Your chance to win $20,000 CAD to support your small business in Canada. Applications due by December 3rd, 2023

One of Canada’s leading cooperative financial groups in Canada, Desjardins, is offering $20,000 CAD in grant funds to 150 Canadian small business owners via their annual Desjardins GoodSpark Grants program.

With Desjardins’s commitment to improving the economic and social well-being of people and communities, the Desjardins GoodSpark Grants program seeks to support small business projects that tackle at least 1 of the following areas: sustainable development, health and well-being, innovation, and community impact within Canadian communities.

Available Funding/Prizing

• A total of $3 Million in CAD for 150 small businesses. Each finalist gets $20,000 CAD.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The small business must

• Be Canadian-owned and operated

• Have their headquarters in at least 1 of the following provinces: Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan

• Have a minimum of 1 employee and a maximum of 50 employees

• Have been registered for at least one year (before November 1st, 2022)

• Have a project that tackles at least 1 of the following areas: sustainable development, health and well-being, innovation and community impact

• Not be a charity, a non-profit organization, or an organization receiving government funding on an ongoing basis for its operational expenses

HOW TO APPLY

For more information, view the original article and eligibility rules on the Desjardins Website. Click the link below to navigate the site and submit your application.

DEADLINE

Applications for this program are due by Sunday, December 3rd, 2023.

As always, we will keep you posted on any relevant grant programs and contests for small businesses and organizations within the province.

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