Rise Application

Tell us about your needs, yourself, and your venture in the application below. Only one team member or founder from the same venture needs to apply. Please note the program fee is $200/month for successful applicants.

If there is any barrier to participation, please let us know in your application. We will reach out to you to discuss.

Per the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), if you require an accommodation to complete this survey, have any questions, or need clarification, please contact us .

Applicant Information

Name*

First Last

Phone Number*

Email*

Have you legally registered your venture or social enterprise?*

Business Registration Number

Date

YYYY slash MM slash DD

Venture Legal Name

Venture Name (in market name)

Website URL

Please make sure to start your URL with https://

Instagram Handle

Twitter Handle

Facebook Company Page

LinkedIn Company Page

Venture Mailing Address*

Street Address City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country

What is your social enterprise's main sector?*

In which community does your venture operate (offer products/services to)? Check all that apply.*

Brampton

Burlington

Hamilton

Milton

Mississauga

Oakville

Toronto

Nationally

Internationally

Venture Priorities

Which of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals does your venture strive to achieve? (Check the top three that apply).*

No poverty

Zero Hunger

Good health and well-being

Quality education

Gender equality

Clean water and sanitation

Affordable and clean energy

Decent work and economic growth

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Reduced inequalities

Sustainable cities and communities

Responsible consumption and production

Climate action

Life below water

Life on land

Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Partnerships for the goals

I don’t know

Please check off which Federal inclusive growth priorities your venture addresses:

Women

Indigenous peoples

Members of official language minority communities (French)

Youth

Persons with disabilities

Newcomers to Canada

Racialized Communities

LGBTQ+

None of the above

About Your Venture

Briefly describe your social enterprise and why it’s unique. If you're not sure that your venture is a social enterprise, please describe how your venture could solve a social or environmental challenge.*

What is your social impact to-date?*

What are your annual revenues (based on most recent financial records)?*

What are your annual expenses (based on most recent financial records)?*

Tell us about your sales process and the main way you think you will earn sustainable revenue.*

Are you building your venture to be accessible and inclusive (i.e. reaches a diverse audience; aspires to have a positive impact on underrepresented people, etc.)? If YES, please explain how.*

Please upload a copy of your venture's most up-to-date pitch deck, and up to two additional attachments (e.g. theory of change, Social Lean Canvas, etc.).*

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 8 MB.

Check out this Pitch Deck Guide and fillable Business Model Canvas!

Needs and Opportunities

What are your top three milestones over the next 4-6 months?*

Why are you interested in Rise and EDGE ? What supports, learning outcomes and resources are you looking for ? Are you interested in co-working space?*

Do you and your team members agree to commit to 5-7 hours a month over 12 months, including completing a mandatory member survey every 4 months?*

Yes

Is there anything else you would like us to know?

General Information

*The following questions are used for administrative and program design purposes. Your responses will not affect the success of your application.

Which of the following best describes you?*

General public

Sheridan Student

Sheridan Staff/Faculty

Sheridan Alumni

Co-op Student - Sheridan (applying for Coop on the EDGE)

Enactus Sheridan Member

University of Toronto Alumni

High School Student

EDGE Staff

None

Are you an international student?*

Yes

What is/was your Sheridan Program of Study (if Sheridan Student/Alumni)?

Are you currently working with any entrepreneur-serving organizations? If yes, select which one(s):*

ACBN

Brampton Entrepreneur Centre

CSI

Empowered 4x

Haltech

Halton Region Small Business Centre

Humber Centre for Entrepreneurship

ICUBE (University of Toronto)

Mississauga Business Enterprise Centre

RIC Centre

WeHub

iHUB Niagara

Ryerson Science Discovery Zone

MaRs

Innovation Factory

Queen's University

Social Venture Zone

YC Startup School

None of the above

Other

How did you hear about this program?

EDGE Website

Sheridan

Instagram

Facebook

Other

Self-Identification

The following self-identification questions are intended to help gather information and data in aggregate about who participates in EDGE programs and services. Through this data, EDGE can take actions to ensure that the communities we serve are representative of the population we serve and to recognize and remove barriers. The data is also highly informative when aggregated for current or potential funders where we can point to data about our role in building an inclusive impact entrepreneurship hub. For more information on the collection of personal information see Sheridan’s Privacy Policy

Age*

Gender*

What are your preferred pronouns?*

Prefer not to say

She/Her

He/Him

They/Them

Other

Check all that apply*

prefer not to say

a racialized person

an Indigenous person

2SLGBTQ+

a person with disability

woman/womxn

a newcomer to Canada

living in a rural or remote location

low socioeconomic status

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