Win up to $75,000 for your new social enterprise!
The Toronto Enterprise Fund (TEF) is pleased to announce the launch of its 2017 (and final) Business Plan Competition. The competition is open to new non-profit social enterprises in Toronto that provide transitional or permanent employment for people who are marginalized.
This year, the deadline to register for the mandatory workshops is May 1, 2017, with submissions to the Competition on October 6, 2017. The first place winner can receive up to $75,000 in seed funding. A total of $155,000 is available for the winners.
To enter the competition, your organization or group must be starting a non-profit social enterprise, attend all the workshops (register by May 1, see content and dates below), create a feasibility study (by June 23) and finally submit a comprehensive business plan prior to the Oct 6 deadline. For more details on eligibility, please read through the eligibility criteria of the Business Plan Competition . If you plan to submit a business plan to the competition, please register for the workshops below.
Please note that in the future, TEF will not run a Business Plan Competition, but will have a different process for funding new social enterprises.
2017 TEF Business Planning Workshops
The workshops will be held at the United Way Office – 26 Wellington East, 12th Floor, Boardroom A.
- Introduction to Social Enterprise - Tuesday, May 2nd 1:00pm to 4:00pm
- Feasibility and Market Research - Friday, May 19th 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Social Programming Design - Friday, June 9th 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Financial Planning for Social Enterprise - Friday, June 26th 9:30am to 12:30pm