• One or two team members of the business’ leadership team is available to participate in the program between May 1 – December 31, 2023
• The applicant must be early-stage business or Small to Medium Enterprises (1-499 employees) and the business must be headquartered in Southern Ontario
• Business must be incorporated (Ontario or federal)
• Business owner/founder must be working in the business full-time
• Business must have a scalable product or service

Eligible Project Types

The i.d.e.a. Fund projects will focus on one or more of the following project areas. To be sure that the proposed project is eligible please confirm with the i.d.e.a. Fund client services team.

• Business Management & Strategy
• Technical Expertise Development (IT or Engineering)
• Leadership Training
• Talent Recruitment
• Branding & Marketing
• Process Efficiency & Optimization
• New Product Development
• Prototyping & Product Piloting
• B2B Sales & Business Development
• Investment Readiness & Preparation