Deadline Date: May 30, 2026
The Sustainable Impact Program is inviting applications from scale-ups and SMEs for strategic guidance, investor readiness training, and business growth support.
The focus areas, of the program include accelerating business growth and resilience, preparing companies for global markets and investment opportunities, strengthening export and investor readiness, improving market positioning, and supporting scalable products and services.
The Sustainable Impact Program is designed to support 26 businesses through a structured development process focused on identifying and addressing key barriers to growth. Participants receive tailored support to improve operational, market, and business capabilities while strengthening their readiness for expansion and investment opportunities.
The program is divided into two phases. The Strategic Discovery Phase takes place from June to August 2026 and provides targeted support to identify critical market, operational, or business challenges. The Implementation and Impact Phase runs from September 2026 to February 2027 and focuses on developing and implementing solutions to these identified challenges through high-impact project support.
Participants also benefit from export and investor readiness workshops delivered throughout both phases of the program. These sessions help businesses assess new markets, strengthen their value propositions, and prepare for engagement with global buyers and investors.
In addition, businesses receive one-on-one pitch coaching during the second phase of the program to refine presentations and improve investor confidence. An Executive Education Course delivered by the University of Guelph is also included as part of the programme. The course consists of 10 weeks of virtual lectures, discussions, quizzes, and reflection activities, with participants receiving a certificate upon successful completion.
The programme is open to early-stage businesses and SMEs with between 1 and 499 employees that are headquartered in Southern Ontario. Eligible businesses must be incorporated, have scalable products or services, and ensure that one or two leadership team members are available to participate fully in mentoring, educational sessions, pitch coaching, and the executive education course.
For more information, visit Boundless Accelerator.
