force leaving the community for employment. The Town aspires to continue the transformation and create an economy that better serve its residents. The Town seeks to transform the economy to make it more robust and well rounded to better serve its residents by increasing local employment opportunities and quality of life by reducing commuting requirements.
The days of large factories solving a community’s employment challenges are long gone. Over the past years, 87.7 per-cent of the net job growth in Ontario has been driven by small businesses, entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Innisfil is committed to supporting local and attracting regional and GTA based small business owners and entrepreneurs to increase the number of successful small businesses in our community.
Click here to learn more about the program and sign up for a chance to win a spot in the inaugural small business accelerator. Registration closes on Jan. 11, 2019 and the program starts on Jan. 28, 2019.
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