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Options Youth

Amount: $6,300.00  Type of Program:Subsidy Description:Options Youth is an employment wage subsidy program funded by Service Canada and facilitated by the Saint Mary’s University Entrepreneurship Centre and Enactus Saint Mary’s. The program consist of personalized skill training and paid work placements to help Nova Scotian youth overcome barriers to enter the workforce.Comments on Funding:Funding is a…

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Exploration Fund

Amount:$25,000 Type of Program:Investment Description:The Exploration Fund offers up to $25,000 in the form of a SAFE agreement to businesses who meet the eligibility criteria and successfully pass through the fund’s due diligence process. Comments on Funding:Funding will take the form of a SAFE agreement of up to $25,000. When It Ends:Ongoing Deadline:Rolling deadlineEligibility:The applicant must…

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March Madness Pitch Competition

Amount:$10,000 Type of Program:Competition Description:The competition showcases post-secondary student pitchers throughout the month of March. Modelled after the NCAA March Madness basketball competition, 64 student entrepreneurs from across Canada will be selected to compete head-to-head in brackets as they strive to eventually be declared the best in the country. Comments on Funding:Funding will take the form…

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Access Ability

Amount:No Fixed Amount Type of Program:Wage Subsidy Description:Access Ability is an employment wage subsidy program, dedicated to providing inclusive hiring through federal wage subsidies to employers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador.Comments on Funding:Funding is a Pay- for – Performance wage subsidy, 100% coverage for up to 20 weeks…

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RBC Talent Fund

Amount:$3,150 Type of Program:Wage Subsidy Description:The RBC Talent Fund is a wage subsidy program aimed to benefit entrepreneurial led companies based in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) area. The program can help grow the business by adding bright young talent to the team through hiring SMU students.Comments on Funding:Funding is up to $3,150 per hire.For…