Newfoundland & Labrador
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Early-stage, venture ready startup
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Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Have an idea that you need support in validating
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Prince Edward Island
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Scalability of idea and coachability of entrepreneur
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$3M in annual revenue, ready to begin scaling
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Prince Edward Island
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less than $1M in annual rev, leass than $5M equity investment
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Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
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Step 1: Fill out our online application form on our website
Step 2: Complete a lean canvas and send it to us
Step 3: Interview with our Operations Manager
Step 4: Complete entry tasks (i.e. book time with a growth coach, a lawyer, an accountant, pay the application fee of $35, sign our contract and handbook, set up their slack and Hockeystick account)
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They have to formally apply and interview with us.
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< $1000 in MRR, related to technology, located in Atlantic Canada
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Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
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> $1000 in MRR, related to technology, located in Atlantic Canada
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Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Majority immigrant team; market validation established, company in knowledge sector (ICT, biotech, cybersecurity, life sciences, aerospace and defence, advanced manufacturing and design or clean technology)
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Acceptance as a member of our funding cohort
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International graduate student registered at Memorial University with a start-up idea
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None
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Prince Edward Island
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Has a startup idea
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Prince Edward Island
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1. The applicant is a Memorial student or the team is at least made of 50% Memorial students co-founders from any of Memorial University’s schools and faculties. Students from the College of the North Atlantic and other non-students are eligible to be part of a competing team if they otherwise adhere to the eligibility criteria, and the team they are on is both led by and comprised mainly of Memorial students co-founders (the presenter will need to be a Memorial student co-founder). If the startup is under an incorporated business (which is not required for this competition), Memorial students need to own at least 50% of the company.
2. The startup needs to have less than 10 employees (including part-time employees).
3. The applicant(s) must intend to create the start-up in Nfld. If the startup is incorporated, it needs to be registered in Nfld.While these eligibility criteria provide general parameters, eligibility will ultimately be determined at the sole discretion of the MCE.Competition CriteriaAll applications will be judged on the following aspects:
* In lieu of a prototype, service-based startups will be expected to create a visual on their customers’ experience with the service and on the corresponding value-added.
** Applicants must be committed to their idea and their involvement in it. This competition is for those who are entirely serious about launching their own businesses.
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- A startup idea with high growth potential (30%);
- Entrepreneurial skills of student(s) (70%).
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Open to graduate students/post-docs and their supervisors from Canadian Universities
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None
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Students must be duly registered full-time or part-time at Memorial University of Newfoundland and in good standing.
Our support continues for a period of min. 6 months past graduation.
Students can be from any discipline at Memorial University.
Ideally the students would have a track record with social entrepreneurship or a significant level of expertise in the social challenge, which can include lived experience.
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Youth under 30
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Youth under 18
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Those who identify as a woman
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Application based.
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Application based.
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Application based.
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Targeting companies coming out of the early adopter stage
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Largely research- and science-based graduate students, faculty and startups
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Largely research- and science-based graduate students, faculty and startups
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New Brunswick
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We are offering our first re-skilling program in Charlottetown, for this one, EI eligibility is a requirement, future programs will not require.
This program is about developing entry level skills for biomanufacturing, companies including start-ups can access the program participants, sometimes with a wage subsidy, but fully trained.
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Nova Scotia
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Enrolment and participation in CASTL stream of University Science Program
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