2021-2022 MICRO-GRANTS
The Innovators & Entrepreneurs Foundation (IEF) Micro-grant program was designed to provide a financial boost to Canadian small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) that were already operational, generating revenue, and in need of financial support to improve their business operations.
The goal of the IEF Micro-grant program was to support founders belonging to equity-deserving and/or racialized communities across Canada in overcoming financial obstacles and achieving growth, sustainability, and success in their businesses.
IEF Micro-grants provided recipients with a business cash injection that could be used to fund various activities, such as marketing campaigns, digital enhancements, employee training, international expansion, equipment upgrades, and more. IEF collaborated with its micro-grant partners and sponsors to determine the eligibility requirements for each micro-grant category.
The 2021/22 CANIE Micro-Grants adjudication is complete and we are proud to announce the following recipients. These grants were made possible through the partnership we share with UPS Canada and our sponsor, the Alexandra Horwood & Andrew James Labbad Fund.
Janelle Desrosiers
Bloom + Brilliance
The Creative Entrepreneurs Grant
Sponsored by the Alexandra Horwood & Andrew James Labbad Fund.
The purpose of this grant is to support entrepreneurs in creative industries (art, music, entertainment, fashion, independent media, design services etc.) with their business development and growth.
Nadia Ladak
We are Marlow Corporation
The UPS Product Innovation Award
The UPS Product Innovation Grant is awarded to entrepreneurs developing innovative products across any industry sector.
Kim Parker
Food Security Structures Canada
The UPS Global Impact Award
The UPS Global Impact Grant aims to recognize entrepreneurs and innovators in marginalized communities making a social/environmental impact that transcends national borders through innovative products.
Laurie Samuel
Cupid’s Sting
The Crisis Grant
Sponsored by the Alexandra Horwood & Andrew James Labbad Fund.
The Crisis Grant’s purpose is to support an entrepreneur or innovator who has been inadvertently affected by crisis i.e. natural disasters or directly impacted by the effects of COVID.
