Deadline: 15 August 2025
Are you ready to scale your food business? If yes, then apply for Cohort 2 of the Step Up, Scale Up Program.
The 16-week opportunity is designed to move you forward with a first-of-its-kind, scale-focused approach, where you identify what’s been holding your business back and and they build you a customized roadmap to help you overcome it.
You will be matched with the right advisors, resources, and support to tackle those barriers head-on. Every step is guided by Foodpreneur Lab, backed by a proven track record of helping food entrepreneurs grow and thrive.
Eligible Regions
- Your business address must be in Southwestern Ontario in one of the following regions
- Brant, Bruce, Chatham-Kent, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Essex, Frontenac, Grey, Haldimand-Norfolk, Haliburton, Halton, Hamilton, Hastings, Huron, Kawartha Lakes, Lambton, Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Lennox and Addington, Middlesex, Niagara, Northumberland, Ottawa, Oxford, Peel, Perth, Peterborough, Prescott and Russell, Prince Edward, Renfrew, Simcoe, Stormont, Dundas and, Glengarry, Toronto, Waterloo, Wellington, York
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible, you:
- Must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
- You must reside in and have your corporation registered in one of the regions in Southwestern Ontario.
- You must have launched a food product and have it in market.
- Your business has liability insurance.
For more information, visit Foodpreneur Lab.